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Go to the cPanel or a similar page, provided by your host, check PHP extensions for the version of PHP the website is running and make sure the XML extensions are all enabled. If they are, contact your host and find out if they limit the type of requests the website can post to the internet.
If you would like to have a flexible text environment in Windows environment, download the Wampserver bundle. The Wampserver Forum has the installation instructions and how to make use of virtual host features.
The Joomla updates should be done using the Joomla! Update function from the Joomla menu. Trying just to overwrite the filesystem without running Joomla! Update that runs the update scripts will only lead to problems. If you have not already installed an old version of Akeeba Backup, backup the Joomla 2.5 site and run it up in a virtual host on Wampserver by using Akeeba's Kickstart utility.
Then you can start with PHP 5.6, available as a Wampserver extension, and update to Joomla 3.9. Install PHP 7.4 and check the compatibility of third party extensions, then install PHP 8.0 and do the same. Once the incompatible third party extensions are either updated or uninstalled, continue to Joomla 4 and 5 and the actively supported versions of PHP, like PHP 8.2 and PHP 8.3.
All the links you listed are valid and can be opened, as long as the website is available. CK Editor has gone, but JCE Editor and ARK Editor are popular Joomla editors.I have tried to move to 2.5.28 by switching to 'short term' support and finding updates. This fails:
Update: :Collection: Could not open http://update.joomla.org/core/sts/list_sts.xml
Go to the cPanel or a similar page, provided by your host, check PHP extensions for the version of PHP the website is running and make sure the XML extensions are all enabled. If they are, contact your host and find out if they limit the type of requests the website can post to the internet.
If you would like to have a flexible text environment in Windows environment, download the Wampserver bundle. The Wampserver Forum has the installation instructions and how to make use of virtual host features.
The Joomla updates should be done using the Joomla! Update function from the Joomla menu. Trying just to overwrite the filesystem without running Joomla! Update that runs the update scripts will only lead to problems. If you have not already installed an old version of Akeeba Backup, backup the Joomla 2.5 site and run it up in a virtual host on Wampserver by using Akeeba's Kickstart utility.
Then you can start with PHP 5.6, available as a Wampserver extension, and update to Joomla 3.9. Install PHP 7.4 and check the compatibility of third party extensions, then install PHP 8.0 and do the same. Once the incompatible third party extensions are either updated or uninstalled, continue to Joomla 4 and 5 and the actively supported versions of PHP, like PHP 8.2 and PHP 8.3.
Statistics: Posted by toivo — Sun Dec 22, 2024 5:47 am