Installing and Updating
Requirements
Make sure your system meets the minimum requirements:
- ExpressionEngine 2.4 or later
- If you will be using cloud based services with Assets (Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloud Files, Google Cloud Storage), you will need the PHP cURL extension and libcurl installed
- PHP's GD library (for thumbnail creation)
EE2: Installing Assets
- From the Assets zip, upload the "/assets" folder to "/system/expressionengine/third_party"
- From the Assets zip, upload the "/themes/assets" folder to "/themes/third_party"
- Install the module in Add-Ons → Modules
- While installing, choose to install the fieldtype and extension as well
EE2: Updating Assets
- From the Assets zip, upload the "/assets" folder to "/system/expressionengine/third_party"
- Make sure you do not have more than 1 copy of Assets in the "third_party" folder
- From the Assets zip, upload the "/themes/assets" folder to "/themes/third_party"
- If you’re coming from Assets 1.0.x, go to Add-Ons → Extensions, and enable Assets’ extension
- Go to Add-Ons → Modules and click the "Run Module Updates" button
- Clear your browser’s cache
EE3: Installing Assets
- From the Assets zip, upload the "/assets" folder to "/system/user/addons"
- From the Assets zip, upload the "/themes/assets" folder to "/themes/user"
- Install the module in Developer → Add-On Manager → Third Party Add-Ons
- While installing, choose to install the fieldtype and extension as well
EE3: Updating Assets
- From the Assets zip, upload the "/assets" folder to "/system/user/addons"
- Make sure you do not have more than 1 copy of Assets in the "addons" folder
- From the Assets zip, upload the "/themes/assets" folder to "/themes/user"
- Go to Developer → Add-On Manager → Third Party Add-Ons and click the "Update to X.X.X" button
- Clear your browser’s cache
Note: If you want to update Assets using DevDemon Updater, make sure that you have Updater 3.1.6 or later.
