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EF4 framework installation

 

Technical Requirements

Technical requirements to run EF4 Framework are the same as requirements to run Joomla 3.x.

Software:

  • PHP 5.3.10 +

Database:

  • MySQL (InnoDB support required) 5.1 +
  • SQL Server 10.50.1600.1+
  • PostgreSQL 8.3.18 +

Web Server:

  • Apache 2.x +
  • Nginx 1.0
  • Microsoft IIS 7

Local Server:

If you would like to install Joomla and EF4 Framework on a local computer, then you can use one of the following web server solutions:

  • LAMP for Linux
  • WAMP for Windows
  • MAMP for Macintosh
  • XAMPP for Linux, Windows, and Macintosh

More about technical requirements to run Joomla you can read here:
http://www.joomla.org/technical-requirements.html

Additional requirements:

  • 128M or more of PHP memory limit

 

Download

To download files, you need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Sign up or log in at Joomla-Monster.com

Register or Log in at Joomla-Monster.com

Step 2: After login, you need to go to the following location:

My Account -> Downloads

Downloads

Step 3: Download files

Download the EF4 Framework plugin from the following location:

My Account -> Downloads -> Frameworks

Downloads

Choose the template files to download. In our example it is JM Services free template for Joomla 3.x:

My Account -> Downloads -> Free templates -> JM Services for J3.x

Downloads

 

Manual Installation

If you have already Joomla installed you may want to install EF4 Framework plugin and template manually instead of installing Quickstart package which is an exact copy of the live demo.

Installing the template

Log in to the backend of your site as follows: www.yoursite.com/administrator

From the top bar menu, click on:

Extensions -> Extension Manager

On this page, you can install a template, component, module, plugin or language package.

Step 1: On the "Upload Package File" tab – browse your disk and select the template package, click on "Upload & Install".

Install Template

Step 2: You should get a message saying that installing the template was successful.

Install Template

Installing the EF4 Framework plugin

Installing the plugin package looks very similar to installing the template package. From your download area at Joomla-Monster.com you need to download the EF4 Joomla-Monster Framework plugin. The package is named as "plg_EF4-framework.zip" and it will be needed in this step.

From the top bar menu, click on:

Extensions -> Extension Manager

Step 1: On the "Upload Package File" tab – browse your disk and select the plugin package, click on "Upload & Install".

Install Plugin

Step 2: You should get a message saying that installing the plugin was successful.

Install Plugin

Step 3: From the top bar menu, click on:

Extensions -> Plugin Manager

On this page, you will see a list of available plugins in your Joomla. Search for "EF4 Joomla-Monster Framework" plugin and make sure it is published.

Install Plugin

 

Quickstart Installation

Quickstart is an exact copy of our live demo. It includes Joomla, template, EF4 Framework plugin, extensions and sample data. This way you will save a lot of time since you do not have to install several packages and configure all settings from a scratch.

We have a video tutorial on how to install a Quickstart package. Watch it.