Install via FTP (unpacked template)

To install a template via FTP please use the following method:

  1. The first and most important step (required) is to disable caching because it can make the theme function improperly. To do this, please go to Magento Admin >> System >> Cache Management, select all items, then choose "Actions" >>"Disable" and click “Submit”.

    magento-install1-res.png
  2. Unpack your theme.

  3. Upload the /app and /skin folders to the root of the Magento website.
    NOTE: The folders should be merged with the /app and /skin folders already existing at the destination.

  4. Go to the System tab >> Configuration >> General >> Design, open the Package section and rename the current package name to "default".

  5. Select Themes >> Default and enter the name of the uploaded theme to make it the default, click "Save Config".

    magento-install3-res.png

Permissions

In order to edit the template in Themler and save changes to the template, please make sure that the user and group running on the web server are granted the appropriate read, write and execute (linux only) permissions on the following folders, as well as read and write permission on the files in these folders:

     /app/code/local/

     /app/etc/

     /app/design/frontend/default/

     /skin/frontend/default/

     /var/

How to do this for MacOS or Linux systems:

  1. Login via ssh/terminal under privileged user, get sufficient access rights if necessary using sudo or su to make the following changes

  2. cd <your web site root>
    For example: cd /var/www/magento

  3. chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX folder_name
    For example: chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX app/code/local

  4. chown -R <user>:<group> folder_name
    For example: chown --R apache:apache app/code/local

This is a general approach. We would recommend that you ask your hosting administrator to grant the necessary access permissions for the listed folders and files.

NOTE: Please note that SuPHP requires different permissions to execute php scripts:

      0644 - for php files
      0755 - for folders with php files

https://my.getstarted.com.au/knowledgebase/56/500-Error-File-is-writeable-by-group.html

Using Magento on localhost.

There is a bug in Magento ( http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15491819 ) that does not allow the Chrome browser to login to Magento’s administrator account when Magento is opened from localhost. To fix this issue, please logon to Magento Administrators account with the FireFox browser, go to the System >> Configuration >> Web, find ‘Base URL‘ fields and change localhost to 127.0.0.1.

###Install via FTP (unpacked template) To install a template via FTP please use the following method: 1. The first and most important step (required) is to disable caching because it can make the theme function improperly. To do this, please go to **Magento Admin** >> **System** >> **Cache Management**, select all items, then choose **"Actions"** >>**"Disable"** and click **“Submit”**. !magento-install1-res.png! 2. Unpack your theme. 3. Upload the */app* and */skin* folders to the root of the Magento website. **NOTE:** The folders should be merged with the /app and /skin folders already existing at the destination. 5. Go to the **System tab** >> **Configuration** >> **General** >> **Design**, open the **Package** section and rename the current package name to **"default"**. 6. Select **Themes** >> **Default** and enter the name of the uploaded theme to make it the default, click "Save Config". !magento-install3-res.png! ###Permissions In order to edit the template in Themler and save changes to the template, please make sure that the user and group running on the web server are granted the appropriate read, write and execute (linux only) permissions on the following folders, as well as read and write permission on the files in these folders: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*/app/code/local/* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*/app/etc/* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*/app/design/frontend/default/* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*/skin/frontend/default/* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*/var/* How to do this for MacOS or Linux systems: 1. Login via ssh/terminal under privileged user, get sufficient access rights if necessary using sudo or su to make the following changes 2. cd &lt;your web site root&gt; For example: `cd /var/www/magento` 3. chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX folder_name For example: `chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX app/code/local` 4. chown -R &lt;user&gt;:&lt;group&gt; folder_name For example: `chown --R apache:apache app/code/local` This is a general approach. We would recommend that you ask your hosting administrator to grant the necessary access permissions for the listed folders and files. **NOTE:** Please note that **SuPHP** requires different permissions to execute php scripts: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *0644 - for php files* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *0755 - for folders with php files* https://my.getstarted.com.au/knowledgebase/56/500-Error-File-is-writeable-by-group.html ### Using Magento on localhost. There is a bug in Magento ( http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15491819 ) that does not allow the Chrome browser to login to Magento’s administrator account when Magento is opened from **localhost**. To fix this issue, please logon to Magento Administrators account with the FireFox browser, go to the **System** >> **Configuration** >> **Web**, find ‘**Base URL**‘ fields and change `localhost` to `127.0.0.1`.