action_err_ns problem

I've never seen this issue before. Fresh install on a new host (MivaMerchant) that I'm not too familiar with. They have an older plesk interface setup, so I don't know how much control over php.ini I have.

I'm looking to create a new context and the manager page displaying all contexts says action_err_ns where the table should be. then when I hit the add button I get the same error.

Help?

Sorry, I forgot to include some details:
MODx 2.2.7
PHP 5.3.3
MySQL 5.1.69

What's the link in the url bar when you get that error?

action_err_ns means "action not set" which sounds like it didn't get the ?a=<number here> parameter, or the action it points to doesn't exist.

Did you do a manual install or use some sort of one-click install offered by the host?

Are you getting any errors in the MODX error log, or the server error log?

http://www.crestwoodsuites.com/manager/?a=73

this is in the MODx error log, which sounds useful...
[2013-05-01 23:08:28] (ERROR @ /connectors/workspace/namespace.php) Error caching lexicon topic lexicon/en/core/namespace

I unzipped the .zip file on my local machine and uploaded the whole structure to the hosting server. Traditional version.

I get the same popup error when I use the Manager->clear cache menu item, and also when I pull up the Reports->System Info.

Thanks for the help Mark.

Still looking for any good ideas on this one.

I have the network tab open and nothing is throwing a 404 or any other error. I've tried a few things but nothing is really shedding any light. Any ideas?

More information. I have been doing more testing and I'm running into this issue in more places.

I decided to skip this issue and see if I could work around it. I can't create a new resource, I get the same pop-up message.
Nothing new shows up in the MODx error log, and this error started showing up in the apache error log:

Mon May 06 14:57:56 2013] [warn] [client 74.95.36.145] mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Notice: Undefined index: action in /var/www/vhosts/.../httpdocs/core/model/modx/modconnectorrequest.class.php on line 61, referer: http://www.....com/manager/?a=66

I added those dots in there, please know that the path is correct and so is the domain name.

Did you run setup on the host after moving the files? That's necessary to straighten out all the paths.

Bob! I'm so glad you took a peek at this thread, you're like a MODx legend!

This is actually a brand new install without anything special happening. Things have been a little weird on this host, but I'm really not sure where to start configuring. It's gotta be something weird going on with the host, as I did a clean install of 2.2.6 on a different domain's virtual host path. Same issue.

All the paths are correct, i guess I could have edited that PHP notice to look like this:
Mon May 06 14:57:56 2013] [warn] [client 74.95.36.145] mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Notice: Undefined index: action in /var/www/vhosts/mysite.com/httpdocs/core/model/modx/modconnectorrequest.class.php on line 61, referer: http://www.mysite.com/manager/?a=66

Any ideas?

Thanks for the kind words. I'm assuming that you ran setup, though you didn't really answer that question.

I can see where the code in modconnectorrequest.class.php could use some better sanity checking. Unfortunately, the action value is coming from somewhere else and I don't know where.

Have you tried deleting all files in the core/cache directory and clearing your browser cache and cookies? A leftover cookie can cause all kinds of weirdness in the Manager.

Sorry about that. This was a typical install, upload, browse to /setup, run the checks, got the green light and everything installed correctly.

I just manually deleted everything in the /core/cache folder and popped it open in firefox (never browsed to it before, so no cookies previously existed). Same issues, it's gotta be server side issues...