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barryc
Uninstalled modules not showing
  • 2011/12/11 19:44

  • barryc

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I have just noticed that I have a peculiar problem, that I don't understand at all. I just uploaded the fmcontent module so that I could try it. I uploaded it, of course, to the modules folder but it does not show in the list of uninstalled modules when I access the System/modules administration page. There were a few other uninstalled modules in my modules folder. I could only see a couple of them and the others were also not shown.

I did a check db on my xoops installation via my web provider's cpanel and everything reported OK.

I'm at a loss to understand this. Can anyone suggest what might be the problem because, as is, I can't install any new modules. Already installed modules do show up.

Edit: The other thing I should point out is that I am not seeing the normal admin page. It looks like this, which shows part of the modules admin screen.

I'd appreciate any help that can be offered.

barryC

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Mamba
Re: Uninstalled modules not showing
  • 2011/12/12 0:12

  • Mamba

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You probably copied all files to the /modules folder.

fmContent is a "D3" module, i.e. part of it has to go to /xoops_lib folder.

the structure of the directories in fmContent is:

- modules/fmcontent
- xoops_lib/modules/fmcontent

Make sure that you copy the files according to the predefined structure
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barryc
Re: Uninstalled modules not showing
  • 2011/12/12 0:36

  • barryc

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Thanks Mamba,

essentially you are right. I was not familiar with D3 modules and had not installed the files in xoopslib.

Now, however, I find that fmcontent only works under xoops 2.5. I am still running 2.4.4, mainly because I am concerned that some of the modules I have installed will not work under 2.5. I'd like to upgrade but don't want to be in a situation of breaking a bunch of things on my site. Is there a list anywhere of what modules work with 2.5? If I provided a list of the modules I'm running, could anyone advise me?

Barry

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Mamba
Re: Uninstalled modules not showing
  • 2011/12/12 0:53

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Sure, provide a list of your modules, and we'll help you to sort things out...
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barryc
Re: Uninstalled modules not showing
  • 2011/12/12 6:32

  • barryc

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Mamba, as I said, I'm currently running Xoops 2.4.4. Below are the modules I'm running, as reported by the Xoops Info module. In some I have changed the module name but have included the actual module name in parenthesis.

Any information I can get on which of these will run under 2.5 and which will cause a problem would be appreciated. I may need to find alternatives to some of them and to rebuild the site, something I don't particularly look forward to.

barryC

Installed modules:

System 2.00
Private Messaging 1.02
Member Profiles (Profile) 1.57
XOOPS Info 2.14
Gallery (xcgal) 2.03
Forums (CBB) 3.08
News 1.66
protector 3.40
eXtCal 2.22
Links of Interest (wflinks) 1.07
Interactive FAQ (SmartFAQ) 1.08
Contact 1.60
Xdonations 1.96
Polls 1.00
Site map (Multimenu) 2.08
Content 1.32
classifieds 2.40
WF-Resource 1.03
xForms 1.00
Umfrage 1.10
Indexscan 2.03
KMI (Lexikon) 1.10
WF-Downloads 3.20

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Mamba
Re: Uninstalled modules not showing
  • 2011/12/12 10:45

  • Mamba

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Part of XOOPS distribution, so they definitely work:
Private Messaging 1.02
Member Profiles (Profile) 1.57
protector 3.40

Work, but updated versions coming soon (XOOPS 2.5.0 GUI):
xForms 1.00
Contact 1.60
Xdonations 1.96
Polls 1.00
Forums (CBB) 3.08
News 1.66
eXtCal 2.22

Didn't test them recently, but I think they should work OK, because they seem to be newer
XOOPS Info 2.14
Gallery (xcgal) 2.03
Links of Interest (wflinks) 1.07
Interactive FAQ (SmartFAQ) 1.08
Site map (Multimenu) 2.08
Content 1.32
classifieds 2.40
WF-Resource 1.03
Umfrage 1.10
Indexscan 2.03
KMI (Lexikon) 1.10
WF-Downloads 3.20

Please note: if you're using an older PHP 4 version, then this might cause more problems than updating XOOPS
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zyspec
Re: Uninstalled modules not showing
  • 2011/12/13 14:35

  • zyspec

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Barry,

Be aware that you will probably get quite a few 'deprecated function' notices if you upgrade to XOOPS 2.5.4. These don't affect operation but you will see them if you turn on XOOPS debug. It's just warning you that you probably won't be able to upgrade to XOOPS 2.6 without making sure several of the modules get updated first...

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barryc
Re: Uninstalled modules not showing
  • 2011/12/13 17:22

  • barryc

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By nature I am an "updater" but updating Xoops, especially major upgrades, always seems to carry the risk of breaking some modules. It's a problem as there is no way to "force" contributors to upgrade modules to run on the latest version of Xoops. I know attempts are being made to upgrade at least the most commonly used modules and I applaud that, but it probably leaves some of the less common ones "out in the cold".

I had a problem I had to solve that led to this thought of upgrading to 2.5.4 but I found another solution. I think I'll wait until some of these coming module updates arrive.

barryC

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