Hello!
I'm ready to upload my first joomla site and replace it with my current html one. I created a zip file, imported my database, but I don't see an unzip option on my host site. How can I unzip my htdocs folder on the remote server? Help please...
Many thanks

Have you tried Akeeba backup?

I use this to transfer any site in combination with the akeeba kickstart file

The backup core is free
I can't recommend it enough

Cheers
Paul

I should also mention as a team Joomla Bamboo use it on every demo site that is built and tested

Cheers

www.akeebabackup.com/download.html

Is the link

There is extension tutorials and documentation on the site as well

Thanks Paul! I backed up my site with akeebabackup, but to extract the file it's not working. I get error messages such as the README file is not found.

You are using the files from the kickstart to extract? -

e.g. path to the site and kickstart.php

Cheers
Paul

I have the .jpa file on my root folder, as well as the kickstart.php. I go to to my site/kickstart.php.

I tried with ftp or direct and I get error messages.

I've not seen this error myself have you checked out the documentation/tutorials

Are all the permissions set correctly in the original site?

Cheers
Paul

The temporary directory is not writable. Please check the permissions.

The FTP Connection Failed
Could not find or create a writable temporary directory

I have no idea how to check the permissions! (

Hi

Does this help?

www.akeebabackup.com/documentation/troubleshooter/kscantextract.html

I'd also talk to the host for advice

Cheers
Paul

I guess I was able to check the permission for the temp folder and now it's extracting. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Thank you so much for your help all along.

Cheers,
Alina

You're welcome

Good luck with it

Cheers
Paul

It's a nightmare. I can't get to extract the files. Some are done. Then I get error messages. Should I just upload the files directly, without using the zipped archive?

With the jpa file are you running it through the kickstart and in the kickstart process it shows errors?

Cheers
Paul

Yes. I contacted my host on chat. They told me to switch to a different server system. I did, and now I'm retrying the same process. Hopefully it will work. Thanks.

right - good luck with it

Cheers
Paul

Hello,
I was in vacation for a couple of weeks. My joomla site is online, but not really. I kept the old html site and put the joomla site in a folder, but I can't figure out how to redirect. I don't want to get rid of the html site yet. The joomla site is in a folder called "new"

www.alinamn.com/new

Thanks for your help!
Alina

Hi Alina,

Are you able to ask the host?

They should be able to help you with this

Cheers
Paul

Hi Paul,
My host is very lousy ( I don't get much help. I tried something myself and it worked at first, but then I got a "fatal error" message (Fatal error: Call to undefined function imagecreatefromgif() in /home/alinamn/public_html/modules/mod_zentools/includes/imageresize.php on line 68)
What I did was I changed the names of the folders: public_html to p and new to public_html and I had a moment of glory!