Error Fix. The table_prefixconfig table is empty or does not exist. Pligg Problem - Solution

Just went for an upgrade from 9.9.5 to 1.0.0 on a pligg.  I always cross my fingers for a smooth upgrade as I dread doing them.   Lots of things can go wrong.   Aspects of one version may not be compatible with the new version.

Upgrading a pligg or any other website script can get messy but there’s always a way out as fustrating as it can be.  When I look at it from the bright side, its just another opportunity to publish a how-to-fix-it post as a web tutorial and helper for webmasters that may eventually run into the same problem.

Luckily I’ve only come across one issue that stood in the way of the site coming up,

“Error. The table_prefixconfig table is empty or does not exist”.

Did you get a “pligg_config table is empty or does not exist” error as well?  How to fix it…

I got a clue from tiger2f at a pligg forum thread that identified two files that were overwritten.  It was the ”dbconnect.php” and “settings.php” files that caused the warning error.  He made edits to the files, but I, as an alternative re-uploaded them from my original backups.  After re-uploading them to the server the upgrade was a success.

As a last effort, I had to perform a minor template tweak for a sidebar module I had from a previous pligg customization.  That’s it.  Subscribe here for more of the same in future updates.

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