Upgraded to php53 and to latest version of freepbx and cannot reload

After I performed the upgrade to php53 and freepbx to the latest and now I cannot reload the page and I get this error

Reload failed because retrieve_conf encountered an error: 1

exit: 1
[FATAL] Unable to connect to Asterisk Manager from /var/lib/asterisk/bin/retrieve_conf, aborting
1 error(s) occurred, you should view the notification log on the dashboard or main screen to check for more details.

any pointers will be appreciated.

Is asterisk started?

Whats in /etc/asterisk/manager.conf

Sorry for the delay, it got that working. but a pile of other itmes broke and got overwritten.