Installing Joomla 1.5 on WebMatrix

[btealtn]

Microsoft's Web Matrix tool is packaged only with Joomla 1.6. I searched and searched to come up with instructions for installing it with Joomla 1.5 instead. I didn't find anything but figured it out on my own. I hope this helps someone else with the same trouble.

To install Joomla 1.5 on Microsoft's WebMatrix platform:

The high level:

Install Joomla 1.6 in Web Matrix.
Swap the files for Joomla 1.5 files.
Run the 1.5 installation process.

The details:

Step 1: Install Joomla 1.6 in Web Matrix --

In Web Matrix, create a New Site from Web Gallery.
Choose Joomla 1.6.
Go through the wizard and answer all of the questions.
Have it create a new database.
Allow it to install MySQL and PHP if needed.
Write down all of the IDs and Passwords you create along the way.

Step 2: Swap the files for Joomla 1.5 files --

Stop the site you just created from within Web Matrix.
Note the path to the files - found in Web Matrix.
Go to that path using Windows Explorer.
Delete the files in that path. This will not work if you didn't stop the site.
Download and unzip the Joomla 1.5 full installation files to that path.
Start the site in Web Matrix.

Step 3: Run the 1.5 installation process --

Using the site's URL in Web Matrix, go to http://your_site/installation/index.php to begin the installation process.
Answer all of the questions in the installation using the same information you did originally for the 1.6 install.
On the Database Configuration page, be sure to choose Advanced Settings and select Drop Existing Tables. This will clean your database of the 1.6 tables.
Finish the installation and you're all set.

I'm using:
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
Joomla 1.5.23
WebMatrix Version 1
WebMatrix: 7.1.1070.1
IIS 7.5 Express: 7.1.1070.1
ASP.NET Web Pages: 1.0.20105.407
SQL Server Compact: 4.0.8482.1
Web Platform Installer: 7.1.1070.1
Web Deploy: 7.1.1070.1
.NET Framework: 4.0.30319.225 (RTMGDR.030319-2200)

[black mamba]

Hello,
I managed to install Jumla1.5.23 but I can not log into the administrator's part.
Report error - Your session has expired. Please log in again.

The same thing happens when I choose Site From Folder.

I tried to empty jos_session but the same thing.

In addition the database can not be seen in webmatrix, and can not conect.

Any idea?

[black mamba]

I found a solution.
Modify configuration.php (root of site) to
var $ session_handler = 'none';

[Modomike]

I have gone to Web gallery and there is Joomla 1.74 which can be downloaded and installed from there, However after downloading all the other parts of the platform I cannot install the Joomla and it tells me that the database [email protected] could not be accessed with password ''YES''. Any help please?

[Keran sezfi]

hi, I have implemented the solution described by black mamba and it works like a charm. Thanks