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Connect and transfer
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You can also install Piwigo at the website root, the “photos” directory is not mandatory. Whatever directory name you choose, it is recommended to avoid showing Piwigo release number.
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Step 1 - Download the full archive
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In the manual installation process, you download the full archive of Piwigo, extract its content and transfer it on your web server.
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<a href="%s">Download the full archive</a> and unzip it.
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Transfer the archive content to your web server with any FTP client.
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Step 2 - Upload the archive content
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1.Create a directory “photos” on your web server.
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2.On you hard disk drive, open the “piwigo” extracted directory.
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3.Select all the files and transfer them on your server in the “photos” directory.