I get error "Please enter a package directory" when trying to install JomSocial on Joomla site?

Hi there,
You can find your root directory by going to the administration panel and going to Global Configuration then go to System.

There will be an entry to your Logs "Path to log folders"

IT might be something like this D:\sites\yoursite\yoursite.org.au\home\logs

Your root folder is one back from here so
D:\sites\yoursite\yoursite.org.au\home

There is probably an easier way to locate it but this is the best way

Have you tried installing Joomsocial by installing the packed file?

Also, when you transfer the joomsocial files, transfer the packaged file so that you can enter

D:\sites\yoursite\ryoursite.org.au\home\tmp\joomsocial.zip  

Or whatever the package file name is

Thanks for your response. However, the log path only shows "/var/logs", where would else can I find the full path?

I just tried putting in "/var/tmp/jomsocial" and it didn't work - same error, is this what you mean by one folder up?

The package is not a .zip since the instructions on jomsocial site say to extract it first when using this method. http://www.jomsocial.com/docs/Installation

I tried the other method on this documentation and got a different error which seemed more complicated, it was an error that my php configuration file doesn't allow for an upload of over 2MB and my file is 3MB. I thought this was more complicated than the route I'm taking now... correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks again

When you log on via FTP what is the folder that all your joomla files are in?  That should be your root folder.

You have to extract all the components of the joomsocial folder  first, but then there should be a bunch of other zipped files in there for individual installs

It actually shows everything really clearly here http://www.jomsocial.com/docs/Installation and I think you may be getting confused by the fact that they have already extracted the main folder components..

I was installing it into domain.com/joomla/tmp and I followed the directions exactly but they made too many pictures and not enough real world text. Also, I only installed uploaded the file specified in the directions.

I'll try and install it in the root of joomla folder and report back.
Thanks

Hi

Some hosting can block this upload function depending of their web server settings.

What you can do  is to backup everything, install it localy on your computer using Easyphp for example and install the component then backup and update the online version.

If you  know how to do it you can installed it manually by pasting the files at the correct place and updating the BD manually.

Make sure you create a backup first (files and complete DB).

When it is possible (especially at the beginning of a project) it is better to setup up everything localy this save time and problem.