ProcessWire is an open source content management system (CMS) and web application framework aimed at the needs of designers, developers and their clients. ProcessWire gives you more control over your fields, templates and markup than other platforms, and provides a powerful template system that works the way you do. Not to mention, ProcessWire's API makes working with your content easy and enjoyable. Managing and developing a site in ProcessWire is shockingly simple compared to what you may be used to.
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- A web server running Apache.
- PHP version 5.3.8 or newer.
- MySQL 5.0.15 or newer.
- Apache must have mod_rewrite enabled.
- Apache must support .htaccess files.
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Unzip the ProcessWire installation file to the location where you want it installed on your web server.
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Load the location that you unzipped (or uploaded) the files to in your web browser. This will initiate the ProcessWire installer. The installer will guide you through the rest of the installation.
Git clone ProcessWire to the place where you want to install it:
git clone https://github.com/ryancramerdesign/ProcessWire
Load the location where you installed ProcessWire into your browser. This will initiate the ProcessWire installer. The installer will guide you through the rest of the installation.
This indicates that Apache is not properly reading your .htaccess file.
First we need to determine if Apache is reading your .htacess file at all.
To do this, open the .htaccess file in an editor and type in some random
characters at the top, like lkjalefkjalkef and save. Load your site in
your browser. You should get a "500 Error". If you do not, that means
Apache is not reading your .htaccess file at all. If this is your case,
contact your web host for further assistance. Or if maintaining your own
server, look into the Apache AllowOverride directive which you may need
to configure for the account in your httpd.conf file.
If the above test did result in a 500 error, then that is good because we know your .htaccess file is at least being used. Go ahead and remove the random characters you added at the top. Now look further down in the .htaccess file for suggested changes. Specially, you will want to look at the RewriteBase directive, which is commented out (disabled) by default. You may need to enable it.
The presence of an Apache 500 error indicates that Apache does not like one or more of the directives in the .htaccess file. Open the .htaccess file in an editor and read the comments. Note those that indicate the term "500 NOTE" and they will provide further instructions on optional directives you can try to comment out. Test one at a time, save and reload in your browser till you determine which directive is not working with your server.
If you are getting an error message, a blank screen, or something else unexpected, see the section at the end of this document on enabling debug mode. This will enable more detailed error reporting which may help to resolve any issues.
In addition, the ProcessWire error log is located in the file: /site/assets/logs/errors.txt - look in here to see if more information is available about the error message you have received.
If the above suggestions do not help you to resolve the installation error, please post in the ProcessWire forums.
- Backup your database and backup all the files in your site.
- When possible, test the upgrade on a development/staging site before performing the upgrade on a live/production site.
- If you have 3rd party modules installed, confirm that they are compatible with the ProcessWire version you are upgrading to. If you cannot confirm compatibility, uninstall the 3rd party modules before upgrading, when possible. You can attempt to re-install them after upgrading. If uninstalling is inconvenient, just be sure you have the ability to revert if for some reason one of your modules does not like the upgrade. Modules that are compatible with ProcessWire 2.3 are generally going to also be compatible with 2.4.
Upgrading from one version of ProcessWire to another is a matter of replacing these files from your old version with those from the new:
/wire/
/index.php
/.htaccess
Replacing the above directory/files is typically the primary thing you need to do in order to upgrade. But please see the version-to-version specific upgrade notes documented further in this section. Below are more details about how you should replace the files mentioned above.
When you replace the /wire/ directory, make sure that you remove or rename the old one first. If you just copy or FTP changed files into the existing /wire/ directory, you will end up with both old and new files, which will cause an error.
Note that the /wire/ directory does not contain any files specific to your site, only to ProcessWire. All the files specific to your site are stored in /site/ and you would leave that directory alone during an upgrade.
This file doesn't change often between minor versions. As a result, you don't need to replace this file unless it has changed. BUt when in doubt, you should replace it.
This is also a file that does not always change between versions. But when it changes, it is usually important for security that you are up-to-date. When in doubt, replace your old .htaccess file with the htaccess.txt from the new version.
This file is initially named htaccess.txt in the ProcessWire source. You will want to remove your existing .htaccess file and rename the new htaccess.txt to .htaccess
Sometimes people have made changes to the .htaccess file. If this is the case for your site, remember to migrate those changes to the new .htaccess file.
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If using Form Builder make sure you have the latest version, as past versions did not support ProcessWire 2.4.
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If using ProCache you will need to go to the ProCache settings after the upgrade to have it update your .htaccess file again (since it was presumably replaced during the upgrade).
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After completing the upgrade test out your site thoroughly to make sure everything continues to work as you expect.
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ProcessWire 2.4 comes with a new admin theme. After completing your upgrade, you may choose a different color theme (if desired) by going to Modules > Core > Default Admin Theme.
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If you want to return to the old admin theme or utilize an existing 3rd party admin theme designed for 2.3 or earlier, simply uninstall the Default Admin Theme module.
ProcessWire 2.4 has two new software requirements:
- PHP 5.3.8+ (older versions supported PHP 5.2)
- PDO database driver (older versions only used mysqli)
Please confirm your server meets these requirements before upgrading. If you are not certain, paste the following into a test PHP file and load it from your browser:
<?php phpinfo();
This will show your PHP configuration. The PHP version should show PHP 5.3.8 or newer and there should be a distinct PDO section (header and information) present in the output.
To proceed with the upgrade follow the general upgrade process above. You will want to replace your index.php and .htaccess files as well.
In addition we recommend adding the following line to your /site/config.php:
$config->httpHosts = array('domain.com', 'www.domain.com');
Replace domain.com with the hostname(s) your site runs from.
- First upgrade to ProcessWire 2.2.
- Follow the instructions above to upgrade from ProcessWire 2.2.
- Download ProcessWire 2.2 and follow the upgrade instructions in that version's README file to upgrade from 2.0 to 2.2.
- After successfully upgrading to 2.2, follow the general upgrade process above.
If you get an error message when loading your site after an upgrade, hit "reload" in your browser once before doing anything else. If the error is now gone, the error was normal and your upgrade was successful.
If your site is not working after performing an upgrade, clear your modules cache. You can do this by removing all of these files: /site/assets/cache/Modules.*
If using Form Builder, make sure you have version 0.2.2 or newer, as older versions did not support ProcessWire 2.4.
If your site still doesn't work, remove the /wire/ directory completely. Then upload a fresh copy of the /wire/ directory.
If your site still doesn't work, view the latest entries in your error log file to see if it clarifies anything. The error log can be found in: /site/assets/logs/errors.txt
If your site still doesn't work, please post in the ProcessWire support forums.
Debug mode causes all errors to be reported to the screen, which can be helpful during development or troubleshooting. When in the admin, it also enables reporting of extra information in the footer. Debug mode is not intended for live or production sites, as the information reported could be a problem for security. So be sure not to leave debug mode on for any live/production sites.
- Edit this file:
/site/config.php - Find this line:
$config->debug = false; - Change the
falsetotrue, like below, and save.
$config->debug = true;
This can be found near the bottom of the file. It will make PHP and ProcessWire report all errors, warnings, notices, etc. Of course, you'll want to set it back to false once you've resolved any issues.
Get support in the ProcessWire forum at: http://processwire.com/talk/
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