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[3.8.9] Class 'JClassLoader' not found on Windows Based Hosting #20875

@PhilETaylor

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@PhilETaylor

Leaving this here to prevent duplicates, will close if not a major issue later in the day, see how many others effected. As discussed with @mbabker already.

MAY be related to auto loader changes in Joomla 3.8.9 on WINDOWS machines.

Steps to reproduce the issue

Upgrade to Joomla 3.8.9

Update failed at
http://justatest/administrator/index.php?option=com_joomlaupdate&task=update.finalise&e63f3ad56a496e6fa0a4db3b96627288=1

Expected result

No errors

Actual result

The update of a clean, out-of-the-box 3.8.8 on localhost (Wampserver 3.1.3, PHP 7.1.4) to 3.8.9 fails with the error Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class 'JClassLoader' not found in C:\www\justatest\libraries\cms.php on line 40

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