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Asked by Lowell Yates 9 months ago Last activity 9 months ago

I created a database, subdomain and set the subdomain to point at the Newsburg webspace directory. I have performed this on many other subdomains so I am confident this part is correct.

I unzip the "Quickstart Pack Joomla 4" with no problems. This is the error I am getting when I type subdomain.domain_name.org to run the Joomla installation.

! An error has occured while processing your request
(0) Joomla\Filesystem\File::write(): Argument #2 ($buffer) could not be passed by reference

What is going on? Thanks.

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Rashida Rahman Staff
9 months ago

Hi there!

Sorry for your experience. This usually appears when:

  • The server is running an outdated PHP version; especially PHP 8.2+, which causes incompatibility with older Joomla quickstart packages.

  • File/Folder permissions are incorrect and Joomla cannot write files.

  • The extracted Quickstart package is not compatible with your hosting environment (PHP settings, file ownership, missing extensions, etc).

Recommended Fixes

  1. Check Your PHP Version

For Joomla 4 Quickstart, the ideal version is:

Recommended: PHP 8.0 – 8.1, Supported: 7.4 – 8.1, Avoid: 8.2+

If your server is using PHP 8.2 or 8.3, downgrade to PHP 8.1 and test again.

  1. Check File Permissions

Set proper permissions:

Folders: 755,
Files: 644

You may also need to enable read/write permission for the installation directory.

  1. Upload the package using a proper file manager

Sometimes extracting via cPanel or FTP corrupts files.

Try:

  • Upload the ZIP

  • Extract using Hosting File Manager

  • Ensure no subfolder duplication like /public_html/subdomain/newsburg/quickstart/...

Your domain must point directly to the directory where the installer files exist.

Best regards,

Lowell Yates Asked this
9 months ago

Changed PHP version to 8.1 and it is working great. Thanks!

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Rashida Rahman Staff
9 months ago

Hi,

Glad that it helped and you are always welcome:)

Have a nice day!

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