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I can easily install other components from directory except CiviCRM.
During installation the download dialog is coming suggesting to open or to save to disk index2.php, then nothing happening. Suggested file index2.php is empty.
I have tried following changes:

\joomla\administrator\index2.php
ini_set('max_execution_time', 600);

Joomla/.htaccess
php_value register_globals 0
php_value session.save_path '/hsphere/local/home/…./ “100% accessible directory 777”

I use share host and unfortunately don’t have direct access to PHP management. I have just checked max_execution_time and should conclude that it wasn’t changed (still 300).

I don’t have access to php.ini but .htaccess is manageable. Can you give me a quick tip about syntax??
Thanks in advanced 

It was changed local PHP settings but did not help to install CiviCRM. Still the same behavior: after few seconds the download dialog box coming up suggesting to save index2.php 

Have you:
1) confirmed legacy plugin is enabled (it is not enabled by default; you have to turn it on)
2) confirmed folder permissioning is sufficient for installing components
3) tested other components

I seem to recall reading a post on the Joomla boards at one point that dealt with the issue of being prompted to download the index2.php file, or something similar. Usually if I got that behavior I would say it's a problem with php on the server (it's not recognizing the file as something to be executed, and therefore prompting you to download), but you would never have gotten anywhere with Joomla if the problem was that severe. Though I wouldn't count it out. Maybe the permissioning doesn't give the owner execution rights? I don't know, just typing of the top of my head.

Best way to do a manual install is to setup a test server, install it, then copy the components/com_civicrm and administrator/components/com_civicrm folders to your live server. You'll also need to change the two configuration files in those folders and run the sql script. I've done it. Not ideal, but doable.

configuration.php is a Joomla config file, not CiviCRM.

The two files are:
components/com_civicrm/civicrm.settings.php
administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm.settings.php

actually administrator/components/com_civicrm/configure.php is created by civicrm.

I have installed locally both Joomla 1015 and CiviCRM, then moved to production server (database first, then files). I have changed all the local paths to the server paths. Doing so, I’ve locally searched different parts of paths (also other keyword) and made changes very accurately.
The Joomla works fine but CiviCRM gives blank screen. Further attempts to install CiviCRM from directory lead to the results described before: after some seconds the browsers download dialog is coming up suggesting to open or to download action.php (which is empty)