upgrade from 3.4 to 4.6.9 - ksort(): Argument #1 ($array) mu

[dutchsnowden]

Help! This is after 12h of work with no errors. Please help.

 

I tried again, it send me in the same place. No other details given.

[dutchsnowden]

I was running manual queries, and not sure if I not skipped one around here:

Is there a way to see these and check if I did not skipped one manual query by mistake?

[Randy Calvert]

If you think you missed a manual query it should be safe to run them all again. They should come back with 0 rows effected or just match what is already there. 

[dutchsnowden]

Yeah, but I where to get them from? The upgrader list them one by one and I just copy/paste. So if I missed one, I don't have it.

I restore 3.4 backup and give it another go for now. I will see if I get there at the same error or progress further. it's just 4h of waiting. 😶

 

 

I just know I was a bit confused, read the query, confused about running it or not, then clicked next. But it was not selected from copy/paste, so I might have missed it. (I do skimmed through it, and it seemed very similar with the one just run, not sure).

 

[dutchsnowden]

So no, I did NOT missed anything. I run the whole 3.4 -> 4.6.9 procedure all over again from a backup and no, I got exactly in the same place, same error.

I definitely need some help. I am surprised on local machine dry-run test all went perfect, twice.

 

In exact same place. 10321. App core.

Edited January 6, 2022 by dutchsnowden

[Marc]

I can move this over to our community support to see if anyone can assist, but the reality here is you are upgrading from a very old unsupported release. I will see if anyone knows what may be happening here, but you do have to bear this in mind

[dutchsnowden]

3.4 is not supported for upgrade to 4.x? Only 4.x is?

 

Edited January 6, 2022 by dutchsnowden

[Marc]

1 minute ago, dutchsnowden said:

3.4 is not supported? Only 4.x is?

 

Yes, that is correct. We do not support 3.x oin any way. Including the upgrader for it. While we fully appreciate your position and have been trying to assist here, you need to be aware its unsupported. Only once you are on 4.x would you be supported again. The issue you have is simply that you are trying to upgrade from software released over a decade ago.

As said, I will loop in a colleague to see if its anything we can point you in the right direction of.

[dutchsnowden]

2 minutes ago, Marc Stridgen said:

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As said, I will loop in a colleague to see if its anything we can point you in the right direction of.

Thanks a bunch. I am now 3.4 and I have one instance of older backup working.

I think I might have succeeded upgrading on local machine without any errors. Now the question is, while database is easy to move but to move, the files on empty server, can I install directly the downloaded package? Not moving anything else?

[dutchsnowden]

So package from client area as is, conf_global.php and database backup is enough?

[Marc]

If you have a fully working upgraded package, you should move all files and folders to the server, restore your database to the server, and change your conf_global.php file to suit

[dutchsnowden]

I truly do not understand. Third time on my local VM everything works perfectly.

[Marc]

Please see the following guide, which shows how you would move your site

 

[dutchsnowden]

What permissions I do not have?

So I just tried. Local host admin cp works. Copied server host, like above.

 

[dutchsnowden]

2 hours ago, Marc Stridgen said:

Please see the following guide, which shows how you would move your site

 

Would you guide me a bit here? What permissions to look for here?

[dutchsnowden]

This is Admin CP for the copied server.

[dutchsnowden]

On 1/6/2022 at 11:52 AM, dutchsnowden said:

So am I the only one ever to successfully upgrade from 3.1.4? 😇

[Marc]

6 minutes ago, dutchsnowden said:

So am I the only one ever to successfully upgrade from 3.1.4? 😇

Its actually more that you are one of the last to upgrade, and so upgrading on newer technologies it was not built for 😄

Is the ticket I put in for you no longer needed? 

[dutchsnowden]

No, I'd like to see if I can do something about those broken UTF8 conversion so they show correctly in google and so forth. Also the old markdown that is broken. If possible, anything can help.

I am not re-converting from 3.1.4 ever even if paid to do so. I don't want this to my worst enemies.

 

[Marc]

As I mentioned when I sent that ticket in for you. You have to bear in mind that its very likely (almost certain) that if you want that resolving, it will need to be started again from scratch. 

[dutchsnowden]

5 minutes ago, Marc Stridgen said:

Its actually more that you are one of the last to upgrade, and so upgrading on newer technologies it was not built for 😄

Is the ticket I put in for you no longer needed? 

It's quite a long story. I know, I should have done it much sooner. Checking the logs, I've seen that in 2014 if I recall correctly there was a file I uploaded called ips4.php where I was probably checking the requirements for upgrade. I saw the old page and it just said IPS 4 on top, much like the new one but much older. And it was old green. But then before I could do the upgrade, hell broke loose and faeces hit the fan with other things in my life, and I simply got no time to spare for it.

Not that I had much more now, but I combined holidays with work.

 

So yeah!

[Marc]

I feel the GIF told me all of your post there 😄

[dutchsnowden]

So it's not for the lack of trying or lack of willingness... Sorry for that as I tortured you guys with this.

 

Life happened!

 

[Randy Calvert]

The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak!  🤣