Install troubles

Hi all,
I’m trying to install the latest Modx 0.95 on my webserver, but it’s giving me headaches
The install process halts at this point:

Setup will now attempt to setup the database:
Creating connection to the database: OK!
Selecting database `modx`: OK!
Checking table prefix `modx_`: OK!
Creating database tables: OK!
Installing demo site: OK!
Writing configuration file: Failed!
MODx couldn’t write the config file. Please copy the following into the manager/includes/config.inc.php file:

Does this have something to do with file permissions? I know I’m supposed to CHMOD some of the files, but for some reason my server won’t let me.
When I copy the given text into the blank config.inc.php file, I get the following messages as I proceed:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at D:\inetpub\vhosts\de-silo.be\httpdocs\manager\includes\config.inc.php:1) in D:\inetpub\vhosts\de-silo.be\httpdocs\manager\Index.php on line 144
Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at D:\inetpub\vhosts\de-silo.be\httpdocs\manager\includes\config.inc.php:1) in D:\inetpub\vhosts\de-silo.be\httpdocs\manager\includes\config.inc.php on line 41
Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at D:\inetpub\vhosts\de-silo.be\httpdocs\manager\includes\config.inc.php:1) in D:\inetpub\vhosts\de-silo.be\httpdocs\manager\includes\config.inc.php on line 41
Warning: fopen(D:/inetpub/vhosts/de-silo.be/httpdocs/manager/media/style//login.html): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in D:\inetpub\vhosts\de-silo.be\httpdocs\manager\includes\accesscontrol.inc.php on line 85
Warning: filesize(): Stat failed for D:/inetpub/vhosts/de-silo.be/httpdocs/manager/media/style//login.html (errno=2 - No such file or directory) in D:\inetpub\vhosts\de-silo.be\httpdocs\manager\includes\accesscontrol.inc.php on line 86
Warning: fread(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in D:\inetpub\vhosts\de-silo.be\httpdocs\manager\includes\accesscontrol.inc.php on line 86
Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in D:\inetpub\vhosts\de-silo.be\httpdocs\manager\includes\accesscontrol.inc.php on line 87

Any help appreciated!

You’ll have to create a config file in the appropriate place. The fact that you’re on a Windows server means you can’t chmod stuff, as would seem to be indicated by your file paths. There’s a file in /manager/includes/ folder you can rename to get an empty config file to start with: config.inc.php.blank... just remove the ".blank" part.

thanks for your answer Ryan!
It doesn"t solve my problem though, I already did what you suggested...

Any other ideas???

Quote from: Tim at Dec 06, 2006, 09:05 AM

I know I’m supposed to CHMOD some of the files, but for some reason my server won’t let me.

Unfortunately this is not an optional step. The config file must be writeable during the installation or the automatic installation will fail. If you are not able to give "write" permissions to /manager/includes/config.inc.php then you will have to have your web host do it.

-sD-