I've downloaded the date module, but it just comes out as one file and not in a folder like other modules, and I've tried copying it into my sites/all/modules folder on it's own and also have made a folder named "dates" and put it here, and nothing makes it so my drupal installation can "see" the dates module so I can activate it.
http://drupal.org/project/date
Thanks,
Tina
Hi, Tina! Normally the downloaded module will be a single archive file, which you would have to extract to make a folder.
http://drupal.org/getting-started/install-contrib/modules
It's not clear exactly where the process is going wrong in your case. Could you post what operating system you are using, the exact steps you took and what you saw when you were done?
Thanks!
JT
Tina Williams wrote:
I've downloaded the date module, but it just comes out as one file and not in a folder like other modules, and I've tried copying it into my sites/all/modules folder on it's own and also have made a folder named "dates" and put it here, and nothing makes it so my drupal installation can "see" the dates module so I can activate it.
http://drupal.org/project/date
Thanks,
Tina
At 03:46 PM 2/8/2010, you wrote:
Hi, Tina! Normally the downloaded module will be a single archive file, which you would have to extract to make a folder.
http://drupal.org/getting-started/install-contrib/modules
It's not clear exactly where the process is going wrong in your case. Could you post what operating system you are using, the exact steps you took and what you saw when you were done?
Right, I've installed other modules. After you unzip them they are a folder with lots of files in them. When I unzip the date module, it's just ONE file, no folder.
I have a PC. I navigate to this module page:
http://drupal.org/project/date
download the 6.x-2.4 version. It's a zipped file. When I unzip it, I've got just one file named: date-6.x-2.4 and it doesn't appear to have a file extension as I have my computer set to show all file extensions, and this has none. My explore folder says the file type is "4 File" whatever that is.
And, this isn't a one-time deal. I've tried downloading this module for a couple of weeks now, and I get exactly the same file! I'm rather new to Drupal, but have been installing and using modules all along and don't understand why I can't get this one right.
Or, am I trying to get the wrong "date" module? It's a pretty important module that a lot of stuff rests on. Am I going to the wrong module page?
Thanks,
Tina
Tina Williams wrote:
I have a PC. I navigate to this module page:
http://drupal.org/project/date
download the 6.x-2.4 version. It's a zipped file. When I unzip it,
Unzip it with what program?
I've got just one file named: date-6.x-2.4 and it doesn't appear to have a file extension as I have my computer set to show all file extensions, and this has none. My explore folder says the file type is "4 File" whatever that is.
It's getting that from what it thinks is the extension, ".4"
And, this isn't a one-time deal. I've tried downloading this module for a couple of weeks now, and I get exactly the same file! I'm rather new to Drupal, but have been installing and using modules all along and don't understand why I can't get this one right.
Or, am I trying to get the wrong "date" module? It's a pretty important module that a lot of stuff rests on. Am I going to the wrong module page?
The link on that page seems to point to a good file.
Probably your software is only un-gziping but not untarring the file. The ".tar.gz" extension means a "tarball of files compressed using gzip compression". Try adding ".tar" back onto the resulting file and see if that lets your software un-tar it.
JT
Probably your software is only un-gziping but not untarring the file. The ".tar.gz" extension means a "tarball of files compressed using gzip compression". Try adding ".tar" back onto the resulting file and see if that lets your software un-tar it.
And that fixed it!! I changed the date-6.x-2.4 file to add .tar to the end, then opened that, and it worked!!! I've never had one need that done before and so didn't know what to do!! I hope I can remember for next time!!
THANKS!
Tina
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