Installing the Jamroom Core Files
- Using a program like 7-zip, uncompress the downloaded Jamroom distribution into a temporary directory on your hard drive (i.e. C:temp). You will notice that Jamroom has created a sub directory that contains the version number of the Jamroom release you downloaded - i.e. “jamroom-3.2.1”. The files and directories you will want to upload to your web server are INSIDE of that directory - i.e.:
C:\temp\jamroom-4.0.0
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Using FileZilla (or another FTP client), log into your web host provider.
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Change directories until you are in the place you put your HTML pages for them to be viewed on the Internet, the “public area” (called the “Document Root”).
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Using Filezilla (or your FTP client), transfer the contents of Jamroom (which has already been decompressed into a temp directory on your local hard drive) over to your website - transfer it ALL into the directory you created in the step above.
- Now, start your Web Browser, and load the "install.php" script:
http://www.example.com/jamroom/install.php
- Follow the on screen instructions to complete the Jamroom Installation.
Troubleshooting
Following are some issues you may run into during your installation, along with a solution to help you overcome the issue.
- During the install process, I am seeing the following error: "Jamroom is not able to write to the "members" directory"
- In order for Jamroom to be able to store artist and member information, it must have a location where it can store the actual media files for your members. This is (by default) in the jamroom/members directory. Jamroom must be able to write to that directory. This means that the following Jamroom directories need to have their permissions set properly in order to allow the web user write access to the directories:
- jamroom/compile
- jamroom/config (at least during the installation process)
- jamroom/logs
- jamroom/media
- jamroom/members
- jamroom/uploads
The "proper" permission will either be 755, or 777, depending on how your server is running PHP. For details on how to tell the mode your server is running in, check out the Server Related Issues FAQ.
- After I have finished the Install process, Jamroom is still telling me that Jamroom is not installed - what's wrong?
- The Jamroom installer requires that PHP "Session" support be active on your server. On most web hosting servers, this is activated by default, but if you are seeing this error it could indicate that Session Support is not active. The way you can tell is that as you "move through" the Jamroom install process, you will see that Jamroom updates small graphic images at the bottom of the install screen to indicate what step of the install process you are on. If you find that as you move through the install process the "previous steps" icon does not update to indicate a check mark (that the step has been completed), then this indicates that PHP Session Support is not working properly on your server. You will want to contact your Hosting Provider and have them check your PHP Install.
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