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===Download and extract the Joomla! package===

===Download and extract the Joomla! package===

Download the Joomla! package (either version 3.2.7 if you have chosen not to upgrade PHP, or the most recent version if you have upgraded PHP) to joomla/html and unzip it.  You can do this from the command line like this (substituting the link for the most recent version):

Download the Joomla! package (either version 3.2.7 if you have chosen not to upgrade PHP, or the most recent version if you have upgraded PHP) to joomla/html and unzip it.  You can do this from the command line like this (substituting the link for the most recent version).  These commands will also move the .zip file out of your web-accessible space, and set ownership and permissions appropriately.

  [root@e-smith ~]# '''cd ~joomla/../html'''

  [root@e-smith ~]# '''cd ~joomla/../html'''

  [root@e-smith html]# '''unzip Joomla_3.3.6-Stable-Full_Package.zip'''

  [root@e-smith html]# '''unzip Joomla_3.3.6-Stable-Full_Package.zip'''

  [root@e-smith html]# '''rm index.html'''

  [root@e-smith html]# '''rm index.html'''

===Configure Joomla! using its web installer===

===Configure Joomla! using its web installer===

[[File:joomla_installer4.png|960px]]

[[File:joomla_installer4.png|960px]]

Since the Joomla! package was extracted as the root user, the web server can't remove the installation folder.  Thus, if you click on the "Remove installation folder" button, you'll get an error message.  You'll need to remove it from the command line, like this:

If you receive an error message when you click on the "Remove installation folder" button, you may need to remove it from the command line, like this:

  [root@e-smith html]# '''rm -rf installation'''

  [root@e-smith html]# '''rm -rf installation'''

  Allow from 192.168.x.0/24

  Allow from 192.168.x.0/24

--[[User:DanB35|DanB35]] ([[User talk:DanB35|talk]]) 17:33, 10 October 2014 (CEST)

--[[User:DanB35|DanB35]] ([[User talk:DanB35|talk]]) 20:01, 10 October 2014 (CEST)