v1.7.1.1 Default language cant be changed + fresh install introduction (SOLVED)

[testar]

Hello,

 

i have installed 1.7.1.1 and got directly an error 500 at front page. I could solve the problem as i set the debug mode in back office by an back door link over the source code (because demo mode mirror couldnt be closed) on and additionally give the folders and files of theme, classes and vendor 777 premissions. (This was not requiered in installation).

 

 

Now to my new problem. I selected german as language during installation. Nothing changed. (Normally after selection the installation process also change into german). So i still have english as default.

 

I have tried to change into french by doing it over International -> Localization

 

But the only thing that is changing is an additional language shown in front and back office that is english when i set it on.

 

If i go now to International -> Translations and try to modify german i get following error

 

 

 

InvalidArgumentException in Finder.php line 656:

The "/var/www/domain/app/Resources/translations/de-DE" directory does not exist.

in Finder.php line 656

 

at Finder->in(array('/var/www/domain/app/Resources/translations/de-DE')) in TranslationFinderTrait.php line 51

at AbstractProvider->getCatalogueFromPaths(array('/var/www/domain/app/Resources/translations/de-DE'), 'de-DE', '#^Admin*#') in AbstractProvider.php line 132

at AbstractProvider->getXliffCatalogue() in TreeBuilder.php line 49

at TreeBuilder->makeTranslationArray(object(BackOfficeProvider)) in TranslationsFactory.php line 82

at TranslationsFactory->createTranslationsArray('back', 'de-DE') in TranslationsController.php line 348

at TranslationsController->getTranslationsCatalogue(object(Request)) in TranslationsController.php line 78

at TranslationsController->listAction(object(Request))

at call_user_func_array(array(object(TranslationsController), 'listAction'), array(object(Request))) in bootstrap.php.cache line 3247

at HttpKernel->handleRaw(object(Request), '1') in bootstrap.php.cache line 3206

at HttpKernel->handle(object(Request), '1', false) in bootstrap.php.cache line 3360

at ContainerAwareHttpKernel->handle(object(Request), '1', false) in bootstrap.php.cache line 2562

at Kernel->handle(object(Request), '1', false) in index.php line 86

 

 

 

Yes the directory does not exist. I have found https://crowdin.com/project/prestashop-official/de# the translated german files, i think. And when i compare it with the only folder "default" in /app/Resources/translations/ there are the same .xlf files but not exactly and some are missing.

 

Prestashop only download and create .json files in /translations/cldr/datas/main into a folder names de-DE or fr-FR

 

I think normally there should be the same amount of files with the same name but diffrent content.

 

Any ideas? Maybe prestashop use default if de-DE or fr-FR is missing. So maybe the problem can be solved if i get those files. But from where and why wont prestashop download and install the languages correctly?

Edited April 26, 2017 by testar (see edit history)

[Promokit]

I have the same issue. Waiting for advices from Prestashop staff

[morosito]

I have the same issue in fresh install 1.7.1.1....made install on 3 different servers and all have the same problem when changing language from default (english).

 

When I start a fresh install in other language I got 500 error on 56%.

[testar]

I figured yesterday out how it worked for me. 

 

Go to https://crowdin.com/project/prestashop-official and find your language. Install the package.

 

Now you see the folders Admin, Emails, Modules, Shop and their subfolders as well as 2 .xlf files.

 

Compare with /app/Resources/translations/default There should be 172 .xlf files.

 

Now i have renamed the .xlf files in for example Admin -> Advparameters -> Feature.de-DE.xlf

into AdminAdvparametersFeature.de-DE.xlf like the files in /app/Resources/translations/default (which is the english package)

 

Create folder de-DE or fr-FR or it-IT etc. and put those for me 170 .xlf files into the folder. (you already should have activated the language in back office)

 

All in all i think this is also a permission problem... And changing the name of 170 files is really not the fastest way but it worked for me.

 

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For fresh 1.7 install, do it manually like in 1.6 and start the installation with domain.com/install

Now you should get at front page error 500 and back office is working (you can now set debug mode on to see which folders need permissions)

I also needed permissions for theme, classes and vendor and it worked perfect till the language problem which is now also solved with the soultion above.

 

Best regards and good luck guys

Edited April 26, 2017 by testar (see edit history)

[Promokit]

Anyone from Prestashop, please provide a solution

[Haandler]

Hello. I have the same problem, i cant select another langage compared to the default.. Nobody have solution ?

Thanks

[thomas.klickermann]

1. change permissions of folder app/Resources/ to 775
2. goto backend > international > translation and update your language

 

[Jameh]

I have same issue before. I read all logs on my server, especially apache error logs, The error because of database was writing times out. After revise fcgid/cig responded time more than 400 seconds. and restart apache server. Fresh  installation was smoothly. Please try it.