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Database collation check: The collation of your table fields are correct

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Kunena menu details:

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121	Forum	mainmenu	view=home&defaultmenu=68	forum15
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Joomla default template details : rt_solarsentinel | author: RocketTheme, LLC | version: 1.1 | creationdate: Unknown

Kunena default template details : Blue Eagle | author: Kunena Team | version: 3.0.3 | creationdate: 2013-10-20

Kunena version detailed: Kunena 3.0.3 | 2013-10-20 [ Bifrost ]
| Kunena detailed configuration:

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| Kunena integration settings:

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Kunena - AlphaUserPoints Disabled
Kunena - Community Builder Disabled
Kunena - Gravatar Disabled
Kunena - JomSocial Disabled
Kunena - Joomla Enabled: access=1 login=1
Kunena - Kunena Enabled: avatar=1 profile=1
Kunena - UddeIM Disabled

| Joomla! detailed language files installed:

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Joomla! languages installed:
en-GB	English (United Kingdom)

Third-party components: None

Third-party SEF components: None

Plugins: None

Modules: Kunena Latest 3.0.1

My current Configuration Report -

A couple of things:

1) It looks like you have some outdated and conflicting Joomla menu items (and these may cause problems, if not certainly in the operation of your forum on the frontend but possibly in relation to the problems you are having in terms of upgrading from K 3.0.3). Tidying up the Joomla menu may help.

2) You are using an old, outdated version of Joomla. Updating to J! 2.5.20 may help to overcome problems with "standard" Joomla operations like upgrading Joomla extensions.

3) Your versions of PHP and MySQL may have some influence on the way that installation processing instructions are performed

4) Which method are you using to upgrade from K 3.0.3? Please refer to the K 3.0 Upgrade Guide and describe which of the methods you have been using without success.

Certainly, if there are dozens (or hundreds) of people going through the same turmoil as you, this would be a matter of the utmost concern. We would like to hear from other members of the community who have these kinds of problems. Experiences that are shared are how we all can benefit. So, for all those other people who are having this problem, let's hear from you, too!

Thank you for the quick reply --

I did a file restore to a slightly earlier version because of today's issue.

I will get the site as up to date as possible -- I usually run the most up to date
version of Joomla within 7 days of any update (for the shake down...)

And I will examine those other suggestions.

"Outdated and conflicting Joomla menu items..." I am not entirely clear on what that means but I will soon find out.

Many thanks!

Database collation check: The collation of your table fields are correct

Joomla! SEF: Enabled | Joomla! SEF rewrite: Enabled | FTP layer: Disabled |

This message contains confidential information

htaccess: Exists | PHP environment: Max execution time: 120 seconds | Max execution memory: 256M | Max file upload: 128M

Kunena menu details:

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ID	Name	Menutype	Link	Path
120	New Forum	mainmenu	view=home	new-forum
121	Forum	mainmenu	view=home&defaultmenu=68	forum15

Joomla default template details : rt_solarsentinel | author: RocketTheme, LLC | version: 1.1 | creationdate: Unknown

Kunena default template details : Blue Eagle | author: Kunena Team | version: 3.0.3 | creationdate: 2013-10-20

Kunena version detailed: Kunena 3.0.3 | 2013-10-20 [ Bifrost ]
| Kunena detailed configuration:

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Kunena config settings:
board_offline	0
enablerss	1
threads_per_page	20
messages_per_page	6
messages_per_page_search	15
showhistory	1
historylimit	6
shownew	1
disemoticons	0
template	example
showannouncement	0
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rtewidth	300
rteheight	300
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reportmsg	1
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| Kunena integration settings:

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Kunena - AlphaUserPoints Disabled
Kunena - Community Builder Disabled
Kunena - Gravatar Disabled
Kunena - JomSocial Disabled
Kunena - Joomla Enabled: access=1 login=1
Kunena - Kunena Enabled: avatar=1 profile=1
Kunena - UddeIM Disabled

| Joomla! detailed language files installed:

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Joomla! languages installed:
en-GB	English (United Kingdom)

Third-party components: None

Third-party SEF components: None

Plugins: None

Modules: Kunena Latest 3.0.1

After menu clean up -- I see what you mean.

colin99 wrote: "Outdated and conflicting Joomla menu items..." I am not entirely clear on what that means ...

Look at your configuration report (under "Kunena menu details") and compare with Kunena Menu issues .

You did not explain which upgrade method you were using:

• "Autoupdate"
• Upload package
• Install from directory
• Install from URL

Which one are you using that is giving you problems?

Have you (at any time) attempted the "auto update" approach and did that method fail? That is a really important question.

I have done AUTO-UPDATE

and then Package Upload.

Both fail -- I can upload any screen grabs that might help us.