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This is a really old post - but the problem apparently keeps popping up!
REALLY glad this was posted 2 years ago. Thanks for the solutions above.

Setting the database table to 'published' worked like a charm!

Here's what I did:

- Log into PHP MyAdmin
- Find your Joomla Database
- Scroll down the list (on the left) until you see "jos_plugins"

On the right, you'll now see the BROWSE tab.
Click this.

Find "Authentication - Joomla"
Click the pencil icon (to edit)

Set the "Published" field to "1"
Hit the GO button.

Should work now.

Be really careful in PHP MyAdmin however.
Don't touch anything unless you know what you're doing.

Same error message, and I can't login.

Hello: I seem to have got myself into a big mess :-(

Following these instructions, in step 5, the browser tab is disabled (has a red X when you hover over it)

1. Choose the database in question on the left panel / top.
2. Now, when looking at the database displayed, on the left panel, choose _plugins
3. Choose the Structure Tab > Edit the "published" Field (7th item down) and change "0" to "1"
4. Click "Save"
5. Go to the Browse Tab > id = 1 > name = Authentication-Joomla > Now, click on Edit pencil and change published = "1" and click on "Go" (save)

Is there any hope?
Thank you.

auntyfleen

If you are having the error message "Re: JAuthentication::__construct: Could not load authentication libraries."

Then I believe that you should not change the settings under the structure tab but rather the browse tab.

I would go back to the structure tab and put it back the way it was then go to the browse tab and change the 0 to 1 there.

This is what worked for me.

I hope this helps.

Thank you for your reply. It turned out that this was happening because php 5.3 is not compatible with joomla 1.5. The solution for me was to reinstall an older version of xampp, which has an earlier version of php.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/
1.7
xampp-win32-1.7.0-installer.exe

I am glad you found a solution!

When I got this error message the cause was that I disabled ALL of my plugins before publishing my site.

I wonder if "your fix" was when you reinstalled PHP it basically just set all your perameters back to default?

If so you might have been able to keep the newer version of PHP.

Anywho....


I am Glad you found a solution!

Have a great day!

Thanks south32. I did read on a forum posting here that this version of php is not compatible with php 1.5. Maybe your answer will help someone else though. That's what it's all about.

Hello from Ying Yu in Montreal, Canada:

Yesterday I log in my website _ joomla administrator and I made some settings,
unfortunately I made JAuthentication from 1 to 0, because I don't like my joomla template footer info show. I thought that JAuthentication was the info controller.

Today when I log in, no way = JAuthentication:_construct: Could not load authentication libraries.
I guess that I made the wrong setting and then I came to JOOMLA! FORUM and get my answer and solution. The following is the process to give a hand for needs:

1) To log in your web hosting control panel
2) My Website Control Panel > Services > MySQL > MySQL Administration Tool > My Database-Joomla > jos_plugins (brower) > ID-1:Authentication - Joomla > Published >
3) To change from 0 to 1

Because the different user use the different web hosting provider, the interface will be different,
but what I want to say is the reason why the problem happens, it is a warning to new users.
With best wishes from YING YU ([email protected])

Thanks Ying Yu. Hopefully this will help someone.

Thanks it fix my problem....

Hi, I was having a similar error (JAuthentication...could not load authentication library). I had disabled this plug in thinking it was not neeeded.

Following southe32 advice I found the authentication plugin and changed published to 1 using browser. I no longer get the error but now the admin login page just takes the password and username and then redisplays the login page without the username or password. It doesn't say they don't match or are wrong and doesn't give any error indication.

Any help would be appreciated. I may have turned off another plugin that I shouldn't have.

I managed to solve my problem I had disabled the plug in User-joomla! since I have no users. I published it using phpmyadmin similar to the other problem shown here.

Incidentally, the only documentation in this plug in is ....

Handles Joomla!'s default User synchronisation

Which doesn't tell me much. Maybe someone can fix this for future uses.

Still enjoyin Joomla.

Thank you...Thank you Thank you .

I made the same mistake too, and you guys had the solution.

Mike.

auntyfleen wrote:Thank you for your reply. It turned out that this was happening because php 5.3 is not compatible with joomla 1.5. The solution for me was to reinstall an older version of xampp, which has an earlier version of php.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/
1.7
xampp-win32-1.7.0-installer.exe

Hello auntyfleen, just a heads up. Since you last posted there have been a couple of test versions of Joomla 1.5.15 released that can now handle PHP 5.3 so you can be safe to upgrade your XAmpp to the 1.72 version so long as you use the Test version of Joomla.
Now this wont worry you too much if you are only using your localhost yourself and nobody from outside your system can access the site.
DO NOT use the test versions of Joomla in a site open to the Public. Do not use XAmpp in a site open to the public unless you activate all their Security provisions.

The test versions of Joomla can be downloaded from here:
http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla ... ge_id=4856

Thank you for yur reply!

I spent 2 hours following these directions only to no avail.... Only to realize, I was editing the tables for the wrong website! I logged into my reseller account and chose the website I wanted to select, however, somehow, at some point I must of entered the myPHPadmin for my main website and not the website I was trying to edit.

Once on the right site, I changed the status of JA-Athentication for published from 0 to 1 and it worked like a charm. I didn't need to edit anything under structure... just under browse.

Dumb mistake , but might as well throw it out there in case someone else is banging there head against a brick wall like I was.. make sure you are editing tables for the right website :-)

What a waste of 2 hours.

Thanks Very Good )))

Hi Guys
I had the same problem , I played with Authentications of frontpage etc...
I changed the published from 0 to 1 then the error message chaged to
Username and password dont match..
Then I changed the access from 2 to 0. Then it worked..
Thanks every one and especially BillRodgers Insomn3ak.
bye

Insomn3ak wrote:I fixed this issue for myself earlier today. I was receiving this error message because I inadvertently disabled the plugin "Authentication - Joomla" which I thought was for the front-end authentication. It turns out that it was for the admin authentication (not sure why anyone would want to disable this).

I went into the Joomla database, and changed it's published status to 1 in the "jos_plugins" table. After that, I was able to login without any problems.

You are the man, thanks so much for posting this. Nearly browned my pants when I couldnt login. Did what you said and it fixed it. Thanks a million!!!

retoob108 wrote:In my case changing the permission of the "Authentication - Joomla" table wasn't enough. I also had to change the permission of the "User - Joomla" to.

Booth "Authentication - Joomla" and "User-Joomla" must have the Published propertie set to 1.

THIS IS GREAT SOLUTION, INDEED! THANKS A LOT BLUEYEMEN FOR THE GREAT SUGGESTION . IT FIXED IN A FLY.

I have the same problem
to do 1 for publish in jos_plugins doesn't help
jos_user don't have published

PLEASE HELP, who know

MO RANDOM wrote:Hi, I was having a similar error (JAuthentication...could not load authentication library). I had disabled this plug in thinking it was not neeeded.

Following southe32 advice I found the authentication plugin and changed published to 1 using browser. .

How to find authentication plugin using browser ?

auntyfleen wrote:Hello: I seem to have got myself into a big mess :-(

Following these instructions, in step 5, the browser tab is disabled (has a red X when you hover over it)

1. Choose the database in question on the left panel / top.
2. Now, when looking at the database displayed, on the left panel, choose _plugins
3. Choose the Structure Tab > Edit the "published" Field (7th item down) and change "0" to "1"
4. Click "Save"
5. Go to the Browse Tab > id = 1 > name = Authentication-Joomla > Now, click on Edit pencil and change published = "1" and click on "Go" (save)

Is there any hope?
Thank you.

I did1-3 step - it didn't help
I don't understand step 5 "Browse Tab > id = 1 > name = Authentication-Joomla >" ?

I got it !

Who can;t:

You need click not structure of table but some small button on the left near the jos_plugins, this means browse !

Solution here
Go you mySQL database
emport this file my file name is mygm4u
after try to loging you can succes loging
zip file attach
extrat n only mygm4u.sql file to import it
Thanks

[mod note: removed potentially unsafe attachment. try in zip or tgz format. Mandville]

What if you accidentally deleted the "Authentication - Joomla" file, and now you cant login at all?

Could this work... Could one of you give me a screenshot of what it looks like in phpmyadmin - and then I can build it?

Lou

JAuthentication::__construct: Could not load authentication libraries.Username and password do not match

Tried installing various commenting modules yesterday... finally uninstalled the whole chaboozle... This morning, this!

Tried all solutions given in this thread ... none worked for me .... still locked out!

What else can I try?

Wrong database...
Solved.

Great job guys .... changing the value from 0 to 1 solves the problem.

Thanks!