Legacy Installation¶

Warning

This guide details how TYPO3 can be installed without using Composer. This method of installation is now considered out of date, users are strongly encouraged to use the Composer-based installation instructions.

Installing on a Unix Server¶

Download TYPO3's source package from https://get.typo3.org/:

/var/www/site/$
```
wget --content-disposition https://get.typo3.org/12
```
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Ensure that the package is one level above the web server's document root.

Note

Make sure to check the TYPO3 release integrity of the downloaded files.
Unpack the typo3_src-12.4.x.tar.gz:

/var/www/site/$
```
tar xzf typo3_src-12.4.x.tar.gz
```
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Note that the x in the extracted folder will be replaced with the latest bugfix version of TYPO3.
Create the following symlinks in the document root:

/var/www/site/$
```
cd public
ln -s ../typo3_src-12.4.x typo3_src
ln -s typo3_src/index.php index.php
ln -s typo3_src/typo3 typo3
```
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Important

Make sure to upload the whole TYPO3 source directory including the vendor directory, otherwise you will miss important dependencies.
This will then create the following structure:

typo3_src-12.4.x/
public/
- typo3_src -> ../typo3_src-12.4.x/
- typo3 -> typo3_src/typo3/
- index.php -> typo3_src/index.php

Installing on a Windows Server¶

Download TYPO3's source package from https://get.typo3.org/ and extract the .zip file on the web server.

Ensure that the package is one level above the web server's document root.

Use the shell to create the following symlinks in the document root:

/var/www/site/$

cd public
mklink /d typo3_src ..\typo3_src-12.4.x
mklink /d typo3 typo3_src\typo3
mklink index.php typo3_src\index.php

This will then create the following structure:
- typo3_src-12.4.x/
- public/
  - typo3_src -> ../typo3_src-12.4.x/
  - typo3 -> typo3_src/typo3/
  - index.php -> typo3_src/index.php

Completing The Installation¶

After the source package has been extracted and the symlinks created, continue from the Access TYPO3 via a web browser section of the instructions for installing TYPO3 using Composer to complete the installation.