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I am trying to install 1.5 on xamp. I unpacked it in the XAMP www directory. When I try to do the browser install at URL http://127.0.0.1/joomla15  I get an "object not found"  error. I know this probably means I have the wrong path, but I have phpSurveyor (another php/mysql program) running on the same xamp sever, in the same www directory. The path to phpsurveyor is http://127.0.0.1/phpsurveyor/ So shouldn't the correct path to joomla15 be http://127.0.0.1/joomla15  ?

I am using IE7 on windows xp.

Thanks

Larry

unless you created a folder for your joomla install, the correct URL would be http://127.0.0.1

I did create a folder for Joomla called joomla15. The problem, solved very early this morning, was calling the folder joomla15 vs just joomla. As soon as I cropped the 15 the install worked, well almost. However now, I have another problem:

After the install, a page comes up that directs you to delete the installation folder and the install.php. I have deleted both of these, but I continue to get that page and cannot figure out how to get beyond it.

Thanks

Larry

That doesn't sound like you're running Joomla! 1.5.  Joomla! 1.5 is still in beta and therefore does not check for the presence of an installation directory.  You must be accessing a 1.0 install.

There is no reason you shouldn't be able to use joomla15 as a folder name - I did in the past when I was using xampp and I am doing so now (though I'm on linux now).

Am I correct in assuming your files are in:

c:\program files\xampp\htdocs\joomla15?

If so, check to make sure there is an installation directory in there and that it does have a file called index.php.  If the 1.5 code doesn't find a file called configuration.php in its directory, it will automatically forward to installation/index.php.

My initial guess as to what the issue is is that it is a corrupt fileset.  Perhaps try redownloading and give it another go.

Also, be certain which one you are running so that we can best help you.

Ian

I was putting 1.5 in C:\Program Files\xampp\apache\http_root\www and there was copy  of 1.012 in C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\joomla, that I had put there long ago, which it was accessing.

When I removed the old version from C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\joomla and put 1.5 there all worked well. Thanks for your help on this.

Yet another questions: Is 1.5 along far enough to be safe building addins for it, such as a bridge between Vanilla Forum and Community Builder-Joomla 1.5, templates etc. Or, should one wait.

Larry

From what I've been told, the API should be fairly solid at this point, and this does seem to be the case.  You may need to make minor modifcations (i.e. last week JMenuBar was renamed to JToolbarHelper, but all this required was a simple search and replace.

Ian

Thanks for your prompt and thorough help.

Larry

Your welcome.

Feel free to ask if you need any help!

For development doc resources, of course check out dev.joomla.org (especially the documentation wiki) and look at api.joomla.org.

Ian