Is there any way to install template/plugin/module in one pack. There are many options to install extensions/plugins/modules
http://jeffchannell.com/Joomla/install-multiple-joomla-extensions-in-a-single-package.html
http://digitalvariants.blogspot.com/2011/01/installing-multiple-joomla.html
as single install but simply none and no way to do this when installing a Joomla! template
Joomla 1.6+ support packages which allow you to combine several zip's for extensions etc into a single zip package.
See: http://docs.joomla.org/Package
You can do this with Akeeba backup.
Akeeba packages everything in your site -- articles, categories, plugins, modules, menus, database, templates, etc. It generates an installable ZIP file. This file can be used to re-install your entire site if you needed to. But I also use it to create "base" installations of Joomla.
Your procedure would be like this:
Create a base Joomla installation
Install all the extensions you want (including Akeeba)
Create a backup ZIP
Unpack the ZIP on your server (or upload via ftp)
Go through installation procedure just like a "native" Joomla installation
Look here: https://www.akeebabackup.com/software/akeeba-backup.html
Thanks,
Matthew
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I am running Joomla 3.1.5. I have a custom component installed and I have made some minor changes to some of the files. How do I create an uploadable/installable zip file to install these changes to my production Joomla site?
Please disregard the discussion on templates in the comments above.
You don't need to rename your component it seems.
If you need to install on a single site:
on the prodution site, install the installer you first installed on
your development site
sync the files with a version control system
such as git / rsync / scp / sftp / ftp whichever you're most
comfortable with
If you need to install on multiple sites:
You need to repackage it, and add to the xml manifest any files/folders you added.
Simply explode the original zip installer somewhere on your drive, and figure out the folder structure (could be admin,site,media for example).
For each browse the custom_component_name.xml section and ensure it contains the files you added, if any.
Then copy the updated files over the folder structure, zip it, and upload it to production.
Once you do this the component will be registered in the other Joomla installation. You can also keep the copies aligned between the two servers with a code versioning system such as git.
If it's a component you plan on distributing, create a script to package it, look at the Joomla docs there's plenty of info, you could use a bash script, phing, ant, maven, choose one that suits you any will do the job
I want to update a Magento 1.4.2.0 to 1.6.x.y. instead of the latest version 1.7.x.y
There are many articles on how to update a Magento installation to the latest version, but that´s not what I want. There are some forum threads where people are asking how to update to a specific version, but those all don´t sport a solution.
It seems like it is only possible to unpack the tar.gz of the specific version, but it is not possible to use the command line tool, i.e.
./mage config-set preferred_state stable
./mage upgrade-all --force
Is there a way to use the command line tool to update to a specific version?
Two different ways of handling this, 1) Manually...
From my experience, what you end up doing is scrapping Magento Connect (which often is the source of all evil, when you've had it do partial upgrades two or three times in a row), downloading the whole package from the download archive (you have all the versions available from there on the Release Archives tab), unzipping them to a directory and then either on the server, copying them into your Magento root directory or from a remote workstation, ftp/scp uploading them to the server Magento root directory.
If you're serious about running Magento, you will have a development server that you do this to several times to find out where all the upgrade breakages are so you can weed out busted templates, detect forgotten core modifications, curse third party modules that don't survive, etc. It's really important to do this if you're depending on that e-commerce site for your income as intense suckage occurs when you aren't ready and sink the live site.
If you've modularized all your module overrides, created your own skin folders and custom template or used a well written template from a developer, it truly is just simply dumping the new version files on top of the old version files and overwriting everything (only after disabling all Magento caching and the compiler if you were using it and manually deleting all var/cache--? folders).
If, however, you've modified any of the files you are overwriting, you are in a world of hurt because you didn't do things properly.
Also, you have to deal with upgrading third party modules to work with the new version.
Then before committing the live site, backup all Magento application files and do a database dump.
2) Or use the command line tool as follows...
Since the original question was, "can you use the command line tool?" yes you can. Once you have the file saved from the download archive, use the following:
./mage install-file /home/login-name/path-to-download-file/magento-1.5.x.x.tgz
I've also used this on various module packages to inspect the contents. The mage command has a download only, download the package file, inspect the contents. If you like what it does, install it.
I've Joomla 1.7 and lots of component in it.
I'd like to make a "reverse-engineering" of the install of a component.
I've edited most part of it and i'd like to repack this to install in a new fresh Joomla installation.
Any idea?
thanks!
It's fairly straight forward - you download all the related files then zip them up with a new XML manifest. Of course you have to make sure that you get all of the files because they can be located in a couple different places. Luckily, the Joomla documentation has a basic list of all the files you would find in a component.
http://docs.joomla.org/Developing_a_Model-View-Controller_(MVC)_Component_for_Joomla!1.7_-_Part_14#Packaging_the_component
I don't know how to install Joomla 1.7.3 and it's hard to know from joomla web page. Can anybody tell me how to install joomla 1.7.3 step-by-step.
Thank you
There's an old guide here, although it still mostly applies:
http://help.joomla.org/content/category/15/99/132/
In short: Create a database, Upload the Joomla files, follow the installer. In more detail:
Make sure you meet the system requirements:
http://www.joomla.org/technical-requirements.html
Create a MySQL database (note down the name, username, and password to access it)
Get the Joomla files from here:
http://www.joomla.org/download.html
Upload all the files from that package to your hosting
Browse to your site - the Joomla installer will automatically run. There's a guide for the steps here:
http://docs.joomla.org/Installer
Follow the instructions and fill in the boxes in the Joomla installer.
Once the installation is complete, delete the 'installation' folder (the installer will tell you to do this).
You now have Joomla :)
Have you checked this page? http://docs.joomla.org/Installation
It provides a step by step installation guide, I think it's quite easy to install Joomla. Generally talking, all you have to do is:
Download the latest Joomla version ( I guess you already did this )
Unzip the downloaded file, then copy it into your webroot ( if you have multiple sites, you should create a folder within your webroot dir and copy the files there )
Access via your browser your web dir, and installation process will start.
It's important that you check that your Apache user is able to read and write your Joomla files. If you're using virtual hosts, you should also create and configure the new virtual host.
This is my first time building a Joomla template so I'm not quite sure if I'm doing it right.
I setup my joomla installation on my machine and added extensions to it - plus the customizations needed for the extensions and the template.
Once I install the template to a website, how do I include all the extensions with it (and the configuration of the extensions)? Or do I have to setup it all up all over again?
Thanks!
You have to set it up again. Extensions aren't part of the template. The Template defines the layout of the site, and the locations on the page where extensions can be added, but it doesn't include the extensions themselves.
There is an easy way. Rather than messing around with installing everything again, simply install Akeeba Backup. You really should have that installed anyhow. In any case, you can make a backup of the entire site including the database, then upload it to your host and run the built in install. It takes longer to upload the file than it does to make the backup and install it. When you are done you will have an exact copy of the site including extensions, templates, and configuration.