Connecting to TYPOlight 2.7.2.0 and upgrade

**doremi** · 02/12/2013, 11:25

Hi
I installed (a couple of years ago) TYPOlight 2.7.2.0 with the template "Music Academy" at Mediatemple. I never finished to create my website (at doremi.ch) ! Now TYPOlight has become Contao. This is my first step to pick it up again!

1.How can I connect to front and back end ?
Using Typolight webCMS 2.7 :: Install Tool, I've got the message (under Check database connection) "Could not connect to database". What has changed? How should I proceed or what should I check?

2. Once reconnected, how can I upgrade?
To what version? Can I still use the template "Music Academy"? (No backup of former website content is necessary).

Thanks to all, for helping me making a new start!

**geung** · 02/12/2013, 11:42

My advice is to forget typolight 2.7 and start from scratch on Contao 3, a lot has changed and upgrading manually will take you some time.

Please read the manual on how to get started https://contao.org/en/manual.html
If you really want to use your old 2.7 version, the 2.11 manual might help.

Hints:
Database connections edit file: system/config/localconfig.php with relevant details.
2.7 installer address: http://www.yourdomain.tld/typolight/install.php
2.7 backend access address: http://www.yourdomain.tld/typolight

Make sure you have the current details for your database account

**doremi** · 02/12/2013, 21:09

Thanks for geung's advice. I started from scratch and sftp'd Contao 3 to the html file on my server at mediatemple. I should acces the install tool adding "/contao/install.php" to my URL http://www.doremi.ch. But that didn't work.

Message : The requested URL /contao/install.php was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.22 Server at http://www.doremi.ch Port 80

Any advice for a next step? Thank's! Paul

**geung** · 02/12/2013, 22:32

errrr! are you sure you put it in the right place?
Why not quickly test your server and stick a hello.php file on the doc root

Code:

<html>
 <head>
  <title>PHP Test</title>
 </head>
 <body>
 <?php echo '

Hello World</p>'; ?> 
 </body>
</html>

then if that works, download the contao checker to make sure your server is all good
https://contao.org/en/manual/3.0/instal ... ive-server

always check your folder and file permissions

**doremi** · 02/13/2013, 18:18

Hi geung, Thank you for your help. Actually, instead of transfering the files, I transferred the whole folder contao-3.0.3. Now I can acces the install tool but at http://doremi.ch/contao-3.0.3/contao/install.php. I guess I've to reinstall. Correct?

I downloaded (locally) the Contao check tool, but didn't dare to use it. I'd like to test my server at Mediatemple but I'm missing the most basic knowledge (Using code appears as open heart surgery to me) :

1. What does a hello.php file on the doc root?
2. Is the doc root the HTML folder where I installed contao-3.0.3?
3. How can I view code in a text editor?

I hope my questions are not resuming a desperate case. I'm very grateful for your help. Best regards. Paul

P.S. I'll submit 2 more general questions in another post

**geung** · 02/13/2013, 20:15

Hi Paul,
I thought you've installed Contao (Typolight) previously?
you should watch this video, it helps a lot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdgxU2XAJ44

Originally Posted by doremi

1. What does a hello.php file on the doc root?

It's just a simple file that says 'hello world', to check that you're putting files in the root correctly, if you don't see it, it's very likely the place you have uploaded is not root (like in this case, you've made a subfolder called contao-3.0.3). It also checks that your php is working. But you don't need it now, so forget about it.

2. Is the doc root the HTML folder where I installed contao-3.0.3?

You must install the content of the folder contao-3.0.3 into the html page, but not the folder contao-3.0.3 itself. There maybe a index file already at root (html folder), you may have to remove it, or when you upload, your new index file will replace it. So the install tool can be reached NOT by http://doremi.ch/contao-3.0.3/contao/install.php but by http://doremi.ch/contao/install.php

3. How can I view code in a text editor?

you can view code using a lot of free text editors, examples
mac: TextWrangler, Komodo Edit, TextEdit (less useful but works),
windows: Notepad++

**doremi** · 02/14/2013, 22:51

Hi geung,
Thanks for the video you recommended, I installed (almost) succesfully contao-3.0.3. I just can’t access the front end preview of my website trough my URL doremi.ch/contao/main.php.

As far as I understand this issue seems related to the cover-page of my hosting services, (which I don't know how to manage) . I first posted the following request at their support :

I can’t access the front end preview of my website trough my URL doremi.ch/contao/main.php. But I had like to keep the coverpage (URL doremi.ch) while website is under construction. Website has yet no content and can be reinstalled.
Thanks for support or reference to knowledge base. Message :
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server.
________________________________________
Apache/2.2.22 Server at http://www.doremi.ch Port 80

I'm waiting on their reply, while realizing the value of your perfect help. Thanks again!

P.S. I copied error messages from Contao install tool

**doremi** · 02/18/2013, 22:12

Hi geung,
Just to let you know, that the install of the latest contao 3.0.4 succeeded perfectly ( I did install former TYPOlight 2.7, but that was 4 years ago). This time I used the checktool, terrific! I can even see my site on my smartphone! No help at all came from my hosting service (what service?). So again, thanks to you! Have a good day! Paul