Unable to install beta 3

Hi

I tried to do a complete fresh beta 3 install today but was unable to.
I created the modx database myself. Test connection was successful. All green ticks in the verification page, then clicking on the install button brought up blank page.
I can see that the database tables have been created. Going to my main modx/index.php brings up a 500 error and there is no useful information in my Apache logs.

Am using WinXP.

Can anyone advise on what else to check. Are there any other error logs (e.g. ModX specific) that I am ignorant about

Thanks

In order for us to assist you, you’ll need to provide information about your environment, including PHP version, MySQL client and server version, etc.

Is all installed on a single home machine:
WinXP Professional SP2
2 GB Ram
Apache 2.2.4
My SQL Server version: 5.0.45-community-nt
MySQL client version: 5.0.45
PHP 5.2.3

I did see this message at the bottom of phpmyadmin: ’Cannot load mcrypt extension. Please check your PHP configuration.’ Could that make a difference?

Thanks

Quote from: OpenGeek at Sep 07, 2009, 04:08 PM

In order for us to assist you, you’ll need to provide information about your environment, including PHP version, MySQL client and server version, etc.

I have exactly the same problem, just now tried an install of beta 3.

Mac OS X 10.5
MAMP 1.7.2

All the install process checks out fine, and then I do the final install action, and get a blank page here:
http://localhost/modx-rev/setup/index.php?action=install

Quote from: mrtrombone at Sep 07, 2009, 07:16 PM

I did see this message at the bottom of phpmyadmin: ’Cannot load mcrypt extension. Please check your PHP configuration.’ Could that make a difference?

Thanks

Hi

PHP Compatibility

* 4.3.3 and above (excluding 5.1.*)
* Required extensions:
o mod_rewrite (for friendly URLs/.htaccess)
o GD lib (required for captcha and file browser)
o PDO, specifically pdo_mysql (for xPDO)
o SimpleXML
o mcrypt + mhash
* Safe_mode off
* Register_globals off
* Memory_limit 32MB or more

MODx Revolution Server Requirements
http://svn.modxcms.com/docs/display/revolution/Server+Requirements

cheers/k

Look for the "blank page" entry near the bottom.

Best bet is you need to bump up your memory_limit.

Quote from: BobRay at Sep 07, 2009, 07:58 PM

http://bobsguides.com/modx-installation-faq.html

Look for the "blank page" entry near the bottom.

Best bet is you need to bump up your memory_limit.

thanks bob. MAMP is set to 8mb by default

Quote from: towerofbabel at Sep 07, 2009, 08:06 PM

Quote from: BobRay at Sep 07, 2009, 07:58 PM

http://bobsguides.com/modx-installation-faq.html

Look for the "blank page" entry near the bottom.

Best bet is you need to bump up your memory_limit.

thanks bob. MAMP is set to 8mb by default

Hence the "best bet" status.

You’ll want at least 64M. I have mine set to 128M.

yep, I upped to 128mb

Hi sorry not to reply to this. Life got a bit hectic.
I went through the requirements and realised I did need to enable mcrypt and mhash but everything else seems fine (Memory etc) yet I still have the same results.

One question regarding SimpleXml. Since I have PHP5 do I need to do anything to enable SimpleXml? As I understand it it is part of the core.

I am confident the folders have write access as I can see the /core/config/config.inc.php file has all the correct settings for my database etc

I have also tried removing everything and bringing out of subversion again since I enabled mcrypt

Are there any other things I can try or information I can provide that could help?

Thanks