Installing DMC Firewall within your Joomla powered website

Installing DMC Firewall couldn't be simpler, all you need to do is go to 'Extensions -> Extension Manager -> Install' within the administrator area of your website. Below we will guide you through the process of installing DMC Firewall within your website.

Installing DMC Firewall - Upload Package File

Login to the Administrator area of your website and navigate to 'Extensions -> Extension Manager -> Install'.

Click here to see how we navigate to the 'Extensions Manager'

Click here to see how we install the DMC Firewall component

Once you have selected the '.zip' file you will need to click the 'Upload & Install' button. Once you have done that, DMC Firewall will take care of the rest.

Click here to see what happens after you click the 'Upload & Install' button

Installing DMC Firewall - Install from Directory

Another way to install DMC Firewall is by using Joomla's 'Install from Directory' option. In order to do this you will need to perform the following tasks:

1. Unpack the contents of the '.zip' folder which you downloaded to you hard drive
2. Using FTP - upload the contents of the extracted zip to your 'tmp/' folder (an example would be tmp/dmcfirewall/(files and folders here))
3. Go to 'Extensions -> Extension Manager -> Install from Directory'
4. Within the 'Install Directory' text field enter '/dmcfirewall' (it should be pre-populated with the path to your 'tmp' directory to start with)
5. Click on the 'Install' button and Joomla will take care of the rest

Once you have completed the above steps - DMC Firewall will be accessible from your 'Components' menu, titled 'DMC Firewall'

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