No menu on backend administration ?? - Mambo

celine · May 12th, 2005, 03:37

Hello,

I'm very new to mambo, working on Mac OSX 10.3.
I've installed MAMP ok + put the files MamboV4.5.2-Stable downloaded on mambonewbbies + managed the installation process.
Everything seemed ok, but I realise a menu is missing on my administration screen. It's the one on top of the screen where I should find : home - site - menu - content - etc..

+ my mambo site (when I type in "/index.php" looks like it doesn't have a template - it"s only plain text, no images, no colors - nothing like what they show in the mambofornewbies tutorial)

Any idea ?? Thanks a lot, I don't want to give up - mambo seems so great !

walb · May 12th, 2005, 05:35

I think there is something wrong in your configuration.php.
Check line 9 $mosConfig_absolute_path =
which should hold the absolute path to the folder or root where mambo lives. (No trailing slash)
And
line 10 $mosConfig_live_site =
Should contain the complete http adress to your mambo (no trailing slash)

Line 10 is definitely not good. Your frontend is not formatted, because the style sheet cannot be found. If you look at the generated HTML, you may understand it.

celine · May 12th, 2005, 06:08

Merci beaucoup !

It seems to work fine, and I can't wait to get down to it.

walb · May 12th, 2005, 06:25

Y're welcome and I hope you become a mambo fan too!

martiniman · July 20th, 2005, 01:30

Why didn't search and google find this reply yesterday

. I had these problems (no menu, no css) as well after moving the site local.
After some 3 hour searching and trying if found out that this modification in the configuration.php made it work!

Code:

$mosConfig_absolute_path = '/Library/Apache2/htdocs';

This is on a Mac with the Apache 2 from serverlogistics

celine · July 20th, 2005, 01:53

It is THE thing to check, I've had the problem several times now.
Thanks for all your replies.

pspowell · August 29th, 2005, 11:53

I had the same problem... turned out to be only with FireFox. worked fine in IE.

I deleted the contents of the FireFox cache at c:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Mozilla\FireFox\profiles\...\cache

then it worked fine...

arangel · February 13th, 2006, 06:03

Hi, I have the same problem but changing the $mosConfig_live path didn't help at all.

My $mosConfig_live_site = 'http://localhost/~user/mambo'; I have all my mambo files in a UserDir and I need them like that. The actual path is "/home/user/public_html/mambo". Can't see what's wrong with the path, from all the things I've read this is what it should be like... Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

martiniman · February 13th, 2006, 06:35

How about this:
$mosConfig_live_site = 'http://localhost/~user/public_html/mambo'

arangel · February 13th, 2006, 06:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by martiniman

How about this:
$mosConfig_live_site = 'http://localhost/~user/public_html/mambo'

Nope, doesn't help.

Thanks anyhow.

I though that maybe I had a permissions problem but all of my stuff in mambo now has 777 so that's not it...

Anyone else?

arangel · February 14th, 2006, 06:56

Just for future reference.

The problem was within the apache configuration file. I enabled virtual hosts and added my hostname and IP adderss to /etc/hosts and that was it.

RyanPost · February 23rd, 2007, 08:06

Hi Guys, I'm having the same problem, i have no menus in the admin section, and no proper display of the homepage. I've checked the config.php file.. and all seems fine, i was wondering if someone could tell me how to modify the apache config file as arangel has suggested? Cheers

Ryan

PS, email me at Ryan@postmediagroup dot com

*eltonjohns* · March 25th, 2008, 02:14

hey arangel, that looks quite simple and I can understand how tough that is to search. it is helpful, thx

May 12th, 2005, 03:37	#1
celine Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3	No menu on backend administration ?? Hello, I'm very new to mambo, working on Mac OSX 10.3. I've installed MAMP ok + put the files MamboV4.5.2-Stable downloaded on mambonewbbies + managed the installation process. Everything seemed ok, but I realise a menu is missing on my administration screen. It's the one on top of the screen where I should find : home - site - menu - content - etc.. + my mambo site (when I type in "/index.php" looks like it doesn't have a template - it"s only plain text, no images, no colors - nothing like what they show in the mambofornewbies tutorial) Any idea ?? Thanks a lot, I don't want to give up - mambo seems so great !

May 12th, 2005, 05:35	#2
walb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hack City, Earth. Posts: 1,062	I think there is something wrong in your configuration.php. Check line 9 $mosConfig_absolute_path = which should hold the absolute path to the folder or root where mambo lives. (No trailing slash) And line 10 $mosConfig_live_site = Should contain the complete http adress to your mambo (no trailing slash) Line 10 is definitely not good. Your frontend is not formatted, because the style sheet cannot be found. If you look at the generated HTML, you may understand it. __________________ These forum moderators keep removing my sig! Freedom of mind and speech is not appreciated over here.

May 12th, 2005, 06:08	#3
celine Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3	Whaoo, thanks Merci beaucoup ! It seems to work fine, and I can't wait to get down to it.

May 12th, 2005, 06:25	#4
walb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hack City, Earth. Posts: 1,062	Y're welcome and I hope you become a mambo fan too! __________________ These forum moderators keep removing my sig! Freedom of mind and speech is not appreciated over here.

July 20th, 2005, 01:30	#5
martiniman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands Posts: 133	Why didn't search and google find this reply yesterday . I had these problems (no menu, no css) as well after moving the site local. After some 3 hour searching and trying if found out that this modification in the configuration.php made it work! Code: $mosConfig_absolute_path = '/Library/Apache2/htdocs'; This is on a Mac with the Apache 2 from serverlogistics

July 20th, 2005, 01:53	#6
celine Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3	Exactly It is THE thing to check, I've had the problem several times now. Thanks for all your replies.

August 29th, 2005, 11:53	#7
pspowell Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1	same symptoms - problem with FireFox cache I had the same problem... turned out to be only with FireFox. worked fine in IE. I deleted the contents of the FireFox cache at c:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Mozilla\FireFox\profiles\...\cache then it worked fine...

February 13th, 2006, 06:03	#8
arangel Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3	Hi, I have the same problem but changing the $mosConfig_live path didn't help at all. My $mosConfig_live_site = 'http://localhost/~user/mambo'; I have all my mambo files in a UserDir and I need them like that. The actual path is "/home/user/public_html/mambo". Can't see what's wrong with the path, from all the things I've read this is what it should be like... Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

February 13th, 2006, 06:35	#9
martiniman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands Posts: 133	How about this: $mosConfig_live_site = 'http://localhost/~user/public_html/mambo' __________________ www.wandawanders.com www.martijnkoch.com

February 14th, 2006, 06:56	#11
arangel Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3	Just for future reference. The problem was within the apache configuration file. I enabled virtual hosts and added my hostname and IP adderss to /etc/hosts and that was it.

February 23rd, 2007, 08:06	#12
RyanPost Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	Same Problem. Hi Guys, I'm having the same problem, i have no menus in the admin section, and no proper display of the homepage. I've checked the config.php file.. and all seems fine, i was wondering if someone could tell me how to modify the apache config file as arangel has suggested? Cheers Ryan PS, email me at Ryan@postmediagroup dot com

March 25th, 2008, 02:14	#13
eltonjohns Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 29	hey arangel, that looks quite simple and I can understand how tough that is to search. it is helpful, thx

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