************************** * UNIX ARCHIVES OF TYPO3 * ************************** INTRODUCTION ============ As you have downloaded this package you seem to know already about Typo3. If you don't, visit http://typo3.org/ where you can find many useful information. This short guide lists the important steps to install this package. IMPORTANT NOTE ============== Please be aware of the fact that the file transfer protocol (FTP) does not support Symlinks. You cannot unpack these archives locally and copy them to your server using FTP, even if the target server actually is a Unix server. So if you don't have shell access, try to use a terminal emulator instead. (PHPshell to give you an example - Google knows all of them!) If this doesn't work you'll have to stick back to the ZIP version :-( STEP BY STEP ============ 1 - Get the sources. You always need at least two files: Source and one of the site packages 1) Source: Download typo3_src-3.5.0 (tar.bz2 or tar.gz) 2) Site packages: Download one of them (either testsite, dummy, quickstart or freesite) 2 - Copy them to your webserver (into the same directory - unless you know what you're doing...) 3 - Unpack them - Don't forget to add the 'p' switch which tells us to preserve the archives file attributes!!! a) tar.gz: tar xzpvf b) tar.bz2: tar xjpvf 4 - Set permissions: chgrp -R typo3_src-3.5.0/ / ( is the name of the user your webserver is running as) This makes typo3conf/ typo3temp/ etc. writable for the webserver. 5 - If you like, you can now rename the site directory (e.g. dummy-3.5.0) to something that sounds a bit better (e.g. "site" or "html") 6 - Check the symlink "typo3_src" in this directory which should point to the source directory 7 - In your browser, hit http://[your.site.name]//typo3/install/index.php 8 - Follow the instructions in the 1-2-3 install tool 9 - Now you can access the backend through http://[your.site.name]//typo3/ with the username "admin" and password "password". That's it :-) WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM? ========================================= TYPO3 is a powerful and complex professional application. When you start out there will be many things you donīt understand, or that don't seem to make sense. There is a widely used mailing list (more information on www.typo3.com & typo3.org) where many experienced users and developers lurk... they are always willing to help, provided you followed these steps BEFORE you ask your question: 1 - Read all available documentation carefully 2 - Read all available documentation again 3 - Search the mailing list archive carefully 4 - If you still can't figure it out - ask the list...: - Email-List: http://lists.netfielders.de/ - Newsgroup: news://news.netfielders.de/ (preferred!) When posting to one of the lists, see the following guidelines... - Be polite Always include the version of used TYPO3 and server environment (phpinfo())... note that this is available within the TYPO3 Install Tool - Be as specific and clear as possible - questions like "my Typo3 installation does not work - what can I do???" will be ignored. Although English may not be your first language, if those reading your posting can't understand it, you won't get the help you need - If you are really having a tough time getting something working, stay cool and don't criticise or flame. Problems are normally caused by lack of research into the documentation, or misunderstanding, not because of bugs. Be logical about your troubleshooting, and you'll get there 5 - If you have identified a genuine new bug, report it to bugs@typo3.com ...do not post to the list about it Please be aware that if you ask questions that are answered in the available documentation, you may not get a reply, or any help from the developers or any experienced users! We are aware that there is still some work to be done on the documentation, and the platform for user support... please forgive us for not having all these gaps filled. If you feel that some information is missing, hard to find or just plain wrong, or you have a suggestion on improving TYPO3 or the "support services", please let us know so that we can do what is necessary. You could also volunteer to help with the work! (c) Nigel Jackson, Ingmar Schlecht Unix related additions made by Michael Stucki -- Michael Stucki Tue, 24 Jul 2003 11:23:51 +0200