Which Version of Joomla & Storefront Works Best Together?

**GK User** Tue Mar 07, 2017 6:16 pm

Hello,

Which version of the Storefront template works best with the Joomla version? I have ran into problems when trying to upgrade and doing so it has crashed my website. I am doing a clean install and want to know which versions work best together without many issues? Which version is stable? A response will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
RJ

**teitbite** Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:58 am

Hi

What problem have You run into ? I have a Storefront with newest joomla and there are no problems with it. Also no other reports about such issues from other users. I think the problem may be with one of the extensions, but not with template.

**GK User** Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:04 pm

I tried to update to my site with the latest Joomla and my site crashed. Not sure if it was an extension.

Thanks,
Rob

**teitbite** Sat Mar 18, 2017 1:08 pm

Hi

Crashes like showing white screen ? Rise error showing level to maximum so You will know the error causing this to break. I bet it's one of the extensions which should be updated before joomla .

**GK User** Wed Mar 22, 2017 2:44 pm

I have updated the Joomla site and my site will not turn offline. It shows the configuration is unwritable and my site will not turn off. I'm running J 3.6.5 and VirtueMart 3.0.18 and my backed is working and front is showing the homepage, but when I want to turn off the site it will not turn off. I have checked the extensions, but in the Joomla configuration it shows that the configuration is unwritable. Not sure what's going on, so this is the reason why i'm asking which versions work well together, because I have been this problem for some time now. Any insight will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
RJ

**teitbite** Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:47 pm

Hi

This problem is not connected with template at all. It's all just joomla. Please make sure file permissions for configuration.php are set to 644 and if it still will not work You can simply set it to offline there by changing line:

Code: Select all: public $offline = '0';

to

Code: Select all: public $offline = '1';

If file will be 644 than I would ask hosting provider to rise permissions for scripts to interfere with files.

**GK User** Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:39 pm

I'm looking into this now. I will let you know what happens once this has been verified.

Thx,
Rob

**GK User** Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:13 pm

Hello,

Is there anyway I can attach my configuration settings, php settings, folder permissions and system information privately, so you can look at them? I would like to send you a private message with the attachements, so you can review.

Thanks,
Rob

**teitbite** Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:22 pm

HI

I know how this file looks like, but You can send me an access to FTP to my mail [email protected] and an url to Your site so I can make some tests and figure out what is going on.

**GK User** Fri Mar 31, 2017 5:11 pm

Ok will do. Will use the same subject line for the email, so you know it is me that's sending the email. Please let me know when you receive it. I will sending the email from [email protected] just in case the email is sent to your spam folder.

RJ

**GK User** Fri Mar 31, 2017 5:28 pm

Email has been sent.

Thx,
RJ

**GK User** Mon Apr 03, 2017 3:47 pm

URL: www.poshion.com

**teitbite** Mon Apr 03, 2017 5:22 pm

Hi

The FTP access You send wasn't working, but Joomla access did. So I was able to test it and it's not cache related as I suspected, it's either not in connection to our products since it's the same issue with Protostar, which is a default joomla template.

So my next guess was that it has something to do with user groups, but everything looks to be correct in user manager.

Have You made any changes to menu/users/user groups ? Please let me know it may help to figure out waht is wrong.

Anyway it looks like a joomla bug, I've found many report of the same problem from years before: https://www.google.pl/search?q=joomla+n ... +working&* unfortunately the only fixes are involving changes to core joomla files which I think is unnecessary and will only make the bug come back again after an update.

For the fast fix You can edit file /libraries/cms/application.php and change line:

Code: Select all: if ($this->get('offline') && !JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.login.offline'))

to

Code: Select all: if ($this->get('offline'))

**GK User** Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:58 pm

No I haven't made any changes to menu/users/user groups, but I will try the quick fix and see if that fixes the issue. I will keep you posted.

RJ

**teitbite** Thu Apr 06, 2017 1:09 pm

Hi

Please do. It's not perfect since every joomla update will overwrite this file, but since it's a joomla bug an official release with fix will need to be made by joomla developers. I've seen multiple reports of that problem already, but You may want to report it as well so it may be rushed.