Installing into your site’s home directory using Fantastico

Written by on November 9, 2009 in Development tips - No comments

Introduction:

Installing Joomla via Fantastico is a huge time saver when you are
working on multiple sites and don’t have time to wait for Joomla’s
install files to upload. I have come across a few posts in the forums
about people having a hard time installing Joomla! into the root
directory of their site. Here is a quick and easy guide to install into
your sites root. Please note, that this is assuming that you do not
have any live sites currently running within your home directory.

Step 1:

Login to Cpanel and click on file manager. Delete the public_html folder and then recreate it.

Step 2:

Close the file manager, click on fantastico & then Joomla (under CMS). Select “New Installation

to proceed.

Step 3:

Add all your site’s relevant info. Make sure to leave the “Install
in directory” box empty. This will tell the installer that you want
Joomla! installed into your home directory. Thats about it. Complete the
rest of the steps and you’re done :)

About the Author

Matthew King is the excessively caffeinated head of customer service and system administrator for JoomlaJunkie. He loves paintball and dry humor. Matt also sells web hosting and does website design at ColumbusGEEK.com. He is based in Columbus, Ohio (USA).

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