Unable to load requested field type

That looks like a third-party field type that you don’t have a v3 version installed for. Any add-ons that you aren’t carrying forward need to be refactored out of the site prior to upgrading, otherwise v3 will still be expecting them to exist. If there is a v3 compatible version, you’ll need to get it from the developer (I believe EE Harbor might have one for you) and install their updated version.

Hi Derek,

Thanks for the reply

Here are lists of fieldtypes from the previous version (V2) /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/checkboxes /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/date /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/file /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/grid /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/hidden /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/multi_select /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/radio /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/relationship /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/select /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/text /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/textarea /system/expressionengine/fieldtypes/EE_Fieldtype.php

So I just simply copied the above old fieldtypes to the new EE like so

/system/user/addons/fieldtypes/checkboxes /system/user/addons/fieldtypes/date /system/user/addons/fieldtypes/file /system/user/addons/fieldtypes/grid /system/user/addons/fieldtypes/hidden /system/user/addons/fieldtypes/multi_select /system/user/addons/fieldtypes/radio /system/user/addons/fieldtypes/relationship /system/user/addons/fieldtypes/select /system/user/addons/fieldtypes/text /system/user/addons/fieldtypes/textarea /system/user/addons/fieldtypes/EE_Fieldtype.php

Even removing the item would still cause an error.

How do I install fieldtypes to the new V3 or links where I can downlaod those fieldtypes?, it’s pretty much buildtin fieldtypes no third party.

Thanks

You will not be able to copy over any add-ons directly from v2 into v3, and certainly not first-party. 😊

Have a look at the upgrade docs here, there are some instructions at the top with respect to add-ons. Looking your list and your previous error, you likely just need to get a v3 compatible version of the Checkboxes add-on from the developer. I should note that checkboxes are native fields now, so long-term that’s not an add-on that you would need.

I actually following that Docs and there’s no way that telling which is which, except this

” Important

Third-party add-ons from v2 will not work with ExpressionEngine 3….

and

Note We recommend putting ExpressionEngine 3 compatible third-party add-ons into the system/user/addons/ directory now.”

So back to my previous question: “How do I install fieldtypes in the new V3 or links where I can download those fieldtypes?, it’s pretty much builtin fieldtypes, no third party.”

I’ve been digging and killing my time where in the cybernet I can find a downloadable and good explanation to move fieldtypes from V2 to V3, there’s nowhere aside from just a leaving a note.

So are you suggesting that I have to revert my installation to V2 and remove fieldtypes and then try installing V3 again?

Thanks

> user/addons/checkboxes/ft.pt_checkboxes.php, line 358 show details

That is an add-on, that is not first party. We do not have a field type named pt_checkboxes.As I mentioned before, I believe that one is available from EEHarbor. You do not have to do anything move first party field types. They are covered under the system/ee folder (“our stuff”). You are only moving third-party add-ons to system/user (“your stuff”). Make sense?

Hi Derek,

Woah it’s been a month now, I’m busy on something so let’s get back to this and thanks for pointing things out.

Now that there are a builtin Add-ons that is under /system/ee, is there a way to remove the previous add-ons from loading like, remove from DB or something?

I already tried removing it from the exp_fieldtypes table and still no luck, surely moving or copying /system/ee to user/addons is not an option here.

Thanks

Closer to eight months! 😛

You would need to remove references in the database to the third party add-ons as well as remove their files from system/user/addons. That includes entry data that might reference that field type. That requires manual database manipulation since you didn’t uninstall those add-ons prior to upgrading. But as I mentioned, if you acquire the v3 compatible version of the Checkboxes add-on and install it, I think that would take care of your errors.