If you are on a live server which doesn't use suPHP (most hosts; if in doubt, your host is most likely one of them) you will have to use Kickstart's FTP mode.
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DO NOT SET YOUR SITE ROOT'S PERMISSIONS TO 0777. This will most likely work, but it is a terribly unsafe setting. Use Kickstart's FTP mode as outlined below instead. |
First, upload kickstart.php and the archive file(s) to your
server. Before starting Kickstart, you will have to do some
preparatory work. Using your FTP client application, create a
directory named kicktemp
inside the same
directory kickstart.php
is in. For example, if
kickstart.php
is in
public_html
directory you have to create the
kicktemp
directory inside the
public_html
directory. Using your FTP client
application give that directory 0777 permissions (read, write and
browse/execute to owner, group and others). Don't worry, we will get
rid of that directory later.
When Kickstart starts, set the Write to
files option to Use FTP
. In the fields
which appear below you have to supply your FTP host name (usually it's
localhost, 127.0.0.1 or the FTP hostname provided to you by your
host), the FTP username and password provided by your host and the FTP
directory.
In order to determine the proper FTP directory, do this. Connect
to your site using FileZilla. Navigate inside the folder Joomla! is
installed in. Usually it's a directory named
public_html
, htdocs
,
www
or something similar. If unsure don't ask us,
ask your host. Now, on the right-hand pane you will find the FTP path.
Most likely it will look something like
/public_html
. Copy this and paste it into the FTP
Directory text box in Kickstart.
In the Temporary Directory box you see that
there is already something written in it. Append (do not replace!)
/kicktemp
to it. For example, if it was reading
/home/users/myuser/public_html
it should now read
/home/users/myuser/public_html/kicktemp
. Click on
the button next to it. It should tell you
that the directory is readable. If not, retry the above procedure and
don't skip any steps. Then click on the button. It should tell you that the FTP
connection was established. If not, ask your host if they do support
sites writing to themselves using FTP. If they don't you'll have to
manually extract the archive locally (e.g. using Akeeba eXtract
Wizard) and upload the files manually. In this case, please consult
the Quick
Start Guide for further instructions.
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Some hosts do not allow you to upload files named
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