Joomla Update Component Missing from Admin Menu


## Change to your database tables' prefix (inft_ , b18_ , oget_, zzz_, etc)

1: Find you Database Tables Prefix

  1. In Joomla Administratior System --> Global Configuration --> Server --> Database Tables Prefix
  2. If you use Admin Tools click on icon "Database table prefix editor" for your prefix.


2: Go to your Websit Hosting

  1. Got to Hosting Control Panel look for Database
  2. Click on your database sql type (MySQL or MSSQL)
  3. BACKUP DATABASE BEFORE PERFORM ANY UPDATE!


3: Open database with phpMyadmin

  1. Run SQL query


4: Open your database And run this SQL statement:

  1. ## Change to your database tables' prefix


UPDATE ##_menu SET component_id = (SELECT extension_id FROM ##_extensions WHERE
name = "com_joomlaupdate") WHERE title = "com_joomlaupdate"

5: It should update 1 row. If it show 0 row updated, it means missing the entry in the database #__menu.

  1. You should be abe to see Joomla Update in Joomla Admin Menu under Components.


5: If it is missing Run SQL query below

INSERT INTO `##_menumenu` (`id`, `menutype`, `title`, `alias`, `note`, `path`, `link`, `type`, `published`, `parent_id`, `level`, `component_id`, `ordering`, `checked_out`, `checked_out_time`, `browserNav`, `access`, `img`, `template_style_id`, `params`, `lft`, `rgt`, `home`, `language`, `client_id`) , VALUES (22, 'menu', 'com_joomlaupdate', 'Joomla! Update', '', 'Joomla! Update', 'index.php?option=com_joomlaupdate', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 28, 0, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:joomlaupdate', 0, '', 41, 42, 0, '*', 1);