[TYPO3-UG Australia] Newbie question - How do you start with Typo3 4.0?

[Ingmar Schlecht]

Hi Steve,

just download and install the older 3.8.1 quickstart package from
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=20391&package_id=15221

After fully installing the old one, upgrade it to 4.0.1.

Upgrading is simple:
 - Remove the folders t3lib, media, tslib and typo3 as well as the files
   index.php and showpic.php from the site root
 - Download typo3_src-4.0.1.zip from http://typo3.org/download/packages/
 - Move the contents of typo3_src-4.0.1.zip into your site folder
 - go into the install tool
	(http://your_typo3_installation/typo3/install/)
	-> database analyzer
		-> update required tables COMPARE
			-> write to DB
		-> static tables IMPORT
			-> write to DB		

Voila, you've got a quick start package on an up-to-date 4.0.1 source.


cheers
Ingmar

Steve Atkins schrieb:
> Hi,
>  
> I run a software development company in Sydney and we have a requirement
> to come to grips with Typo3. 
>  
> I have trawled the Net and read a good deal of the documentaion.
>  
> The general advice is to start with 'Getting Started' and the quickstart
> package. The problem is that this package is no longer available in
> release 4.0 and the tutorial is dated 2003.
>  
> There has been an attempt to make quickstart available as an extension
> loaded through the extension manager. I tried this approach and failed
> as the mininews extension failed to load. This is a known problem and
> has seen no action since April.
>  
> So, where do I start? I don't mind putting in the hard yards but I don't
> like to waste time.
>  
> Steve