[thelist] module install failure - Joomla

FayeC ftarzwell at fayec.com
Wed Dec 17 12:31:30 CST 2008


Some components come zipped with mods and bots. You need to unzip the
initial file first and then use the unzipped zip files to install. I have
only had that problem when I tried to install the zip containing all the
other zips inside.

FayeC

On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:45:32 -0700, Bob Meetin <bobm at dottedi.biz> wrote:
> I am testing a Joomla component which I cannot get to install and
> unfortunately cannot name it here.  In Joomla 1.5+ you install
components,
> modules etc through
> the admintool, very straight-forward
> 
> 1) from the Joomla administration panel I select Extensions -->
> Install/Uninstall
> 
> 2) I used all the installation options:
>     Upload Package File
>     Install from Directory
>     Install from URL
> 
> *) I cannot get it to successfully install so  did the common install
> procedures in option 2 above on 2 different operating systems and several
> browsers:
> 
> Ubuntu Linux & Firefox
> Ubuntu Linus & Konqueror
> Ubuntu Linux & Epiphany
> WinXP & Firefox
> WinXP & IE
> 
> Full Error Message:
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> * Error! Could not find an XML setup file in the package.
> 
> Warning: zip_read() expects parameter 1 to be resource, integer given in
> /home/dhoward/public_html/j/libraries/joomla/filesystem/archive/zip.php
on
> line 234
> 
> Warning: zip_close() expects parameter 1 to be resource, integer given in
> /home/dhoward/public_html/j/libraries/joomla/filesystem/archive/zip.php
on
> line 250
> Unable to find install package
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I gave the developer admin access to try himself and for him it works
> flawlessly, cannot reproduce the error. The only differences are that he
> uses a Mac and it
> takes him 10 vs 20 seconds for the upload/install to process.  If I
google
> the error it seems to talk to a problem with zip_open or zip_read
(Joomla)
> but if
> this were so, then why would anything work for me and why does it work
for
> him?
> 
> Idaas? Bob
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