{"id":1759,"date":"2018-12-27T10:16:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T10:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1759"},"modified":"2021-08-05T11:48:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T11:48:09","slug":"overwrite-files","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/docs\/enduser\/install\/overwrite-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwrite Files while installing a Script"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to Overwrite Files while installing a script<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tutorial will show you how to overwrite files while install a script in Softaculous. I will be taking an example of&nbsp;<strong>WordPress<\/strong>&nbsp;which is a popular blogging script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Login to Panel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to your enduser panel (e.g. cPanel&#8217;s url will be&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/domain.com:2083\/\">https:\/\/domain.com:2083<\/a>) and login with your details. There click on the Softaculous Icon or Link. The Softaculous Enduser Panel will open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose a Script<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On the left side you will find a list of categories.&nbsp;<br><\/li><li>Choose a script from any of the category or you can also select the script from the top scripts displayed in the center of the page.<\/li><li>We are installing WordPress, which belongs to the category&nbsp;<strong>Blogs<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lins6-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lins6-1-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lins6-1-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lins6-1-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lins6-1-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lins6-1-1200x639.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lins6-1.png 1462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Once you select the script you will be able to access various details of that script like ratings, reviews, demo url etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fill in the Installation Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click on the&nbsp;<strong>Install<\/strong>&nbsp;Tab.<\/li><li>You will now see a form with various details.<\/li><li>Fill in the details like protocol, domain name, directory, database name, admin login details language, etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note<\/strong>&nbsp;: If you wish to install the script on the root of the domain eg&nbsp;:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/example.com\/\">http:\/\/example.com<\/a>&nbsp;please leave the&nbsp;<strong>In Directory<\/strong>&nbsp;field blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Once you are done with the details click on&nbsp;<strong>install<\/strong>&nbsp;button and this should do the trick. Installation time may vary in accordance to size of the script and other factors, Please be patient.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins31ed.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins31ed.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4381\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins31ed.png 1445w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins31ed-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins31ed-663x1024.png 663w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins31ed-768x1186.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins31ed-995x1536.png 995w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins31ed-1326x2048.png 1326w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins31ed-1200x1853.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1445px) 100vw, 1445px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Now if there are files on your domain which are also included in the script you are installing you will get an error stating&nbsp;<strong>Installation cannot proceed because the following files already exist in the target folder<\/strong>. For eg:&nbsp;<strong>index.php<\/strong>&nbsp;file already exists on your domain.<\/li><li>You can either FTP to your server and delete the files.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You can select the&nbsp;<strong>Overwrite Files<\/strong>&nbsp;check-box which appears on your install form after you get this error.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins6-1024x491.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins6-1024x491.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins6-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins6-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins6-1200x575.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins6.png 1444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>As soon as the installation is complete Softaculous will provide links to your installation.<\/li><li>Click on the links provided and this should redirect you directly to the site page or the admin homepage whichever you choose.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins4-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins4-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins4-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins4-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins4-1200x639.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ins4.png 1462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":1679,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","docs_category":[],"class_list":["post-1759","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1759"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4426,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1759\/revisions\/4426"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"docs_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.softaculous.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs_category?post=1759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}