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    • 11855
    • 9 Posts
    Hi

    Im trying to install Modx but having problems installing it. I get the following message displayed on my web browser, FATAL ERROR: MODx Setup cannot continue.

    Make sure your /var/www/vhosts/sohoptical.co.uk/httpdocs/core/cache directory exists and is writable by the PHP process.

    I have unziped the latest version of MODx Revolution 2.0.4-pl2 and put it on my root directory httpdocs folder on my web server.

    Can anyone help please.



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      Check the file permissions. The cache directory must be writable by a PHP script. That may mean that you have to change its permission to 777. If you’re on a Windows server it’s a different solution. It would help if you gave us the information asked for in red at the bottom of the post form.
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        • 11855
        • 9 Posts
        Hi

        Thanks for the reply, im using a windows server that is parallels plesk panel. There are no errors in RED on the browser.
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          I was referring to this notice beneath the forum post field:
          Note: If you’re posting about a bug, please state all of your Environment information in your post: Version of MODx, Traditional or Advanced distribution (for Revo), Server OS, Server Version, PHP Version, MySQL Version (client and server), is pdo_mysql installed, your Browser type and version, if you are using any opcode caching such as eAccelerator, APC, winCache, xCache, etc; any relevant errors in core/cache/logs/error.log, and any other environment data we should know. We can’t help you without that information.
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            • 44757
            • 7 Posts
            Quote from: sottwell at Nov 06, 2010, 08:53 PM
            Check the file permissions. The cache directory must be writable by a PHP script. That may mean that you have to change its permission to 777. If you're on a Windows server it's a different solution. It would help if you gave us the information asked for in red at the bottom of the post form.

            Thanks! Worked for me.