I have the most recent version of Piwik installed (1.1.1) and everything works fine except that using the visitor generator to generate visitors does not work. I noticed this was an issue in posts dated 9 months ago. Has it since been fixed?
Thank you.
this is probably: Visitor Generator should update website ts_created field with earliest date · Issue #1373 · matomo-org/matomo · GitHub
Okay I’m a little new here… does that mean I should repeat the topic in that forum? I clicked the link and it looks like it’s only for developers.
Thank you.
that means it’s a known bug and it will be fixed some time in the future. you can work around it by changing the value of ts_created in the database, or wait until the bug is fixed
Okay I’m almost there. When you say …“changing the value of ts_created in the database” which database where? I read the Ticket #1373 which cryptically says: …“ts_created cant be updated via API (not logical) so you can do it manually, or refactor in Core the following code from Integration->createWebsite”
so I’m lost and don’t know what file located where?
thank you.
in your mysql database, use phpmyadmin to access the piwik_Site table and modify the field
Well I edited the ts_created date to 1 day earlier than the earliest record and receive a bunch of errors when I run the generate visitor plugin. In fact, these are the same errors I received when I ran it for the first time even before I modified the date.
The errors are too many to post here.
I think I’ll just forget about this plugin for now.
It’s getting more difficult that it is worth, quiet frankly. But thank you for your help nevertheless.
I keep my eyes open for a new or modified plugin.
Thanks.
What errors do you get? there shouldn’t be any error, please post a few here (no need to post all) as this is not expected and works in our tests
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Warning: uasort() [function.uasort]: The argument should be an array in /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php on line 147
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#0 Piwik_ErrorHandler(2, uasort() [function.uasort]: The argument should be an array, /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php, 147, Array ([this] => Piwik_Menu_Admin Object ([] => ,[] => Array ([0] => Array ([0] => CorePluginsAdmin_MenuPlugins,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CorePluginsAdmin,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 7),[1] => Array ([0] => CoreAdminHome_MenuGeneralSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CoreAdminHome,[action] => generalSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 6),[2] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUsers,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 3),[3] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUserSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => userSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 1),[4] => Array ([0] => SitesManager_MenuSites,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => SitesManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 5),[5] => Array ([0] => VisitorGenerator_VisitorGenerator,[1] => ,[2] => Array …#1 uasort(, Array ([0] => Piwik_Menu_Admin Object ([] => ,[] => Array ([0] => Array ([0] => CorePluginsAdmin_MenuPlugins,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CorePluginsAdmin,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 7),[1] => Array ([0] => CoreAdminHome_MenuGeneralSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CoreAdminHome,[action] => generalSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 6),[2] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUsers,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 3),[3] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUserSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => userSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 1),[4] => Array ([0] => SitesManager_MenuSites,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => SitesManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 5),[5] => Array ([0] => VisitorGenerator_VisitorGenerator,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => VisitorGenerator,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 10)),[] => Array (),[] => Array ()),[1] => menuCompare)) called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core…#2 Piwik_Menu_Abstract->applyOrdering() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php:38]#3 Piwik_Menu_Abstract->get() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php:41]#4 Piwik_Menu_Admin->get() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php:68]#5 Piwik_GetAdminMenu() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/plugins/VisitorGenerator/Controller.php:118]#6 Piwik_VisitorGenerator_Controller->generate() called at [(null):0]#7 call_user_func_array(Array ([0] => Piwik_VisitorGenerator_Controller Object ([] => VisitorGenerator,[] => 2011-01-06,[] => Piwik_Date Object ([] => 1294342429,[] => UTC),[] => 1,[] => Piwik_Site Object ([] => 1)),[1] => generate), Array ()) called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/FrontController.php:125]#8 Piwik_FrontController->dispatch() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/index.php:60]
There is an error. Please report the message and full backtrace in the Piwik forums.
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php on line 148
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#0 Piwik_ErrorHandler(2, Invalid argument supplied for foreach(), /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php, 148, Array ([this] => Piwik_Menu_Admin Object ([] => ,[] => Array ([0] => Array ([0] => CorePluginsAdmin_MenuPlugins,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CorePluginsAdmin,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 7),[1] => Array ([0] => CoreAdminHome_MenuGeneralSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CoreAdminHome,[action] => generalSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 6),[2] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUsers,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 3),[3] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUserSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => userSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 1),[4] => Array ([0] => SitesManager_MenuSites,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => SitesManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 5),[5] => Array ([0] => VisitorGenerator_VisitorGenerator,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => VisitorGenerator,[action] => index),[…#1 Piwik_Menu_Abstract->applyOrdering() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php:38]#2 Piwik_Menu_Abstract->get() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php:41]#3 Piwik_Menu_Admin->get() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php:68]#4 Piwik_GetAdminMenu() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/plugins/VisitorGenerator/Controller.php:118]#5 Piwik_VisitorGenerator_Controller->generate() called at [(null):0]#6 call_user_func_array(Array ([0] => Piwik_VisitorGenerator_Controller Object ([] => VisitorGenerator,[] => 2011-01-06,[] => Piwik_Date Object ([] => 1294342429,[] => UTC),[] => 1,[] => Piwik_Site Object ([] => 1)),[1] => generate), Array ()) called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/FrontController.php:125]#7 Piwik_FrontController->dispatch() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/index.php:60]
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Warning: uasort() [function.uasort]: The argument should be an array in /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php on line 147
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#0 Piwik_ErrorHandler(2, uasort() [function.uasort]: The argument should be an array, /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php, 147, Array ([this] => Piwik_Menu_Admin Object ([] => ,[] => Array ([0] => Array ([0] => CorePluginsAdmin_MenuPlugins,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CorePluginsAdmin,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 7),[1] => Array ([0] => CoreAdminHome_MenuGeneralSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CoreAdminHome,[action] => generalSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 6),[2] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUsers,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 3),[3] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUserSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => userSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 1),[4] => Array ([0] => SitesManager_MenuSites,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => SitesManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 5),[5] => Array ([0] => VisitorGenerator_VisitorGenerator,[1] => ,[2] => Array …#1 uasort(, Array ([0] => Piwik_Menu_Admin Object ([] => ,[] => Array ([0] => Array ([0] => CorePluginsAdmin_MenuPlugins,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CorePluginsAdmin,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 7),[1] => Array ([0] => CoreAdminHome_MenuGeneralSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CoreAdminHome,[action] => generalSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 6),[2] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUsers,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 3),[3] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUserSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => userSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 1),[4] => Array ([0] => SitesManager_MenuSites,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => SitesManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 5),[5] => Array ([0] => VisitorGenerator_VisitorGenerator,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => VisitorGenerator,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 10),[6] => Array ([0] => CorePluginsAdmin_MenuPlugins,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CorePluginsAdm…#2 Piwik_Menu_Abstract->applyOrdering() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php:38]#3 Piwik_Menu_Abstract->get() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php:41]#4 Piwik_Menu_Admin->get() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php:68]#5 Piwik_GetAdminMenu() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php:51]#6 Piwik_GetCurrentAdminMenuName() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Controller.php:344]#7 Piwik_Controller->setBasicVariablesView(Piwik_View Object ([] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/plugins/VisitorGenerator/templates/generate.tpl,[] => Piwik_Smarty Object ([template_dir] => Array ([0] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/plugins,[1] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/themes/default,[2] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/themes),[compile_dir] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/tmp/templates_c,[config_dir] => configs,[plugins_dir] => Array ([0] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/SmartyPlugins,[1] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/libs/Smarty/plugins),[debugging] => ,[error_reporting] => 6143,[debug_tpl] => ,[debugging_ctrl] => NONE,[compile_check] => 1,[force_compile] => ,[caching] => 0,[cache_dir] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/tmp/cache,[cache_lifetime] => 3600,[cache_modified_check] => ,[php_handling] => 0,[security] => ,[secure_dir] => Array (),[security_settings] => Array ([PHP_HANDLING] => ,[IF_FUNCS] => Array ([0] => array,[1] => list,[2] => isset,[3] => empty,[4] => …FrançaisAbout Piwik translationsአማርኛالعربيةБеларускаяБългарскиCatalàČeskyDanskDeutschΕλληνικάEnglishEspañolEesti keelEuskaraSuomiFrançaisGalegoעבריתMagyarBahasa IndonesiaItaliano日本語한국어LietuviųNorsk (bokmål)NederlandsNynorskPolskiPortuguês brasileiroPortuguêsRomânăРусскийSlovenskyShqipSrpskiSvenskaతెలుగుภาษาไทยTürkçeУкраїнська简体中文台灣語,[_order] => 30,[_hasSubmenu] => ))),[_smarty_vars] => ,[_sections] => Array (),[_foreach] => Array (),[_tag_stack] => Array (),[_conf_obj] => ,[_config] => Array ([0] => Array ([vars] => Array (),[files] => Array ())),[_smarty_md5] => f8d698aea36fcbead2b9d5359ffca76f,[_version] => 2.6.26,[_inclusion_depth] => 0,[_compile_id] => ,[_smarty_debug_id] => SMARTY_DEBUG,[_smarty_debug_info] => Array (),[_cache_info] => Array (),[_file_perms] => 420,[_dir_perms] => 505,[_reg_objects] => Array (),[_plugins] => Array ([modifier] => Array (),[function] => Array (),[block] => Array (),[compiler] => Array (),[prefilter] => Array (),[postfilter] => Array (),[outputfilter] => Array ([cachebuster] => Array ([0] => smarty_outputfilter_cachebuster,[1] => ,[2] => ,[3] => 1,[4] => 1),[trimwhitespace] => Array ([0] => smarty_outputfilter_trimwhitespace,[1] => ,[2] => ,[3] => 1,[4] => 1)),[resource] => Array (),[insert] => Array ()),[_cache_serials] => Array (),[_cache_include] => ,[_cache_including…#8 Piwik_VisitorGenerator_Controller->generate() called at [(null):0]#9 call_user_func_array(Array ([0] => Piwik_VisitorGenerator_Controller Object ([] => VisitorGenerator,[] => 2011-01-06,[] => Piwik_Date Object ([] => 1294342429,[] => UTC),[] => 1,[] => Piwik_Site Object ([] => 1)),[1] => generate), Array ()) called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/FrontController.php:125]#10 Piwik_FrontController->dispatch() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/index.php:60]
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Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php on line 148
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#0 Piwik_ErrorHandler(2, Invalid argument supplied for foreach(), /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php, 148, Array ([this] => Piwik_Menu_Admin Object ([] => ,[] => Array ([0] => Array ([0] => CorePluginsAdmin_MenuPlugins,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CorePluginsAdmin,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 7),[1] => Array ([0] => CoreAdminHome_MenuGeneralSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => CoreAdminHome,[action] => generalSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 6),[2] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUsers,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 3),[3] => Array ([0] => UsersManager_MenuUserSettings,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => UsersManager,[action] => userSettings),[3] => ,[4] => 1),[4] => Array ([0] => SitesManager_MenuSites,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => SitesManager,[action] => index),[3] => ,[4] => 5),[5] => Array ([0] => VisitorGenerator_VisitorGenerator,[1] => ,[2] => Array ([module] => VisitorGenerator,[action] => index),[…#1 Piwik_Menu_Abstract->applyOrdering() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Abstract.php:38]#2 Piwik_Menu_Abstract->get() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php:41]#3 Piwik_Menu_Admin->get() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php:68]#4 Piwik_GetAdminMenu() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php:51]#5 Piwik_GetCurrentAdminMenuName() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Controller.php:344]#6 Piwik_Controller->setBasicVariablesView(Piwik_View Object ([] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/plugins/VisitorGenerator/templates/generate.tpl,[] => Piwik_Smarty Object ([template_dir] => Array ([0] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/plugins,[1] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/themes/default,[2] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/themes),[compile_dir] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/tmp/templates_c,[config_dir] => configs,[plugins_dir] => Array ([0] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/SmartyPlugins,[1] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/libs/Smarty/plugins),[debugging] => ,[error_reporting] => 6143,[debug_tpl] => ,[debugging_ctrl] => NONE,[compile_check] => 1,[force_compile] => ,[caching] => 0,[cache_dir] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/tmp/cache,[cache_lifetime] => 3600,[cache_modified_check] => ,[php_handling] => 0,[security] => ,[secure_dir] => Array (),[security_settings] => Array ([PHP_HANDLING] => ,[IF_FUNCS] => Array ([0] => array,[1] => list,[2] => isset,[3] => empty,[4] => …FrançaisAbout Piwik translationsአማርኛالعربيةБеларускаяБългарскиCatalàČeskyDanskDeutschΕλληνικάEnglishEspañolEesti keelEuskaraSuomiFrançaisGalegoעבריתMagyarBahasa IndonesiaItaliano日本語한국어LietuviųNorsk (bokmål)NederlandsNynorskPolskiPortuguês brasileiroPortuguêsRomânăРусскийSlovenskyShqipSrpskiSvenskaతెలుగుภาษาไทยTürkçeУкраїнська简体中文台灣語,[_order] => 30,[_hasSubmenu] => ))),[_smarty_vars] => ,[_sections] => Array (),[_foreach] => Array (),[_tag_stack] => Array (),[_conf_obj] => ,[_config] => Array ([0] => Array ([vars] => Array (),[files] => Array ())),[_smarty_md5] => f8d698aea36fcbead2b9d5359ffca76f,[_version] => 2.6.26,[_inclusion_depth] => 0,[_compile_id] => ,[_smarty_debug_id] => SMARTY_DEBUG,[_smarty_debug_info] => Array (),[_cache_info] => Array (),[_file_perms] => 420,[_dir_perms] => 505,[_reg_objects] => Array (),[_plugins] => Array ([modifier] => Array (),[function] => Array (),[block] => Array (),[compiler] => Array (),[prefilter] => Array (),[postfilter] => Array (),[outputfilter] => Array ([cachebuster] => Array ([0] => smarty_outputfilter_cachebuster,[1] => ,[2] => ,[3] => 1,[4] => 1),[trimwhitespace] => Array ([0] => smarty_outputfilter_trimwhitespace,[1] => ,[2] => ,[3] => 1,[4] => 1)),[resource] => Array (),[insert] => Array ()),[_cache_serials] => Array (),[_cache_include] => ,[_cache_including…#7 Piwik_VisitorGenerator_Controller->generate() called at [(null):0]#8 call_user_func_array(Array ([0] => Piwik_VisitorGenerator_Controller Object ([] => VisitorGenerator,[] => 2011-01-06,[] => Piwik_Date Object ([] => 1294342429,[] => UTC),[] => 1,[] => Piwik_Site Object ([] => 1)),[1] => generate), Array ()) called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/FrontController.php:125]#9 Piwik_FrontController->dispatch() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/index.php:60]
There is an error. Please report the message and full backtrace in the Piwik forums.
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php on line 54
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#0 Piwik_ErrorHandler(2, Invalid argument supplied for foreach(), /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php, 54, Array ([menu] => ,[currentModule] => VisitorGenerator,[currentAction] => generate)) called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Menu/Admin.php:54]#1 Piwik_GetCurrentAdminMenuName() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/Controller.php:344]#2 Piwik_Controller->setBasicVariablesView(Piwik_View Object ([] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/plugins/VisitorGenerator/templates/generate.tpl,[] => Piwik_Smarty Object ([template_dir] => Array ([0] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/plugins,[1] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/themes/default,[2] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/themes),[compile_dir] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/tmp/templates_c,[config_dir] => configs,[plugins_dir] => Array ([0] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/SmartyPlugins,[1] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/libs/Smarty/plugins),[debugging] => ,[error_reporting] => 6143,[debug_tpl] => ,[debugging_ctrl] => NONE,[compile_check] => 1,[force_compile] => ,[caching] => 0,[cache_dir] => /home/flirt/public_html/piwik/tmp/cache,[cache_lifetime] => 3600,[cache_modified_check] => ,[php_handling] => 0,[security] => ,[secure_dir] => Array (),[security_settings] => Array ([PHP_HANDLING] => ,[IF_FUNCS] => Array ([0] => array,[1] => list,[2] => isset,[3] => empty,[4] => …FrançaisAbout Piwik translationsአማርኛالعربيةБеларускаяБългарскиCatalàČeskyDanskDeutschΕλληνικάEnglishEspañolEesti keelEuskaraSuomiFrançaisGalegoעבריתMagyarBahasa IndonesiaItaliano日本語한국어LietuviųNorsk (bokmål)NederlandsNynorskPolskiPortuguês brasileiroPortuguêsRomânăРусскийSlovenskyShqipSrpskiSvenskaతెలుగుภาษาไทยTürkçeУкраїнська简体中文台灣語,[_order] => 30,[_hasSubmenu] => ))),[_smarty_vars] => ,[_sections] => Array (),[_foreach] => Array (),[_tag_stack] => Array (),[_conf_obj] => ,[_config] => Array ([0] => Array ([vars] => Array (),[files] => Array ())),[_smarty_md5] => f8d698aea36fcbead2b9d5359ffca76f,[_version] => 2.6.26,[_inclusion_depth] => 0,[_compile_id] => ,[_smarty_debug_id] => SMARTY_DEBUG,[_smarty_debug_info] => Array (),[_cache_info] => Array (),[_file_perms] => 420,[_dir_perms] => 505,[_reg_objects] => Array (),[_plugins] => Array ([modifier] => Array (),[function] => Array (),[block] => Array (),[compiler] => Array (),[prefilter] => Array (),[postfilter] => Array (),[outputfilter] => Array ([cachebuster] => Array ([0] => smarty_outputfilter_cachebuster,[1] => ,[2] => ,[3] => 1,[4] => 1),[trimwhitespace] => Array ([0] => smarty_outputfilter_trimwhitespace,[1] => ,[2] => ,[3] => 1,[4] => 1)),[resource] => Array (),[insert] => Array ()),[_cache_serials] => Array (),[_cache_include] => ,[_cache_including…#3 Piwik_VisitorGenerator_Controller->generate() called at [(null):0]#4 call_user_func_array(Array ([0] => Piwik_VisitorGenerator_Controller Object ([] => VisitorGenerator,[] => 2011-01-06,[] => Piwik_Date Object ([] => 1294342429,[] => UTC),[] => 1,[] => Piwik_Site Object ([] => 1)),[1] => generate), Array ()) called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/core/FrontController.php:125]#5 Piwik_FrontController->dispatch() called at [/home/flirt/public_html/piwik/index.php:60]
Do you only get this error for the visitor generator?
If so, maybe the files didn’t upload properly. Try and delete the plugins/VisitorGenerator and reupload only this directory from the latest .zip