Can I Run Joomla or Wordpress?

Yes! You can run Wordpress and Joomla's latest versions on our Hybrid Cluster.

1. Please ensure that you have a package that supports Scripting and MYSql. You will need to be on the Enhanced package or above, our packages can be viewed here.
2. You will need to turn on PHP and configure your database, This is done in the Management Console at http://myaccount.primustel.ca
3. If you are going to turn on PrettyURL's, Clean URL's, SEO URL's etc.. that require a rewrite to be done please review the rewrite section below.
4. To install Wordpress follow the Famous 5-Minute Install Guide. To install Joomla follow the Joomla Installation Guide

Rewrites

Our Servers run on ZEUS Webserver, thus you will not be able to use the Apache "mod_rewrite" rules to turn on clean-urls in most CMS systems. If you need to have the rewrites they will need to be installed on the back end of the ZEUS Webserver.

The Following script is one that our users have found to work with most configurations of Joomla and Wordpress. We will install the script for you but cannot support modification of it if it does not work for your install.

# check to see if the file requested is an actual file or
# a directory with possibly an index.  don't rewrite if so
look for file at %{SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME}
if not exists then
look for dir at %{SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME}
if not exists then
set URL = /index.php?q=%{SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI}
goto QSA_RULE_START
endif
endif

# if we made it here then its a file or dir and no rewrite
goto END
RULE_1_END:

QSA_RULE_START:
# append the query string if there was one originally
# the same as [QSA,L] for apache
match SCRATCH:ORIG_URL into % with \?(.*)$
if matched then
set URL = %{URL}&%{SCRATCH:QUERY_STRING}
endif
goto END
QSA_RULE_END:


If the above does not work for you this one may

RULE_0_START:
# get the document root
map path into SCRATCH:DOCROOT from /
# initialize our variables
set SCRATCH:ORIG_URL = %{URL}
set SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI = %{URL}

# see if theres any queries in our URL
match URL into $ with ^(.*)\?(.*)$
if matched then
set SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI = $1
set SCRATCH:QUERY_STRING = $2
endif
RULE_0_END:

RULE_1_START:
# prepare to search for file, rewrite if its not found
set SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME = %{SCRATCH:DOCROOT}
set SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME . %{SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI}

# check to see if the file requested is an actual file or
# a directory with possibly an index.  don't rewrite if so
look for file at %{SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME}
if not exists then
look for dir at %{SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME}
if not exists then
set URL = /index.php?q=%{SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI}
goto QSA_RULE_START
endif
endif

# if we made it here then its a file or dir and no rewrite
goto END
RULE_1_END:

QSA_RULE_START:
# append the query string if there was one originally
# the same as [QSA,L] for apache
match SCRATCH:ORIG_URL into % with \?(.*)$
if matched then
set URL = %{URL}&%{SCRATCH:QUERY_STRING}
endif
goto END
QSA_RULE_END:


Rule for english/french sites


RULE_0_START: 
# get the document root 
map path into SCRATCH:DOCROOT from / 
# initialize our variables 
set SCRATCH:ORIG_URL = %{URL} 
set SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI = %{URL} 

# see if theres any queries in our URL 
match URL into $ with ^/(.*)\?(.*)$ 
if matched then 
set SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI = $1 
set SCRATCH:QUERY_STRING = $2 
else 
# Save URL, minus the leading slash to $1 
match URL into $ with ^/(.*)$ 
if matched then 
set SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI = $1 
endif 
endif 
RULE_0_END: 

RULE_1_START: 
# prepare to search for file, rewrite if its not found 
set SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME = %{SCRATCH:DOCROOT} 
set SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME . %{SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI} 

# check to see if the file requested is an actual file or 
# a directory with possibly an index. don't rewrite if so 
look for file at %{SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME} 
if not exists then 
look for dir at %{SCRATCH:REQUEST_FILENAME} 
if not exists then 
set URL = /index.php?q=%{SCRATCH:REQUEST_URI} 
goto QSA_RULE_START 
endif 
endif 

# if we made it here then its a file or dir and no rewrite 
goto END 
RULE_1_END: 

QSA_RULE_START: 
# append the query string if there was one originally 
# the same as [QSA,L] for apache 
match SCRATCH:ORIG_URL into % with \?(.*)$ 
if matched then 
set URL = %{URL}&%{SCRATCH:QUERY_STRING} 
endif 
goto END 
QSA_RULE_END:

Note: If you are not on the cluster please read the following Article on how to retrieve the information that you need to verify that the platform you are on can run it.