Installation problem

Squiz Matrix Installation
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It's possible that your system is timing out during the installation, or perhaps even running out of memory, as that final step of the installation is quite intensive. Try editing the installer/index.php file and add in a couple of lines that line that say

    set_time_limit(300);
    ini_set('memory_limit', '16M');


Hopefully this will let it get through step 16.
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I've noticed this sort of answer a few times now. Has this made it into RC2 yet? If not, perhaps it should be added. At least for the installer.

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We are currently in the process of addressing this issue. These settings will become a config option

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If it's this much work it's gotta be good! I expect to see rainbows and hear the herald angels sing if I get this running:)


I've jumped through lots of the hoops posted in the forums and still get stuck at step 16. I've tried the lines below in installer/index.php and have tried upping the time limit to (1200).



set_time_limit(300);

ini_set('memory_limit', '16M');



My poor old server (OS X 10.2.8 w/entropy's PHP 4.3.4 / MySQL 4.x) seems to be laboring longer on that last step but still the same result as gazplok:



Install order:

0 => "bodycopy",

1 => "bodycopy_container",

…

…

62 => "root_user"





And from core/web/index.php:



Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /Library/WebServer/Documents/matrix/core/include/mysource.inc on line 277



By now I've spent some months researching several dozen CMS, and although MySource looks polished it's a real bear to install (and I haven't even started the pspell battle yet).



Can anyone recommend a hosting service I can pay for a couple of months to try this product? Perhaps someone has a running installation that I could pay to play? I'm burning way to much unproductive time trying to install it locally, and I can't imagine trying to install it on a standard hosting account.



Thanks.

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(Yes, Matrix is not terribly shared hosting friendly).


Have you tried using the CLI installation method as detailed by Greg in another thread in this forum? You should only need to run step_03.php, as the web installer has already run step_01 and step_02 for you.

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Thanks for posting that new installer - it made all the difference. I can see the rainbows but no herald angels yet, but that's a different thread.