I am as excited as everyone else about commons 3.X dev release so I promptly followed your link to download the distro but to my great disappointment it WON'T Install on my localhost ! :(

It gets stuck after selecting English language for my installation and click on "save and continue".....shortly after that I get "The connection was reset" error in my browser. So my conclusion is either something is not right with the installation file or my server settings

I am using WAMP 2.2 and have my php.ini settings are quite high:

max_execution_time = 300
max_input_time = 120
memory_limit = 512M

CommentFileSizeAuthor
#9 Error during FTP Upload97.75 KBKristina Katalinic
#9 AJAX error during installation131.49 KBKristina Katalinic
#9 1st site visit after installation132.06 KBKristina Katalinic
#9 My Account page85.35 KBKristina Katalinic
#9 Modules Page2.74 MBKristina Katalinic

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izkreny’s picture

izkreny commented

Hi Mario, welcome to the Commons issue queue! :)

Can you confirm 100% that you downloaded http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/commons-7.x-3.x-dev-core.zip file from http://drupal.org/node/1496550 page?

It would be great to check out PHP error log to maybe found out some useful info.

One thing that can be problematic is php5-curl library that is required because of oauth suite of modules..but it shouldn't throw kind of error you received...

I successfully installed Commons 3.x on my VPS recently, so, files are OK, there must be some issue with your local environment. :/

What version of PHP your WAMP 2.2 is using?

Kristina Katalinic’s picture

Kristina Katalinic commented
Category: support » bug
Priority: Normal » Critical

Hi Mario,
thanks for your response, much appreciated :)

I am 100% positive I downloaded zip file from http://drupal.org/node/1496550 page.

Meanwhile I tried installing on my shared hosting account and that seemed to work although I am a bit puzzled because I assumed that distro would be at least partly a replica of the Commons prototype which was posted in Commons group but, my installation once it was complete did not even have the default commons theme enabled and just about all modules that come with the distro are also disabled........ Sorry I am new to Drupal and come from Joomla background where demo packages come somewhat preconfigured to resemble the demonstration site in as much detail as possible and then the user will delete what he doesnt need and add some of his own creative ideas......Am I wrong to think Drupal distro's are similar? I was a bit shocked to see all modules shipped with distro are disabled......For a Drupal newbie like me configuring them all is scary to be honest, not even sure if I'd know where to start in order to get anywhere close to the prototype site...

You were right, its definitely something to do with my local environment but PHP error log is empty and I can install D7 core Standard profile without any issues so no clues there

PHP version I am running with wamp is 5.3.1

I sooooooooooo want to get this working as I am loving the prototype commons site.

ezra-g’s picture

ezra-g commented
Category: bug » support
Priority: Critical » Normal

@Mario Baron, the development is still in an early (pre-alpha) state, so it won't match the prototype and have all of the functionality there until we get further along to beta releases.

Kristina Katalinic’s picture

Kristina Katalinic commented

@ezra

That makes more sense. How long before the Beta release?

I'd be happy to help with testing to speed things up. I'm loving this distro so much I'd rather be testing a pre-alpha version than sit around waiting for others and do nothing to speed things up :)

I am semi retired with fair bit of time and have a very analytical mind (in fact analysis was a profession for a while).....Can't say I am a coder thou

Feel free to PM if you think I can be of assistance

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juan_g commented

A quick search about that error message for Drupal ("The connection was reset") gives several discussions showing that it happens sometimes using WAMP (that is, on Windows) in a number of circumstances (for example CSS performance optimization, etc.). The main cause seems to be:

Long story short - The error is caused by a stack overflow. The Windows version of Apache has a relatively small stack size of 256KB when compared to most Linux versions (8MB stack). This is why the error shows up sooner in a Windows environment.

And a possible solution:

Add the following to the end of httpd.conf to increase the Apache stack size to 8MB.

<IfModule mpm_winnt_module>
   ThreadStackSize 8*1024*1024
</IfModule>

Or, alternatively, install Linux (Debian, or Ubuntu, etc.). ;)

ezra-g’s picture

ezra-g commented
Category: bug » support
Priority: Critical » Normal

Thanks @juan_g!

Maybe try with Dev Desktop? https://www.acquia.com/products-services/dev-desktop

Antonio01’s picture

Antonio01 commented

+1

I did the same as you (Beginner to) we need to be more patient :=)

Kristina Katalinic’s picture

Kristina Katalinic commented

Hi Juan,
I appreciate you taking a look at my issue.

I followed your instructions and unfortunately that did not solve it.....

installing Linux is not an option as i have a single disc partition on this PC or am I wrong?

Sorry for asking stupid questions guys I am new but.....very keen :)

my PHP error log is empty for some reason but here is the copy of apache access logs.....maybe it gives some clues:

[14/Aug/2012:11:29:05 +1000] "POST /socialnetwork/install.php HTTP/1.1" 302 -
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:09 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/install.php?profile=commons HTTP/1.1" 200 4300
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/misc/jquery.once.js?v=1.2 HTTP/1.1" 200 2974
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/modules/system/system.menus.css?0 HTTP/1.1" 200 2035
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/modules/system/system.messages.css?0 HTTP/1.1" 200 961
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/modules/system/system.admin.css?0 HTTP/1.1" 200 5117
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/modules/system/system.base.css?0 HTTP/1.1" 200 5278
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/misc/drupal.js?0 HTTP/1.1" 200 13852
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/modules/system/system.theme.css?0 HTTP/1.1" 200 3711
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/modules/system/system.maintenance.css?0 HTTP/1.1" 200 811
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/misc/favicon.ico HTTP/1.1" 200 1150
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/themes/seven/reset.css?0 HTTP/1.1" 200 2947
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/themes/seven/style.css?0 HTTP/1.1" 200 18468
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/misc/jquery.js?v=1.4.4 HTTP/1.1" 200 78602
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/themes/seven/logo.png HTTP/1.1" 200 3905
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/themes/seven/images/task-item.png HTTP/1.1" 200 105
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/themes/seven/images/task-check.png HTTP/1.1" 200 261
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:14 +1000] "GET /socialnetwork/themes/seven/images/buttons.png HTTP/1.1" 200 786
[14/Aug/2012:11:29:17 +1000] "POST /socialnetwork/install.php?profile=commons HTTP/1.1" 302 -

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Kristina Katalinic commented
StatusFileSize
new Modules Page2.74 MB
new My Account page85.35 KB
new 1st site visit after installation132.06 KB
new AJAX error during installation131.49 KB
new Error during FTP Upload97.75 KB

@ ezra

I am downloading latest version of dev desktop right now. But, meanwhile i tried installing on a remote server and here are some errors I got and a screenshot of first screens after installation completed.

Perhaps I am naive but somehow I don't think that all configuration settings applied correctly. There is not a single menu item and even the admin toolbar is missing. Or am i really that naive and this is what my site should be configured as immediately after installation?

Oh, and when trying to enable "message notify" module it will give a 500 http error on confirm. Hopefully screenshots will give some clues

Kristina Katalinic’s picture

Kristina Katalinic commented

@ezra
Dev Desktop installation worked however users should note that they need to choose PHP 5.3 in their dev desktop settings instead of PHP 5.2 because "Message Notify" will otherwise throw an AJAX error during installation (same applies to installation on remote hosts too)

Does the prototype Theme have extra styling? Because my menu doesn't look anything like the prototype...

I still believe testing would be more efficient if distribution was an exact or as close to exact as possible of the prototype shown because with demo content and pre-configuration users could focus on new ideas and testing the configuration rather than wonder how it all works.....but thats just my 2 cents

izkreny’s picture

izkreny commented
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)

@Mario: I'm glad that you make it with Dev Desktop, my next step was to recommend it to you. :)

I will close this issue now because everything really works as designed.

As Ezra said, we are in pre-alpha stage, all that you can see now are results of #1710730: Initial Drupal.org make file and installation profile issue - just bare distro configuration for drupal.org - as they say in China: A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. ;)

When we reach beta (maybe even alpha) things will be working pretty much out of the box - after all, that is whole point behing Drupal distributions. But, for now, we are only at the first step. :)

This week we will ad more stuff (e.g. #1719634: Select the required admin menu and tools), but, for now, this is all we have.

I suggest that you follow #1205556: [META] Commons on Drupal 7 issue because it's where all important stuff get announced.

Cheers!

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Andrea C commented

installing Linux is not an option as i have a single disc partition on this PC or am I wrong?

If your PC has enough disk space (i.e. 8-15 GB, even more less) and 2 or 3 GB of memory you can install a Linux virtual machine.

You can use VirtualBox https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
I usually install on it the OS from scratch.
you can also just copy a ready made virtual machine donwloaded from the web, but in this last case I don't know about security (see http://virtualboximages.com/ or http://virtualboxes.org/ )

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Kristina Katalinic commented

@ Mario,
I agree, the issue can now be closed.
Thanks a million for all your help all of you guys. Hopefully I can contribute a few steps to the Thousand miles journey :)

After all, we did discover a few issues although unrelated to the title along the way like the ones in #10 for instance.

To All who tried to PM me: my email was unavailable for last 48 hours but all is back in order now so feel free.

Commons is a very exciting project and I look forward to future releases. Will keeps testing and notify of any errors along the way