Keep your website up to date.
You can download extensions as ZIP files and copy them into your system/extensions folder. Do not unzip ZIP files, leave them unchanged. Open your website in a web browser and click "Reload". You can also install extensions at the command line. Open a terminal window. Go to your installation folder, where the file yellow.php is. Type php yellow.php install followed by more arguments.
You can manually remove extensions as PHP files. You can also uninstall extensions at the command line. Open a terminal window. Go to your installation folder, where the file yellow.php is. Type php yellow.php uninstall followed by more arguments.
You can show the current version of your website in a web browser. Log in with your user account. Go to the settings. You can also show the current version at the command line. Open a terminal window. Go to your installation folder, where the file yellow.php is. Type php yellow.php about.
You can use shortcuts to show information about the website:
[yellow about] for installed extensions
[yellow release] for installed product release
[yellow log] for latest entries in log file system/extensions/yellow-website.log
The first option is to update your website in a web browser. Log in with your user account. Go to the settings and check for updates. Your website will show if updates are available. You need to have update rights to update a website. All user accounts are stored in file system/extensions/yellow-user.ini.
The second option is to update your website at the command line. Open a terminal window. Go to your installation folder, where the file yellow.php is. Type php yellow.php update. This will show if updates are available. To update your website type php yellow.php update all. You can optionally add the name of an extension.
If files are deleted you can find them in the system/trash folder.
Content file with installed extensions:
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Title: Example page
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This page shows the installed extensions.
! [yellow about]
Content file with installed product release:
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Title: Example page
---
This page shows the installed product release.
! [yellow release]
Content file with log file:
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Title: Example page
---
This page shows the latest entries in log file.
! [yellow log]
Installing extensions at the command line:
php yellow.php install
php yellow.php install gallery
php yellow.php install english german swedish
Uninstalling extensions at the command line:
php yellow.php uninstall
php yellow.php uninstall gallery
php yellow.php uninstall english german swedish
Showing extensions at the command line:
php yellow.php about
php yellow.php about gallery
php yellow.php about english german swedish
Showing updates at the command line:
php yellow.php update
Updating website at the command line:
php yellow.php update all
The following settings can be configured in file system/extensions/yellow-system.ini:
UpdateCurrentRelease = installed product release
UpdateAvailableUrl = URL with updates, auto for automatic detection
UpdateAvailableFile = file with update settings for available extensions
UpdateExtensionFile = file with extension settings
UpdateEventPending = pending events
UpdateEventDaily = time of next daily event
UpdateTrashTimeout = storage of deleted files in seconds
The update settings can be found in file system/extensions/update-available.ini.
This extension uses curl by Daniel Stenberg. Thank you for the useful library.
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