Posted by Anonymous on July 6, 2015 at 5:16pm
Hello all! I am new to drupal, I have only been using it for about two weeks. I keep having the recent problem of installing and using some modules. For example modules like path_auto I could install and see on in my modules after I downloaded it, where for modules like Password_reset I could not install properly because it does not show i my modules in my administrative account for my website. I understand that some modules can only be installed and enabled when it's other supporting modules have been installed and enabled. I have been searching the web and have not found any solution to this problem.Please, I would be grateful for any and all help in this matter.
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I'm pretty new to Drupal as
I'm pretty new to Drupal as well, but I've been teaching myself how to use it for a few months now. I'll try to help.
Drupal has hundreds of little files that seem to be scattered all other the place. It's possible that you accidentally messed something up.
I run my installation on my Win 7 computer using Acquia Dev Desktop. How did you set yours up?
In my case the "core" modules such as block, blog, and book are stored here C:\Users\Sam\Sites\devdesktop\columbiablooms-dev\docroot\modules where Sam is my Windows login and columbiablooms is the name of my site.
Custom modules such as the ones you mentioned are stored at C:\Users\Sam\Sites\devdesktop\columbiablooms-dev\docroot\sites\all\modules. Check your directories. If the modules files wound up at a different location that could cause you problems, but the problems can be fixed.
When you click Modules on the admin menu Drupal looks in the above two locations. If the module files are elsewhere Drupal can't find them.
You may want to start over with a clean, base Drupal installation and then very carefully install modules one by one. If you use the Install new module link from the modules admin menu the files should automatically go into the right place.
Please post here again if you are still having problems. There is a long learning curve for Drupal. My favorite help site is codekarate.com. There are very good videos that you will find there.
No install option on modules page
I can't seem to find the install option on the modules page.
Just enable Update manager
Just enable Update manager module.
Along the top of your browser
Along the top of your browser window, with a black background are all the administrative links (assuming you are logged in with the admin login). Click the one that says Modules. Then Install new Module.
After you click Install new module you will see a blank where you can paste the url of the module. You have to go to drupal.org and find a module to install. For example, the Devel module and the Schema module are useful as you build your site. In the case of Schema (and any other module) scroll down to the bottom of the module page and look for Downloads. Find the one with the green background that is most current and right click on the zip link and click Copy link location then paste that into the blank on the Install new module page. Drupal will automatically download and install that module in the proper location. You then have to go back to the Modules page, scroll down until you find the module, in this case Schema, and click in the box next to it. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and click Save. Wait a few seconds and the module will be enabled. Scroll down to that module again and click Configure. Not all modules have a configure link.
module installation
That's the problem exactly. I am at modules page on my administrative account and can,t find the install modules page. right below modules, the only options are "List" and "Uninstall". Also my user manager is already enabled. There is no "install module" link I even see to click on. I'm using the Acquia Dev Desktop. I don't know if I somehow failed to download all the drupal files correctly. This is really puzzling me. Do I need to update something?
Enabling a new module
Perhaps this page will help: https://www.drupal.org/documentation/install/modules-themes/modules-7
Also, on your module page (the one with "List" and "Uninstall" as tabs), when you scroll down do you see the module you want to install listed?
If not, you need to upload the module to your website.
If so, check the box next to its name to enable, then click on "Save Configuration."
module installation
Since you're using Acquia Dev Desktop.... If you're able to see a Drupal site via a browser you've got all the files.
Did you install a Drupal 7 site or Drupal 8? password_reset doesn't have a Drupal 8 version, and also Drupal 8 is still in development and a lot of the community contributed modules DO NOT support Drupal 8... yet. When you goto site.com/admin/reports/status does it say Drupal 7.X or 8.X?
I'm 95+% sure ... "Install module" requires ftp access, which is why you might not be seeing it. I've honestly never successfully uploaded/installed a module via the web interface. I've just put the unzipped contents in the right folder or used 'drush' to install the module.
I'm assuming you downloaded pathauto and unzipped it to the correct location to get it installed. It should've been something like 'sites/default/modules' or 'sites/all/modules' ... you should put the password_reset module next to it.
The password_reset module doesn't have any requirements/dependencies on other modules. Even if it did it would still show up and say what modules it needs before it can be enabled.
At 'site.com/admin/modules' or 'site.com/q?=admin/modules/' you should see the password_reset module in the list and be able to enable it.