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<p>Kvarley: Added section to Troubleshooting concerning the inability to accept the license for Contao via the install tool.</p> <hr /> <div>== Requirements ==<br /> <br /> *Webserver (Apache, IIS, etc.)<br /> *PHP version 5.2 or greater<br /> *MySQL version 4.1 or greater<br /> *PHP extension GDLib<br /> *PHP extension mcrypt (optional)<br /> <br /> == Installation ==<br /> <br /> *[http://www.contao.org/en/download.html Download a Contao package]<br /> *Extract the downloaded archive onto your server<br /> *[http://www.contao.org/en/configuring-the-live-server.html?file=tl_files/downloads/system-check/system-check-2.8.4.0.zip#contao-check Download the system check tool] and extract the contao-check.php file onto your server<br /> *Once extracted, point your browser to http://yourserver.com/contao-check.php<br /> *Fix any warnings or errors that it detects<br /> *Point your browser to http://yourserver.com/contao/install.php<br /> *Follow the instructions of the install tool<br /> <br /> == Cleaning Up ==<br /> <br /> *Login to the backend of Contao (http://yourserver.com/contao/) to test that the installation works.<br /> *Remove http://yourserver.com/contao/install.php for extra security.<br /> <br /> == Configuring ''.htaccess'' ==<br /> *Make a backup of your ''.htaccess'' file if you have one<br /> *Remove the ''.htaccess'' file and rename the ''.htaccess.default'' file to ''.htaccess''<br /> *In the Contao backend go to System&gt;Settings and under the ''Front end configuration'' enable '''Rewrite URLs''' and specify your '''URL suffix'''<br /> [[File:Front-end-configuration.png]]<br /> *Uncomment the following lines in your .htaccess file:<br /> **RewriteEngine On ''This enables the rewriting of URLs''<br /> **RewriteBase / ''This sets the base directory for the rewrite. Change this if contao is in a sub-directory. (e.g. apacheroot/contaoishere/)''<br /> **RewriteRule .*\.htm$ index.php [L] ''This sets the rewrite rule. It should match the suffix that you specified in the Contao backend! This example is for the .htm suffix.''<br /> <br /> == Troubleshooting ==<br /> <br /> === Install tool asks for FTP details ===<br /> <br /> If the Contao install tool asks you for FTP details in order to enable the ''Safe Mode Hack'' ensure that www-data owns the directory that Contao is in!<br /> <br /> On Linux you can do the following:<br /> ''chown -R www-data:www-data apacheroot/''<br /> <br /> Note: You may need to run the command above as superuser.<br /> <br /> === I can't accept the license agreement ===<br /> <br /> If you can't accept the license agreement on the install tool then you may have a permissions error. Ensure that www-data owns the web server directory.<br /> <br /> If www-data does own the web server directory then you can add the following line to ''localconfig.php'' file to accept the license:<br /> *$GLOBALS['TL_CONFIG']['licenseAccepted'] = true;</div>

Kvarley https://en.contaowiki.org/Installation 2012-01-17T12:24:43Z

<p>Kvarley: Added screenshot of the Contao backend settings for front-end configuration.</p> <hr /> <div>== Requirements ==<br /> <br /> *Webserver (Apache, IIS, etc.)<br /> *PHP version 5.2 or greater<br /> *MySQL version 4.1 or greater<br /> *PHP extension GDLib<br /> *PHP extension mcrypt (optional)<br /> <br /> == Installation ==<br /> <br /> *[http://www.contao.org/en/download.html Download a Contao package]<br /> *Extract the downloaded archive onto your server<br /> *[http://www.contao.org/en/configuring-the-live-server.html?file=tl_files/downloads/system-check/system-check-2.8.4.0.zip#contao-check Download the system check tool] and extract the contao-check.php file onto your server<br /> *Once extracted, point your browser to http://yourserver.com/contao-check.php<br /> *Fix any warnings or errors that it detects<br /> *Point your browser to http://yourserver.com/contao/install.php<br /> *Follow the instructions of the install tool<br /> <br /> == Cleaning Up ==<br /> <br /> *Login to the backend of Contao (http://yourserver.com/contao/) to test that the installation works.<br /> *Remove http://yourserver.com/contao/install.php for extra security.<br /> <br /> == Configuring ''.htaccess'' ==<br /> *Make a backup of your ''.htaccess'' file if you have one<br /> *Remove the ''.htaccess'' file and rename the ''.htaccess.default'' file to ''.htaccess''<br /> *In the Contao backend go to System&gt;Settings and under the ''Front end configuration'' enable '''Rewrite URLs''' and specify your '''URL suffix'''<br /> [[File:Front-end-configuration.png]]<br /> *Uncomment the following lines in your .htaccess file:<br /> **RewriteEngine On ''This enables the rewriting of URLs''<br /> **RewriteBase / ''This sets the base directory for the rewrite. Change this if contao is in a sub-directory. (e.g. apacheroot/contaoishere/)''<br /> **RewriteRule .*\.htm$ index.php [L] ''This sets the rewrite rule. It should match the suffix that you specified in the Contao backend! This example is for the .htm suffix.''<br /> <br /> == Troubleshooting ==<br /> <br /> If the Contao install tool asks you for FTP details in order to enable the ''Safe Mode Hack'' ensure that www-data owns the directory that Contao is in!<br /> <br /> On Linux you can do the following:<br /> ''chown -R www-data:www-data apacheroot/''<br /> <br /> Note: You may need to run the command above as superuser.</div>

Kvarley https://en.contaowiki.org/Installation 2012-01-17T12:23:57Z

<p>Kvarley: /* Configuring .htaccess */</p> <hr /> <div>== Requirements ==<br /> <br /> *Webserver (Apache, IIS, etc.)<br /> *PHP version 5.2 or greater<br /> *MySQL version 4.1 or greater<br /> *PHP extension GDLib<br /> *PHP extension mcrypt (optional)<br /> <br /> == Installation ==<br /> <br /> *[http://www.contao.org/en/download.html Download a Contao package]<br /> *Extract the downloaded archive onto your server<br /> *[http://www.contao.org/en/configuring-the-live-server.html?file=tl_files/downloads/system-check/system-check-2.8.4.0.zip#contao-check Download the system check tool] and extract the contao-check.php file onto your server<br /> *Once extracted, point your browser to http://yourserver.com/contao-check.php<br /> *Fix any warnings or errors that it detects<br /> *Point your browser to http://yourserver.com/contao/install.php<br /> *Follow the instructions of the install tool<br /> <br /> == Cleaning Up ==<br /> <br /> *Login to the backend of Contao (http://yourserver.com/contao/) to test that the installation works.<br /> *Remove http://yourserver.com/contao/install.php for extra security.<br /> <br /> == Configuring ''.htaccess'' ==<br /> *Make a backup of your ''.htaccess'' file if you have one<br /> *Remove the ''.htaccess'' file and rename the ''.htaccess.default'' file to ''.htaccess''<br /> *In the Contao backend go to System&gt;Settings and under the ''Front end configuration'' enable '''Rewrite URLs''' and specify your '''URL suffix'''<br /> [[Front-end-configuration.png]]<br /> *Uncomment the following lines in your .htaccess file:<br /> **RewriteEngine On ''This enables the rewriting of URLs''<br /> **RewriteBase / ''This sets the base directory for the rewrite. Change this if contao is in a sub-directory. (e.g. apacheroot/contaoishere/)''<br /> **RewriteRule .*\.htm$ index.php [L] ''This sets the rewrite rule. It should match the suffix that you specified in the Contao backend! This example is for the .htm suffix.''<br /> <br /> == Troubleshooting ==<br /> <br /> If the Contao install tool asks you for FTP details in order to enable the ''Safe Mode Hack'' ensure that www-data owns the directory that Contao is in!<br /> <br /> On Linux you can do the following:<br /> ''chown -R www-data:www-data apacheroot/''<br /> <br /> Note: You may need to run the command above as superuser.</div>

Kvarley https://en.contaowiki.org/File:Front-end-configuration.png 2012-01-17T12:23:14Z

<p>Kvarley: Contao backend settings for the front-end configuration. Features Rewrite options and the specification of a .htm URL suffix.</p> <hr /> <div>Contao backend settings for the front-end configuration. Features Rewrite options and the specification of a .htm URL suffix.</div>

Kvarley https://en.contaowiki.org/Installation 2012-01-17T12:19:40Z

<p>Kvarley: Initial version. Added basic installation guide and other sections for help with getting Contao running.</p> <hr /> <div>== Requirements ==<br /> <br /> *Webserver (Apache, IIS, etc.)<br /> *PHP version 5.2 or greater<br /> *MySQL version 4.1 or greater<br /> *PHP extension GDLib<br /> *PHP extension mcrypt (optional)<br /> <br /> == Installation ==<br /> <br /> *[http://www.contao.org/en/download.html Download a Contao package]<br /> *Extract the downloaded archive onto your server<br /> *[http://www.contao.org/en/configuring-the-live-server.html?file=tl_files/downloads/system-check/system-check-2.8.4.0.zip#contao-check Download the system check tool] and extract the contao-check.php file onto your server<br /> *Once extracted, point your browser to http://yourserver.com/contao-check.php<br /> *Fix any warnings or errors that it detects<br /> *Point your browser to http://yourserver.com/contao/install.php<br /> *Follow the instructions of the install tool<br /> <br /> == Cleaning Up ==<br /> <br /> *Login to the backend of Contao (http://yourserver.com/contao/) to test that the installation works.<br /> *Remove http://yourserver.com/contao/install.php for extra security.<br /> <br /> == Configuring ''.htaccess'' ==<br /> *Make a backup of your ''.htaccess'' file if you have one<br /> *Remove the ''.htaccess'' file and rename the ''.htaccess.default'' file to ''.htaccess''<br /> *In the Contao backend go to System&gt;Settings and under the ''Front end configuration'' enable '''Rewrite URLs''' and specify your '''URL suffix'''<br /> *Uncomment the following lines in your .htaccess file:<br /> **RewriteEngine On ''This enables the rewriting of URLs''<br /> **RewriteBase / ''This sets the base directory for the rewrite. Change this if contao is in a sub-directory. (e.g. apacheroot/contaoishere/)''<br /> **RewriteRule .*\.htm$ index.php [L] ''This sets the rewrite rule. It should match the suffix that you specified in the Contao backend! This example is for the .htm suffix.''<br /> <br /> == Troubleshooting ==<br /> <br /> If the Contao install tool asks you for FTP details in order to enable the ''Safe Mode Hack'' ensure that www-data owns the directory that Contao is in!<br /> <br /> On Linux you can do the following:<br /> ''chown -R www-data:www-data apacheroot/''<br /> <br /> Note: You may need to run the command above as superuser.</div>

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