PLEASE READ ALL DOCUMENTATION BEFORE ATTEMPTING INSTALLATION

 

QUICK INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

A/ Install Joomla
B/ Install JomSocial component
C/ Install additional components
D/ Run migration script
E/ Tweak settings to get everything running properly
E/ Delete old files



DETAILED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1/  BACKUP YOUR WEBSITE FILES
2/  BACKUP YOUR DATABASE
3/  Create a folder called 'joomla' in your web root
6/  Upload the Joomla files to the 'joomla' folder
7/  Navigate to  http://yoursite.com/joomla/, you should see the Joomla installer
8/  Follow the on screen instructions to install Joomla

    NOTE !! When it asks you to put in the database name user and password info USE THE
    SAME details as your dolphin installation !! This is important as otherwise this script
    WILL NOT WORK !! Also do NOT install the sample data.

9/  Log into admin panel at http://yoursite.com/joomla/admistrator using the details you gave during the installation
10/ Navigate to Extensions > Extension Manager
11/ Click the 'choose file' button and browse to the JomSocial component you downloaded earlier -> click upload to install it
12/ Follow the in screen instructions
13/ If required repeat installation for Kunena forum / JomComments / EasyBlog components
14/ Run this script by navigating to http://yoursite.com/joomla/nautilus_{version}.php
15/ Perform the following post installation actions to set up your site...

- in the admin panel navigate to extensions > template manager
- click on 'Beez2 - Default' to edit the template
- edit the title + description
- Remove / change the current logo to your site logo
- save + close
- Navigate to extensions > module manager
- click on green status arrow for 'main menu' and 'login form' to disable them (arrows will turn red)
- Navigate to menus > main menu
- click on star in 'home' column for jomsocial to set jomsocial as home page (star will turn yellow)
- Navigate to site > global configuration
- edit site name / metadata as required
- if required enable url rewriting (you will also need to rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess in webroot)
- save + close

That's It! You should now have a basic functional JomSocial site

Next you might consider editing the template or downloading a template from one of the many template sites.
It is worth taking the time to read some tutorials about joomla templating as when uploading a new template your module
positions may need to be changed to be able to display your content with the new template.

That's It!

POST INSTALLATION...

1/ Delete Boonex files and move contents of joomla folder to webroot
2/ Modify configuration.php and change $log_path and $tmp_path variables (remove '/joomla' from path)
3/ Delete the dolphin tables from the database (you can use this script to do it automatically). NOTE - Using the option in this script will delete ALL Boonex tables. If you are using the rewrite.php script to redirect the old Dolphin URLs you will need to retain the following tables and so will need to clean up the database manually.

      sys_albums
      Profiles
      bx_photos_main
      sys_albums_objects
      RayVideoFiles
      bx_groups_main

4/ Delete this file
5/ Relax.
6/ Crack open a cold one

NOTE. if you wish to redirect the old Dolphin URLS you will need to do the following:

1/ Place the rewrite.php file in webroot
2/ Add following line to .htaccess file

RewriteRule (.*) rewrite.php?args=$1 [QSA]

3/ Set $permanent variable in rewrite.php as required