XF 1.3 Upgrade issues and add on uninstall causing Admincp to vamish?

[myco-tek.org]

I was upgrading to Xf 1.3 this morning and encountered a server error when I tried to complete the install. I started reading and I was thinking it was due to the smiley manager addon I had installed.

I went and reinstalled the 1.2.5 version I was previously running. I went and logged into the admincp and went to uninstall the smiley manager addon.

The system froze during processing and I closed the window out and tried reopening my admincp/

This is what I am now getting now when I try and access my control panel.



I went in and tried manually deleting all the millano (smiley manager) files in my webhost cp and it is still the same. I have no control panel now.

The website is still up and running fine but I have no way of entering the Admincp.

Any ideas how the heck I can get my control panel back?

 

[Paul B]

I see a blank page, is there any way of seeing more details to identify the cause of the problem?
A blank page is sometimes due to a suppressed error. Edit the library/config.php file and add the following:

ini_set('display_errors', true);

Or if you are on an Apache server, add this to the .htaccess file:

php_value display_errors 1

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/frequently-asked-questions.5183/#post-282417

 

[myco-tek.org]

Yea, all that I get is a blank page. It is as if there is no admincp at all..

I tried doing both of your suggestions, together and individually, and it still doesn't show the errors. I am running apache if that helps,...

 

[Paul B]

Try going to the install path and rebuilding the master data - install/index.php?upgrade/

 

[myco-tek.org]

I can't seem to find inxex.php?upgrade

I also don't know how I would go about rebuilding it?

This is what I come up with when I search upgrade..

 

[Paul B]

http://www.mycotek.org/install/index.php?upgrade/

Log in and click the [Rebuild Master Data] button.

 

[myco-tek.org]

Oh, I see. I thought you meant in my webhost cp... I'll reup the new files and try again.

 

[Paul B]

Have you actually completed the upgrade?
Edit: Yes you have, it's showing as 1.3.0.

There's no need to re-upload the files unless you suspect a problem with (some of) them.

 

[myco-tek.org]

Now I am getting the same error as I originally got that I thought was from the smiley manager addon... The upgrade doesn't seem to be complete.

https://mycotek.org/index.php



It still won't let me into the admincp.... By the way thank you for the help Brogan.

 

[Paul B]

Yes, that is related to the smiley add-on.

There are instructions in this resource: http://xenforo.com/community/resources/how-to-upgrade-to-xenforo-1-3.2810/

 

[myco-tek.org]

I'm completely lost here. I reupped the smiley manager files and I am still without a control panel so I can't uninstall it from the system or do anything. Wit With 1.3 installed my boards are not working so I keep having to go back to 1.2.5 to even have the site running.

The directions at the link you posted say to uninstall the smiley manager. That was what I was doing when the processing screen froze and when I went back to reload the page the admincp was gone...

 

[Paul B]

I would suggest restoring from a backup and starting again.

 

[myco-tek.org]

I just called the webhost because they are supposed to take back ups once an hour for my account but apparently they don't have a backup. I didn't take one since I have never taken one before to upgrade and haven't had any problems.

I am on hold with them now but I might be screwed in the backup department.


Edit: They did not take a backup. I guess my account passed the size limit so they stopped taking them and never told me. I don't even have one from 6 months ago.

Is there any way to fix this without a back up ?

I have no idea what I am doing here. I would be willing to pay someone to help me with this issue.

My hands are pretty much tied since I have no idea what I am doing here...

 

[Paul B]

Before you do anything else, I suggest taking a full back up of the server files and database.
Then we can look at trying to recover from the current situation.

 

[myco-tek.org]

Hey Brogan. Thanks for the reply. I finally got it situated. It just took some reading and fiddling on my part.

I am not going to be relying on the webhost for my backups ever again. That was the biggest issue here even though I finally managed to fix the issue without a backup it would have been 200% easier if I had just had one to start over with.

Thanks for leading me in the correct direction and bailing my butt out again Brogan! YOU'RE THE MAN BRO!

 

[Paul B]

Glad to hear you got it sorted.

Next time take a backup and read the upgrade guide first

 

[myco-tek.org]

Some folks just insist on learning the hard way.... I will definitely be taking this advice in the future.