Missing file errors during install?

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Culito
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Missing file errors during install?

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What version of phpBB are you using? phpBB 3.2.1
What is your board's URL? http://drunkagain.com/sewr/forum
Who do you host your board with? GoDaddy
How did you install your board? I used the download package from phpBB.com
What is the most recent action performed on your board? Update from a previous version of phpBB
Is registration required to reproduce this issue? No
Do you have any MODs installed? No
Do you have any extensions installed? No
What version of phpBB3 did you update from? unsure (last install in 2013)
What styles do you currently have installed? default
What language(s) is your board currently using? american english
Which database type/version are you using? MySQL
What is your level of experience? Novice
What actions did you take (updating your board; installing a MOD, style or extension; etc.) prior to this problem becoming noticeable? Board broke somehow, possible hack or other error / crash. Last install was in 2013, so not sure what version I was using (I was pretty hands-off, just let it run.)
Here's what I've done so far:
-Tried updating to newest version (3.2.1) using the guide on this site.
-Hosting company had to update SQL to 5.4
-backed up old database, restored database to a fresh 5.4 version
-created new config.php using guide on this site (unsure if done correctly)
-checked file permissions using guide on this site (unsure if done correctly)

Does not get past error (see below) when trying to update / install.

Thanks all!

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Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'InvalidArgumentException' with message 'The file "installer/config.yml" does not exist (in: ).' in /home/content/26/3795826/html/sewr/forum/vendor/symfony/config/FileLocator.php:69 Stack trace: #0 /home/content/26/3795826/html/sewr/forum/vendor/symfony/dependency-injection/Loader/YamlFileLoader.php(42):Symfony\Component\Config\FileLocator->locate('installer/confi...') #1 /home/content/26/3795826/html/sewr/forum/phpbb/di/container_builder.php(185): Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\YamlFileLoader->load('installer/confi...') #2 /home/content/26/3795826/html/sewr/forum/install/startup.php(143): phpbb\di\container_builder->get_container() #3 /home/content/26/3795826/html/sewr/forum/install/app.php(30): require('/home/content/2...') #4 {main} thrown in /home/content/26/3795826/html/sewr/forum/vendor/symfony/config/FileLocator.php on line 69
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Re: Missing file errors during install?

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As the message says, config/installer/config.yml is missing. Upload it from the download on your local computer.
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Re: Missing file errors during install?

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stevemaury wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2017 3:04 am As the message says, config/installer/config.yml is missing. Upload it from the download on your local computer.
Thanks...
I guess I'm not sure where to look in the 3.2.1 Zip package I downloaded. There is no vendor/symphony/config/installer in the local folder...would it have been missing from the package...?
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Re: Missing file errors during install?

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You should have a folder called config in the root of your board and that is where you should be looking. Just re-upload this folder, but do not confuse it with the file config.php
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Re: Missing file errors during install?

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Hmm, there is a config folder under /phpbb. The only main directories in the root folder are:

adm
assets
bin
cache
docs
download
ext
includes
install
language
phpbb
styles
vendor


There is a config folder under phpbb, which I re-uploaded, with no change.
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Re: Missing file errors during install?

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You are missing several folders in the root of your board

config
files
images
store


You need to upload them from the original download.
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Re: Missing file errors during install?

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Got it. I guess I deleted that folder from the original download.

I can get to the installer now, but if I click a tab (update or convert) I get a No input file specified error.

And, if I navigate to the forum, I get a Table 'sewrbase2.phpbb_users' doesn't exist [1146] error, which, in fact, is why I figured I should upgrade the whole shebang in the first place. Checking the database, the phpbb_users table isn't there. Of course I don't have a database backup.

So...unsure where to go from here.

Thanks!
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Re: Missing file errors during install?

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Update: it appears that several other tables are missing, so starting from scratch and yes, valuable lesson learned about backups.

Thanks all.
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