Step by step how to install quickstart package using Akeeba kickstart?
As you know, most of template provider use Akeeba Backup to backup template with sample data to make simple Quickstart file and Kickstart (restore) file with Akeeba Kickstarter. This blog to show step by step how to install Quickstart package with Akeeba.
With our template, we’re mentioning to LT Business as an example template in this case. You can download LT Business template for Joomla! 3.4 at here. This quickstart package includes Joomla! core, LT Business template, sample data. So, Joomla! install first is not required. Let start it!
In this tutorial you will find detailed information on How to install quickstart on your cPanel hosting account or How to install quickstart on local host using XAMPP. The installation process is easy and requires just a few clicks. You won’t need any coding or design skills to install a fully-functional Akeeba kickstart within minutes.
Step 1: Download quickstart package (example: LT Business template)
Login to Customer Area, go to section Download and download file ‘LT Business Quickstart Package’.
Step 2A. How to install quickstart on your cPanel hosting account
Step 2A.1: Log into your cPanel
Here we are doing a few things:
A pop up will appear, select the radio button for “Document Root For” and then in the drop box select the website you are wanting to upload the quickstart into. (If you only have one website then you have an easier selection here… one!)
Go to ‘Web Applications” and select the Joomla website that you already installed the awesome LTheme template into.
Please installed the template onto for your website then you wanting to select the Joomla install for that website.
Select the tab called “Files & Tables”
Then this page appears
Keep this page open… YOU NEED THIS DATA!
Step 2A.2: Navigate to the tab where File Manager is waiting
The File Manager is broken into two views, on the left is the menu and on the right is the display screen.
Double click on the file menu titled “public_HTML”
Note: If you have only the one website, then move to step 4.
If you have multiple sites like we have here, then double click on the site you are wanting to upload into, if you recall mine is www.yourwebsite.com, so I will double click on that address in the file menu like so;
Step 2A.3 : Upload Quickstart Package
You will have noticed when you selected your desired folder, on the right a whole new file opened up, this is where you are going to install your quickstart.zip
So, let’s do it… Right under the title “File Manager” on the top left of the screen, you will see this menu, click on “Upload”
A new page will open and you will now click on the “Choose File” button, locate the quickstart_package.zip then click “Open”
Automatically File Manager will start uploading the package to your hosting site (File Manager).
Once this is done the status bar at the bottom right will show “complete” now you can click the hyperlink in the middle of the screen saying ← Go Back to “/home
You will see on the right hand side window pane the zip file you’ve uploaded, now here is where you need to start paying attention.
Step 2A.4: Extract File(s)
Click on the package once so that it is highlighted, then up the top, the second last menu item select “Extract”
A pop up will appear and select “Extract File(s)”
WARNING: If you are presented with this popup, then your system failed the upload, delete the zip file and try again from step 4 (Sorry)
Step 2A.5: Successful upload
If it was a successful upload then you will have this type of result – YAY! Click close
Step 2B: How to install quickstart on local host using XAMPP
Installing quickstart package on local host is straightforward but can be tricky the first time you attempt it. So for this step we’ve provided instructions on how to do it right from scratch.
Now, in order to run quickstart package, you need not only a web server, but also 2 more things: PHP script interpreter and MySQL database system. It sounds complicated but thankfully, there is a single package called XAMPP with all the elements included.
Let’s install XAMPP on your computer.
Step 2B.1: Installing XAMPP
- Download the XAMPP installer package at http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
- Run the installation file as you do with regular software and follow the step by step instructions.
- Open “XAMPP Control Panel Application” and start “Apache” and “MySQL”.
That’s it, your localhost is now installed. You can check if it works or not by typing the address: “http://localhost” in your web browser. You should see a page as illustrated below.
Step 2B.2: Create a database in phpMyAdmin.
From the XAMPP interface, click phpMyAdmin to start creating database.
Next, click Database in the toolbar as illustrated in the following
And enter the database name and then click “Create”
Now you are ready to install quickstart package.
Step 2B.3: Create a new folder in older “htdocs” in XAMPP folder.
– Create a new folder entitled “test-quickstart” in folder “Test” in folder “htdocs” in XAMPP folder. Normally it will be located at “C:\xampp\htdocs”.
– Unpack the downloaded package file into the folder “test-quickstart”.
– Go to the URL “http://localhost/Test/test-quickstart”.
Step 3: Unzip file
After downloaded Quickstart package, you unzip in your hosting or folder in folder “htdocs” and you will see the backup and and Akeeba Kickstart included. We need to run file kickstart.php.
* If you do not see file listing, don’t worry about that, just run file ‘kickstart.php’ by go to http://yourdomain.com/kickstart.php
Step 4: Agree with Akeeba Kickstart policy
… select .jpa (akeeba backup file) and click ‘Start‘ to extra file
* Default extra method in kickstart tool use ‘Hybrid (use FTP only if needed)‘, but in some case if your hosting do not accept it, just use ‘Directly‘ method instead, you can select it via ‘Write to files‘.
Step 5: Start to extract file
In this step, we will see the screenshot like below. The Select a backup archive will be selected quickstart package by default. It’s backup file and we need to restore it. Another parameters, we should keep it as default, do not change . After everything okay, we click to button ‘Start’ to start to extract backup file
Step 6: Run the installer is a next step when finish extract backup file in step 4.
Step 7: System pre-check
Now, we moved to install board. This is step to pre-check the hosting configuration before process install. There some params as in Joomla! installation.
Step 8: Enter the information
This step help you enter the information related to database type, username, database name and password. If everything is okay, so we can move to next style by click button ‘Next’.
Step 9: Restore database
Yes, after clicked button ‘Next’ in step 7, it will alert the pop-up box show details of process restore database. As the picture below, if you enter correct database information, it will be restored successful.
Step 10: Site info
This step requires you enter Site Info and FTP Layer Option (this option should be keep as default, we can change it later). At this step, you can define new username and password for administrator account. I recommend you should enter new password, if not you can use default password that I created in the last time when I genera this quickstart package.
The default administrator account with the username : admin and the password you want to use when login the admin Joomla Dashboard. ( Exp: password is abc123)
Step 11: Last step to remove installation folder
Yes, this step is last step to process install Quickstart, just click to button ‘Clean Up’ to clear up Kickstart files which includes in backup by default. It will make your source clearly. Also with file backup ‘.jpa’.
Step 12: Ready to start!
Just click to button ‘View your site’s front-end’ and ‘view your site’s back-end’.
Step 13: Yeah, we finished!
After finish last step, we will have the website like our demo site.
Video instruction:
Conclusion:
Yes, Akeeba Backup and Akeeba Kickstart are very useful software to backup and restore website. It’s simple and fast way that I recommend you should use when you want to bring total your site to another place. In this case, it’s case to create Quickstart for everyone. Quickstart package is full demo package, it help you easy to change the contain and launch your site faster. Thanks for support from http://akeebabackup.com
***** Trouble shoots *****
If after finish install, if your website return sample data but without CSS like screenshot below
In this case, you just open file ‘configuration.php’ located at root of your source code and search for
$live_site = “your_domain.xxx”;
and leave it blank like as below
public $live_site =””;
Save and it will work.
*** Login to back-end ***
1. Default login: http://yourwebsite/administrator
username: admin
password like you created at step 14 ( Exp: abc123 )
2. If you changed Supper User Settings during install Quickstart paclage (Step 9), you must to use that login info. If you forgot it, you can see this instruction how to restore Joomla! password.
3. If when you login but it doesn’t work and doesn’t have error message, just open file “configuration.php” (located at root of your source c0de) and search for string “$cookie_domain”, then just leave blank for this option. Normally, when you got this problem, it caused by your domain cookie that you put. So, just leave it blank as default setting for this option.
awesome !!
When I try to run the quickstart through php, it fails when trying to find installation/index.php I installed the template since there was no quickstart file in mojo. So was that part of the problem. Can I do it in that order?
Solved via support.
@Everyone who can’t list files in step 2, just run http://yourdomain.com/kickstart.php as well. Some hosting do not allow access direct to file list.
Hi
I have the same problem in step 2. I opened link that you replied. But I am still a little confused about it. Do you mean that I should re-buy the hosting?
Urgent for help!!
please reply me ASAP
All the best
Weixin
Solved via email.
Hi,
when i install the package, my front page just has text and looks nothing like the app i downloaded – no photos and alignment seems off.
I also get a blank page when trying to get into the backend of it all?
Thanks.
Hi @Boddy,
In your case, you just open file ‘configuration.php’ and replace
$live_site = ‘your_domain.xxx’;
and leave it blank like as below
public $live_site = ”;
Save and recheck.
See more about this problem at https://ltheme.com/question/when-i-install-lt-photography-onepage-i-get-a-blank-page/
Hello, I’m quite new to Joomla and I’ve just bought your web design theme and I can’t get the demo files to install through akeeba, I’ve FTP’d the unzipped files to http://80.74.***.***/httpdocs/joomla/tmp/lt_web_design_onepage_quickstart_package and in my web browser tried to start the kickstart.php therein, but I get an error that it can’t be found.
“Not Found. The requested URL /httpdocs/joomla/tmp/lt_web_design_onepage_quickstart_package/kickstart.php was not found on this server.”
I’ve even tried it on the root folder but still get the not found error, Could you help me further please?
PS. My hosts PHP version is 5.3. is this a problem?
Hi,
Via your desc, I see you uploaded file to wrong folder in your hosting. Please test with simple text file before to upload to make sure that you upload correct folder.
PHP version is not problem, but 5.3 is too old, you should ask your hosting provider to update it.
Thank you,
Hello,
I’ve got the demo files installed, but when in the Joomla control panel I click on the top right, my homepage name it goes to my homepage but it’s just blank.
I’ve tried above
$live_site = ‘your_domain.xxx’;
and leave it blank like as below
public $live_site = ”;
It is already set to “public $live_site = ”;”
also tried removing:
}
body.homepage #sp-main-body-wrapper {
display: none;
}
but that didn’t help.
If I try externally I get the demo site fine but with no changes
Could you help me further please
Ian
PS. PHP version is now 5.5
Hello Ian,
If you can’t change everything in demo on back-end, so i think you have problem with cache. Just go to Admin > System > Clear Cache, select all item and click to delete cache.
Thank you,
Hello,
Thanks, I’ve tried that still no change.
Ian
Hi Ian,
Could you please send me your site address and admin login and FTP info via my email at admin@ltheme.com, so I can help you check it.
I am stuck on step two. I am using joomla. any help please.
Sorry I meant to say steps three. Nothing is being preselected. Your help will be very appreciated. Thanks.
Hi Franck,
Please send your screenshot about problem to our support email at admin@ltheme.com ,so our support staff can help you solve it.
Thank you,
where i can find the login and password for admin, they didn t ask me.
Thanks
Default login username / password is admin / abc123
You also define login username and password via step 9, part ‘Supper User Settings’.
Hello, I am not able to sign into the administration… Any help?
Eve
Please try to re-install quickstart package and recheck, also do not fill the password, just use default login:
username: admin
password: abc123
After finished install and login, you can change the password.
I finished installation, now the default login username / password do not work. I am unable to access the back-end. please help!
Please try to re-install quickstart package and recheck, also do not fill the password, just use default login:
username: admin
password: abc123
After finished install and login, you can change the password.
I’ve re-installed quickstart package (gravity theme), and I’ve left the password field not filled.
And I’m not able to access to the administrator panel.
What shall I do now?
@Alboka Soft,
Please try to reinstall and recheck.
Thank you,
Hi, after the extraction the installation of joomla doesn’t start. at the page mydomain.com/installation/index.php appear a 500 Internal error page.
What can i do?
Thank you!
Please deleted your all files, and try to re-upload all quickstart file and recheck, make sure that all files uploaded to your hosting completely before to run.
Thank you,
Hi,
I am setting up the package on my localhost and following the conventional method using kickstart(which I always do).
Now, I’ve repeated the process twice but still getting the “500 Internal Server Error” for both front end and back end.
Is there something that I missed?
I realized that the above issue is occurring only for lt_event_joomla.
As I was able to install the other package.
Thanks for your info. We will recheck this package. If it’s really problem, so we will update.
Hello,
I try to install quickstart package but I get stack in step 7-8 (cant connect to DB).
I want to install the package to a subdirectory of my server, which database should I use?
You can create new database for your sub website via Database Manager in your hosting, then you can put your database information as normal. The database host name should be at ‘localhost’.
Thank you,
Hello. I did the installation as provided here, but I found out that its not a one page site… what im doing wrong?
http://www.awesomescreenshot.com/image/766740/d2b095ee3473685509282157a77614be
thanks.
May be you purchased wrong template version, each design, we have multi-page template and Onepage template versions. Please send your purchase information (includes email) via admin@ltheme.com , so we can help you change and exchange template.
CommentFiz a instalação via akeba com successo mas quando tento acessar as configurações do tema via joomla (extenções – temas – lt_portfolio – Default) aparece uma mensagem de erro.
Erro no servidor
500
RecarregarOcultar detalhes
O site encontrou um erro ao recuperar http://solutionpiscinas.com.br/administrator/index.php?option=com_templates&view=style&layout=edit&id=13. Ele pode estar em manutenção ou configurado incorretamente.
Can you send me admin login for your website via email admin@ltheme.com to check?
I am having the hardest time installing your templates. I keep getting this error message:
AN ERROR OCCURRED
AJAX Loading Error
HTTP Status: 500 (Internal Server Error)
Internal status: error
XHR ReadyState: 4
Raw server response:
I have done everything your installation troubleshooters have suggested. If I cannot get these installed, I would like a refund before my 7 days is up.
Thanks
Could you pe help me install Joomla! (download from http://joomla.org), then send us FTP account via email admin@ltheme.com , so we can help you install template and sample data like our demo site. Also let us template that you want to install. Don’t worry about your money, if we can’t solve your problem, we happy to send you full refund for your order. Thank you!
Hello,
Normaly i buy your tempates from ASTemplates, but in this case i now like to use the free onepage lt storage. but after downloading and unzipping there are only the 2 zip files. with akeeba kickstart i can not instal that kind of file (not .zip, only .jpa) but that’s not in the package. what to do? if i have to pay, no problem, but i want that onepage as at the demo:-).
thanks in forward
I replied you via your email info@reclamebureaugrafiek.nl, please recheck it.
Para que venden paquetes de QUickstar que no funcionan? Deberian probarlos primero
I replied you via ticket support, please follow up and keep reply back to us.
Thank you,
In the step 7 and 8, which database data should I use? If I try to use root as user and the password I get this error: “Unable to connect to the Database: Could not connect to MySQL.”. In my cpanel I just have 1 user for MySql that is mycpaneluser__joom150. Is this user I have to use?
I got it! My previous question can be deleted. Thanks!
Thank you 🙂
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have these issues after install
Thanks for your info, it’s just problem with PHP version, Joomla! 3.6.x need PHP version from 5.6.x or higher. You can see more at https://downloads.joomla.org/technical-requirements
You just ask your hosting provider to update PHP version for your hosting.
Akeeba Kickstart is a PC-only application, right? How do I do this on OS X?
Honestly, this walk-through is confusing as hell. I thought Joomla was supposed to be simpler… why do you have such a byzantine and convoluted process? I bought a PRO version of LT Profile Onepage, and for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to install in on my web hoster! Why isn’t it possible to install it through the Joomla web interface???
Hi,
No, quickstart package can be installed via hosting or localhost.
For how to upload quickstart files and run it on hosting, we mentioned in first paragraph of this instruction, you just search for keyword “Step 2A. How to install quickstart on your cPanel hosting account”.
Basically, run quickstart via panel is the same on local or hosting, just different with copy files method.