Joomla ‎3.10.12 update not working

[govindsuresh]

Hi,
I am trying to update to Joomla ‎3.10.12 via the dashboard. But it keeps pointing to deprecated errors that look like

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Deprecated: Method ReflectionParameter::getClass() is deprecated in /home/public/libraries/CBLib/CBLib/DependencyInjection/Container.php on line 660

Deprecated: Method ReflectionParameter::getClass() is deprecated in /home/public/libraries/CBLib/CBLib/DependencyInjection/Container.php on line 723

These are the current versions in use:
Joomla: 3.9.20
PHP: 8
MySQL: MariaDB 10.3 + InnoDB

How should I go about with updating Joomla and CB?

Thanks

[AMurray]

Which version of PHP 8.x? Noting that Joomla 3.9.20 is four years old (released in July 2020). PHP 8.0 was first released in November 2020.

I would say you're better off using PHP 7.4 if you can. Then update to 3.10.x which "may" work with PHP 8.0 or perhaps 8.1 (but will depend also on the extensions used).

You might have to do the update offline using a localhost setup such as with Wampserver, which enables you to install various PHP versions including 7.4.x (see https://wampserver.aviatechno.net/).

Joomla 3.10 has now been out of regular support (system updates etc) for 4 months. To keep getting regular updates (security patches only) I believe you now need to subscribe to the long-term support - see https://elts.joomla.org/.

[govindsuresh]

I would say you're better off using PHP 7.4 if you can. Then update to 3.10.x which "may" work with PHP 8.0 or perhaps 8.1 (but will depend also on the extensions used).

Thanks for the immediate support. My web hosting provider doesn't support PHP versions older than 8.0. In such a scenario, how do I go about the upgrade?

[Webdongle]

Wamp on your PC https://wampserver.aviatechno.net/
That page contains the wamp exe. If wamp (during install) complains about no Visual C++ then the full Distro package is at the bottom of the page. Also on that page are addons.

Once you get to J3.10.12 use Akeeba to make a backup. You will may need to change the php and database version on Wamp to migrate to J4. That is easily done in a few clicks. Use your jpa file to install to the new php and database. You may need to do the same to install J5
I recently updated from J2.5.28 that way viewtopic.php?f=710&t=1006742#p3713291