[Typo3] Newbie: How to install Typo3 >> Unzip to server?

[prodos at prodos.com]

From: Prodos (Melbourne, Australia)

Greetings!

I'm a NEWBIE and VERY slow with technical stuff, unfortunately.

I would like to install Typo3 to a test site in order to get familiar
with it
and see whether it is the way to go for some non-profit projects I
coordinate.

I downloaded quickstart-3.8.0 to my computer.

I tried unzipping it and then FTP transferring it to my server
but when I then go to mydomain.index.php I get an error message.

I've deleted the files and tried to install them several times over
this weekend but I can't make it happen.

Then I noticed at this page:

http://typo3.org/documentation/document-library/doc_tut_quickstart/Installation/

... it says ....

   "If you already have access to a web server with PHP4 and
    MySQL then you can select "Installation A" below; you
    will have to download a zip-file, UNZIP IT ON YOUR SERVER
    space and that's it."


Does that mean I do NOT unzip it on my computer and
THEN transfer it to my server as I've been trying to do?

I don't understand how to unzip the file "on your (my) server".

Would someone like to help me with this please?

Thank you for any assistance and advice!  :-)

Best Wishes,

PRODOS

http://prodos.com

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