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Hello,
I have a problem and I’m not sure when and how it started.
I’m on the most recent build.

Errors:

- When trying to get to the extensions manager:
Fatal error: Cannot redeclare viewpreview::$settings in /home/XYZXYZ/xx/xxxx/extensions/ext.viewpreview.php on line 27

- When trying to use ‘Edit’ in the CP: Fatal error: Cannot redeclare viewpreview::$settings in /home/xyzxyz/xx/xxxxC/extensions/ext.viewpreview.php on line 27

- When trying to use the tab ‘Publish’:
MySQL ERROR:

Error Number: 1146

Description: Table ‘tablename.exp_lj_crosspost_fields’ doesn’t exist

Query: SELECT field_id, lj_field, field_name FROM exp_lj_crosspost_fields WHERE field_id = 5

Seems all the errors point to a problem with extensions? I’ve already tried a restore of the database and checking the file permissions. I also uploaded a fresh copy of the system/extensions file.
Any suggestions?

I’ve been away from EE for a while, so apologies if this is something extremely simple; I’ve forgotten quite a bit of things…

Hi Lanitha,

It does sound like an extensions issue.  See this wiki entry on how to disable extensions without control panel access.

Does that help?

Thanks for the response Brandon. That does help for the ‘Edit’ and ‘Publish’ problems, but it still throws me that fatal error when I try to use the extension manager..?

The extension in question is LiveJournal. Is that the only one you’re using on the site?

Hey Sue,
The extensions that are used there are as follows:
cp_jquery
live_link
lj_crosspost_form
tag_submit
viewpreview

Do I delete the LiveJournal and ViewPreview one via FTP to see if that changes anything or is that a stupid idea?

There are a few ways you could handle this. One way is to truncate the extensions table, remove the offending extensions, and then re-do the ones you have left.

How comfortable are you with doing MySQL queries?

Thank you Sue, that solved the problem for me. 😊

Glad that things are working again. Don’t hesitate to post again as needed.