Problem with fresh 1.2.5 install [Labels missing]

[spcherub]

Hi,

I just downloaded and installed 1.2.5 and notice that a bunch of labels in the admin screen are displaying "--Add Me -..." instead of user-friendly labels. Am I missing any language files or do I have something installed wrong (permissions etc.). I followed the same process as I have followed for my 1.2.4 installs.

Thanks!

[Nullig]

Perhaps the FTP of the files was incomplete. Try uploading them again.

Nullig

[spcherub]

Yes I did re-FTP and re-install with no difference.

In addition to the label problem reported above, I am also seeing the following message in Site Admin->Global Settings:
"Cache folder is not writable. Clearing cache will not work. Please make the tmp/cache folder has..."

I've confirmed and re-confirmed that /tmp /modules and /uploads are set to 777 (and folders under as well) using chmod -R 777 on those folders. I have also confirmed that PHP safe-mode is off.

I'm also getting Smarty errors such as "string(118) "Smarty error: [in template:17 line 9]: syntax error: unrecognized tag 'sitename' (Smarty_Compiler.class.php, line 590)"  and I have confirmed that all the files in /plugins are intact.

I read another post reporting a similar problem and something he did with DNS fixed it. In my case however, I am not using IP addresses and am using hostnames only (in the config.php file and for the database connections)

I've installed 1.2.4 several times without a hitch. Is there anything significantly different between 1.2.4 and 1.2.5 in terms of the installation process?

Thanks!

[calguy1000]

Here's the complete list of files that changed from 1.2.4 to 1.2.5

doc/
doc/CHANGELOG.txt
modules/
modules/FileManager/
modules/FileManager/lang/
modules/FileManager/lang/en_US.php
modules/FileManager/FileManager.module.php
modules/FileManager/postlet/
modules/FileManager/postlet/index.html
modules/FileManager/postlet/javaUpload.php
modules/FileManager/postlet/javaUpload.php.txt
modules/FileManager/postlet/index.html.txt
version.php

Therefore, i've gotta assume that you're installing on a different host, and something is different.  If all of the files are there, AND safe mode is off, AND the permissions are correct.

[spcherub]

I've solved the problem - it was a mistake on my part when configuring config.php. for $config['root_path'] I had used a path like "~myfolder" - some modules seemed to work while others failed. When I changed this to "/full/path/to/myfolder", eveything started working fine.

Bottom line, don't use the tilde "~" notation in the config file.

Thanks.

[calguy1000]

Yeah, php doesn't understand those shortcuts.