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First Time Installation Issues...new Rocket user...

  • First Time Installation Issues...new Rocket user...

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • The work you guys post under Members Sites make it clear you've figured out the problem I'm having a long time ago.
      But... I'm new at this and have to ask.


      I'm trying my first Joomla site.
      I installed Joomla 1.5 per Alex West's YouTube instructions adding the sample data when it asked for it.
      Then installed the Prime-Time template.
      (You're probably way ahead of me here...)
      Prime Time comes up without the nice gray menu buttons, no syndication panel, the 'contacts' link is gone altogether, etc..

      What do I need to do to get around this issue?

      (I titled the thread "First Time Installation Issue(S) because I'm sure there will be other beginner's issues as I go along with this install.)
  • Re: First Time Installation Issues...new Rocket user...

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • PrimeTime isn't for Joomla 1.5 so won't install.
    • James Spencer / Developer & Support / Hull, UK
  • Re: First Time Installation Issues...new Rocket user...

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • Yep, that's why I added the Legacy plug-in first. I don't think that's the problem. It seems to hold on to the Sample Data copy and layout and displaces the look and content of PrimeTime.

      Actually it does the same sort of thing to Hyperion. In fact the changes are worse.

      Is it possible to get the template install to overwrite the SampleDate.....or something...!!?!!
    • Last Edit: 16 years 3 months ago by Sam Brandt.
  • Re: First Time Installation Issues...new Rocket user...

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
  • Re: First Time Installation Issues...new Rocket user...

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • Ah! templates are independent of the Joomla site itself. When you install a template, it will not look exactly like the demo unless you use a RocketLauncher. Templates don't install data so you'll have to setup Joomla to make it appear the same.

      Your best bet is to actually read the plethora of Joomla tutorials to get past these basic Joomla steps: docs.joomla.org help.joomla.org forum.joomla.org
    • James Spencer / Developer & Support / Hull, UK
  • Re: First Time Installation Issues...new Rocket user...

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • Thanks for the reply.

      So, if I delete it and reinstall with the rocket launcher, I should be good to go?

      Is it possible to reinstall with the rocket launcher right over the top of the old install?

      www.ilovewavs.com/TV/Cartoons/Looney/Daf...0I've%20got%20it.wav

      And thanks for the plethora of Joomla tuts !!!
      (Oops, I think I just spit all over myself :P )
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    Re: First Time Installation Issues...new Rocket user...

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • Sam Brandt wrote:
      Is it possible to reinstall with the rocket launcher right over the top of the old install?

      No, RocketLauncher is a new Joomla installation + template + demo. Keep a backup of your site ( joomlapack ), install it locally with Mamp or Wamp, so that you can copy/paste what you need. Then do your new RocketLauncher install.
    • Yves
  • Re: First Time Installation Issues...new Rocket user...

    Posted 16 years 3 months ago
    • Thanks Yves!

      Haven't seen the term 'kickstart' on a piece of software since the Commodore SX64 days. C=
    • Last Edit: 16 years 3 months ago by Sam Brandt.
  • Re: First Time Installation Issues...new Rocket user...

    Posted 16 years 2 months ago
    • Okay, NEXT issue...

      I refreshed the account and started over.
      I followed the RocketLauncher Tutorial (the one with the Irish or Scotch kid with the deep brough) to a 'T'.

      I made sure to delete the installation directory
      and dutifully created and placed the new configuration.php file.


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      And -- BAM --
      ...all I got was this error message:

      Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/aXXXXXX3/public_html/Joomla_RT_Hyperion_j15/plugins/content/pagebreak.php on line 100

      Does anybody understand this? And is there anything I can do about it short of starting over, again.
      And if I do, what stitch did I miss on the first run through?

      If it's any help, here's all the cool looking tech stuff in the file 'pagebreak.php'.

      <?php
      /**
      * @version       $Id: pagebreak.php 10576 2008-07-21 12:50:09Z ircmaxell $
      * @package       Joomla
      * @copyright     Copyright (C) 2005 - 2008 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.
      * @license       GNU/GPL, see LICENSE.php
      * Joomla! is free software. This version may have been modified pursuant
      * to the GNU General Public License, and as distributed it includes or
      * is derivative of works licensed under the GNU General Public License or
      * other free or open source software licenses.
      * See COPYRIGHT.php for copyright notices and details.
      */
       
      // no direct access
      defined( '_JEXEC' ) or die( 'Restricted access' );
       
      $mainframe->registerEvent( 'onPrepareContent', 'plgContentPagebreak' );
       
      /**
      * Page break plugin
      *
      * <b>Usage:</b>
      * <code><hr class="system-pagebreak" /></code>
      * <code><hr class="system-pagebreak" title="The page title" /></code>
      * or
      * <code><hr class="system-pagebreak" alt="The first page" /></code>
      * or
      * <code><hr class="system-pagebreak" title="The page title" alt="The first page" /></code>
      * or
      * <code><hr class="system-pagebreak" alt="The first page" title="The page title" /></code>
      *
      */
      function plgContentPagebreak( &$row, &$params, $page=0 )
      {
           // expression to search for
           $regex = '#<hr([^>]*?)class=(\"|\')system-pagebreak(\"|\')([^>]*?)\/*>#iU';
       
           // Get Plugin info
           $plugin           =& JPluginHelper::getPlugin('content', 'pagebreak');
           $pluginParams    = new JParameter( $plugin->params );
       
           $print&nbsp; &nbsp;= JRequest::getBool('print');
           $showall = JRequest::getBool('showall');
       
           if (!$pluginParams->get('enabled', 1)) {
                $print = true;
           }
       
           if ($print) {
                $row->text = preg_replace( $regex, '<BR/>', $row->text );
                return true;
           }
       
           //simple performance check to determine whether bot should process further
      &nbsp; &nbsp; if ( strpos( $row->text, 'class="system-pagebreak' ) === false && strpos( $row->text, 'class=\'system-pagebreak' ) === false ) {
                return true;
           }
       
           $db      =& JFactory::getDBO();
           $full   = JRequest::getBool('fullview');
       
           if(!$page) {
                $page = 0;
           }
       
       
           // check whether plugin has been unpublished
           if (!JPluginHelper::isEnabled('content', 'pagebreak') || $params->get( 'intro_only' )|| $params->get( 'popup' ) || $full) {
                $row->text = preg_replace( $regex, '', $row->text );
                return;
           }
       
           // find all instances of plugin and put in $matches
           $matches = array();
           preg_match_all( $regex, $row->text, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER );
       
           if (($showall && $pluginParams->get('showall', 1) ))
           {
                $hasToc = $pluginParams->get( 'multipage_toc', 1 );
                if ( $hasToc ) {
                     // display TOC
                     $page = 1;
                     plgContentCreateTOC( $row, $matches, $page );
                } else {
                     $row->toc = '';
                }
                $row->text = preg_replace( $regex, '<BR/>', $row->text );
                return true;
           }
       
           // split the text around the plugin
           $text = preg_split( $regex, $row->text );
       
           // count the number of pages
           $n = count( $text );
       
           // we have found at least one plugin, therefore at least 2 pages
           if ($n > 1)
           {
                // Get pl
    • Last Edit: 16 years 2 months ago by Sam Brandt.
  • Re: First Time Installation Issues...new Rocket user...

    Posted 16 years 2 months ago
    • I printed out the pages of the install as I went. 8)

      On the Pre-install Check page under Recommended Settings, 'Display Errors' should be OFF and it's set to ON, hence my problem perchance...!?!!

      How do I access my PHP setting and turn it off?

      The "PHP settings" button in cPanel just returns a static unchangable sheet showing all the setting.....but I already know that.

      Also 'Output Buffering' should be OFF and it's ON too.

      I'd still like to know exactly what's up in 'pagebreak.php' though.

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