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I run a very important website and felt the need to update to the current version of joomla but the quoted text below is what I see when I browse to my site.

What I did was rename all the previuous joomla folders in the root directory, then moved the newly created joomla files that were made inside the /jupgrade folder into the www folder.

I've only managed to get the style of the background to change, by specifying the template in the 'HOME' menu item, which was and still is assigned to a specific article.

I have the the file .htacess named as it was, and the SEO setting are as follows:

SEO Settings

* Search Engine Friendly URLs
Yes
* Use URL rewriting
Yes
* Adds Suffix to URL
Yes
* Unicode Aliases
Yes


I've tried everything, including assigning a default home page by making it have a star next to it in the main menu manager.
I also don't see an option to assign the default template either... It was really simple in 1.5.

There are many modules I used to have on the site, but I have to reinstall them....Not sure if that has something to do with it.

I'm really confused as to what I should do and severely need help here, thanks!

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And now I get

"Fatal error: Call to a member function get() on a non-object in /home/***/public_html/components/com_content/helpers/route.php on line 40"

when I try to reselect the article to be on the homepage to see if that will do any good...

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Hi,
did the contents of the web site migrate well ?
If yes, you may just have to re-make the menu items. I know it's a pain but easier than migrating the whole content !
You can also try to click on the "option" button almost everywhere and click on "save". I've seen on some post that it was usefull (and it works for me for some problems that I don't remember....)
You can also try to fix the database...
Hope this helps,
jc

Yes as far as I'm aware all files transfered proporly, looking at the files in my FTP program.

The ftp settings in the configuration.php are not filled in, not sure if i have to......... (I don't have FTP enabled within the backend of joomla)...
Why should i remake the menu items? The home page settings are set to display a specific article, and shows the name of the article I usually have showing on the home page and I don't know why this is happening.

PS: public $dbtype = 'mysqli'; ........ should I change to mysql?

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you wrote :
PS: public $dbtype = 'mysqli'; ........ should I change to mysql?
I don't think so....
I have tried for many hours to solve similar problems; and at the end decided to re-make the menus. That's all I can tell you. Sorry !
jc

Well, it says "You should check the configuration.php file of your Joomla application and make sure the following lines are correct:

var $dbtype = 'mysql'; <=== place eyeballs here
var $host = 'localhost';
var $user = 'user_jo151';
var $password = 'YourPassword';
var $db = 'user_jo151';
var $dbprefix = 'jos_';" ... On http://www.siteground.com/tutorials/joo ... issues.htm

Also noticed in configuration.php that

public $cookie_domain = '';
public $cookie_path = '';

Maybe they should be filled in?
And why is there a lock next to the home menu item?

There has GOT to be a better way than remaking the menu items... And how do I specify my template in joomla 2.5?

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Is the template even compatible with J2.5? Just a thought.

Yes it's 'IT Community' ... The clone installer (which is transfering to a new folder on the site as I type this as a second attempt if I can't get this to work) says it is Joomla! 2.5.

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Would love to recreate the menu items, only problem is I cannot select an article to apear on the home page, the following is the error:

Fatal error: Call to a member function get() on a non-object in /home/.../public_html/components/com_content/helpers/route.php on line 40

Thanks in advance!

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I don't get to see a list of articles to select, only the above error message.

I've tried to reinstall HWD Videoshare, but got errors, but this problem existed before I did that. I'm just saying that perhaps the fact that there are plugins, modules and components that need updating could have something to do with this dreaded 404 component not found error?

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Update: I just clicked rebuild on all menu items and for example, see "Component 'com_joomgallery' does not exist" next to 'gallery' (CAN'T WAIT to get this sorted so I can take advantage of the great new components) ... My question is:

- Would disabling the menu items be sufficient? - Let's see...
Answer: No.

- Will DELETING menu items to recreate from scratch work? (Even though I can't assign weblinks to a menu yet until the above described error is rectified... I don't see an option to assign a component when I click on the lightbox link that brings up "Select a Menu Item Type:").

- Apparently another no.

Now, going to delete all menu items, and .... yet another no go... Still 404...

Couldn't delete the default menu item 'home' and tried changing it to be set to an external URL" (my site)/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=172 , and it said ' the default menu item must be a a component, could not save'

I'm wondering if the fact that there are components in my folders on the server from 1.5 that should be deleted by FTP then updated via the extensions manager? They don't show up. I also had community builder installed, which apparently was updated during the jupdate process and appears in the components list.

Now when I try to change the global configuration settings it say they have been saved, but then reload the page to still show the same settings (I enabled FTP and tried changing the SEF and mod rewrite settings after renaming htaaccess.txt to .htaccess
***** Manual signatures are NOT allowed *****
I read this process could take up to a day to complete for a large site, but it's been now 3 days. I'm quite computer savvy, so knowing i should be able to fix this adds to the frustration.

This is really getting to me, I've spent years working on this site everyday, and don't want to see it go away... Hell is a state of mind, and I'm in it now, like a cow in a barn about to find my hair all over the floor if some kind soul doesn't come forth and help us out, cause this is driving me absolutely bloody crazy.

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I'm not sure this will help, but it is worth strying :
viewtopic.php?p=2731304
hth,
jc

I guess you know that but after jupgrade you certainly have to re-install the 3rd party components (if a 2.5 version is available).
you may try jexplorer to see and manage the rights of the files on your server (in case you don't have access via ssh to it).
hth,
jc

No, I don't experience anything like that. that's not the issue. Yes I'm aware of that, but as I said I couldn't do it for HWD Videoshare. I've managed to get maximum error messages working, and I have no idea what it means.

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Okay, so I couldn't locate the backup, and had to install joomla 1.5 with softalicious and reconnected it with the old database with my 1000+ articles and HWDVideos. - Am going to try this again, but with more sleep this time, and hopefully all will go well. - Only problem:




after login to administrator...

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Suggest you might try it on your local host server first - just as a type of "sandbox" testing... but up to you obviously

Well, I fixed that new error by disabling a JFBConnect plugin in PHPMyadmin, now to try updating again...

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I had a similar problem and I couldn't fix it at all . Upgrading with Jupgrade is very frustrating as it doesn't work in every situation. Isn't there any better solution that using Jupgrade?

This has been solved. When upgrading, make sure you uninstall your plugins and components, then reinstall after upgrade. Also pay attention to the htaccess file... That was my problem as well.

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