domain.com.txt is empty or does not exist

[whamprod]

Hello,

I've got a client website that has a couple of issues I don't know how to track down.....

The first one is an intermittent error which I am unable to replicate, but they have sent me screenshots (attached below) from both a mobile device and a desktop device. The text is in cyrillic script, but translated, it reads: "File keywords keys / designandgrace.com.txt is empty or does not exist . Prescribe to at least one of keywords."

I cannot seem to trace the source of the error, and I don't even know where to begin.

The second one is an error that shows up in the PHP error log:

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/home/user_name/public_html/administrator/error_log:
[12-Jan-2016 11:25:44 America/Denver] PHP Notice: Use of undefined constant DS - assumed 'DS' in /home/user_name/public_html/libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php on line 386

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

[sudo-web]

Can you tell us what your exact Joomla Version is?

[whamprod]

Can you tell us what your exact Joomla Version is?

It is version 3.4.8.

PHP Built On: Linux box1305.bluehost.com 3.12.50-39.ELK6.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Nov 2 03:10:26 CST 2015 x86_64
Database Version: 5.5.42-37.1-log
Database Collation: latin1_swedish_ci
PHP Version: 5.6.17
Web Server: Apache
WebServer to PHP Interface: cgi-fcgi
Joomla! Version: Joomla! 3.4.8 Stable [ Ember ] 24-December-2015 19:30 GMT
Joomla! Platform Version: Joomla Platform 13.1.0 Stable [ Curiosity ] 24-Apr-2013 00:00 GMT

[Per Yngve Berg]

What is on line 386? In a fresh file from 3.4.8 it's a comment.

DS was used in previous Jomla versions. You may have an extension that are not updated to a 3.4.8 compatible version.

[sudo-web]

I checked the file that is referring in your log file. So if you had on 12-Jan-2016 already the Joomla Version 3.4.8, than something is odd, because in the file of Joomla version 3.4.8 this line contains the end of a commentary.
Could you check your file /libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php

[whamprod]

Line 386 says:

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	$slash = strrpos($file, DS);

[toivo]

That line is identical to line 384 in Joomla 1.5.26. Did you upgrade the site just recently?

[whamprod]

That line is identical to line 384 in Joomla 1.5.26. Did you upgrade the site just recently?

I did a complete rebuild in a subdomain in 3.4.5 a few months ago, then migrated all the files into the domain root. After that, I ran each of the update patch installs (3.4.6, 7, and as they were released by Joomla.org, using the Update feature built into the system.

The rebuild replaced a 2.5.x version (I don't remember which)..... which was in turn a rebuild of an original 1.5.26 site. I always do rebuilds in a subdomain, and then migrate the rebuild into the root when it is ready. When I do a rebuild, I always make an archive of the previous site, and then I delete all of that site's files from the domain root before migrating the new version into the root.

Point being, if that line 384 in the current file is identical to the same line in 1.5.26, then that is how it was installed in either 3.4.5, or one of the subsequent patches.......OR, one of the subsequent patches failed to overwrite the file with the newer version.

I could be wrong (and will readily accept it if I am), but that is the only thing that makes sense to me. Really, I just need to know what to do to fix the problem.

[Per Yngve Berg]

Get the 3.4.8 full package
unzip it to your computer
delete the installation folder
upload to your site overwriting all files.

[whamprod]

Get the 3.4.8 full package
unzip it to your computer
delete the installation folder
upload to your site overwriting all files.

Thank you. Will this require me to reinstall the extensions I installed (JCE Editor, etc.), or will they be fine?

[Per Yngve Berg]

No, you do not have to reinstall anything.

If you are using a modified version of a core template, do not overwrite the /templates folder.

[whamprod]

No, you do not have to reinstall anything.

If you are using a modified version of a core template, do not overwrite the /templates folder.

No, I'm using a YooTheme template, so that should be fine then.

Thank you very much for the help!

[leolam]

DS Contant has been removed from code. So somewhere an old plugin or extension is causing this probably or you still have some 'legacy-code' present.

You must make sure that all your extensions are up-to-date and compatible with Joomla 3.4.8.

Last but not least you can check if this plugin will help you after you have uploaded the J3.4.8 version as outlined: http://digitaldisseny.com/en/joomla-ext ... la-3-error

Leo