Grav: Error while trying to download (code: ): https://getgrav.org/downloads/grav.json?v=1.5.5&stable=1

[MattAppleton]

I have a site stuck on Grav 1.5.5
It wont recognise any update options within the admin plugin.

if I ssh in remotely I cannot run

bin/gpm selfupgrade -f

I get

In Response.php line 314:

Error while trying to download (code: ): https://getgrav.org/downloads/grav.json?v=1.5.5&stable=1

if I then run

bin/gpm index -f

it says

GPM Releases Configuration: Stable
No data was found in the GPM repository stored locally.

Any idea what is going on?

If I log in to the remote site via Admin panel, the admin seems very slow which I have also experienced on other sites on the same server.

(could this be something to do with Serverpilot hosting / php versions)

[ricardo118]

if i were you id locally test the site with one of grav's latest RC versions then just replace the live one entirely via zip

[rhukster]

Really sounds like you have a server issue. The site is accessible, and others are having no problem reaching it.

When dealing with a truculent server it's best to try some direct curl/wget calls on the server, and perhaps a simple PHP script run from the command line to determine what's going on.

I don't think updating Grav will solve anything as it's clearly a server issue, but if you did want to reinstall, you can simply download/install a new Grav instance, and copy over your user/ folder, then update the plugins.

[MattAppleton]

Thanks guys for the suggestions... in the end I just replaced the site with a fresh install via remote zip install of Grav — could have been the server. Equally the upload speeds on my home-working Covid broadband a re shocking so might be connectivity...

[jorgemfm]

I'm having the same problem.

I've tested by command line with curl and wget and its works with curl but wget I have to force ipv4

Forcing IPV4

wget -4  https://getgrav.org/notifications.json?1588099385
--2020-04-28 20:17:59--  https://getgrav.org/notifications.json?1588099385
Resolving getgrav.org (getgrav.org)... 45.79.6.45
Connecting to getgrav.org (getgrav.org)|45.79.6.45|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/json]
Saving to: ‘notifications.json?1588099385’

Without forcing IPV4

wget https://getgrav.org/notifications.json?1588099385
--2020-04-28 20:18:07--  https://getgrav.org/notifications.json?1588099385
Resolving getgrav.org (getgrav.org)... 2600:3c00::f03c:91ff:fe61:8b0e, 45.79.6.45
Connecting to getgrav.org (getgrav.org)|2600:3c00::f03c:91ff:fe61:8b0e|:443...

I don't know what GRAV uses to make the request. Could if be related?

[jorgemfm]

Sorry, the issued got closed while I was writing.
Still gone leave what I found.

I Went to Configuration > Advanced and changed the Remote Fetch Method from Auto to cURL and it started working, than I tried fopen and was still working, then changed back to Auto and kept on working.

Don't know what happened, but something must have changed on the configuration file that maybe had a "unkown" value?

I have a few Grav installations and they all had the same problem.

Anyway, problem solved.

EDIT: Although the site worked OK with Auto and fopen I could only update when it was configured to use cURL

[MattAppleton]

OMG this is a life saver! thanks!

The whole admin started behaving much better after toggling Remote fetch method

Now the question is — WHY?!

[MattAppleton]

tested on two different sites now, this procedure seems to work well so far.

[jorgemfm]

If I have to guess (and I might be completely wrong), I think that maybe some problem with PHP fopen?

I've noticed this problem only today, and I think I used grav last week.
I did a server update last Thursday where PHP was updated

[MattAppleton]

the two sites where I see the issue were running php 7.2 on the same Serverpilot / Linode setup. AFAIK no updates there for a while...

[jorgemfm]

My PHP is 7.2.30

[MattAppleton]

So this issue seems to be solved, still a mystery as to _why_ it is happening though :) Closing...