Questions before installation

[Antonius]

Hi,

I have two questions prior to installation.
First, can I keep my site with static html files running during the installation and developing process? I have main page named index.htm and a page named contact.php and also style.css in the main folder, which are probably the only ones may cause trouble.
Secondly, as I already have a folder named "img", is it possible to just transfer PHPWCMS "img" folder content to that folder (and keeping my old image files there as well)?

[update]

have a look into the unzipped package and delete an eventually existing index.htm and rename index.html to something else
the img-folder itself doesn't contain any images, but they are organized within subfolders. So nothing should be overwritten...
Just have a close look into the package - you'll see which ones are named identically

[Antonius]

have a look into the unzipped package and delete an eventually existing index.htm and rename index.html to something else

Installation package doesn't have an index.html file in the main folder. Only "setup" subfolder has it, but that should be OK?
The main folder only has index.php, but since servers always look for a html file first, my static site should work as long as I keep the index.htm in place.

[update]

so right on

[Jensensen]

can't add --> subdomains working with a second root directory e.g.: 'www_cms'??
you could unzip the package there and set up your CMS using: cms.my_domain.tld attached to www_cms.

afterwards you just need to switch your domain settings of your server to make the cms available under: http://www.my_domain.tld

OR
installation can be into a sub directory - and then, after editing, testing --> delete move your old files and move your CMS files UP one directory... (and edit, adjust conf.inc.php)

[Antonius]

Thanks.

Now I have downloaded the latest installation package (phpwcms_1.3.3.zip), but trying to follow the istructions given here: http://www.phpwcms.de/index.php?id=10,0,0,1,0,0 , I didn't find most of the folders I'm supposed to change permissions.
Missing files and folders are these:

1) DIR phpwcms_tmp/thumb_list 777
2) DIR phpwcms_tmp/thumb_preview 777
3) DIR phpwcms_ftp 777
4) DIR phpwcms_filestorage/1...10 777

6) FILE include/inc_conf/conf.indexpage.inc.php 666
7) FILE phpwcms_template/inc_css/frontend.css 666
FILE phpwcms_template/inc_default/startup.html 666

What am I doing wrong?

[update]

phpwcms_filestorage/1...10

v 133 hrrrm... where did you get that one from?

Ah I see - No no - don't follow this outdated instructions. Go to the docu page phpwcms-docu.de

Anyway - why not taking at least the 135 (05.12.2007) ?

[Jensensen]

better use: http://www.phpwcms.org/snapshot/

- phpwcms-2007-12-29.zip [v1.3.5]
- FCKeditor_2.5.1.zip
- 20080201_CPfix1.zip

README:
http://www.phpwcms-docu.de/installation_en.phtml

[Antonius]

Thanks .

And simply installing into the main directory is not advaisable or possible? If I install into a subdirectory, is it very difficult to reconfigure everything to run from the root?

[Jensensen]

...And simply installing into the main directory is not advaisable or possible?...

YES AND WOULD BE BEST! but i thought you asked for alternatives to prevent actual, existing files/web projects from being overwritten....