Suite CRM - The zip file is missing a manifest.php

Question

I have created a custom module in Suite CRM but when try to upload it via Module Loader it gives this error

The zip file is missing a manifest.php file.

Cannot proceed even though the manifest.php file is there in the root directory of the module.

Answer 1

Seems like a permission related issue

• Try setting your whole sugar instance to 755 recursively(-R 755)

• Then within your sugar instance set the folders cache, custom, data, modules, & themes to 775 recursively(-R 775)

• quick repair and rebuild and try installing again

Answer 2

You might want to check those things:

• cases of letters in a filename of your manifest.php (on case-sensitive filesystems 'Manifest.php' or 'manifest.PHP' is not the same filename as 'manifest.php')
• manifest.php is in the root of the zip file and not in any subfolder