[Macros]

I went to upgrade the joomla installation on my webspace. simple, no?
Well seeing a load of instructions, realising I was several editions behind I decided to wipe the whole damned thing and install the latest edition (1.5 something)
The intrustions are simple enough, download the zip, upload the files, then go to the root directory.
and apparently it should be all good from there.

It simply is not good in any shape or form.
initially the problem was "you need to delete installation directory before proceeding" (WTF? delete installation before installation?) tried that, nope.
so deleted everything again
uploaded all the files again
nope, pure whitescreen this time.

anyone have any experience installing this shit?

(im trying now to just upload the zip file and extract it in the directory)

[Obdigore]

Sounds like the program needs to create and install itself to a directory.

So if you have a directory called 'joomla' or w/e you call it, you need to delete it and allow the installation program to create it.

Of course I have no clue what Joomla is.

[Macros]

its oc managment thing.
I tihnk our main page might run on it, but that could be hear say.


there is no directory, i literally wiped my space clean, and its all in the base htdocs, where the old install was. its baffling me to no end.
not to mention seriously pissing me off

[Macros]

bah.

the helpful help says to unpack.
upload files
go to root (www.mydomain.com)
initially it was giving me bullshit about deleteing the install directory.
now its jsut whitescreening.
there an install.php file,l try going www.mydomain.com/install.php it gives me some restricted access bullshit. check permissions, 777, all writeable.
tempers going to be shot very soon

[Silencer]

Well, first of all, you should have just used an upgrade. Much simpler.

Secondly, the installation process should be simple in and of itself. Extract the zip archive to a location on your computer (take C:/Joomla, as an example).
Using your FTP program of choice, log into your FTP account. Navigate to the files you want to upload (C:/Joomla), select, and hit the upload button.

It should not cause you issues. The files should all be in the root directory, unless you want to put it in a separate location.

I assume you have read the documentation? and that you understand it.
If you continue to have problems, I can do it for you...but that would require you to give me FTP access...which I know is a big thing. Anyway, once you've uploaded stuff to your site, just visiting the site should start the installation process. *shrug*

[Macros]

thats what i did sil, hence my frustration.
if you are feeling all good samaritan like i'll happily give you ftp access, i can always change the pasword later if anything important is put on there

[Silencer]

Hit it over to me, I'll see what I can do.

Not now, though, in about 9 hours. Going to crash first. XD

[Macros]

no probs, il pm over the details when i get home from work.
cheers!

[D'rek]

Are you sure that you're installing the right thing? Like perhaps you are trying to install the update instead of the whole program?

[Macros]

yeah its the right thing, new ìnstal from scratch. its prob something really simple, and sil will laugh at me mercilessly

[Centzon Totochtin]

yes, you must be.....


wait.... what is this thread about?