Pain point · Setup & onboarding · Blocks work
Updater fails when PHP iconv is disabled
Part of the theme “Upgrades fail on varied server configurations” · 2 reports · see them all
1 source thread · first seen 2026-10
Summary
The Nextcloud 35.0.1 update cannot proceed with the PHP iconv module disabled; the updater reports that a dependency requires the extension.
- Affects
- Administrators with PHP iconv disabled
- Workaround
- Enabled the PHP iconv module to proceed with `updater.phar`.
Evidence
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“The update the Nextcloud 35.0.1 on my server failed, since I had the PHP iconv module disabled”