I'm trying to upload/install the ARMS Content Management module. I've gotten other modules to install, so I know I'm hitting the right directory but when I unzip it I get a message saying "Module file not found!". I've had the same thing with lots of other modules, so I'm sure it's some newbie screw-up on my part but the fact that other modules install fine after I unzip makes me think that it's something I'm missing and not just my general newbieness.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Unzipping is often not enough, because some developers like to zip/tar the module folder with a complete filestructure.

After unzipping/tarring, check the new folder, established trough the decompressing process. You will most likely find folders "html", "module", or something like "module_version_number_x.x.x", which is a clear indicator, that the actual module-folder, is NOT in the XOOPS-module-folder.


You are getting the message "Module File not found", because the installation script checks at the following level for a file titled "xoops_version.php":

(in the following FCBD == FOLDERCREATEDBYDECOMPRESSING
and AF2BIXM == ACTUALLFOLDER2BinXOOPSMODULEFOLDER
XOOPS_ROOT/modules/FCBD/xoops_version.php)

So, the situation you will most likely find is something like this:

XOOPS_ROOT/modules/FCBD/html/modules/AF2BIXM/xoops_version.php

...which is why such messages turn up in the admin area.


Hope this helps you...