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16
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2012

Joomla - Error building Admin Menus

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Joomla - Error building Admin Menus

Since the release of Joomla 1.6 I have run into a problem on several occassions and recently a user of CeltaWeb Traffic had the same problem so I thought I would share my solution. If you have ever recieved the message below read on to find out why it happens and how to fix it.

Another menu item with the same parent has this alias. Error building Admin Menus

I saw this problem mainly with Joomla 1.6 sites upgraded with JUPgrade etc but I have also come across it more recently. This message normally happens if an installation fails and a proper cleanup doesn't occur which leave menu entries behind in the jos_menu table.

Note: jos should be replaced with your Joomla installations table prefix.

The best way to fix this is to uninstall the component, then open up phpMyAdmin and delete the orphaned menu items related to the component from the #_menu table. I have also had success with deleting the menu items and then installing again without uninstalling first! it's your choice.

So to get started open up phpMyAdmin and click the SQL tab at the top of the phpMyAdmin window and then paste in the code below remembering to replace jos with your table prefix and then click Go

delete FROM `jos_menu` where title like "COM_CELTAWEBTRAFFIC%"
Note: COM_CELTAWEBTRAFFIC should be replaced with the name of the component you wish to remove.

phpMyAdmin


After you receive the 1 row deleted message reinstall the component and should now see it listed in the admin menu.

Ok Message

Author; Steven Palmer Categories: CoalaWeb News

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Steven Palmer

Steven Palmer

Hi! I'm Steve the founder and head developer of CoalaWeb design studios. I'm an avid supporter of open source projects and the GPL license.

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Comments (2)

  • Asad

    Asad

    01 February 2013 at 15:50 |
    Well, error after error I've also solved the admin error after putting energy and time in the table prefix. Thank you for sharing your solution by the way. It was a frustrating ''operation'' but finally found my way !
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    • Steven Palmer Admin

      Steven Palmer Admin

      01 February 2013 at 15:58 |
      I'm glad you fixed it in the end, patience and persistence help a lot.
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