i have uploaded the modx-2.3.2-pl directory on the server and now trying to install that over there..
when i try to run the setup by this url.. www.mydomain.com/modx-2.3.2-pl/setup , i get the error that the core/cache directory is not writable by php process.. pls help ? as a solution i have already tried elevated dos prompt granting of permissions to cache directory and also tried to change the permission through filezilla uploading software but nothing seems to work at the moment. what might be the possible cause behind this error ? i have bought domain/hosting at godaddy.
Can you tell us more about your hosting, for example do you have one of the cPanel accounts with GoDaddy, or their older custom panel? I think on cPanel you need to be using permissions 644/755 (files/folders).
Just for your information, MODX usually does not do well on godaddy servers. Patrick may be hesitant to blow his own horn here, but I'd strongly recommend dumping godaddy and going with SkyToaster.
hi again.. just wanted to ask before i actually switch to skytoaster..
i have already taken the decision to switch but still need to know whats the basic difference between any two types of servers such as skytoaster and godaddy.. earlier i used to think that i may go with any kind of server that i may like based on my pocket and liking, but it seems like modx has its own price..
A lot of it has to do with how loaded the servers are - shared hosting servers can have several hundred sites hosted on them. How heavily is the database loaded? Too many sites beating up on the database engine can cause it to drop connections. Every site I've ever tried to work with on GoDaddy was having problems with overloaded databases at some point. How is memory allocated on the server? Is there some kind of short-term "burst" memory allocation allowed? Especially sites with large lists like blog posts that are processed by listing snippets can run into memory allocation limits if these are being re-generated and not taken from the cache. Does it limit the number of requests per x amount of time from a given IP? The MODX Manager uses a lot of AJAX requests, so it can hit such request limits causing the Manager to hang or fail to load. Does the server have all of the required PHP modules enabled, such as mb_string, and are they sufficiently up-to-date? There are a lot of things to consider when configuring a server for shared hosting. GoDaddy just seems to cause more than its share of problems with MODX.
SkyToaster not only has strong support for MODX, and Patrick is active in the MODX Forums, but their own corporate site is a MODX site. Their price isn't much different from GoDaddy's, especially when you consider that GoDaddy's initial "sale" price is for the first year (or up to five years), that second year bill can be a bit of a shock.
Thanks a lot for explaining the whole scenario ... i have a website that's gonna be for a small business.. that's definitely gonna have a member's section where in ppl can register and become members.. going to display some pictures to explain the whole business though.. would have limited content and few pages. to display.. luckily i have been able to install modx on godaddy server and am ready to build.. lets see if i face any problems .. i would surely switch to skytoaster.. thanks once again for thorough explanation...
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