Base template on Modx migration site

The core/cache directory may be created during the install, so having it missing may not mean anything (as long as the core directory is there -- if that's missing, something is seriously wrong).


I have seen general weirdness with temporary URLS, though they sometimes work fine. You might just wait until you have a real URL. That will take that possible problem out of the equation.


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PLEASE, PLEASE specify the version of MODX you are using.
MODX info for everyone: http://bobsguides.com/modx.html

The part that bothers me is that the template wasn't showing, but the html was at least there before I put my own head in. Is there any way to get back the base template info that was there originally and have it call the css templates in my assets folder? The discussions I looked at on here today prior to posting weren't helpful with my specific issue. Thanks for all your help!

All of that tells us that the paths MODX uses are messed up. MODX uses the URL you come in on to set the site_url setting, so I suspect that the temporary URL is causing trouble. You could get back where you were by removing the base href line, but your site is unlikely to work without it -- it's basically a requirement for all MODX sites.

Running Setup will correct usually correct the paths and everything will then work.

Make sure that you have a setup directory in your MODX root (along with the core and manager directories). You may have deleted it locally before moving the files, in which case setup is never going to run. If you have to replace it, make sure you use the .zip file of the exact same version of MODX as the one for your local site.

BTW, the official method for moving a site is here: http://rtfm.modx.com/display/revolution20/Moving+Your+Site+to+a+New+Server


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PLEASE, PLEASE specify the version of MODX you are using.
MODX info for everyone: http://bobsguides.com/modx.html

http://www.ammoniagauge.com/setup

I've switched the nameservers to send this live on the domain above (minus the /setup part) and am coming up with an error page when I run setup and when I just type the url in. I do have a setup directory in my server files. I'm not sure where to go or what to do to make everything I've done show up on the domain and the host has said I've done all I can on their end. Please reply with any help you can give-- I'm completely lost.

Thanks!
Angie

Make sure there is no .htaccess file in the MODX root directory when you run setup. If there is, rename it to something else.

Did you put the MODX files in the public_html directory? That's where they should be.

If neither of those helps, try putting an index.html file in the MODX root directory with this content:


Then go to www.ammoniagauge.com/index.html and see if you get the message. If not, something is seriously wrong at your server.


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PLEASE, PLEASE specify the version of MODX you are using.
MODX info for everyone: http://bobsguides.com/modx.html