What have I done?

I see no examples of what you experienced, the first thing that comes to my mind is that you perhaps do not meet the minimum requirements, please check them and your environment versions. (PHP, MySQL).

You couldn't see an example because went back and put the old files up so I could at least have the site up.

Here's the order I've done things:

-Have php-fusion version v7.02.07
-decide to update to v8.00.21
-read the instructions to upgrade from v7 to v8
-upload files from "Upgrade_7.02.07_8.00.21" to my root site folder
-go into admin panel and click update for the database
-alter the config.php file as it instructs
-Alter the upgrade.php file (line 135 change disabled = FALSE to disabled = TRUE)
-Everything seems ok so far. Admin panel now says v8.00.21
-I decide to complete the update by uploading the rest of the files into root folder. I'm not sure if this is the correct step. the readme is kind of vague.

Below is a screenshot of what I am dealing with now.


http://rf.vivalavoltz.com
A link is above and it's currently messed up.

Imho, the readme is step by step idk what else could be added to make it more clear. Any suggestions?.
Anyway, delete the .htaccess file it seems your environment does not like the default. Also double check requirements so you meet them.

I wasn't 100% sure if I was supposed to upload all of those files from the v8 folder.

I double checked the requirements and it looks like I exceed them.

I deleted the .htaccess file and it doesn't seem to be changing anything.

I appreciate your help by the way. Thank you very much.

Yes you need to replace all files after the admin upgrade.


What host do you have?

I have bluehost.

-I uploaded the update from v7 to v8 folder and files.
-I upgraded the database
-After the database upgrade, the site looked completely different but still normal. My admin panel said it was updated to v8.
-I then uplaoded all the files from the "files" folder in the v8 download and then the site looks as it does in that screenshot.

I wonder what I'm doing wrong. :/

The upgrade should change default theme, unless you have a personal one set by profile. Your screenshot indicates that all files have not been uploaded or that some are missing.
Are you sure that all your current files has been replaced with the v8 pack files?
Also write your PHP & MySQL version, perhaps it can give a hint.

Upgrade from v7 to v8:
Upload files from upgrade folder. Go to the Administration> Upgrade and follow the instructions.
Than upload all v8 files.

Upgrade from v7/v8 to v9:
Upload all files, run yoursite.com/install.php (In title you can see PHPFusion Upgrade) and follow the instructions.

For v9 I recommend,
Rename old htdocss or public_html folder to old,
Upload new version then run installer. Don't forget, copy config.php file from old folder to new before run install.php. After that upload images and other stuff from old to new folder.

First method is easy and fast but you will have mixed up files from v7/v8 and v9.

I have reuploaded all files
I also manually changed the default theme to eshop through the database.

This is my server stats
Apache: 2.4.39
PHP: 7.2.16
MySQL: 5.6.41-84.1
Perl: 5.26.0

Now nothing is loading.

Merged on 04/07/2019:
As of right now I have it back to v7.02.07
I kept messing up so I restored all the original files and database.
I will try again when I get some more input from you guys.

Thanks for you help again. Maybe we can tackle this tomorrow. I hope so. I can't stay on v7 forever. Even v8 will need to be updated, right?

Could "multisite" have anything to do with it?

No multisite should not be an issue.
What did the error log show?

The error log doesn't show anything related to updates. Just various pictures missing from my album.

I actually installed a fresh v7 with a separate database and tried to update to v8 and the same thing happened. When I click update in the admin panel, it just goes blank.

Has this happened to anyone else?

No, not that we know of, atm I have really no idea since there are no errors either. It has been tested in all Devs environments, on our test server, on local Laragon installs from PHP 7.1, PHP 7.2 > latest. etc etc.. So it is quite well tested as well.

Hmm this is so weird.

What would you suggest? It sounds like I need to hire someone or something?

How long will my up to date v7s last?

This is going to bother me until I Get it fixed.

I know how you feel, man. I'm not too savvy on PHP. I only know some basics. Maybe you'll give us some ideas and we will both benefit from it. Good luck!

With no errors or apparent hiccups there are nothing to point us in the right direction to figure the mystery out. But was this second upgrade attempt done in same environment or on another server?

If you are using Chrome, right click anywhere in page and inspect element. It will fire up a developer console and you can see under Network tab, see any errors. If files missing it will report it.

For many years our users have been locked up with such issues upgrade and files server environment. The developers here will solve this soon by letting us doing the upgrade remotely. I have started the roadmap for it and hopefully we will see daylight in Babylon. That is if you opt in for Version 9 later.

So I Have two sites on the same database, using multisite.

Here are the errors I have

Site 1


this is Site 2 which is a sub directory of Site 1

@Cupid

preg /e is no longer supported since PHP 5.5, and we are currently now at PHP 7 minimum already. You need to update the full bbcode.

See which file is needed here in our Version 8.0.22 repository / bbcode -

https://github.com/PHPFusion/PHPFusion/tree/8.00.22/includes/bbcodes

or simply browse

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/php-fusion/PHPFusion/8.00.22/includes/bbcodes/__ENTER_YOUR_FILES.PHP_

upload the new files to your system.

@songuino



Just to detect error, you can rely on the PHP Error Reporting tool. Chrome's (CTRL+SHIFT+I) , under Sources/Network/Console. These are very handy.
However if server is just die(), there are few troubleshooting pointers:

Alterations without being updated:

1. When suddenly installer went white page on you. How to restore manually.

Config.php
Look into config.php file. See if the installer had changed its value. If it has changed, or being renamed, delete that file, and reupload your original config.php.

DB_SETTINGS
Then check your DB_SETTINGS and look at this - SELECT * FROM DB_PREFIX_settings WHERE settings_name LIKE 'version' and see it's value. If it is already 8, then restore its value as version 7.0,

Clear browser cookies, sessions.

Now, try again from start. If still persist, then...

Files are missing
Upload the whole package into your FTP server again.

If trouble still persist, then...

Upgrade without Hosting Server limitations.
- Set up a localhost using LAMP for Windows / WAMP for OSX
- Migrate the unupgraded (Shadowcloning) the whole system into your localhost.
- Upgrade
- Export the upgraded database to a new database in your server.
- Change the config.php $database to the new database.




Well, no worries there. "final" release for each "phase".

In development of PHPFusion 9, we have Andromeda https://github.com/PHPFusion/PHPFusion/tree/Andromeda, which is currently the "stable/final".

Babylon is currently in development. https://github.com/PHPFusion/PHPFusion/tree/Babylon

We're more than comfortable now that everyone have got several choices to pick from.

Thank you, Chan for that detailed reply. I love to see the people help each other out knowing they wont get much in return. I really appreciate it.

I won't be able to test this until Sunday night. I'll be gone for Easter weekend. I look forward to testing it! I'll let you know how it works out.