Install Joomla 1.5 using fantastico

Now that the new version of Joomla is released, you might be asking the question: How am I going to install it?

The easiest option would be to install Joomla 1.5 using the Fantastico script library which makes installing Joomla a breeze. Fantastico is supported by a number of web hosts including Hostmonster (our recommended Joomla host).

Although installing Joomla 1.5 with Fantastico might be the easiest solution, there is a problem: Fantastico do not currently support the Joomla 1.5 installation, they only support the Joomla 1.13 installation.

When will Fantastico support Joomla 1.5 installation?

We expect it will be possible to install Joomla 1.5 using Fantastico by the end of February 2008 (this date is based upon information provided by Netenberg, the Fantastico developers).

In the mean time what should you do?

You have several options: (a) install Joomla 1.5 manually (b) install Joomla 1.13 using Fantastico or (c) simply wait for Joomla 1.5 to be made available on Fantastico.

We recommend you install Joomla 1.5 manually as it is relatively straight forward. If you don't want to do a manual installation on your server, just wait a few weeks until Fantastico 1.5 is released!

We will be providing an installation guide for Joomla 1.5 using Fantastico as soon as it is released.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask in the comments below.

Miz February 16, 2008 Votes: +2	Your info is helpful. I was also wondering about fantastico's support for 1.5 Thanks! report abuse vote down vote up
David T February 16, 2008 Votes: +0	Hi Miz, Welcome to Good Web Practices! I'm glad you found this information helpful! It will be great when Fantastico support Joomla 1.5. We've got a website up and running on Joomla 1.5 and really like the fact that its more intuitive than Joomla 1.1x. report abuse vote down vote up
David T February 21, 2008 Votes: +1	Great news everyone, Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r13 has just been launched today! In the launch Joomla 1.5 has been added as a new branch, called "Joomla 1.5". And there is now an update for Joomla 1.0.13 to Joomla 1.0.14! report abuse vote down vote up
Yo March 03, 2008 Votes: +0	Hey David, any idea of when Fantastico De Luxe 2.10.4 r13 will be available for us Hostmonster users?? report abuse vote down vote up
David T March 04, 2008 Votes: +0	Hi Yo! I asked the same to question to Hostmonster support last week and I was told they would be upgrading within a couple of weeks... That means that it should be available in a week or so! report abuse vote down vote up
David T March 11, 2008 Votes: +0	I can confirm that as of today it's possible to install Joomla 1.5 in Hostmonster using Fantastico. A blog post on this is coming shortly... report abuse vote down vote up

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