Solved Kunena 3.0.6 update fails - Update path does not exist

@Matias:

Thank you. But I would still like confirmation about what installing from URL means, and:

1. Do I uninstall Kunena before installing it again? If so, wouldn't that lose all I have configured and all the posting activity that is there?


2. If uninstalling/reinstalling won't lose anything, I just want reassurance that it won't.


3. Or, do I just install from URL without uninstalling what I presently have (3.0.5)?

I apologize for my nervousness. I have just never done what is being suggested here before. And there is a huge amount of work that I've done in configuration and that users have done in posting. I can't afford to lose that.

I'll do an Akeeba backup before, in any case. But I'd also rather not have to go through the restoration process. I just want to avoid doing something wrong and then having to spend a lot of time correcting it.

Thanks in advance,
Zy

Hello zydanielson,

I will answer your questions one by one like you have so others can benefit. Let me know if you have any other questions. WARNING!: First and foremost, although we try our best to make sure installations are error free or the software can recover, we always recommend to BACKUP before doing any sort of installation. It is also important to note Installations Errors are usually related to Joomla and not Kunena as we utilize Joomla based installation procedures behind the scenes.

1. You do not need to uninstall Kunena again, try to rerun the installer not from the Joomla Extension Update Manager and instead use the package here at kunena.org/download/ and upload it to the Joomla Extension Manager directly.
2. Uninstalling instead of Reinstalling should not loose anything. We do not remove the database tables that are specific to Kunena or any user files upon Uninstalling Kunena (this is actually a problem for those that want to go clean slate on Kunena as they have remove the tables from database and and user folders manually). We did this on purpose because as you just witnessed Joomla does some weird stuff sometimes and sometimes we just need to reinstall the packages to make sure everything comes in cleanly.
3. You can choose to use the two Joomla options in the backend, upload directly the downloaded package from our download page or right click and copy the download.

I fully understand the nervousness, we all been there at some point. The thing to take away from this is Reinstalling over the current package, or Uninstalling Kunena will not remove any data.

Just for "closure," it worked just as promised. Thank you for your kind attention and support.