How to install a fresh version

THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL REPLACE YOUR DATABASE AND ALL THE INFORMATION IN IT. DO NOT USE THESE TO UPGRADE A LIVE SITE!!!

These instructions assume that your site is hosted on Siteground, or a similar Unix-based ISP with access to CPanel. If that is not correct, these instructions may not work for you.

You should have two files containing the new version of the site: SiteTemplate.zip and ModifiedModel.sql.

• Go to Joomla->Site->Global Configuration and click the 'Yes' radio button next to "Site offline"; then click 'Apply';

• Use an FTP client to copy copy SiteTemplate.zip to the public_html directory of your site;

• Use phpMyAdmin to import the ModifiedModel.sql file into your database directly from your local hard disk;

• Delete the Joomla files/directories from the public_html directory of your site. These include:
  • administrator
  • cache
  • components
  • images
  • includes
  • libraries
  • logs
  • media
  • modules
  • plugins
  • templates
  • tmp
  • xmlcb
  • xmlrpc
  • cbmailing.config.php
  • CHANGELOG.php
  • configuration.php
  • COPYRIGHT.php
  • CREDITS.php
  • htaccess.txt
  • index2.php
  • index.php
  • INSTALL.php
  • LICENSE.php
  • LICENSES.php

• Use CPanel's File Manager to extract SiteTemplate.zip into the public_html directory of your site;

• Go to Joomla->Site->Global Configuration and click the 'No' radio button next to "Site offline".

Your new version should now be online. Test it!!

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