I just downloaded MODX Revolution 2.1.5-pl, uzipped the file, uploaded it to a folder on my godaddy linux shared hosting server mysql 5.0 php 5.2.14 and ran the setup. The setup process worked without a problem everything was OK. I clicked the link to login to manager, entered my manager username and password, clicked the login button, and was redirected back to the login screen with no error. After trying several times with the same result I found the troubleshooting area with the topic "The login page keeps redirecting me back to the login screen with no error" which said
This can happen with older Revolution beta installs. To fix it, delete the following 3 system settings from the DB table `[prefix]_system_settings` (where prefix is your table prefix):
session_name
session_cookie_path
session_cookie_domain
Then delete the core/cache/config.cache.php file.
Even though I knew I was not running and older Revolution beta install I still deleted those 3 system settings from the DB table modx_system_settings. I could not find a core/cache/config.cache.php file to delete. When I tried to login to manager again I ended up with the same "login page keeps redirecting me back to the login screen with no error" problem. I then clicked the button for Password Reset Activation, received the email with the Password Reset Activation link and password, which I tried and got the same result.
What should I try now? Is it bad that I deleted those DB system settings because I am not actually trying to run an older Revolution beta install? Is the password that they sent me in the Password Reset Activation email now the password that is entered into the modx_users table? Am I posting this in the right area? I'm new to modx and just wanted to try it out. My browser is Safari and I have never had any problems logging into anything before. Thanks for your help.
The new password should be in effect. Try deleting all files in the core/cache directory and clearing your browser cache and cookies.
It's also possible that one or more files got corrupted in transfer, especially if you used FTP to move the files.
More info here:
http://bobsguides.com/modx-installation-faq.html
I deleted the files in the core/cache directory and cleaned my browser cache and cookies and got the same results. I'm pretty sure that no files were corrupted in the FTP transfer because I watched closely and there was no error report on the transfer.
I tried the install once and it didn't work so I deleted all the files on the server and all the tables in the database and tried it a second time. Both times the install went very smoothly until I tried to login to manager. I've checked out you installation faq and was not able to find anything specifically related to this problem. Any more suggestions? Is there some sort of error protocol I can work with to determine the problem?
That FAQ is pretty much all I know to try. The only thing left that I can think of is to try zipping up the files on your local machine, copying the .zip file to the server, and expanding it there. Basically, the procedure described here:
http://bobsguides.com/modx-upgrade-faq.html. It's fairly common for files to get truncated of missed altogether in an FTP transfer.
You might also look to see if there's anything in the error log file: core/cache/logs/error.log, or in the server error logs that would shed light on what's wrong.
