Modx Revo xampp and windows7

Hello,
I have installed Modx Revo 2.1.5 standard on xampp 1.7.3 with windows 7.
I am a newbie in modx. No problem for installation.
Sometimes Apache crashed, it was slow but I could test Modx Revo and create my little site with some personalization.
I took the Modx Revo 2.2.0 pl2 standard. The installation was well passed but the administration part isn't good: ressources often doesn't appear, blank pages, dasboard and media sources doesn't work.
I saw that there is problems with this configuration xampp and windows ...
is there a possible patch ?
I have to take a more recent version of xampp (1.7.4) ?
will you have a future version for this configuration ?

Thanks for this promising CMF/CMS open source and for your answer ?
Best wishes.

Hi,

And welcome!

There are some things you will want to do to run MODX on xampp. I don't know if windows 7 is too much of a factor actually. I have a number of installs running on xampp with windows 7, various versions. It IS slow, yet with 2.2.x it's sped up quite a bit.

See http://bobsguides.com/xampp.html for information about xampp installs. There's some configurin' to do.

I believe you'll also have to enable cURL in \xampp\php\php.ini to get the package manager to work - (google cURL and xampp). Apache Friends has a list of file locations at the bottom of this page http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html


Also you'll want to verify that Apache, php, mySQL, and the manager's default_timezone settings (sytstem settings -> system and server) all have matching timezones set. See php.net/manual/en/timezones.php for a list of php timezones. Use the php timezone code for the MODX default_timezone setting. With a new xampp install you'll want to verify all the timezone settings throughout and set them for your location anyway.


If I can remember anything else I'll post again (it's been a while, sorry).

hi Frogabog,
Thank you very much for your help,
I have verified the points you have said me.
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
phpinfo said cURL was enabled
Europe/Paris timezone for php.ini and French installation

At the installation all the verifications done by modx are ok.
Résumé de l'installation

Tests de pré-installation passés avec succès. Cliquez sur Installer pour continuer.

Vérification de la version de PHP: OK! Vous utilisez: 5.3.1

Vérification de PHP pour la dépendance zlib: OK!

Vérification de SimpleXML: OK!

Vérification si la limite de mémoire est fixée au minimum à 24M: OK! Défini à 128M

Vérification si les sessions sont correctement configurées: OK!

Vérification de l'existence du répertoire bamodx/core/cache: OK!

Vérification si le répertoire bamodx/core/cache est accessible en écriture: OK!

Vérification de l'existence du répertoire bamodx/core/export: OK!

Vérification si le répertoire bamodx/core/export est accessible en écriture: OK!

Vérification de l'existence du répertoire bamodx/core/packages: OK!

Vérification si le répertoire bamodx/core/packages est accessible en écriture: OK!

Vérification si bamodx/core/config/config.inc.php existe et est accessible en écriture: OK!

Création de la connexion à la base de données: OK!

Vérification que safe_mode est désactivé: OK!

Vérification de Suhosin:OK!

connexion au manager
affichage des ressources ok
Tableau de bord gérez les configurations -> no response
manager doesn't respond
stop/start apache
connexion to manager, apache troubles and then ressources doesn't appear
I have previously noticed same troubles with outils -> media sources

I have tried to install 2.2.0-pl2 as a new intallation without any components installed but i have also troubles

Is Apache running as a service? I recall having troubles getting it to automatically run as a service.

And you did manually set the default_timezone in the manager, yes?

You might also try disabling compress_css and compress_js in the manager (or table).

Is Apache running as a service? I recall having troubles getting it to automatically run as a service ?
no i launch it by the xampp panel
nd you did manually set the default_timezone in the manager, yes?
No i don't know i have to do it because I give fr at the setup.
I don't arrive to have system parameters with revo 2.2 pl2
I reinstall 2.1.5 I initialize system parameter date_timezone to Europe/Paris
I actualize with revo 2.2 pl2 and impossible to have system parameters ...
You might also try disabling compress_css and compress_js in the manager (or table).
WAOUH YES IT WORKS.

Many many thanks