Whenever installing/enabling this module my module page no longer loads (it just keeps loading forever). When I go to the homepage while it is loaded it tells me I need to set a taxonomy for the module, so I click on the link to do so but this page loads indefinitely as well. The only solution for the issue is to either remove the module from my modules directory or go to the mysql database and disable it in the system table.

I don't know what issues are causing this since I cannot seem to find an error reported anywhere. Here are all the modules I currently have installed, please let me know if I can provide any other info regarding the matter:

Disabled ACL - 6.x-1.x-dev
Disabled Coherent Access - 6.x-1.x-dev
Disabled Forum Access - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled CCK Fieldgroup Tabs - 6.x-1.x-dev
Disabled Comment CCK - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Computed Field - 6.x-1.0-beta2
Disabled Conditional Fields - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Content - 6.x-2.1
Disabled Content Copy - 6.x-2.1
Enabled Content Permissions - 6.x-2.1
Enabled Content Taxonomy - 6.x-1.0-beta6
Enabled Content Taxonomy Autocomplete - 6.x-1.0-beta6
Disabled Content Taxonomy Options - 6.x-1.0-beta6
Disabled Content Taxonomy Tree - 6.x-1.0-beta6
Enabled Fieldgroup - 6.x-2.1
Enabled FileField - 6.x-3.0-alpha6
Disabled FileField Meta - 6.x-3.0-alpha6
Disabled FileField Tokens - 6.x-3.0-alpha6
Enabled Flexi Field - 6.x-1.0-alpha1
Enabled ImageField - 6.x-3.0-alpha4
Disabled Node Form Rearrange - 6.x-1.0
Disabled Node Reference - 6.x-2.1
Enabled Number - 6.x-2.1
Enabled Option Widgets - 6.x-2.1
Enabled Text - 6.x-2.1
Enabled User Reference - 6.x-2.1
Disabled phpFreeChat - 6.x-1.1
Disabled Aggregator - 6.9
Disabled Blog - 6.9
Disabled Blog API - 6.9
Disabled Book - 6.9
Enabled Color - 6.9
Enabled Comment - 6.9
Enabled Contact - 6.9
Disabled Content translation - 6.9
Enabled Database logging - 6.9
Enabled Forum - 6.9
Enabled Help - 6.9
Disabled Locale - 6.9
Enabled Menu - 6.9
Disabled OpenID - 6.9
Enabled Path - 6.9
Enabled PHP filter - 6.9
Disabled Ping - 6.9
Disabled Poll - 6.9
Enabled Profile - 6.9
Enabled Search - 6.9
Enabled Statistics - 6.9
Disabled Syslog - 6.9
Enabled Taxonomy - 6.9
Disabled Throttle - 6.9
Disabled Tracker - 6.9
Enabled Trigger - 6.9
Enabled Update status - 6.9
Enabled Upload - 6.9
Enabled Block - 6.9
Enabled Filter - 6.9
Enabled Node - 6.9
Enabled System - 6.9
Enabled User - 6.9
Enabled Devel - 6.x-1.14
Disabled Devel generate - 6.x-1.14
Disabled Devel node access - 6.x-1.14
Disabled Macro - 6.x-1.14
Disabled Performance Logging - 6.x-1.14
Disabled Theme developer - 6.x-1.14
Enabled Custom filter - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled GeSHi Filter - 6.x-1.1
Disabled GeSHi node - 6.x-1.1
Enabled Headings anchors - 6.x-2.2
Enabled Table of Contents - 6.x-2.2
Enabled ImageAPI - 6.x-1.3
Enabled ImageAPI GD2 - 6.x-1.3
Disabled ImageAPI ImageMagick - 6.x-1.3
Enabled ImageCache - 6.x-2.0-beta6
Enabled ImageCache UI - 6.x-2.0-beta6
Enabled BBCode - 6.x-1.2
Enabled Markdown filter - 6.x-1.1
Enabled Shadowbox - 6.x-2.0
Disabled Block user messages - 6.x-1.0-rc2
Enabled Mass Contact - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Private messages - 6.x-1.0-rc2
Enabled Privatemsg filter - 6.x-1.0-rc2
Enabled 'me' Aliases - 6.x-1.2
Disabled Advanced Forum - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled AHAH Response - 6.x-1.0
Enabled Author Pane - 6.x-1.x-dev
Disabled Author Taxonomy - 6.x-1.7
Enabled Automatic Nodetitles - 6.x-1.0
Enabled Better Formats - 6.x-1.0-beta6
Enabled Browscap - 6.x-1.0
Enabled BUEditor - 6.x-1.2
Disabled Checkout - 6.x-2.2
Enabled Comment Alter -
Disabled Comment mover - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Comment Page - 6.x-1.1
Enabled Comment upload - 6.x-1.0-alpha2
Enabled Custom Breadcrumbs - 6.x-1.4
Enabled Diff - 6.x-2.0
Disabled Download counter - 6.x-1.3
Disabled Export module - 6.x-1.1
Disabled Filter By Node Type - 6.x-1.2
Disabled Footnotes - 6.x-2.1
Disabled Forumtools - 6.x-1.0
Enabled Freelinking - 6.x-1.7
Enabled Mark as Read for Forum -
Enabled Mibbit IRC - 6.x-1.4
Enabled Mobile Theme - 6.x-1.x-dev
Disabled Node Comment - 6.x-1.2-rc2
Disabled Node Forum - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Node Privacy By Role - 6.x-1.4
Disabled Nodetype - 6.x-1.0
Enabled Pathauto - 6.x-1.1
Disabled phpBBforum - 6.x-1.03
Enabled Quote - 6.x-1.1-beta
Enabled Recent changes - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Search config - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Secure Password Hash - 6.x-1.x-dev
Disabled ShareThis - 6.x-1.4
Enabled Signatures for Forums - 6.x-1.0
Enabled Superfish Menus - 6.x-1.0
Disabled Switchtheme - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Taxonomy Access Control - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Taxonomy breadcrumb - 6.x-1.0
Enabled Taxonomy CSV import - 6.x-1.5
Enabled Token - 6.x-1.11
Disabled Token actions - 6.x-1.11
Disabled Tribune - 6.x-1.8
Disabled Upload Permissions Per Content Type - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Vertical Tabs - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Wikitools - 6.x-1.0

Enabled Smileys - 6.x-1.0-alpha5
Enabled Smileys Import - 6.x-1.0-alpha5
Enabled CAPTCHA - 6.x-1.0-rc2
Enabled Image CAPTCHA - 6.x-1.0-rc2
Disabled Text CAPTCHA - 6.x-1.0-rc2
Disabled Blog Subscriptions UI - 6.x-1.0-beta5
Disabled CCK Fields - 6.x-1.0-beta5
Enabled Content Subscriptions - 6.x-1.0-beta5
Enabled Subscriptions - 6.x-1.0-beta5
Enabled Subscriptions Mail - 6.x-1.0-beta5
Enabled Subscriptions UI - 6.x-1.0-beta5
Disabled Taxonomy Subscriptions - 6.x-1.0-beta5
Enabled Community Tags - 6.x-1.0-beta1
Enabled Tagadelic - 6.x-1.2
Enabled Tabs - 6.x-1.0
Disabled Tabs Example - 6.x-1.x-dev
Enabled Views - 6.x-2.2
Disabled Views exporter - 6.x-2.2
Enabled Views UI - 6.x-2.2
Disabled phpBB2Drupal - 6.x-2.0-beta2
Disabled phpBB2Privatemsg - 6.x-2.0-beta2
Disabled phpBB_Redirect - 6.x-2.0-beta2

Comments

todd nienkerk’s picture

todd nienkerk commented
Assigned: Unassigned » todd nienkerk

I'm almost positive this isn't an issue with Author Taxonomy. You have a LOT of modules on your site, which makes me think it's a server configuration issue. Here are some forums posts related to a "white screen of death" while enabling modules:

http://drupal.org/node/295962
http://drupal.org/node/380606

See also #90605: How much memory does a Drupal site need?.

Please close this issue if you learn it's a configuration problem unrelated to the module.

nicholas.alipaz’s picture

nicholas.alipaz commented
Title: Can't enable » Can't enable with update module

Shouldn't matter how many modules I have...

Turns out that update module was acting up for some reason. I was able to go into watchdog table in mysql and see that the error was coming from that module each time I attempted to access the admin panel. For some reason, upon enabling your module, this is when the issue started to happen. I disabled update module from the database and all was well.

Now I wonder if perhaps this module has a conflict with update module or perhaps it is not configured to update from the right location?

todd nienkerk’s picture

todd nienkerk commented

Modules don't need to be configured to be seen or used by the Update module (apart from the basic information required in the .info file). Update uses the project name (author_taxonomy) and version stamp from Drupal.org's packaging system to determine if a module is up-to-date.

The number of modules you have enabled does matter. The more modules you have enabled, the more likely you are to run into PHP memory issues. Please review the links I posted in my previous comment. Please also see:

http://drupal.org/node/31819
http://drupal.org/node/158043

It's entirely possible that enabling Author Taxonomy pushes your site over its configured PHP memory threshold. Disabling the module in this case would seem solve this problem, as your site's load is lowered below the memory threshold. Try enabling several other modules to see if you can repeat the problem.

todd nienkerk’s picture

todd nienkerk commented

Additionally, Drupal 6.x runs updates for disabled modules that were once installed but haven't been uninstalled. This will contribute to memory exhaustion.

nicholas.alipaz’s picture

nicholas.alipaz commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

fixed, thanks