I have the Joomla Jumpbox and would like to install the j+social plugin. Looks like it goes well but then I get the message:
Quote:
Elgg requires a file called .htaccess to be set in the root directory of its installation. We tried to create it for you, but Elgg doesn't have permission to write to that directory.Creating this is easy. Copy the contents of the textbox below into a text editor and save it as .htaccess
I have the contents and creating the file is indeed easy but what next? I know this needs to go somewhere but I'm a noob on Linux and Jumpbox so I have no idea where I need to put this file to let things move forward on the install.
I appreciate any help!
htaccess
This isn't a Jumpbox problem, it's a general Joomla issue, so ideally you should check out the Joomla forums, there will be heaps of information on this. In a nutshell, here's what you need to do:
- Enable SSH/SFTP in the Jumpbox admin interface
- Using a SFTP program (e.g. WinSCP), browse the site. You need to get to the location /var/data/joomla15
- Here you will find a htaccess.txt file. To enable this file, it gets renamed to .htaccess, but as you have one, it will just need to be copied into this directory. The .htaccess file is a security file basically, so you want to do some reading up on this, as it can affect your entire site.
- You'll also want to make sure your permissions on the .htaccess file are 0644.