Comments on: How to Install MODx CMS – Screencast

By: Hawk

Hawk — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 06:22:02 +0000

Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll give it a try.

By: mary

mary — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:39:18 +0000

My first thought is that you have a corrupted download. I would suggest you scrap your install, delete the files and the database and all that, and start from scratch. Download Evolution again and try to run through the install and see if that changes anything
mary

By: Hawk

Hawk — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:38:48 +0000

Hi Mary, first of all thank you for doing these excellent tutorials. Your efforts are REALLY appreciated!!!

Here’s the problem I am having, after installing the latest version of Wamp, WampServer 2.1e (32 bits), my installation of Modx Evolution 1.0.5 goes smoothly right up to the Pre-install validation. However, once I hit the install button I get error messages that look like this:

Creating database tables: Database Alerts!

MODx setup couldn’t install/alter some tables inside the selected database.

The following errors had occurred during installation

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘TYPE=MyISAM COMMENT=’Contains data about active users.” at line 9 during the execution of SQL statement CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `modx_active_users` ( `internalKey` int(9) NOT NULL default ’0′, `username` varchar(50) NOT NULL default ”, `lasthit` int(20) NOT NULL default ’0′, `id` int(10) default NULL, `action` varchar(10) NOT NULL default ”, `ip` varchar(20) NOT NULL default ”, PRIMARY KEY (`internalKey`) ) TYPE=MyISAM COMMENT=’Contains data about active users.’.

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You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘Type=MyISAM COMMENT=’Categories to be used snippets,tv,chunks, etc” at line 5 during the execution of SQL statement CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `modx_categories` ( `id` integer NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `category` varchar(45) NOT NULL DEFAULT ”, PRIMARY KEY(`id`) ) Type=MyISAM COMMENT=’Categories to be used snippets,tv,chunks, etc’.

I am using PHP version 5.2.11 with MySQL version 5.5.8, 5.0.88, 5.1.36, and 5.1.41. I have also tried PHP version 5.3.5 with all the above MySQL version and I get the same errors.

Any ideas as to how I can fix this?

By: mary

mary — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:33:42 +0000

carlos
My basic install is about 36mb before I add any addons or anything else. When you start installing addons and such, the files will use up some more space, as will any image files that come with templates or with your content. How much space you eventually need will depend a lot on the things you add to your site. Make sure that you’ve deleted the setup folder after installation is complete, it’s a security measure and will also free up some space for you.

If you’re just playing and experimenting with Revo then you may be okay, but I definitely think you’d want more than 50MB for a proper site though, just to be on the safe side. You should be able to get pretty cheap hosting with more space allocation than that.

Hope this helps
mary

By: carlos

carlos — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:44:19 +0000

hey mary, i’m new here, i installed the modx revolution, the last one, how many space does it takes on the server?? it shows me like it’s sized 45 mb and i just bought and small hosting service of 50 mb, what should i do?

By: mary

mary — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:39:04 +0000

Thanks Trudie!

By: Trudie

Trudie — Tue, 11 May 2010 08:24:52 +0000

Hi Mary – I love your tutorials – very clearly explaned on a way every novice understands it.

By: mary

mary — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:19:26 +0000

Ramzeen
Make sure that you’re using the correct username and password that you set when you created the website. If your browser saves passwords and such, try to retype your username and password manually. Sometimes also clearing your browser cache and cookies can help.

mary