trouble updatig the TP

[@rjen]

Now I am not sure what your current issue is. In the first message you mentioned an issue with a database column, now you are mentioning that the package cannot be installed

"either it was not for this version or corrupted"

Those are two completely different issues.

Please tell me exactly what error it is you are trying to solve.


At this time I understand this:
- You are on 2.1.4
- TinyPortal is not installed, but in the table tp_settings you see version 2.0.0 (this means that was the last TP version installed by the way)

Now I suspect I know where this weird problem may come from: at some point in time it seems you have 'downgraded' TinyPortal to version 2.0. which may have laft the TinyPortal tables in an incorrect state.

Mind you: this would NOT explain the installer givign you this message: "either it was not for this version or corrupted"
That message indicates something is wrong with the package itself..

There are two ways forward:
1. Start TinyPortal from scratch

You will need to drop all tp_tables from the database ans install TinyPortal 3.0.1. This way you will lose ALL existing articles and blocks and you have a clean install

2. You will have to make corrections to database tables

It may be that by changing the version in the tp_settings table the installer will correctly install again.


I am trying to help here, but tbh with conflicting messages and multiple days delays between replies it is hard for me to understand and help...

[darkangel]

I know and I am sorry, I thought that maybe part of the reason was the multiple tries to install it so on the server, since in packages there exists nothing TP for installing, I removed all folders that used to be tp.

Since our main usage of TP is for the blocks and the contents of them. I hope that makes sense, we have not used articles and such.

Not touched DB hoping to get the error again...attached is the error

I will go and get rid of the tables for TP and hope it lets me install. Oh by the way before when I got the error it said it was line 924 so this line # may be due to all files/folder for TP have been deleted from the server.

[@rjen]

If you drop all tp_ tables while TinyPortal is not installed, you effectively remove all off TinyPortal leaving you with a clean database and code (TP wise)

From there version 3.0.1 should install without errors

[darkangel]

YAY!!! I deleted the tables and then installed 3.0.1c and it installed without a hitch. Now I just need to recreate my stuff from before. Thanks guys, I can always count onn you all not getting frustrated or mad at my questions.

[@rjen]

marked solved...