MODX empty dashboard

Question

I'm using MODX the first time and it all worked since yesterday. I didn't change anything and the dashboard and the package manager worked without any problems but since yesterday I couldn't see the dashboard itself, just the top navigation menu in the backend/admin manager and the left sidebar menu with the ressources, elements and file tabs. Besides this empty dashboard the package manager doesn't work too. It just shows the table headings like name, version, release etc. without a table body.

I think that maybe the MODX Rest API is broken? My package manager source was http://rest.modx.com/extras/ and it worked a few days ago. I also tried http://rest.modxcms.com/extras/ already but it doesn't work too (returns a 404).

I'm using MODX Revolution 2.2.6pl and I also didn't change anything on the server configuration, so allow_url_open and curl still is enabled in my PHP 5.2.9.

Answer 1

I am facing the same issues with the blank backend - what is your hoster? I am at strato.

You can disable the "compress_css" and "compress_js" than it's working again.

You can find this in the

/core/cache/system_settings/config_cache.php

find

'compress_css' => '1',
'compress_js' => '1',

and set it to:

 'compress_css' => '0',
  'compress_js' => '0',

after you can enter the backend again: very important --> go directly to your system settings and search for "compress" - turn of again the compress_js and compress_css.

Now it'll work. I struggled around with it...:-)

AD