Newbie seeks guidance
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- Nikola Vlacic
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Hi everybody my name is NIkola and I'm a motion designer and video editor, unfortunately I have basic (or even less) experience with any form of websites.
I have decided to share my knowledge in form of my country's first video-tutorial website. I have set my eyes on the Quantry theme and I would like to install it, and so far I have registered the domain and server at GoDaddy's.
This is where I stopped knowing what do to next.
So, I was wondering if someone could guide me by 'baby steps' through the next step(s).
Cheers,
Nikola
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- JEM
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Welcome Nikola!
Quantry
:shock: I will assume you mean Quantive... (I will refer to it as Quantive, if it's different, let me know.)
There;s two ways to go with this, applying the template and extensions to an existing install or using the Rocket Launcher to duplicate the demo site.
Since you are on GoDaddy, perhaps you can install Joomla through the CP, however, when you apply a template and extensions to a stock install, things will not look like the demo you may have seen on our site.
So, if you want to duplicate the demo site for the Quantive template, you'll need to install the Quantive Rocket Launcher.
To so so, you will have to:
A) Create a new database for the install.
Delete the old install from the root.
Then follow these directions:
For quick reference:
NOTE!!!
The Rocket Launcher is for a fresh install ONLY.
It contains a complete version of the latest Joomla release, the template, extensions, and all the sample data you see in the demo. Whether or not you decide to install the sample data is up to you. If you want to replicate the demo site, use it, if you want a clean install of Joomla with the template applied, don’t use it.
You can not use the Rocket Launcher in an existing install of Joomla. If you already have an existing install of Joomla, you will need to apply the template file to it.
In addition to the template file, you’ll need to download and install the extensions for the template. These can also be found in the download area for the template.
Unzip the Rocket Launcher.
A) Install in the root. FTP the contents of the folder to, depending on your platform, public_html or httdocs
Install in a folder. FTP the folder and its contents to, depending on your platform, public_html or httdocs
Note: You can name the folder to anything you like. The default name of the folder is the template name. So you may want to change it to something more friendly, e.g., ‘site’ ‘cms’, etc.
Alternately, you can upload the zipped RL package and extract it on your server through the control panel.
Note: If you have this option, it’s the way to go. It’s much faster to upload a zipped file and extract it on the server than it is to upload a few thousand files. There are also a few other advantages; doing so eliminates the possibility of a file getting missed or corrupted in the upload, sometime what seems to be a good transfer will produce a file not found’ error later on, and this also prevents any strange file permission changes.
As host control panels vary, specific instructions can’t be included here, but you’re sure to find instruction or help in your host’s tutorials, FAQs, or by contacting their support department.
Before you start, you’ll need to create a database on your server.
This is done through your host’s control panel through phpMyAdmin, or the interface used for creating databases. As host control panels vary, specific instructions can’t be included here, but you’re sure to find instruction or help in your host’s tutorials, FAQs, or by contacting their support department.
Once you’ve uploaded the Rocket Launcher files and created a database, browse to the folder,
If it’s in the root:
Ex: www.mysite.com/template_directory_name
If it’s in a folder:
Ex: www.mysite.com/template_directory_name
You don't have to navigate to the installation folder, if Joomla hasn't been installed yet, it will navigate to the install directory automatically. (How cool is that?!)
If it’s in the root:
Note: It's a really simple point, but don't be confused by the ' www.mysite.com/ ' replace 'mysite.com' with your site's URL, for example, here it would be www.rockettheme.com/
If it’s in a folder:
Note: It's a really simple point, but don't be confused by the ' www.mysite.com/ ' replace 'mysite.com' with your site's URL, AND ‘template_directory_name’ with the name of the template directory for example, here it would be www.rockettheme.com/ template_directory_name
The installation screen will appear.
Screen 1:
Choose language
Screen 2:
Pre-installation Check
Screen 3:
License
Screen 4:
You’ll need the following info to make the database connection with Joomla:
Host Name
Username (for the database you’ve created)
Password (for the database you’ve created)
Database Name (for the database you’ve created)
Screen 5:
You can skip this and use an FTP client
Screen6:
Site Name: This will appear in the title bar of your browser.
Your e-mail: the address you want to use to receive mail from the site
Password: this is for the admin login for Joomla, it can be different than the DB password.
Install Sample Data?
If you want to replicate the site with all the sample content, click on ‘Install Sample Data’.
If you don’t want to install the sample data, click next, a prompt will appear confirming that you want to skip.
Screen 7:
You’ll be prompted to delete or rename the installation directory.
Before you can view the site or login as administrator, you’ll need to browse to the directory in your FTP client or CP and do so.
GoDaddy can be a bit tricky, but there's plenty of info here or on the net to get you up and running.
Let (us) me know if and where you get stuck and (we) I will try to supply the proper links / instructions to get you sorted. - Thanks,
jim
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- Nikola Vlacic
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Yes, I'm sorry it was a typo
At the moment I was reading info on gantry framework.
Alright, I will begin to follow the instructions, you were right I would like to duplicate the demo site and then edit it later step by step (replacing with my content).
Thank you, I will most definitely post more questions here soon.
Nikola
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- Nikola Vlacic
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First question:
I already have something installed on my server, it is not joomla but rather a free countdown template i found that says site under construction.
I should delete all the files first right?
This is the site
http://www.kompjuteriziraj.me
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- JEM
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Well, it's probably safe to delete but for set-up / testing you could create a folder in the root named 'joomla', 'test', or what ever you like...
Any chance you could post a screen shot of your root?
I'm not too familiar with GoDaddy. - Thanks,
jim
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- Nikola Vlacic
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OK, sure I'll edit this post when i make the screenshot, also I dont know if it matters I have a Windows server not Linux.
EDIT:
Here's the screenshot
http://i44.tinypic.com/zx3ei0.png
And I have already uploaded the archived rocketlauncher file to the server as you can see
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- JEM
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GoDaddy is Windows, not Linux?
Anyway...
As I mentioned in my previous post, create a new folder with a name to your liking and extract the content of the Rocket Launcher to that folder.
Then point your browser to that folder and run the install.
(Of course, you will have to set up a new database prior to the install.) - Thanks,
jim
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- Nikola Vlacic
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I don't know how to create a database, my menu in Godaddy gives 2 options MySQL and SQLServer.
I think its the first one, is that correct?
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- JEM
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Please check the GoDaddy site for tutorials, or check Google results.
www.google.co.jp/search?hl=en&client=fir...e+on+godaddy&spell=1 - Thanks,
jim
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- Nikola Vlacic
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Well I did google it and found even a youtube video on how to create it, the problem is I don't know what to enter in these lines here and what options to choose, as I have never done this before.
I'm sorry for all the newbish questions but...ah well.
screenshot:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2j0o6me.png
How should i name it, should i check DSN option, should i write a description, should i allow direct database access...
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