Using a terminal session
From Joomla! Documentation
Using SSH
SSH, which stands for "Secure SHell", is a means of obtaining a secure command-line interface on a remote server host.
On Linux you can open a terminal window then enter the command ssh -l <username> <host> where <username> should be replaced with your actual username and <host> by the domain name or IP address of the host you want to connect to.
On Microsoft Windows you can use the PuTTY terminal emulator.
You will be prompted for the password associated with the username. If this is the first time you have attempted to connect to this host using SSH you will be asked to confirm the fingerprint of the host you are attempting to connect to. To exit an SSH session, type Control-D or "exit". For example, to connect to host www.mydomain.com using username "goliath" you would enter:
ssh -l goliath www.mydomain.com
Unzip the bz2 package:
bunzip2 Joomla_1.5.1-Stable-Full_Package.tar.bz2
to get the tarball. To extract new version files over old joomla files:
tar xvf Joomla_1.5.1-Stable-Full_Package.tar
Some sample MYSQL commands from the command line:
- upgrade sql via MYSQL for RC1 to RC2
> mysql -utodd -Djoomladbname -p < diff_rc1_to_rc2.sql
- no changes 2 to rc3
>
- rc3 to rc4
> mysql -utodd -Djoomladbname -p < diff_rc3_to_rc4.sql
- no changes 4 to live
>
If you have downloaded one of the other zipped types from Joomla, check out
http://www.accessdataservices.com/blog/unix-101-unzipping-files/ for different ways to unzip different types of files.
