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[darrenf Friend darrenfJoin date: December 2009Posts: 158Downloads:0Uploads:3 Thanks: 9 Thanked: 9 times in 1 posts]

#150758

If I already have a template installed, how do I install another template without overriding the existing one? Is it possible with quick start?

[John Wesley Brett Moderator John Wesley BrettJoin date: July 2013Posts: 2142Downloads:17Uploads:26 Thanks: 175 Thanked: 645 times in 426 posts]

#342131

NO…do NOT use the Quickstart if you already have a Joomla instance operational.
Quickstart includes a complete instance of the Joomla core which will be overwritten…and it will likely screw up the connection with your database, etc.

If you have a working template…then all you want to do is simply install the template.zip file. It will remain independent of your original…and you can switch back and forth between the two.

SEE ADMINISTRATOR > EXTENTIONS > TEMPLATE MANAGER. You more than likely have two or three templates already installed. (Joomla comes with three of its own). In this area is where you’ll begin to understand how to switch between templates.

Have fun!
John.

[karvany Friend karvanyJoin date: April 2010Posts: 7Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#342333

Hi,
I also have the same need.
When I try to install the .zip file of the new template I receive thi error message:

* JFolder::create: Infinite loop detected
* Warning! Failed to move file.

What’s wrong?

[ghostik Friend ghostikJoin date: April 2010Posts: 71Downloads:2Uploads:1 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 11 times in 4 posts]

#342345

a) you don`t have installed the template, bud you probably installed the complete package of template (including quickstart, template, modules, plugins, .. etc.)

b) you don`t have set the directories of joomla writable
check: administrator – help – system info – Directory Permissions
all of this site must beset writable

[karvany Friend karvanyJoin date: April 2010Posts: 7Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#342346

Thanks for your reply, but I keep having the problem:

– What I am trying to upload is the correct file (only the template .zip, not the full package )
– I checked and all my files in directory permissions are “writable” and green..

I am working in localhost using a xampp portable on external hard disk..can this be the cause somehow?
Do I have to edit the configuration.php file?

Thanks

[ghostik Friend ghostikJoin date: April 2010Posts: 71Downloads:2Uploads:1 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 11 times in 4 posts]

#342347

xampp is ok, I have use it also
so, do you have right path to TEMP ang LOG directories in joomla?
admin – site – Global Configuration – system – Path to Log folder
admin – site – Global Configuration – server – Path to Temp-folder

example:
D:SERVERhtdocsjoomlalogs
D:SERVERhtdocsjoomlatmp

[karvany Friend karvanyJoin date: April 2010Posts: 7Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#342348

My current paths appear to be as follow:

Path to Log folder: G:xampp-win32-1.7.1xampphtdocsmysitelogs
Path to Temp-folder G:xampp-win32-1.7.1xampphtdocsmysitetmp

G: is because the site and xampp are on an external hard disk

(mysite is also the name of my db and site folder)
is there something wrong?

thanks very much for your support

[ghostik Friend ghostikJoin date: April 2010Posts: 71Downloads:2Uploads:1 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 11 times in 4 posts]

#342350

hmm, paths are ok?
another template/module/component can install?

[karvany Friend karvanyJoin date: April 2010Posts: 7Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#342357

The paths were made automatically but the system..I don’t know if it’s ok,
do you think I should change something?

I can confirm normally I can add templates with the current settings, as I did also this afternoon from a free source. So the problem is when I try to upload joomlart templates

thanks

[ghostik Friend ghostikJoin date: April 2010Posts: 71Downloads:2Uploads:1 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 11 times in 4 posts]

#342360

and another joomlart template?
which template do you install? (i try it also)

[karvany Friend karvanyJoin date: April 2010Posts: 7Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#342362

The problem is with all joomlart templates I tried to install: sulfur, urani, zeolite, etc

thanks

[ghostik Friend ghostikJoin date: April 2010Posts: 71Downloads:2Uploads:1 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 11 times in 4 posts]

#342365

It is strange
free templates you said, that you installed
Ja templates have problems

* JFolder::create: Infinite loop detected
* Warning! Failed to move file.

this error is, when you have problems with LOGS and TMP directories
but you said, that this is ok

hmm, try this:
run setup_xampp.bat and relocate XAMPP (nr 2), portable (Y)

Do you install joomla to the XAMPP with Joomal install guide, or you have copy from FTP and mysql?

Try clean TMP directory

[karvany Friend karvanyJoin date: April 2010Posts: 7Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#342384

About the paths I am not really sure they are ok.
Should I change them? if yes how?

[karvany Friend karvanyJoin date: April 2010Posts: 7Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#342398

Problem solved!
instead than leaving my dowloaded JA templates on the external hard disk I moved them to the pc.
From this new location they could be uploaded successfully.
So it seems that the path does not reach the external hd located files, but only the ones in the pc.

Thanks again for your interest and support, now I can start working on JA 🙂

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