Convert from V3/4 to V5

Resolve a 500 server error when accessing the ChronoForms form manager after a Joomla update.

Overview

The error occurs because a recent Joomla update broke compatibility with the older CF v3/4 component.
Refer to the provided FAQ to fix the compatibility issue. To move forms to CF v5, you must rebuild them manually, as there is no automatic upgrade path.

Answered
Sj Sjarel77 14 Jan, 2016
Good morning

On my Joomla website, I had Chronoforms V3 installed, which was always working.
Now with the necessary updates, in the back-end it's not possible anymore to edit the forms.
When I want to go to the form-manager, I get a "500 server error". and that's it.


So I thought with the installation of V5 it would solve the problem
But no, it's a totally new component.
Eventhough it's validated, I can't see my forms anymore.

Is it possible to transfer my old forms to V5? like with phpmyadmin?
Are there some tricky steps?

Greetings
Seppe
Gr GreyHead 14 Jan, 2016
Answer
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Hi Seppe,

Please see this FAQ - that may explain the problem if you have upgraded Joomla! recently.

There is no automatic upgrade from CFv4 to CFv5 - you can import the Form HTML with the Restore but the best solution is to re-build your forms. Both CFv4 and CFv5 run on Joomla! 3.4 so you can keep the CFv4 forms until you need to change them.

Bob
Sj Sjarel77 15 Jan, 2016
The FAQ did the job.
very nice!

thank you
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