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Manager without GUI, just text and links

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    fietser Reply #1, 15 years, 5 months ago
    Hi all,

    Just succesfully installed REVO 2.0.8-pl (traditional), but...

    Even after re-installing, the MODX-manager can’t seem to find/reach it’s CSS-files, so I simply can’t operate MODX (see attached screenshot) sad

    Anyone knows a remedy..? Something to do with UTF-8 char settings..?

    Thanks in advance from Amsterdam,

    Freek

    * ENVIRONMENT *
    Macbook Pro
    Firefox 4
    Server: Localhost via UNIX socket
    Server version: 5.1.44
    Protocol version: 10
    User: root@localhost
    MySQL charset: UTF-8 Unicode (utf8)

    Web server

    Apache/2.0.63 (Unix) PHP/5.3.2 DAV/2
    MySQL client version: 5.1.44
    PHP extension: mysql

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      Zaigham (aka zi) Reply #2, 15 years, 5 months ago
      Since its a localhost, its less likely that any file is missing.

      Refresh your browser cache, close it and open again. See if this helps.

      If not, try deleting core/cache folder.
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        fietser Reply #3, 15 years, 5 months ago
        Zi,

        Thank you for replying..! smiley

        1. Clearing FF-cache did not solve my problem
        2. Now for your 2nd suggestion: deleting MODX core/cache. Should I just delete the files in every individual folder, or all folders inside the cache-folder..?

        Thanks again,

        Freek
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          fietser Reply #4, 15 years, 5 months ago
          Hi,

          Just followed your 2nd suggestion: deleted all core/cache files. It still doesn’t work: Manager is still without CSS... sad

          I also re-installed MODX, to no avail... Should I consider un- and re-installing MAMP as well..?

          Freek
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            BobRay Reply #5, 15 years, 5 months ago
            Do a "View Source" in the Manager and see where it’s looking for the CSS file.
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              fietser Reply #6, 15 years, 5 months ago
              Hi Bob Ray,

              That’s right (see below): MODX isn’t looking for the right paths, not even after a clean install. It’s paths should not start with ’/manager’ for instance... But how do I fix MODX to look for the correct paths..? huh

              Freek

              <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
              <html><head>
              <title>404 Not Found</title>
              </head><body>
              <h1>Not Found</h1>
              <p>The requested URL /manager/assets/ext3/resources/css/ext-all-notheme-min.css was not found on this server.</p>
              <hr>
              <address>Apache/2.0.63 (Unix) PHP/5.3.2 DAV/2 Server at localhost Port 8888</address>
              </body></html>
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                dragona Reply #7, 15 years, 5 months ago
                fietser, I would check all the path variables in core/config/config.inc.php (including $modx_base_url, which should be = ’/’ if you are in root), maybe a "modx" is missing there.
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                  fietser Reply #8, 15 years, 5 months ago
                  Thanks Dragona,

                  I will check the base_url settings in the config-file, keep you posted.

                  Freek
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                    fietser Reply #9, 15 years, 5 months ago
                    Hi,

                    I got frustrated with bug hunting the localhost install, so... I installed MODX on a real web server. No problems (except for some mysql and file permissions before I could install), I’m looking at MODX’s pretty GUI right now..! Finally, I can get to work and put MODX to the test smiley

                    Kind regards,

                    Freek