Install problem: loop at ?action=language

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adgroup Reply #1, 18 years, 8 months ago

after unzipping files into the root of local virtual server
named modx we got an infinite loop of reloads for this url:
http://modx/install/index.php?action=language

All info you requested in "Before posting requests for help" topic is provided below:

Web Server:
* PHP version and how it’s running (suexec, mod_php, CGI, etc.)
(LoadModule php5_module "C:/php/php5apache2.dll")
* Apache or IIS version
Apache/2.0.61 (Win32) PHP/5.2.4
* Operating System and version
Win XP Pro (Windows NT AD 5.1 build 2600)

Database:
* MySQL version
MySQL Server 4.1 (mysqld-nt)
* List of any tables over 1MB in size
N/A

MODx:
* Version
http://modxcms.com/assets/snippets/filedownload/download.php?path=YnVpbGRz&fileName=modx-0961p2.zip
* Any changes you’ve made
none
* Any snippets you’re running on the page that is not working properly
none
* Any plugins you’re running
none

Browser/Client:
* Browser name and version
SeaMonkey 1.1.7
IE 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254
Firefox 2.0.0.12
* Operating System and version
Win XP Pro (Windows NT AD 5.1 build 2600)

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Ryan Thrash Reply #2, 18 years, 8 months ago

A virtualized Windows XP server?

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adgroup Reply #3, 18 years, 8 months ago

Quote from: rthrash at Feb 15, 2008, 08:06 AM

A virtualized Windows XP server?

I’m not sure what do you mean by that..
I have Apache running on XP, and number of
name-based virtual hosts under apache.

other hosts are running just fine. and other
CMSs on them -- install and running without
any problems.

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Ryan Thrash Reply #4, 18 years, 8 months ago

Quote from: adgroup at Feb 15, 2008, 06:39 AM

after unzipping files into the root of local virtual server

That’s where it came from. Could have been running Virtuozzo or VMware, and just wanted to clarify that for those that might be wondering.

I’ve not run into the looping at install before so maybe someone can clear it up. Could be a permissions issue I suppose on the files/directories but honestly not sure. Might be a corrupt file...

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adgroup Reply #5, 18 years, 8 months ago

Quote from: rthrash at Feb 15, 2008, 09:27 AM

Quote from: adgroup at Feb 15, 2008, 06:39 AM

after unzipping files into the root of local virtual server
That’s where it came from. Could have been running Virtuozzo or VMware, and just wanted to clarify that for those that might be wondering.

No, i have no virtual mashines. It was about Apache VirtualHost directive:

[tt]<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot "G:/public_html/modx/"
ServerName modx
ServerAlias *.modx
ErrorLog logs/modx.log
CustomLog logs/modx.log common
</VirtualHost>[/tt]
in httpd.conf and

[tt]127.0.0.1 modx[/tt]
in XP hosts file

Quote from: rthrash at Feb 15, 2008, 09:27 AM

I’ve not run into the looping at install before so maybe someone can clear it up.

I’d appreciate if somebody would.

Quote from: rthrash at Feb 15, 2008, 09:27 AM

Could be a permissions issue I suppose on the files/directories but honestly not sure. Might be a corrupt file...

I’ll try to re-download it tomorrow, to check it twice.

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sottwell Reply #6, 18 years, 8 months ago

That particular page of the installation is opening the lang folder to read in the available language files. I’ve found that sometimes when dealing with relative file paths (as opposed to relative URLs) it needs to be "./subdirectory/" instead of "subdirectory/". These should both evaluate to the same thing, the path is relative to the current directory. It may be that this is causing the problem for you.

The file is /install/action.language.php, lines 4 and 7. Try changing that path to ./lang/ and see if that helps.

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adgroup Reply #7, 18 years, 8 months ago

Quote from: sottwell at Feb 16, 2008, 03:37 AM

That particular page of the installation is opening the lang folder to read in the available language files. I’ve found that sometimes when dealing with relative file paths (as opposed to relative URLs) it needs to be "./subdirectory/" instead of "subdirectory/". These should both evaluate to the same thing, the path is relative to the current directory. It may be that this is causing the problem for you.

The file is /install/action.language.php, lines 4 and 7. Try changing that path to ./lang/ and see if that helps.

line 4 -- ok, but line 7 reads as follows:

			if (is_dir($setupPath."lang/".$file)) {

if we’ll change it to

			if (is_dir($setupPath."./lang/".$file)) {

it will be interpreted as

DRIVE:/modxdir/./lang/filefromvar

strange transcription..

anyway, this part of action.language.php works fine, if we add print_r($langs); to original file (after line 15) it returns:

Array
(
    [0] => english
    [1] => french
    [2] => german
    [3] => russian
    [4] => spanish
    [5] => svenska
)
<form name="install" action="index.php?action=welcome" method="post">
	<table width="100%">
	<tr>
	<td valign="top">
		<center><img src="

but well, anyhow, even if i put plain urls and text there for images etc, http://modx/install/index.php?action=language
just refreshes itself:

<html><head><title>Loading...</title><script>window.location.href=’http://modx/install/index.php?action=language’;</script></head><body></body></html>

which means for me that works "session loop-back tester" (install/index.php lines 18-27)
I’m not sure what does it means but well, loopback works wink

How to get working rest part of installation, please? )

Seems like something’s wrong with session vars, but how to fix it?

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adgroup Reply #8, 18 years, 8 months ago

Quote from: ganeshXL at Feb 16, 2008, 03:29 AM

There’s a thread over here with the same problems: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php?topic=18730.0
Seems like PHP 5.2.4 + Win32 is not a marriage made in heaven...

actually, everything else works just fine on my PHP 5.2.4 + Win32
ie common engines: WordPress, OsCommerse, Drupal, my- and phpBB, even such a monster as Bitrix ))

Again, I’m not using IIS as does guy in your link.. Apache-PHP-MySQL..

Seems like something wrong with sessions, as I mensioned in prev. post..
Normally, Install should just drop a message regarding it instead of infinite loop on self-reloads..

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dev_cw Reply #9, 18 years, 8 months ago

Seems like something wrong with sessions, as I mensioned in prev. post..
Normally, Install should just drop a message regarding it instead of infinite loop on self-reloads..

Check in the IIS windows forum and there are a few tips for trying to get around this.
http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/board,220.0.html

It seems that something has been addressed in the next release that covers this issue. The windows user community here is not the largest but there are some helpful people. Maybe edit the tread title to include more specifics to attract the right user base.

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2ndMile Reply #10, 18 years, 8 months ago

I am caught in the loop as well at the language.

Platform Debian
MySQL Version 5.0.45
PHP Version 4.4.7

Tried the path fix above but to no avail. Was a solution ever found?