Installing Joomla1.5: The Easy Way
· Joomla 1.5 package. You can download this package on there
· Wamp Server or XAMP for Windows. These programs provide Apache, MySQL Database and PHP service.
· A PC or laptop to be used as a server.
Note: Joomla needs to be installed in a web server environment.
Installing with Wamp Server.
Figure 1: Install the WampServer2.0i package by double clicking on it. This box should appear as in figure 1. Click Next
Figure 2: The license agreement screen should appear. Select Accept and click Next.
Figure 3: The default installation location will be in C:. You can change it if you want else click Next.
Figure 4: The installation program will ask you to select the following (optional).
Figure 5: You need to verify if the settings are correct. If so then click Install.
Figure 6: The installation process
Figure 7: If you have Firefox installed this screen may appear.
Figure 8: As we are installing in a development machine, I would suggest leaving the defaults.
Figure 9: Once the installation is complete, click Finish
Once the web server installation is complete, we will now prepare our Joomla package.
Part 2: Preparing the Joomla package.
1. Navigate to the root folder (C:) and go to wamp and open the ‘www’ folder (C:wampwww)
2. Create a new folder and name it “joomla”. You can give it another name if you wish. The directory should look like ‘C:wampwwwjoomla’. You can give the folder a different name if you wish.
3. Extract the Joomla package into the newly created folder (joomla).
4. Once you have done this you are now ready to install Joomla.
Note: Before doing this, ensure that the server is started.
Click on ‘phpmyadmin’ to create a database. Write a name, I named mine ‘devdb’ and click create.
Next create a table. Write a name, I called mine ‘dev’, and click ‘Go’. This is required to install Joomla. Do not forget to put a value in the number of fields. Navigate back to http://localhost/ once you are finished.
Notice Your Project menu should have Joomla or whatever folder you named.
Click on joomla and you should be directed to the installation page. Select the language you prefer then click next.
You will be directed to a pre-installation check page. Make sure all your settings are marked ‘Yes’ and in green. If everything is green, click ‘next’.
You will then come to the license agreement. Click next to continue.
Once you have agreed to the license, you now have to set the database. You should have created one if you’ve followed the instructions. Important note: the Database Name should be the table you created in the database. I named mine ‘dev’. If you’ve left everything else a default then the username should be ‘root’.
The FTP settings screen should pop up. Click next to continue.
You should now get to the main configuration page. Make sure you fill in the appropriate information. Make sure you note your password. Click next.
You should now have successfully installed Joomla. This page should appear. Click on ‘Site’ or ‘Admin’, whichever you want to view first.
You will be directed to this page if the installation folder in the joomla folder is still there. Navigate to ‘C:wampwwwjoomla’ and delete it.
Once deleted click on the blue highlighted link and this page should appear.
Next week we look at how to install Joomla using XAMP as the web server.
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