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[Jackie_chan Friend Jackie_chanJoin date: September 2006Posts: 42Downloads:0Uploads:5 Thanks: 7 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

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Hello

I started using Joomla 1.5 recently, which looks very much impressing and user-friendly. However, there is a slight problem that I couldn’t resolve. I cannot install new extensions: modules, templates or components. I select a module or component package and click install. But there is an error message every time I try to install. It says: “Unable to find install package. Failed to move file”.

Please tell me what I am doing wrong… My Joomla is 1.5.2

Here is an image that shows what wrong is.

Thanks

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[slater Friend slaterJoin date: April 2008Posts: 1Downloads:0Uploads:0]

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I imagine either the property rights are set incorrectly for the joomla directory or the ftp is setup incorrectly and the user cannot get to the proper location.. I am dealing with the same issue and hope someone has a very simple solution to resolve this issue.

Mark

[Jackie_chan Friend Jackie_chanJoin date: September 2006Posts: 42Downloads:0Uploads:5 Thanks: 7 Thanked: 1 times in 1 posts]

#245879

This is what I found in Joomla 1.5 installation manual:

<blockquote>FTP account details

Joomla!’s new FTP Layer feature has been introduced to overcome perennial problems that have been
experienced by many Linux/Unix host Users in the past where there are file write permission issues with the
Users Host Provider particularly on Shared Hosting servers. This can significantly affect the installation of
new Extensions or writing to the configuration.php file.

Using the FTP layer eliminates the need to make directories and files writable and thus improves overall
security of the installation and server. It also makes the site administrators job a lot easier!
Note: The FTP layer is not required on Windows based host/server services as the file write protection is
handled differently.

Localhost installations do not require the FTP details to be included.

If you do not want, or are unable, to complete these details at this stage they can be added through the
Control Panel->Site Menus->Global Configuration screens at a later time.
It will also be advisable if you are intend using the new FTP layer facility of Joomla! to have your FTP details
available.
</blockquote>

I followed the instructions and voila- now my problem is gone. But I have to note that you cannot change your Global configurations even if you set configuration.php to 777 (in case you are using Linux server). In order to change the FTP settings, just download your configuration.php and edit your FTP details like this.

<blockquote>var $ftp_enable = ‘1’;
var $ftp_host = ‘XXXXXXXXXXXXXX’;
var $ftp_port = ’21’;
var $ftp_user = ‘XXXXXXX’;
var $ftp_pass = ‘XXXXXXXX’;
var $ftp_root = ‘/mysite.com’;
</blockquote>

And don’t forget to set

<blockquote>var $ftp_enable = ‘0’;</blockquote>

to

<blockquote>var $ftp_enable = ‘1’;</blockquote>

save configuration.php and upload to your root directory.

Have fun.

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