1) Download an SSH client like Putty
2) Download an FTP client like File Zilla
3) Log into the admin control panel, and set up the MySQL Database.4) Gather Server Data
Website Name
FTP Server
FTP Username
FTP Password
(Sometimes this info is the same as the FTP info)
SSH Server
SSH Username
SSH Passwords
MySQL Server Name
MySQL Username
MySQL Password
MySQL Database
Root FTP Folder
Admin E-mail Address
Admin Password
5) Open Putty, and point the Host Name to your SSH server address
6) Enter login Credentials
7) Browse to the root web folder
- This might be something like htpdocs/www/, but most webservers are different
- EX:
cd htpdocs
cd www
8) Using the wget command, tell the server to download the latest copy of Joomla
- EX:
wget http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/10785/42655/Joomla_1.5.14-Stable-Full_Package.zip
9) Unzip the file using the unzip command
- EX:
unzip Joomla_1.5.14-Stable-Full_Package.zip
10) Point your web browse to the site domain
11) Fill Joomla Installation pages with the proper Server Credentials
12) After completed installation, delete the Installation folder using the rm command
- EX:
rm -r installation
13) Check that the installation completed by viewing the site in your web browser.
