Ionic-cli: Error: Cannot find module 'sax'

[ajanthanm]

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Short description of the problem:

Ionic CLI is not running. shows Cannot find module 'sax'

What behavior are you expecting?

Was expecting to run my project in web using ionic serve.

Steps to reproduce:

1. installed latest version of ionic (2.2.1)
2. ran ionic serve
   3.

insert any relevant code between the above and below backticks ionic serve

Post the output of ionic info below please

Caught exception:
Error: Cannot find module 'sax'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:440:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:388:25)
at Module.require (module.js:468:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/node_modules/xml2js/lib/xml2js.js:9:9)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic/node_modules/xml2js/lib/xml2js.js:538:4)
at Module._compile (module.js:541:32)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:550:10)
at Module.load (module.js:458:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:417:12)

Mind letting us know? https://github.com/driftyco/ionic-cli/issues

Other information: (e.g. stacktraces, related issues, suggestions how to fix, stackoverflow links, forum links, etc)

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35225518/building-ionic-cordova-app-i-get-an-error-cannot-find-module-sax

[jthoms1]

Could you provide me with the output from ionic info from within your project directory? Thanks, this should help in troubleshooting.

[navaidabidi]

@jthoms1 I am having the same problem on step 2 of a fresh ionic install.

Step 1: npm install -g ionic cordova
Step 2: ionic start cutePuppyPics --v2

Here is the error with ionic info:

c:DevelopmentSandboxProto>ionic info
Caught exception:
Error: Cannot find module 'sax'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:325:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:276:25)
at Module.require (module.js:353:17)
at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
at Object. (C:UsersNavaidAppDataRoamingnpmnode_modulesionicnode_modulesxml2jslibxml2js.js:9:9)
at Object. (C:UsersNavaidAppDataRoamingnpmnode_modulesionicnode_modulesxml2jslibxml2js.js:538:4)
at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)

[CraigHarley]

@navaidabidi
npm uninstall -g cordova ionic
then
npm install -g cordova ionic

fixed this same error for me

[davidecheli]

@CraigHarley Your solution solved my problem too.

Thank you!

[Dyabel03]

@CraigHarley for my too, thank you 🥇

[imhoffd]

This issue has been automatically closed because it had the v2 label. Please install the new CLI v3 (npm install -g ionic@latest). See CHANGELOG.md#Upgrading from CLI v2 for details.

If this issue is still a problem in CLI v3, please create a new issue. Thank you!

[Anujmoglix]

i tried it but not working for me