Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Joomla Error 500 Workround/Fix for 3.7.5 to 3.8.0 Update



Today I updated Joomla to version 3.8.1 from from the 3.7.5 version. Update method I used was, downloading the upgrade zip and extract. 

Result I got was a blank administration page (in blue) and blank web page. 

However I was able to get the site up with following steps:

Note: Make sure to take web root and SQL backup before proceeding. 

Step 1: Apply the 3.8.1 upgrade by unzipping the upgrade zip to web root. (You will see blank pages and blue admin page)