#1001 J2Store update error

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J2Commerce

Version
J2Store/J2Commerce v4

Latest post by Olivier on Wednesday, 02 September 2026 20:41 UTC

Ton van der Helm

Hello,

It's hard to update the J2Store extension,
I got this message while trying to update to J2Store 4-4.1.7:

++++++++++++++ Installation postponed:
You need to perform a simple cleanup before you can resume the installation of J2Commerce.

The following FOF library folder(s) were found on the server: /libraries/fof30, /libraries/fof40.
Multiple FOF installations can cause conflicts and unused or unsupported code can jeopardize the site.
Please uninstall the libraries from System -> Manage -> Extensions -> filter by the library type.
Make sure you keep the FOF library packaged with J2Commerce. It has a version number similar to revAC1796x and is located in /libraries/f0f.
If some or all listed FOF libraries are missing from the Joomla console, they are still present on the server, just not visible.
In that case, you have to delete the folder(s) manually from the server.

Once the libraries are deleted, you can restart the installation. Extensie Update: Installatieroutine mislukt. ++++++++++++++ I've deleted two FOF libraries but the ones from Akeeba says this: see attachment   What should I do? Greetings, Ton    

Olivier

Hello Ton,

despite the fact that the author is Nicholas from Akeeba, the library is not used by Akeeba products.

It is safe to remove the version from 2016 (which you can see is 10 years old).

Before you do that, though, I would suggest you unpublish the Administrator Module of type 'J2Store Administrator Menu'. You can re-publish it after you update J2Store.

Olivier.

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Ton van der Helm

I just did the steps you adviced but now I can't do anything in the backend.

Error:

Er heeft zich een fout voorgedaan.

0 Class "J2Store" not found

 I've been busy for an hour now and luckily I could restore the site from a backup.

 

Olivier

All right Ton,

access your database and run the following queries:

(replace 'tada' with the database prefix of your site)

Unpublish all J2Store modules:

UPDATE `tada_modules`
SET `published` = 0
WHERE `module` LIKE 'mod_j2store%';

Disable all J2Store plugins:

UPDATE `tada_extensions`
SET `enabled` = 0
WHERE `type` = 'plugin'
AND (
`folder` = 'j2store'
OR `element` LIKE '%j2store%'
);

That will give you the hands on the site again.

Then update j2store.

Olivier.

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Ton van der Helm

I already have put back an Akeeba backup.

What to do now? Which steps should I take?

Olivier

OK, the cleanest way is to do it from the Joomla administrator console so that extensions are removed properly from the database.

Run the queries I gave you previously and try uninstalling the 2016 version of FOF again.

Then update j2store.

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Ton van der Helm

You say I have to do it from the Joomla Administrator and then you say I have to run the queries. You mean in the database?
I'm really confused by your explanation.

Olivier

All right Ton.

  1. run the database queries.
  2. go to the Joomla administrator console and uninstall the version of fof dated from 2016.
  3. update j2store.

Olivier.

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