JoomlaPlug!

Hi, could you clarify for me the followings:

1. Should Joomla.Start.php be placed in the same directory on the server where I want to install Joomla? If so, I do not understand the need of the "Install Server Directory" (next).

2.
"Path configuration:
Install server directory:
please enter the full server path to the Joomla install directory, or a temporary path if ftp mode is set below, must have writing permissions"
Question:
a. Is this the directory shown in the associated "window?
b. Could it be a remote directory of the same server or on another server?

3.
Install Url:
"please enter the url of where Joomla will be accessible from, can be remote also if you use the ftp function below"
Question:
a. Can it be an URL where I place a Joomla installation file (zipped)?

4.
Package info:
"Choose version to install - we will attempt to download the package automatically:
Joomla existing local Joomla packages - checking existing directory :"
Question:
a. If I want to install a Joomla installation package I prepare, should I edit the v.txt file where you store the Joomla version info along with their URL's?

5. ftp
"Ftp server:
Ftp user:
Ftp pass:
Ftp path:
ftp path of where Joomla will be installed, can be remote also"
Question:
a. Is this the ftp info associated with the account I am going to install the Joomla package?

Thanks so much!

Hi there! Ok, here are some clarifications:

1. No, JoomlaStart can be placed anywhere on the server, the Install Directory doesn't need to be in the same location, however it need to be accessible from the JoomlaStart location

2. a) you need to have this directory accessible on the local server so you need to point the full path to it
2. b) can only be a local directory on the same server(it is used to extract the files)

3. No, it needs to be the url of the new location, like http://domain.com/Joomla

4. Yes, you can do this, however i think you also have a drop down box below saying "Joomla existing local Joomla packages - checking existing directory", you can choose the local package from there, it needs to be in the same location as the Joomla.Start.php file

5. these ftp details can be local or remote, you can transfer the files to another server also!

So, as a clarification, you need to point the install directory on the local server so JoomlaStart can extract the files in it, and then if you want through the ftp mode you can move the extracted files on another host(or other server), and also adjust the Install Url so it points to the correct location for the new Joomla installation!

Let me know if you have further questions!

Regards! Ovidiu