{"id":2477,"date":"2013-03-01T15:49:42","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T20:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/03\/01\/345-common-maintenance-error\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:21:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:21:06","slug":"common-maintenance-error-opencart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/opencart\/common-maintenance-error-opencart\/","title":{"rendered":"“Error: Could not load language common\/maintenance!” in OpenCart 1.5"},"content":{"rendered":"

When working with OpenCart, or any program, there is always the possibility for errors to occur. This article describes a particular error in OpenCart that occurs when placing the OpenCart site into maintenance mode<\/a> due to a missing maintenance.php<\/em> file. This results in a blank screen with “Error: Could not load language common\/maintenance!<\/em>” at the top, provided you have the display error message feature enabled<\/a>. Follow the instructions below as we guide you on how to fix this error in your OpenCart 1.5 store.<\/p>\n

Could not load language common\/maintenance! Error<\/h2>\n
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  1. Log into your cPanel<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. From the main cPanel area, look for and open the File Manager<\/strong> tool<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Navigate to your OpenCart program’s root folder. For most, this will be the public_html<\/em> folder. If you are using a subfolder (example.com\/shop<\/em>) you would need to enter that folder (public_html\/shop<\/em>).<\/li>\n
  4. Now that you are in the root folder, we must navigate to the folder where the missing file needs to be included. This is under the catalog\/language\/english\/common<\/strong> folder. Note: if you are using a language other than english, then be sure to use the apporpriately named folder for that language.<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Once inside the folder, you should notice there is no maintenance.php<\/strong> file. We will need to create one. Click on the New File<\/strong> button from the toolbar at the top of the screen.<\/li>\n
  6. Name the new file maintenance.php<\/strong> and click on the Create New File<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n
  7. The screen will refresh and you will see the file in the folder. Highlight the file and open it for editing<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  8. Now that you are in the file editor, copy and paste the following code in it to create a default maintenance page.
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    <?php
    \/\/ Heading
    $_[‘heading_title’]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = ‘Maintenance’; \/\/ Text
    $_[‘text_maintenance’] = ‘Maintenance’;
    $_[‘text_message’]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = ‘<h1 style=”text-align:center;”>
    We are currently performing some scheduled maintenance. <br\/>
    We will be back as soon as possible. Please check back soon.<\/h1>’;
    ?><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  9. Click the Save Changes<\/strong> button in the upper right to save the new file content. Now, your maintenance mode should display properly instead of getting the “Error: Could not load language common\/maintenance!” message.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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