Magento

I have searched all forums looking for a solution for this and nothing has worked.

I installed magento using ssh and I can’t get to the install page. I have tried deleted the cache folder recreating it and changing permissions from 777 to 775 vice versa. So far no luck.This is my error. Please help

There was a problem proceeding with Magento installation.

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cache_dir must be a directory

#0 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Zend/Cache/Backend/File.php(146): Zend_Cache::throwException(’cache_dir must ...’)
#1 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Zend/Cache/Backend/File.php(121): Zend_Cache_Backend_File->setCacheDir(’/var/www/vhosts...’)
#2 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/lib/Zend/Cache.php(124): Zend_Cache_Backend_File->__construct(Array)
#3 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php(892): Zend_Cache::factory(’Core’, ‘File’, Array, Array)
#4 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Locale.php(71): Mage_Core_Model_App->getCache()
#5 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Config.php(715): Mage_Core_Model_Locale->__construct(Array)
#6 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/Mage.php(287): Mage_Core_Model_Config->getModelInstance(’core/locale’, Array)
#7 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/Mage.php(301): Mage::getModel(’core/locale’, Array)
#8 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php(733): Mage::getSingleton(’core/locale’)
#9 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Translate.php(324): Mage_Core_Model_App->getLocale()
#10 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Translate.php(164): Mage_Core_Model_Translate->getLocale()
#11 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Translate.php(107): Mage_Core_Model_Translate->setConfig(Array)
#12 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App/Area.php(139): Mage_Core_Model_Translate->init(’install’)
#13 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App/Area.php(114): Mage_Core_Model_App_Area->_initTranslate()
#14 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App/Area.php(86): Mage_Core_Model_App_Area->_loadPart(’translate’)
#15 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php(511): Mage_Core_Model_App_Area->load()
#16 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Action.php(377): Mage_Core_Model_App->loadArea(’install’)
#17 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Install/controllers/IndexController.php(35): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Action->preDispatch()
#18 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Action.php(336): Mage_Install_IndexController->preDispatch()
#19 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Router/Standard.php(144): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Action->dispatch(’index’)
#20 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Front.php(168): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Router_Standard->match(Object(Mage_Core_Controller_Request_Http))
#21 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/app/Mage.php(420): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Front->dispatch()
#22 /var/www/vhosts/elevateprinting.com/httpdocs/index.php(46): Mage::run()
#23 {main}

make a tmp dir in the root of the magento installation
that solved it for me

mmuziek - 09 August 2010 01:14 PM

make a tmp dir in the root of the magento installation
that solved it for me

This worked. Thanks.

Thanks thats realyy solved my problem.

thanks alot! that save my life

Obrigado, resolveu meu problema.

I suggest you create and place the “temp” sub-directory in the MAGENTO/var directory. Here is how: http://servertune.com/kbase/entry/401/

Hope this will help Magento : cache_dir must be a directory

tmp dir It’s work!!!

Thank you very much

Create ‘tmp’ directory under root directory really worked for me. Thanks.

webkul - 15 November 2011 04:38 PM

Hope this will help Magento : cache_dir must be a directory

This works great mate!… thanks

I created a subdirectory to a new website and had received this message about cache_dir. I followed the instructions and then created a /tmp directory inside this subdirectory I had created before. It works!