How to install custom made template?

[jimleeder123]

I'm using Joomla 1.5 and this has probably been answered elsewhere so link me if it has.

I have made a custom template in a zip folder with index.php and the templatedetails.xml file. It is on my desktop but won't install to Joomla or be picked up by it. Extension Manager shows it but I cannot get it on the install bit. When I try to upload it says the file cannot be moved. Help please?

[itoctopus]

You're running into permissions issues. Make sure that Apache has write permissions to the tmp folder and to the templates folder (recursively).

[jimleeder123]

I'm using Parallels Plesk and phpmyadmin if that helps?

[dpacadmin]

FTP the template's folder, unzipped, to your site's "templates" folder. If all the needed files are in the template folder Joomla's Template Manager should see it.

[jimleeder123]

What are the files needed? Iv only got the two files mentioned in my first post

[Per Yngve Berg]

In addition there should be an image folder and css folder.

[jimleeder123]

Is that all? What should the css file inside the folder be called? Just style.css?

[Per Yngve Berg]

Most used is template.css, but they can be called whatever you like.

[jimleeder123]

Its still not picking up the template with the addition of those folders. Have I missed anything?

[jimleeder123]

I've downloaded another template as a winrar zip folder and trying to upload it from desktop but its not uploading. It says "Warning! Failed to move file" - whats the problem?

[Per Yngve Berg]

It can be the configuration of your host server.

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