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SOLVED Rocketlauncher Installs without data
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- Tracey Snow
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Greetings,
I have just tried to install two Rocketlauncher templates in test environments without their respective sample databases. Once installed, none of the template information appeared to have been installed. Is this by design?
I did it this way to save time (I already have the Rockerlaunchers downloaded and I needed Joomla installed).
Just wondering,
Thanks! - Last Edit: 11 years 9 months ago by Tracey Snow.
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- Ben Simon
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Hi Tracey,
Did you remember to click the "Install Sample Data" button during installation? - B
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- Tracey Snow
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Hi Ben,
No, I intentionally didn't. I didn't want the sample data. I only wanted Joomla, Gantry, the template and modules. I assumed that no selecting the sample data would give me everyhting else.
I was rather suprised to find it didin't appear to install anything except the standard Joomla templates and modules.
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- Ben Simon
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- Without sample data, you get a plain Joomla install. You can install Joomla, Gantry, template and modules (extensions) separately. The problem is that it will not look like the demo because it will be missing quite a bit of custom styling that comes with the sample data.
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- JEM
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Kevin DuCommun wrote:The RocketLauncher should never be used unless the sample data is installed. The whole point of the RocketLauncher is to give users a way to get up and running quickly by replicating the demo. All of this is accomplished with the use of the database information in the sample data sql.
Without installing sample data, the RocketLauncher is not only the same as a default joomla install with no sample data, but it will actually be badly broken as the launcher contains all of the files and directories for the extensions used in the demo, but none of the database information will be present.
This means that if a user installs the RocketLauncher, but does not install the sample data, most of the extensions will not work as they won’t be detected by joomla, and attempting to install them will cause errors and fail because while Joomla doesn't see them, the directories and files are there.
Basically, there is nothing to gain by using the RocketLauncher without the sample data, and it will cause a whole lot of issues down the road. - Thanks,
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- Ben Simon
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Hi Tracey,
Tracey Snow wrote:I didn't want the sample data. I only wanted Joomla, Gantry, the template and modules. I assumed that no selecting the sample data would give me everyhting else.The term "Install Sample Data" may be confusing when a third party developer is using it as a vehicle to help recreate a template. Sample data (is this case) is more that just a few examples of articles and modules, it's attempting to recreate the demo. Like James quoted, there's little reason to use it unless you are trying to duplicate the demo.
I'll also respond to your PM here:Tracey Snow wrote:Surely you can’t mean that the features of a given template are reliant onIt depends on what you mean by features. If you are talking about the extensions and general design of the them then no, you just need the template and the extension files. The sample data will give you additional styling that the demo uses compared to the default styling that an extension will have when installed separately. The rest of your PM sounded like you were concerned about the long term sustainability of RT as a theme developer. Don't worry, we'll be fine
loading the sample data.
Thanks for your patience,
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