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Hi all,

I'm working through the new module manual, and I noticed some odd behaviour I've seen before:

I upload the files direct to my dev server (Ubuntu) over FTP.

Trying to install a module, in this case really just the example code up to the step of adding the install and uninstall methods, by clicking on 'install' leads to either a blank screen or to what looks like an entirely crashed CMS. I noticed this with modules that I downloaded, too.

Sometimes manually removing the module's folder, and uploading it again fixes it.

So my gut feeling is this is something that happens after SQL queries are run. Maybe a bad response or something?

Anyone seen this happen and any clue in what direction to look?

Greetz.
DD.

If you are writing a module or developing a website, you MUST have access to the error logs to see what is happening.

I upload the files direct to my dev server (Ubuntu) over FTP.

Sometimes manually removing the module's folder, and uploading it again fixes it.

As a developer why are you using FTP? I suggest you either setup a local development environment so you can actually develop and test quickly, OR find a server that supports it, and learn to use SSH and editors like nano/vi/emacs etc. But local development is always faster and easier.

Um, yeah... my work setup really isn't what I was asking about though.

I don't generally do dev work, so when I do need to solve an issue real quick I find it's more work to setup all that stuff than to just go in and fix whatever's the issue.

The server supports SSH, I said FTP more as a generic... I use SFTP with FileZilla, and I use an editor regularly, thanks. But I prefer to do the coding on my home box, not a terminal window.

Not to sound hostile or anything It's just that I thought this was weird behavior, I'd seen it before from plugins that are well-established, and I wondered if others saw it too and if this is something from my end or more general.

Rather than I post everything, let me know which logs you think are relevant. I have full access to the system. It's remote because I'm not the only person in my company working on the same project at the same time and I live in a very remote location.

The reason he mentions your setup is that it could be caused by corrupted files using FTP.

An errors that result for the 'Install' click are relevant.

One thing that I have noticed is sometimes there are time-out issue when installing modules.