New to ModX, having install failures.

New to the ModX community. I am on a MacBook Pro (2 years old) running Snow Leopard. Just installed the latest release of MAMP and had previously created a database successfully and installed Drupal 7 successfully. Seems like ModX offers more options for me, and I am by no means a web or computer guru, but do learn very quickly.

I am trying to run the install of ModX Evolution and get up to the last point of all the "checks" running ok and telling me everything should be fine. When I hit "Install" I get an error message that shows below in bold. I’ve have tried multiple times doing many different things to get it to install but have not had any luck. Any input would be greatly appreciated!

"Install results

Setup will now attempt to setup the database:

Creating connection to the database: OK!

Selecting database `trilogytest`: OK!

Checking table prefix `modx_`: OK!

Creating database tables: Database Alerts!

MODx setup couldn’t install/alter some tables inside the selected database.

The following errors had occurred during installation

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ’TYPE=MyISAM COMMENT=’Contains data about active users.’’ at line 9 during the execution of SQL statement CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `modx_active_users` ( `internalKey` int(9) NOT NULL default ’0’, `username` varchar(50) NOT NULL default ’’, `lasthit` int(20) NOT NULL default ’0’, `id` int(10) default NULL, `action` varchar(10) NOT NULL default ’’, `ip` varchar(20) NOT NULL default ’’, PRIMARY KEY (`internalKey`) ) TYPE=MyISAM COMMENT=’Contains data about active users.’."

Are you using a new empty database or an existing one?

What are you using to create the database?

It seems like it’s not an empty database that’s why you are getting those errors I suppose.

Are you using the latest version of MAMP?

Have a look here for the workaround.

benmarte, I had originally created a database in MAMP then had installed Drupal 7.0 successfully and had that up and running with that database. I tried connecting to that database when installing ModX Evo and it would not work. I created a new database and now I am getting this error message. I’m wondering if I should reinstall MAMP?

Bunk58, I’ll look at your link and see if that helps, then I’ll post back with any success.

Thanks!