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While Joomla still hasn't caught up with WordPress in the ease-of-use department, as a CMS, it is considerably more powerful. The new ACL feature is great for large scale sites with lots of users. For designers, we think the addition of template styles and layout overrides will make customizing and changing smaller aspects of a Joomla page or website a whole lot faster.
Just before you begin the Joomla installation process do a check to ensure the following:
1A) That a MySQL database named 'joomla' has been created on your local computer.
1B) That a MySQL user named 'joomla' has been created on your local computer with appropriate password protection.
NOTE: Details of how to do this have been given in the Create the MySQL database and User tutorial on this website.
2) That virtual domain entries for Joomla have been made in Apache's httpd.conf file and httpd-vhost.conf files to ensure that Apache knows of the existence the Joomla folder beneath the folder public_html.
3) That ip to domain name binding for Joomla has been done within the HOSTS file.
NOTE: Details of how to do this have been given in The Joomla Virtual Domain tutorial on this website. Joomla! actually installs itself with minimal intervention on your part.
Download the Joomla_2.5.4-Stable-Full_Package .zip file and unzip its contents to D:\joomla.
NOTE: Have a quick look at the Download Joomla tutorial on this website if you have not.
Copy all the folders and files from within D:\joomla to D:\public_html\joomla
You are now poised to commence the Joomla CMS installation on your local computer
Open your Browser and in its address bar enter: url_of_your_website i.e. the domain name entry made in the HOSTS file.
This will automatically invoke index.php within D:\public_html\ joomla , folder. When index.php executes, the Joomla installation process is started.
First select the language that Joomla will use after it's installed.
We have selected English (United States).
Then click Next in the Browser window as shown in Diagram 1.
Diagram 1
Pre-Installation checks for Joomla {Version - Number} Stable are executed and the screen as shown in Diagram 2 will be displayed in the Browser.
Then click Next in the Browser window to continue the Joomla Installation process as shown in Diagram 2.
NOTE:If you notice the Display Errors attribute showing On in red. Ignore this for the time being.
Diagram 2
This page is full of useful information. Use the vertical scroll bar and scroll through the contents of the page. Read the information displayed carefully. Click Next when done.
The screen as shown in Diagram 3 is displayed in the Browser window. This is the Joomla! License screen.
Then click Next in the Browser window to continue the Joomla Installation process.
Diagram 3
The MySQL database configuration screen appears as shown in Diagram 4.
NOTE:The MySQL database named joomla has been previously created on your local computer.
NOTE:The MySQL user named joomla has been previously created on your local computer with appropriate password protection.
It´s now time to enter these details into the Joomla installation form as shown in Diagram 4.
From the Database Type drop down list box select MySQLi.
In the Host Name text box enter localhost.
In the User Name text box enter joomla exactly as you created it. In this case all characters were lowercase.
NOTE:Ensure that you enter the User Name exactly as you created it. In this case all characters were lowercase.
In the Password text box enter your MySQL User password.
NOTE: Ensure that you enter the password exactly as you created it. i.e. Pay,careful attention to any Upper and Lower case characters, numbers and/or special characters used
In the Database Name text box enter the MySQL database name exactly as it was created earlier i.e. joomla. In this case all characters were lowercase.
The Joomla database table prefix is randomly generated for security reason.New feature added in Joomla 2.5. You can even change the table prefix according to your requirement if you like.
Click Next to continue as shown in Diagram 4.
Diagram 4
The FTP configuration screen is then displayed in the Browser as shown in Diagram 5.
Simply click Next and move pass this data entry screen without doing anything for the time being.
Diagram 5
The Joomla Main Configuration screen will be displayed in the Browser as shown in Diagram 6.
In the Joomla Main Configuration screen:
In the Site Name text box enter this website´s name.
In the Your Email text box enter this website´s administrator Email ID {Enter an appropriate Email ID}.
In the Admin Username text box enter the website’s administrator username {Enter an appropriate administrator username}. By default Joomla set the username as admin. Do change it for security reasons.
In the Admin Password text box enter this website´s administrator password {Enter an appropriate administrator password}.
In the Confirm Admin Password text box enter the identical password as the one entered above.
NOTE: Write the administrator password down and keep it safe. You will need it to login into your Joomla, website administration system.
Since you are a first time Joomla user do install the default sample data. To do this,simply click the Install Sample Data.
The Joomla sample data is installed and the Button changes to read Sample data installed successfully.
Diagram 6
Click Next. You should get a message saying Congratulations! Joomla is now installed as shown in Diagram 7.
Now take a Bow. You´ve successfully installed Joomla CMS on your local computer
NOTE: There is one small but important job left before you can test your Joomla CMS installation.
Click Remove installation folder to delete the installation folder from the Joomla CMS before accessing the website.
NOTE: The Joomla website will not run until you do. A warning to this effect is prominently displayed in the last screen as shown in Diagram 7.
Diagram 7
The Joomla installation folder is removed from the Joomla CMS and the Button changes to Installation folder successfully removed.
Click Administrator at the top of the screen to access the backend of your website as shown in Diagram 8.
Diagram 8
The Joomla administrator login screen will be displayed as shown in Diagram 9. Enter the username and password set while installing the Joomla and click Log in to access the backend features of Joomla 2.5.
NOTE : You can now access the Joomla login by simply enter the url_of_your_website/administrator in your Browser’s address bar and click GO.
Diagram 9
Finally,simply enter url_of_your_website in your Browser's address bar and click GO.
Your Joomla website will be displayed in your Browser´s window as shown in Diagram 10.
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