Advise with install scripts

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a script installation like joomla goes in public_html
this is at top-level for a website as that folder is the public folder. press the first button-> at top level

a second script like a forum goes in a subdirectory i.e /public_html/forum so the folder forum is a subdirectory.

there are two sections in the .htaccess for joomla and depending which SEF url component you use (default or third-party), you select that part in the .htaccess.

This is described in that file if you would open it.
you could also try this in the .htaccess

[code:1]RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|js|pl|txt)$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php[/code:1]

you dont want the server on CGI but on FCGI instead as its faster.

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a script installation like joomla goes in public_html
this is at top-level for a website as that folder is the public folder. press the first button-> at top level

a second script like a forum goes in a subdirectory i.e /public_html/forum so the folder forum is a subdirectory.

there are two sections in the .htaccess for joomla and depending which SEF url component you use (default or third-party), you select that part in the .htaccess.

This is described in that file if you would open it.
you could also try this in the .htaccess

[code:1]RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|js|pl|txt)$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php[/code:1]

you dont want the server on CGI but on FCGI instead as its faster.

23

the two paths / buttons are not the same or should not be the same.
http://izihost.eu/images/install.jpg[/img]

this is what i have in a working joomla 1.5 site

[code:1]

@version $Id: htaccess.txt 9975 2008-01-30 17:02:11Z ircmaxell $

@package Joomla

@copyright Copyright © 2005 - 2008 Open Source Matters. All rights reserved.

@license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU/GPL

Joomla! is Free Software

#####################################################

READ THIS COMPLETELY IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE THIS FILE

The line just below this section: ‘Options +FollowSymLinks’ may cause problems

with some server configurations. It is required for use of mod_rewrite, but may already

be set by your server administrator in a way that dissallows changing it in

your .htaccess file. If using it causes your server to error out, comment it out (add # to

beginning of line), reload your site in your browser and test your sef url’s. If they work,

it has been set by your server administrator and you do not need it set here.

#####################################################

Can be commented out if causes errors, see notes above.

Options +FollowSymLinks

mod_rewrite in use

RewriteEngine On

Uncomment following line if your webserver’s URL

is not directly related to physical file paths.

Update Your Joomla! Directory (just / for root)

RewriteBase /

########## Begin - Joomla! core SEF Section

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/index.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (/|.php|.html|.htm|.feed|.pdf|.raw|/[^.])$ [NC]
RewriteRule (.) index.php
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]

########## End - Joomla! core SEF Section

########## Begin - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits

If you experience problems on your site block out the operations listed below

This attempts to block the most common type of exploit attempts to Joomla!

Block out any script trying to set a mosConfig value through the URL

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} mosConfig_[a-zA-Z_]{1,21}(=|%3D) [OR]

Block out any script trying to base64_encode crap to send via URL

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} base64_encode.(.) [OR]

Block out any script that includes a <script> tag in URL

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (&lt;|%3C).script.(&gt;|%3E) [NC,OR]

Block out any script trying to set a PHP GLOBALS variable via URL

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR]

Block out any script trying to modify a _REQUEST variable via URL

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|[|%[0-9A-Z]{0,2})

Send all blocked request to homepage with 403 Forbidden error!

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L]

########## End - Rewrite rules to block out some common exploits
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