Failed Install

This is my second day into trying to get MODx 961p2 to install.

Hosting is on IIS6 servers with PHP 4.x support and current MySQL

First few installs failed so I cleaned out the MySQL tables and ran a fresh installs. Says install worked but only getting white screens from <siteroot>/index.php

Second few installs I just ran the update. Got same results.

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Turned debugging to see what was happening and it is showing this:

« MODx Parse Error »
MODx encountered the following error while attempting to parse the requested resource:
« PHP Parse Error »

PHP error debug
Error: Undefined variable: charset
Error type/ Nr.: Notice - 8
File: <siteroot>\manager\includes\extenders\dbapi.mysql.class.inc.php
Line: 85
Line 85 source: $charset = $charset ? $charset : $this->config[’charset’];

Parser timing
MySQL: 0.0000 s (0 Requests)
PHP: 0.0334 s
Total: 0.0334 s
Error while inserting event log into database.

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charset comes from $database_connection_charset in config.inc.php and is loaded up by the

DBAPI function in dbapi.mysql.class.inc.php

Any ideas what to try next???

Thanks!

I have no answer to your problem, I don’t know IIS at all, but I moved it into the appropriate forum this should help

Maybe read How To Guide: Installing PHP 5.2.1, MYSQL 5 and MODx on Windows IIS, thought it’s for PHP5 there might be something in there...

PHP 4.x is a wide latitude of versions potentially, some of which might not work at all. Please see the "help us help you" link in my signature for specific details of what’s needed. (moving this to the Windows/IIS topic)

Quote from: rthrash at Mar 05, 2008, 11:17 AM

PHP 4.x is a wide latitude of versions potentially, some of which might not work at all. Please see the "help us help you" link in my signature for specific details of what’s needed. (moving this to the Windows/IIS topic)

Here it is:

Web Server

Windows 2003
IIS 6
PHP Version 4.4.6

Database

MySQL 4.1.12-nt

MODx

v 9.6.1 p2

vanilla install - no mods other that activating debug mode


Browser/Client

Win XP
IE v 6.0.2900

Here is what I did -

1. Removed all tables from MySQL
2. Ran Fresh Install
3. Actually got a clean install at this point
4. Unchecked the "Remove Install Folder" because of past paranoia
5. Ran into permission problems when attempting to run the Manager tool when PHP "Unlink" tried to delete certain files.
6. Renamed the install folder so the PHP logic cound not find it and try to delete it.
7. Modified permissions in "cache" folder to Read/Write

To Do

1. Figure out the tightest possible permission settings that still allow the site to function.
2. Experiment, experiment, experiment.

Once I get this figured out, I’ll try post a checklist type document for IIS type installs.

LifeInTime

Thanks and looking forward to a wiki post about this when it’s done!