[#46541] - [6.0] Prevent error when cache of language file broken
- Fixed in Code Base
- 11 Dec 2025
- Medium
- Build: 6.0-dev
- # 46541
- Diff
- joomdonation:fix_cache_language_file_error
User tests: Successful: Unsuccessful:
Pull Request for Issue #46499.
Summary of Changes
PR #45289 introduced language caching to improve performance. However, it might causes error as described in the plugin #46499 if the cache file is corrupted for some reasons. This PR adds some code to prevent that. In case the included cache file does not return array, the cache file will be deleted so that it will be re-generated.
Testing Instructions
- Uses Joomla 6
- Look at administrator\cache\language folder, find the file administrator-language-en-GB-plg_system_guidedtours.ini.XYX.php, edit it, change the content to just the code below to make it broken:
<?php
defined('_JEXEC') or die;- Access to administrator area of your site. You should see fatal error
Actual result BEFORE applying this Pull Request
You get fatal error
Expected result AFTER applying this Pull Request
No error, even if cacch language file is broken
Link to documentations
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Documentation link for docs.joomla.org:
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No documentation changes for docs.joomla.org needed
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Pull Request link for manual.joomla.org:
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No documentation changes for manual.joomla.org needed
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I have tested this item ✅ successfully on cada051
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Remove admin/cache, language fold+ autoload_psr4.php, copied J601 admin/language and language folder.
Remove admin/cache, language fold+ autoload_psr4.php, copied J601 admin/language and language folder.
@Lacis Please could you expand on your comment to @joomdonation so that we can progress the PR
I wrote how I resolve error, not work front page and admin:
$result = false;
$strings = $this->parse($fileName);
if ($strings !== []) {
$this->strings = array_replace($this->strings, $strings, $this->override);
$result = true;
}
// Record the result of loading the extension's file.
if (!isset($this->paths[$extension])) {
Remove admin/cache including language folder and autoload_psr4.php.
Copied J601 admin/language and language folder joomla ini files. Of course not remove plugins language files.
@Lacis Your response is still not very clear to me. From what I see, you did not make the code change. What actually fixed the issue for you here is you removed administrator/cache folder and the broken cache language file was removed, so the error is gone
This PR solves the root cause of the error. When the cache language file broken, it will be deleted and the system will continue parse and return result of the actual language file, error won't happen anymore
@Bodge-IT This PR can be merged
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| Status | Ready to Commit | ⇒ | Fixed in Code Base |
| Closed_Date | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ⇒ | 2025-12-11 07:24:10 |
| Closed_By | ⇒ | Bodge-IT |
Thanks @joomdonation for the fix and @exlemor, @alikon for testing.
Thanks to all !
excatly
/../What actually fixed the issue for you here is you removed administrator/cache folder and the broken cache language file was removed, so the error is gone/../
Thanks
I have tested this item ✅ successfully on cada051
I have tested this successfully, Thank you @joomdonation!
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