hi
athar1, you pretty much have it correct in your post above. The only complication is updating the database, which the system can do for you. Check out our short document on how to do this: https://gibbonedu.org/support/administrators/updating-gibbon. Ross.
thanks, i got it done. it worked, but there was only one problem.
athar1,
That is a problem! The blank screen probably means there is a PHP error, that is being logged, but not shown on screen. Can you check the log and locate the error (or turn on error display using php.ini). If you share the error with me, it will give me a better idea of what is going on.
Ross
apologies for the ignorance, but where is the php.ini file to edit? (i’m using filezilla for ftp here)
athar1, it really depends on what OS your host is using, and how it is set up. They may not give you direct php.ini access, but some kind of workaround should be available. Ask the support team at your host. Ross
Warning: session_destroy(): Trying to destroy uninitialized session in /home/rochdale/public_html/gib1/lib/google/index.php on line 128
athar1,
I generally run with warnings off, as there are a few floating around the system from Gibbons younger days: with warning’s off, they don’t cause problems. With them on, they do. I have fixed this warning in v12, and if you let us know of any others you find, we will fix them too. The fix is backwards compatible, so you can download the relevant file from:
https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/commit/2139da7003a4ef40e55d1d0ec44f5aaf4f220b88
Let us know how you get on.
Thanks,
Ross
thanks for the fix Ross,
athar1,
This is odd. Can you please add support@gibbonedu.org as a user on your site, and send me the URL, so I can try and login?
Thanks,
Ross
i emailed you at that address
athar1,
Thanks. Got the email, and tried to log in, but seeing this error:
Warning: date(): It is not safe to rely on the system’s timezone settings. You are required to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone ‘UTC’ for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in/home/rochdale/public_html/gib1/lib/google/index.php on line 233
I have written a fix for this, which is available in the following commit:
https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/commit/9bac25cbce91db6364e693d8bf758dd43bb340f6
Can you upload the relevant file, and see if it fixes the issue?
Ross
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/rochdale/public_html/gib1/lib/google/index.php:89) in /home/rochdale/public_html/gib1/lib/google/index.php on line 116
athar1,
Odd that we have never had an issue with this before. Must be something to do with server config. No worries, though, as I think I have now found the problem…and fixed it in this commit:
https://github.com/GibbonEdu/core/commit/8fdfcdb88e1ceff92699eaaa541cfec59d2e3384
Let me know how it goes!
Thanks,
Ross
thanks Ross!! it works, finally!
athar1,
Happy to help…and thanks for sticking with it to help us solve this bug. People like you are a great help to our community, as you persist instead of walking away : )
I went to university in Lancaster…not a million miles from where you are in Rochdale. Small world.
Ross
wow, thats not too far at all
I would like to re-take this topic. I have version 12 and obviously I want to go to v13. I already created backups of all files and folders in my PC, and also the SQL database has been backed up. Now I unzipped version 13, ready to upload and replace old files, the question is, do I have to make exceptions for some files and folders?, because I use Filezilla and during the updating process it is going to be asking if I want to replace files and folders, I read the first comment on top saying the following “aside from config file and uploads folder?”, what does that mean?
Adolfo, good question. The downloads don’t include /config.php and /uploads, which are files/folders that you would not want to replace. So, you are safe on that point. I believe the instructions you are referring to are outdated: can you let us know where you saw them?
Other than that, you would not want to overwrite any modules or themes you have uploaded, but in my experience Filezilla will not overwrite whole folders, it will just do the files in the folders.
Ross.
Thanks Ross, i saw instructions on top of this topic, the very first question. Look at the "Athar1! question, at the end, on top.
Finally, I understand, the process is just to upload files from version 13 to overwrite version 12?, and, if filezilla ask to replace files and folders I just click on ok?, seems to be this is a silly questions but i just want to be sure !!