Hello,
I am trying to upgrade to latest version and I get this problem
An AJAX HTTP error occurred. HTTP Result Code: 500 Debugging information follows. Path: /batch?id=195&op=do_nojs&op=do StatusText: error ResponseText:
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Hi @dyrer, I've just updated one of my sites from Backdrop 1.29.0 to version 1.29.1, using the built-in update functionality at the page
admin/config/system/updates. I was able to update without problems. Can you provide more details about your case?Hello,
I am trying to update using built-in update, same method as previous updates.
Thanks, I see! So you're trying the same method as I did. At the moment, I don't have ideas why it should fail on your site. Maybe have a look at the database log (
admin/reports/dblog)?