[3.3.x] Support Forum • 3.3.5 to 3.3.14 upgrade total failure

So, I followed these instructions precisely and to the letter:

How to update your installation with the Full Package
The recommended way of updating your installation is using the full package. If core phpBB files have been modified in your installation you may wish to use the automatic update package in order to not lose these changes. You are also able to update your installation using the other methods listed within the INSTALL.html document. The steps for updating phpBB3 using the full package are:

• Backup all board files and the database.
• Go to the phpBB.com downloads page and download the latest "Full Package" archive.
• Unpack the archive.
• Remove (delete) the config.php file, and the /images, /store and /files folders from the package (not your site).
• Go to the ACP, Board settings, and make sure prosilver is set as the default style. If not, set it to prosilver.
• Delete the /vendor and /cache folders from the board’s root folder on the host.
• Via FTP or SSH upload the remaining files and folders (that is, the remaining CONTENTS of the phpBB3 folder) to the root folder of your board
• installation on the server, overwriting the existing files. (Note: take care not to delete any extensions in your /ext folder when uploading the new phpBB3 contents.)
• Now start the update process by pointing your browser to the install folder.
• Follow the steps to update the database and let that run to completion.
• Via FTP or SSH delete the /install folder from the root of your board installation.

The only deviation I took was using rsync to copy the files over, since they were already on the server in my home directory and I did not need to (s)ftp them over manually. That, and I set the default theme to ProSilver Special Edition instead of the original ProSilver, since my board doesn't use the latter at all.

During the /install process, I was only allowed to update the DB (not files) and this reported to have succeeded. I guess that would make sense since the files are already copied over.

The board now does not work at all. I get this error mess:

Code:

(1/1) ContextErrorExceptionUser Error: Composer development dependencies have not been set up for the development environment yet, run 'php ../composer.phar install --dev' from the phpBB directory to do so.in core.php line 69at core->load()in MergeExtensionConfigurationPass.php line 71at MergeExtensionConfigurationPass->process()in MergeExtensionConfigurationPass.php line 39at MergeExtensionConfigurationPass->process()in Compiler.php line 140at Compiler->compile()in ContainerBuilder.php line 789at ContainerBuilder->compile()in container_builder.php line 223at container_builder->get_container()in common.php line 115at require('/home/admin/web/dev.example.com/public_html/common.php')in index.php line 23

And there is no such file as composer.phar anywhere on the system, nor is one included in phpBB-3.3.14.zip.

Glad I attempted this on a dev copy of the board instead of the real one, but I actually need the dev board to work as well, so I can repair various extensions for compatibility with 3.3.14.

Statistics: Posted by SMcCandlish — Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:43 pm

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