How to setup "Joomla" in your Schools’ web folder in SchoolNET

1. Login to your SchoolNet Administrator Panel and select the latest Joomla version for extraction.  The software will be extracted to “foss_download” directory in your web folder within 10 minutes of making the request.  This is the easiest way to get Joomla source for installation as it is extracted directly in your SchoolNet web folder.

If you have done the above, go to Step 5.

Alternatively, download joomla Full Package from here to your desktop/Local Copy is available from SchoolNet FTP site. Once downloading is completed, go to Step 2.

2.  Create New folder in your desktop and name it as "web" (without inverted comma) then move the downloaded .zip file to newly created “web” folder. If you choose to do this, then Right click on downloaded .zip file and click Extract here. After that don't forget to delete .zip file

3. Please visit here and follow the instruction to install Filezilla FTP client and login into your "web" folder

4. Upload your Joomla folder (web) to your remote folder using filezilla.

5. Create a directory called “web” in your remote web folder using filezilla and copy the extracted Joomla source files located in “foss_download/joomla-1.x.y” to “web”. (1.x.y is the Joomla version that you have chosen to extract from the SchoolNet administration panel)

6. After finished uploading open notepad and type below simple php coding.

<?php
header( 'Location: http://www.test.sch.lk/web/index.php' ) ;
?>

Save the above file as “index.php” in your desktop and upload it to the remote web folder top directory using filezilla.

Note :
Here the domain name is entered as 'test' but you have to modify this using your school domain name.

7. Then open web browser and visit your school domain name. e.g. www.test.sch.lk

8. Joomla installation page will be displayed.

Click Next to continue.

9. Pre Installation check

Click Next to continue

10. License

Click Next to continue

11. Database configuration

    i. Select Database Type as mysql
    ii. Host Name : localhost
    iii.Username : your school web folder login username
    iv. Password : web folder login password
    v. Database Name : school database name (If you are not sure about the database name, login to your SchoolNet Administrator panel and check the status of your domain.  If you have made a request to create a database, then database name should be listed there).
    vi. Click Next to continue.

12. FTP Configuration.

    i. Enable FTP file system layer : Yes
    ii. FTP User : your school web folder login username
    iii. FTP Password : web folder login password
    iv. Don't fill FTP Root Path keep it blank
    v. FTP Host : www4.schoolnet.lk
    vi. FTP Port : 21
    vii. Save FTP Password : Yes
    viii. Press Auto Find FTP Path then you will get message box "The FTP settings valid ", Ok that message.
    ix. Click Next to continue

13. Main Configuration.

    i. Site Name : your school web site name.
    ii. Your E-mail : your school email address
    iii. Admin Password : your own password to access joomla control panel

14. Finished.

Again login to your web folder using Filezilla FTP client and delete the "installation" directory which is located inside "web" directory. Then press Admin button to login Joomla control panel.