Classic TYPO3 installation (No Composer required)

On any webserver that full fills the System Requirements, including a suitable PHP version and Database it is possible to install TYPO3 by downloading and unpacking a .tar or .zip file. You can download this file from https://get.typo3.org/ or - if available - via wget or curl.

To ensure future updates can be achieved smoothly and without noticeable downtime it is highly recommended to use symlinks.

Tip

It is recommended to use the dependency manager Composer if possible: See Composer-based installation instructions.

Warning

Do not change any files belonging to the TYPO3 Core source as it makes updating hard or impossible.

You can use Events and hooks or third party extensions.

If you absolutely have to change files in the Core source, keep a .diff file so you can reapply the changes to the next TYPO3 version on update.

Installing on a Linux/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.