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#51

Bugs! / Re: *** URGENT - Help for redi...

Last post by ArticosDesign - 19.02.2026 15:42:34

Hi,
So, if I understand you correctly, you tried to install jDownloads 4.0.51 on a "fresh" Joomla 5.4.2 installation and received the above error?

And now you want to try copying the files from the /jdownloads upload directory of the other installation and then importing them with the monitoring/scan function?

First of all, I would advise you to uninstall the faulty installation.
I just performed another installation test and was unable to reproduce your error. 

Edit:
Alternatively, you could check whether the default values are present in the options.

Paste log install UPDATE:

2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO ------------------------------------------------------ System Information
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO OS : Linux v
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO PHP : 8.2.30
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO MySQL : 10.11.16-MariaDB-deb11-log
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO Joomla! : 5.4.3
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO Debug :
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO Debug Language :
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO Error Reporting : none
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO SEF : 1
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO Unicode Aliases :
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO System Cache : 0
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO Captcha : recaptcha_invisible
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO ------------------------------------------------------ Update Started
2026-02-19 14:21:00 INFO File with incorrect name: [ROOT]/components/com_jdownloads/src/Helper/legacyrouter.php not found.
2026-02-19 14:21:01 INFO Update started by user WebMaster (571). Old version is 4.0.50. New version is 4.0.51 Stable.
2026-02-19 14:21:02 INFO Modules succesfully installed/updated: 12.
2026-02-19 14:21:03 INFO Plugins succesfully installed/updated: 6.
2026-02-19 14:21:03 INFO Additional index `idx_catid_extra` exists already in jdownloads_files table.
2026-02-19 14:21:03 INFO ------------------------------------------------------ Update Finished

This new UPDATE of jdownloads 4.0.51 from old backup work, but i first need UPDATE to Joomla 5.4.3

** I need test if the direct downloads work good from email, when the new file UPLOAD to the private user groups.

I maintain informed about this.

Regards

[Yes, I installed a clean, fresh version of Joomla 5.4.2 on PHP 8.2, and that worked perfectly.But when installing jDownloads 4.0.51, the errors I showed you appeared.]

#52

Bugs! / Re: *** URGENT - Help for redi...

Last post by ArticosDesign - 19.02.2026 13:35:37

Hi,
So, if I understand you correctly, you tried to install jDownloads 4.0.51 on a "fresh" Joomla 5.4.2 installation and received the above error?

And now you want to try copying the files from the /jdownloads upload directory of the other installation and then importing them with the monitoring/scan function?

First of all, I would advise you to uninstall the faulty installation.
I just performed another installation test and was unable to reproduce your error. 

Edit:
Alternatively, you could check whether the default values are present in the options.

Hi Arno, i response from your questions.

1. If I understand you correctly, you tried to install jDownloads 4.0.51 on a fresh Joomla 5.4.2 installation and received the error above.

Yes, I installed a clean, fresh version of Joomla 5.4.2 on PHP 8.2, and that worked perfectly.

But when installing jDownloads 4.0.51, the errors I showed you appeared.

2. And now you want to try copying the files from the /jdownloads upload directory of the other installation and then importing them using the monitoring/scanning function?
That's right, I think that's the best option to have jDownloads regenerate everything completely; categories and downloads. I've kept the images intact so I don't have to generate them again. I also don't use any tags.

3. First of all, I recommend that you uninstall the faulty installation.

This is what Joomla won't let me do. As you can see in the screenshot I sent you earlier, when I try to uninstall the JDownloads component, I get this error (I understand it comes from the initial faulty installation that I also attached, and that some other users in this same bug forum have reported). It won't let me uninstall the component; however, it appears as installed in the components menu, but none of the menu options work; they all give an error.

Now I'm trying to recover a backup of that installation, which worked fine before I installed JDownloads version 4.0.51, and also the database.

What do you recommend I do? I suppose the problem is the same, or at least it happens to some users like me. These two error messages appear:

In orange: * You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near '70%\\' align=\\'center\\' cellspacing=\\'0\\' cellpadding=\\'20\\' border=\\'...' at line 1

In red * Error installing component

Best regards

#53

Bugs! / Re: *** URGENT - Help for redi...

Last post by Arno - 19.02.2026 13:02:35

Hi,
So, if I understand you correctly, you tried to install jDownloads 4.0.51 on a "fresh" Joomla 5.4.2 installation and received the above error?

And now you want to try copying the files from the /jdownloads upload directory of the other installation and then importing them with the monitoring/scan function?

First of all, I would advise you to uninstall the faulty installation.
I just performed another installation test and was unable to reproduce your error. 

Edit:
Alternatively, you could check whether the default values are present in the options.

#54

Bugs! / Re: *** URGENT - Help for redi...

Last post by ArticosDesign - 19.02.2026 12:42:24

Thanks Arno,
I'll try it as soon as possible, to see if that's it, the truth is that my client is desperate.
Thank you so much for your help.
I have sent you a donation.

Thank you very much, I'll let you know if it works properly again.

Kind regards.

Hi Arno,

Fail install of Jdownloads in a clean joomla 5.4.2, with php 8.2.

I can't uninstall the latest version of JDownloads!

After installation, I'm getting the errors I showed you in the previous post.

It's urgent to resolve this. How can I remove the components, plugins, and tables? (I understand there's a problem installing the latest version of JDownloads, causing a failed installation that prevents access to the files, the content, and especially the uninstallation of the component.)

Best regards

[JOOMLA_ROOT/components/com_jdownloads/src/Controller/]

#55

Bugs! / Re: *** URGENT - Help for redi...

Last post by ArticosDesign - 19.02.2026 12:09:21

This appears to be a bug.

If your version is already 4.0.51, try the attached file. Otherwise, first update to this version.

Then copy the file to JOOMLA_ROOT/components/com_jdownloads/src/Controller/ using an FTP programme and overwrite the old file.

Hi Arno,

My current Joomla version is 5.4.2 (5.4.3 has just been released, and I'm not sure if we should update to it).

I performed a clean installation of JDownloads (I deleted the database tables, the entire component, and all plugins; I only kept the images so they wouldn't have to be regenerated).

However, an error occurred, which you can see the image screenshot.

Apparently, JDownloads was installed anyway. I'm now going to copy the entire JDownloads folder from Joomla 3.10.12, where JDownloads 3.9.8.7 was already installed, and try to regenerate all the categories and downloads in the new Joomla installation to see if that works.

Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot.

[JOOMLA_ROOT/components/com_jdownloads/src/Controller/]

#56

Bugs! / Re: *** URGENT - Help for redi...

Last post by ArticosDesign - 18.02.2026 21:48:55

This appears to be a bug.

If your version is already 4.0.51, try the attached file. Otherwise, first update to this version.

Then copy the file to JOOMLA_ROOT/components/com_jdownloads/src/Controller/ using an FTP programme and overwrite the old file.

Thanks Arno,
I'll try it as soon as possible, to see if that's it, the truth is that my client is desperate.
Thank you so much for your help.
I have sent you a donation.

Thank you very much, I'll let you know if it works properly again.

Kind regards.

[JOOMLA_ROOT/components/com_jdownloads/src/Controller/]

#57

Bugs! / Re: *** URGENT - Help for redi...

Last post by Arno - 18.02.2026 16:39:11

This appears to be a bug.

If your version is already 4.0.51, try the attached file. Otherwise, first update to this version.

Then copy the file to JOOMLA_ROOT/components/com_jdownloads/src/Controller/ using an FTP programme and overwrite the old file.

File removed - use the new file in the last posting!

#58

Bugs! / Re: Error in SQL Syntax... at ...

Last post by Arno - 18.02.2026 13:14:00

You have an error in your SQL Syntax; check the manual that corresponde to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near " at line 17

It's a shame you didn't get the extended error message. And unfortunately, I can't reproduce it.

[Oh, that's an annoying bug, unfortunately.]

#59

Bugs! / Re: Field 'extension' doesn't ...

Last post by Arno - 18.02.2026 12:16:25

Oh, that's an annoying bug, unfortunately. That shouldn't have happened. Sorry to all users. 

I'll fix it right away and release a fixed version afterwards.

SOLVED!
via phpMyAdmin, go to structure of the table 'jdownloads_categories', change 'extension' field default to NULL

Unfortunately, this does not fix the problem.

The correct default value must be: com_jdownloads

However, this is only required when using the Joomla multilingual function. The fixed version 4.0.51 will be published in the next hour.

#60

Bugs! / Re: admin/src/View/Cssedit/Htm...

Last post by Arno - 18.02.2026 11:41:06

Honestly, I do not know, what I am supposed to think about this issue.

In this case, I would think that it was a mistake on my part. At that point, I was working on two different versions at the same time, so mistakes can happen.