1. Download the latest version of Joomla from their download page: http://www.joomla.org/download.html 2. Extract the ZIP file to a local directory and upload it to the server. 3. Browse to the upload directory on your website to begin the installation wizard.
Why am I having trouble with this web based installer?
Occasionally developers will offer a smaller, 'web' installer as well as a larger, 'full' installer. The web based installers will often require security permissions that are not granted in our shared environment.
1. Download the latest version compatible with PHP 5: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php 2. Extract the ZIP file to a local directory. Either edit them MSDOS Edit (Start/Run/Edit) or a Notepad replacement like Win32pad: http://www.gena01.com/win32pad/ 5. Enter a random value for $cfg['blowfish_secret'] between the two ' characters. 6. Change $cfg['...
Zend Optimizer/Guard and ionCube are commonly used to encrypt commercial PHP scripts. Zend does not offer a recent version of their Optimizer product that works in our environment.
A database prefix is commonly used to differentiate between scripts using a single database. For example, tables for WordPress may begin with wp_tablename and vBulletin vb_tablename.
My installers assume that the database is present on the same server as the web server. Our shared environment uses a dedicated MySQL server. If you see a reference to the database being named 'localhost' then you will need to substitute the name of the MySQL server that your database is hosted: mysql##.
Do you offer a script installer? Many hosts deploy scripts that are outdated and are subject to vulnerabilities. Most popular scripts offer a wizard-style installer.
We require that you add the name of your outgoing mail server and e-mail address to the top of PHP scripts that send mail. This helps us identify users that are abusing the mail system and ensures that our outgoing mail servers are not blacklisted.
