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Common errors when installing a module

Sometimes when installing a Joomla module you can encounter any of the following errors:

JFolder::create: Could not create directory
Warning! Failed to move file.

 Error! Could not find an XML setup file in the package

As to the first error (Directory issues), On install, Joomla modules try to create folders and copy files to setup the installation - and often certain server setups do not allow for scripts to change folders. To fix this make sure that your modules and components folder is writable by server (set these folders to chmod 777 or chmod 755 JUST for the installation)

Also if that does not work there could be a problem with your Joomla configuration. Some users find that by changing the install method in your Joomla configuration to FTP - with your server FTP details. As a last resort and what we usually find works try checking your server logs, which quite often will show the culprit causing the problems.

As to the second issue - this is always because you need to first extract the contents of your download zip - within the download is usually the installer files and a NFO or a readme.txt file.

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