Re: Changing module directory names ? [Installation Troubleshooting]

Changing module directory names ?

2004/3/1 8:58
amok200
Just popping in
Posts: 68
Since: 2004/2/23

Hi,

If I choose to change a standard core module directory name from say, news to latest or whatever (I guess I will have to re-install the module, which is OK since Im just starting out my site) will this be an issue when I want to upgrade to the next release of XOOPS ? Since I presume the upgrade script will look for certain directories for the core modules ...

Or will it be only a problem for non-core modules like xfsection etc ?

Thanks,

amok

Re: Changing module directory names ?

2004/3/1 11:50
Dave_L
XOOPS is my life!
Posts: 2277
Since: 2003/11/7

I'm not 100% sure, but if a module is coded properly, I don't think changing the name of its directory will cause any problems. I would first uninstall the module if it's installed. You might need to clear the cache and templates_c directories.

Of course, when you update to a new version, you'd have to extract the new files for that module to the right place.

But why do you want to do that? You can change the visible name of the module in Admin >> Modules.

Re: Changing module directory names ?

2004/3/4 5:03
Brad
Not too shy to talk
Posts: 150
Since: 2003/12/4

AFAIK, if you change the name of a module's directory, you also have to go into that module's xoops_version.php file and alter the $modversion['dirname'] line to reflect the change. They have to be set exactly the same.

i.e.

.\modules\newdirname

[xoops_version.php]
$modversion['dirname'] = 'newdirname';

As Dave said though, if all you want to change is the way it's displayed on the menu, you can just alter the name through the admin modules screen.

Re: Changing module directory names ?

2004/3/4 14:34
amok200
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Posts: 68
Since: 2004/2/23

Thanks Dave & Brad, it was changing the actual directory name I was thinking of.

Thanks for clearing it up for me.
amok

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