Installation Manual

Final Preparation
Transferring the files
The first task is to upload the uncompressed collection of files that you created during the last section to your
Web server. If you are installing on a localhost - for example the computer you are working on – then it is
simply a case of copying and pasting (or moving) the files into the root folder (or a sub-folder) of the Web
server. If however you are running the server on a remote host, then this process will involve the use of a
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client program, some Web Browsers have such a tool built in or can be added
in, or the control panel of your host provider, if one is available.
Warning!:The root folder is located in different places depending upon the operating system/distribution and
Web server package you are using and it might be called htdocs, httpd, or www, but we would be here a long
while if we tried to detail every possible combination of OS, distribution, package, and directory structure,
together with the settings that could and/or have been made by the Hosting Company, therefore, establishing
this is up to you!
In some cases it will be possible – as well as quicker and easier - on remote hosted servers to upload the
compressed file via your FTP client and to then unzip or uncompress the file directly into the root directory.
This will most often be the case with Linux based Web servers where command line access is available.
Some Hosting Companies incorporate a file management system within their bespoke control panels which
will include an FTP program.
Caution: Occasionally files will become corrupted during the transfer and it may be necessary to complete
this procedure more than once.
If you get completely stuck then ask at the forums for assistance after first doing a search in case someone
else has already asked the same question.
A bit more preparation...
You are now, almost, ready for the final leap-of-faith and the installation of Joomla! but we would recommend
gathering together some final bits of information that will be needed to complete the task and it is better to
have them to hand from the beginning rather than scrabble around for them whilst proceeding with the
installation itself.
The Joomla! User Documentation Team 10 The Joomla! v1.5 Installation Manual