Comments on: Installing Joomla on 1&1

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:48:51 +0000

Thank You! You made that so effortless!

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:35:10 +0000

Thanks for the great info. I initially installed Joomla via the 1&1 control panel as a 1&1 app. All the directories were write protected. I couldn’t add modules or anything. Following your instructions gave me a Joomla install that I could actually use!
Thanks again.

By: Johan Cyprich

Johan Cyprich — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:38:09 +0000

You can use any FTP client to rename this file. These changes can also be made in 1&1 with the Webspace Explorer.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:51:47 +0000

I cannot change the htaccess.txt file to .htacess. Any Suggestions?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:45:36 +0000

Thanks, Johan. One suggestion: If you can log in to your 1&1 account by SSH, you don’t need to download the Joomla ZIP or tar file to your local computer and then upload it to 1&1. Instead, log onto 1&1 with SSH, then download the Joomla file directly into your 1&1 account.

The easiest tool for downloading is probably wget. For example, copy the ZIP file location from the Joomla download web page, then paste it into a wget command:

wget “http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/8897/32884/Joomla_1.5.8-Stable-Full_Package.zip”

The quotes around the URL aren’t required here, but they’re important in some cases. It’s probably best to use them unless you know better.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:25:14 +0000

thanks guys, i was having the same ftp error!

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:35:03 +0000

Thanks. Worked like a charm. Just make sure you set up the database first. And for “Beginner” and “Home” users, just upload the Joomla zip to a folder and use the unzip feature of WebspaceExplorer, just like Andy (comment #3) said. You’ll be up and running in no time.

By: Johan Cyprich

Johan Cyprich — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:27:50 +0000

Hi Greg. Login to the administration panel and go to Global Configuration -> Server. From there, fill in the following FTP settings:

FTP Host: enter the IP of your web site. If your not sure what it is, http://www.cyprich.com/2008/09/22/get-the-ip-of-your-web-site/ shows you how to create a PHP page that will display it.

FTP Username and FTP Password: this is your login that you defined for an FTP account.

FTP Root: you can leave this blank. It will autopopulate when you save your settings.

Hit the Apply button and if you don’t get any error messages, your FTP has been setup. Press the Save button to get back to the main control panel menu.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:39:00 +0000

Johan, very useful article. i’m installing joomla on 1and1 and after entering the ftp credentials for a new ftp user i created in 1and1 just for joomla, i get “the ftp settings are not valid or your ftp server is not compatible with joomla!” – any thoughts?

By: Johan Cyprich

Johan Cyprich — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:05:06 +0000

Hi Andy. You need to create a MySQL database by logging into the 1&1 Control Panel. From there, go to MySQL Administration which is found in the Web Space and Access section. Press the New Database button and create the database for the Joomla site. I recommend that you select MySQL 5.0 instead of version 4.0.

After the database is created, you’ll have a screen that shows the database name, user name, password, and host name. Leave this page open when you install Joomla because you’ll need to enter this information when it prompts you.

The database isn’t available immediately after you create it. You may have to wait about 10 minutes or more before you start the Joomla installation.