By digi_boy on

Hi

I uploaded some new modules to the www.mysite.com/modules directory and it works fine. However, many documents on this site reads upload the new modules to www.mysite.com/sites/all/modules directory. What is the different between uploading to these two folders? in fact the /sites/all folder is empty (only a readme file).

Thank you

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vm’s picture

vm commented

you create the folders manually at sites/all/modules and sites/all/themes
custom and contrib modules are kept separate from core modules and themes which makes it a heck of a lot easier to update and upgrade because everything that is custom or contrin is in the "sites" folder thus only one folder to have to back up.

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digi_boy commented

Thank you.

Am I right to think that I can up load new modules to both locations but better to put core module in the mysite.com/modules directory and others to mysite.com/sites/all/modules directory.

Cheers

vm’s picture

vm commented

core modules stay where they are, in the root modules folder just as they are when you download drupal.

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digi_boy commented

shall I now move all other modules from the "core module folder" (mysite.com/modules) to "site folder" (mysite.com/sites/all/modules)?

Thanks

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vm commented

core modules stay in the root modules folder.

contrib modules can be disabled and moved, then renabled
some have had success moving without disabling and visiting the adminsiter -> modules page to get drupal to reread the modules folders.

side note: if you've read all of this before by searching the answers won't change.

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digi_boy commented

Many thanks. All done.

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shubby commented

hello

I followed the instruction as it was stated, but would you please help me finding modules in site/all directory, when we put modules in core directory, it shows up in module list when we open it from admin account but when we put it in site/all directory it doesnt shows anything, is there any alternative way to install modules

Thanks and Regards

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igorjava commented

I think you have to create directory "modules" inside site/all. So then you would have
site/all/modules. Now all but core modules would go inside that "module "directory.
Hope it works

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shubby commented

hi

yah, now its working fine, thanks for help