Change of update server in extension xml does not work

[mikesamar]

Hello,

I have troubles to change the url of the update server for my extension.
I want to move the update server file to a new location, so I changed in the install xml of the extension (plugin):
<updateservers>
<server type="extension" priority="1" name="Extension Update Site">https://new-url.com/update/extension.xml</server>
</updateservers>

When I install the new version of the extension with the method "update" the url is not changed in the table "#__update_sites".
It stays the old value.

What is wrong in my approach or is it a bug in Joomla?

I checked in Joomla 3.4.5.

Thank you.

Regards Mike

[ot2sen]

Hi Mike,

Did it perhaps add a new entry while keeping the old?

There was a report a few days ago on this:
https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/issues/8113

[mikesamar]

Yes It created a new entry while keeping the old.

An old one that is not valid anymore, I removed priority 2 site, is not removed.

Yes, I think it is the same issue so I will follow it.

[chrisvaughan]

I have the same issue. We have a number of our own extensions and had to move the update server.
Now all the sites using these extensions have both the old and the new update servers listed.
Is there any way of an extension telling Joomla to remove the old update server?

[chrisvaughan]

This issue really needs sorting. I had to change update server for some modules and now each site that uses the extensions has both the old and new update server listed.
I guess I could manually edit the sql table of each site but with over 100 sites and not that sort of access to them anyway, I don't know what to do.
If the manifest file had an option to specify an update server that should be removed that would sort the issue.

[chrisvaughan]

PS the other option is that installing a extension removes all old update servers for that extension and only keeps the ones in the current manifest

[ot2sen]

There is some improvements on the way for the upcoming Joomla 3.6.0, which had a beta1 release yesterday.

Try see this new feature [com_installer] [updatesites] Add options to delete and rebuild update sites #9744
https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/9744