Symptoms

A task to install or update Joomla to version 3.4.6 or 3.4.8 fails with:

Script execution failed: executing '/usr/bin/php -d open_basedir= -q configure' for APS application instance with id 42129 returned value '255' with output '' and errors 'PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined method DirectoryIterator::getExtension() in /var/www/vhosts/9/102265/webspace/siteapps/joomla-42129/htdocs/libraries/cms/installer/installer.php on line 2254

Cause

PHP executable of the default PHP version (5.3) is used for configuration script, despite Alt-PHP is activated on a webspace

The issue is recognized as APS-31434.

Resolution

The permanent fix is included into Odin Service Automation 6.0 Update 7. Install the available OA updates to have the issue fixed.

In order to apply a workaround to complete the tasks immediately, follow the steps below:

  1. Import the new Joomla APS into OA.

  2. Go to OA Management Node and copy the package into some directory:

    # mkdir joomla
# cp /usr/local/pem/APS/packages/joomla-3.4.8-89.app.zip joomla/

  3. Unzip the package:

    # cd joomla/
# unzip joomla-3.4.8-89.app.zip

  4. Edit the file:

    # vim htdocs/libraries/cms/installer/installer.php

    Find the line:

    if (!$file->isFile() || $file->getExtension() != 'php')

    Replace it with:

    $ptmp = pathinfo($fileName);
if (!$file->isFile() || $ptmp['extension'] != 'php')

  5. Pack the package back:

    # zip -r joomla-3.4.8-89.app.zip *

  6. Put the package to the OA APS repository:

    # mv joomla-3.4.8-89.app.zip /usr/local/pem/APS/packages/

    Note: it should replace the original version.

  7. Make sure that the old package is not located on any Web Server at /usr/local/pem/APS/packages.
  8. Re-run the task(s).

The above steps will work fine as well for each new Joomla version.

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