MODx Install

Hi

I have decided to give MODx a try, but I’m having a bit of trouble getting it installed. I am running the following...

Windows XP Pro SP3
IIS 5.1
MySQL 5.0
PHP 5.2.5

PHP and MySQL are all working fine.
I have tried the Install method from Aaron Wardle initially (www.Onesmarthost.co.uk) , but when I get to the section "Step 2: Running the MODx install" I get the following message...

MODx is not currently installed or the configuration file cannot be found. Do you want to install now?

If I click on Install Now, it goes into a perpetual look, looking for ......./language.php

Can anyone tell me how I can get MODx installed? Or at least past this error?

Thanks
Terry

Check this post out, it may help: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,21365.0.html

It sounds as though your sessions path is not set correctly in php.ini or that IIS does not have modify permissions to the sessions folder.

Hi Aaron

The session.save_path = is set to "C:\program files\php\temp". This folder exists, but currently is empty.
I’m not sure about IIS being able to write to this folder.
When the install process goes into this loop, I can just make out what it’s trying to do. The address line is...

"Waiting for http://localhost/install/index.php?action=language"

Does that give anyone more clues?

Regards
Terry

Hi

It’s all working now, and installed properly. The only thing I changed was the fix mentioned in "MODx 0.9.6.3 after install --> Config file still writable" on this forum, just underneath this post actually.

After I made the changes mentioned there, it just started by itself.

Now all I have to do is try and remember my login details.

Thanks all
Terry