Update Wizard finds wrong version, fails to update
How Do I?
I am attempting to update an old site from EE2.7.2 to the latest version of EE2 (2.11.7)
I am following, as always, the EE instructions: http://216.243.142.229/rick/user_guide/installation/update.html
But when I run the wizard it incorrectly says: > We have detected that you are currently running ExpressionEngine version Public Beta pb01
If I proceed it generates errors as you might expect, failure to add database rows that are already there…
How can I help the wizard to find the correct version number?
Notes: I found this line in my config.php: $config[‘app_version’] = “272”; After restoring my database, I changed the line as follows: $config[‘app_version’] = “2.7.2”; No improvement.
Heres the exact error I get:
A Database Error Occurred Error Number: 1060
Duplicate column name ‘can_search’
ALTER TABLE exp_member_groups ADD COLUMN can_search char(1) NOT NULL default ‘n’
Filename: updates/ud_0_00_09.php
Line Number: 112
This kind of error may be caused by a misconfiguration or even just a typo in your config file that is throwing off the installer. Have you made any manual changes to the file at some point?
Note that ‘272’ is the correct way to represent the version in the config file, not 2.7.2.
Jeremy is correct on the config file being misconfigured. Check for a variable spelled $conf instead of $config.