Problem when updating to version 5.2.2.

Hi there,

Usually, this is due to a rogue plugin – If you disable everything except WooCommerce, then update, do you still see the issue?

Best,

Ross

Hi,

The problem was coming from the fact that the updating of the WooCommerce plugin made a modification in my .htaccess file and this created an internal server error.

I detail here the lines of code of the .htaccess files that have been modified by the updating of the plugin:

THIS IS THE .HTACCESS FILE BEFORE THE UPDATE OF THE WOOCOMMERCE PLUGIN TO VERSION 5.2.2:

# BEGIN WordPress
# The directives (lines) between "BEGIN WordPress" and "END WordPress" are
# dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
# Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

THIS IS THE .HTACCESS FILE AFTER THE UPDATE OF THE WOOCOMMERCE PLUGIN TO VERSION 5.2.2:

# BEGIN WordPress
# The directives (lines) between "BEGIN WordPress" and "END WordPress" are
# dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
# Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
RewriteBase /en/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /en/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

You can see that it added “/en” at some places.
How is that possible?
When I copy the old .htaccess code on my live website, the internal server error disappears.

You should really try to understand how this could happen to prevent it from happening in future versions of WooCommerce.

Thank you very much in advance for your answer.

Hi again,

I see that this issue is known : https://wpml.org/errata/htaccess-is-rewritten-with-language-folder/

It is not due to WPML but it is due to your plugin.
The webpage that I sent you says: “The problem actually comes from certain third-party plugins calling flush_rewrite_rules(true) function too often.”
and: “The proper fix is for the third-party plugin to flush the rewrite rules only once.”

Please take the necessary actions in your plugin to avoid this issue from happening in the future.

Kind regards

Hey again!

It sounds like the wpml team is aware of the issue, and is looking to get updates out that will solve this.