Installing Joomla Template
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- Joseph McMeekin
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Hi
I have joomla setup for my site and i deleted all the data that came on a template i used to install joomla, but i want to install RocketTheme template Lexicon but i want to install it with all the demo data, everytime i install it, it uses the data that i have which is currently nothing.
How can i install a template with the demo data without having to do a quickstart install?
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- DanG
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Joseph McMeekin wrote:
Hi
I have joomla setup for my site and i deleted all the data that came on a template i used to install joomla, but i want to install RocketTheme template Lexicon but i want to install it with all the demo data, everytime i install it, it uses the data that i have which is currently nothing.
How can i install a template with the demo data without having to do a quickstart install?
You can't.
Okay lets start from the beginning so we're on the same page when describing things.
For Joomla 2.5.x and 3.0.x we offer 3 installation packages:
1. RocketLauncher which contains:- the latest Joomla core installation
- the template itself
- a mix of Rockettheme extensions
- the Gantry framework which is like the Control Panel for the template.
This package needs an empty folder on your server. Use Cpanel to upload the ZIP file and extract out all the files or use an FTP client to upload all the extracted files from your local drive to the empty folder. This will get your Joomla core installed, the template and the Gantry framework. During installation choosing to install "Sample Data" will make the installed site look like the demo. However with our newer templates the "Sample Data" step is SKIPPED as it's automatically done for you.
2. Bundle- the template
- the Gantry framework
3. Template Standalone- which is the template itself.
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- Joseph McMeekin
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Thanks for that, but i tried to install so many times using the 3 methods but i still dont get the sample data (sorry im new on this), now im not sure what iv done but i get an error message when trying to upload a template from the extension manager.
"Error
There was an error uploading this file to the server.
The PHP temporary directory is not set"
not sure what im doing wrong, would appreciate your help.
Thanks
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- DanG
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Joseph McMeekin wrote:
Thanks for that, but i tried to install so many times using the 3 methods but i still dont get the sample data (sorry im new on this)
Fair enough
Okay so you look at somebody elses running Joomla site using a Rockettheme template. There are three components that make that work:
1) the physical server the files are hosted on
2) an installation of Joomla, if you re-read my post above you will see there are various ways to do this
3) an installation of a Rockettheme template to add style and features to the above Joomla CMS
4) last a Database server to store the database for this site. That database contains critical info for the functioning of Joomla itself and the Rockettheme template.
If you were to install the Joomla CMS alone you would see an option appear to install some "Sample Data" to the database. This is so once the install is completed you don't have a barren website with no content. You then change the content that came with the "Sample Data" to your own. You can also install a Rockettheme Stand-alone template to add style and features.
If you install our RocketLauncher then the Joomla install is part of that process. Again you would see an option appear to install some "Sample Data" to the database. This would be our Rockettheme "Sample Data" which adds much more stylized content than the Joomla "Sample Data".
I hope this clears things up for you.
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