Cannot install modx

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c-m Reply #1, 17 years, 9 months ago

I uploaded modx to a server im using but when I visit the url to install modx, I am greeted with the following:

Warning: main(lang.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/p/r/presspointproof/public_html/naturediet/install/index.php on line 15

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'lang.php' (include_path='.:/lib/php') in /home/p/r/presspointproof/public_html/naturediet/install/index.php on line 15

I have never had that before on any installation.

Any idea what the problem is and how to fix it?

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BobRay Reply #2, 17 years, 9 months ago

It sounds like some files were skipped or corrupted during the download from MODx, or (more likely) the upload to the remote machine.

It happens fairly often with a package this large. Try re-uploading the files.

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Everett Reply #3, 17 years, 9 months ago

I’ve had that happen... usually I think it’s better to download the install package directly to the webserver. If you have shell access, you can use the wget command, e.g.

wget http://modxcms.com/assets/snippets/filedownload/download.php?path=YnVpbGRz&fileName=modx-0.9.6.3.tar.gz&utm_source=0961p2&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=download

If you don’t have shell access, try downloading the zip file and copying it to your server as a single file, then unzip it on the server.

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c-m Reply #4, 17 years, 9 months ago

Installed now - corrupt files.

i’m not added the content - though the design still needs tweaking. Thanks.