Step-by-step screen shots to install Joomla in a local computer
Joomla is very powerful content management system which is available for free online. You can download the latest version of Joomla CMS from their website Joomla.org. A content management system is a software which keeps track of content on a web site. A main advantage of using CMS is that it can be maintained without any technical knowledge. I will show you how to download, install and configure Joomla in a local computer in this article. Following are the detailed steps.
- Install XAMPP in your local computer, I have explained clearly about installing XAMPP in a local computer in my previous article
- Create a database “joomla” using phpMyAdmin from http://localhost/
- Download Joomla CMS from Joomla website
- Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a folder
- Create a folder “joomla” in c:\xampp\htdocs to store these extracted files
- Copy all extracted files to above folder which you created in previous step
- Give write permission to the file php.ini. This file can be located in the path c:/xampp/php/php.ini. While installing joomla the php.ini (session.save_path
) file will be modified by the joomla installer. If you do not give write permission, you will get the error like ”
Cookies do not appear to be enabled on your browser client. You will not be able to install the application with this feature disabled. Alternatively, there could also be a problem with the server’s session.save_path, if this is the case please consult your hosting provider if you don’t know how to check or fix this yourself.”
- Browse the url http://localhost/joomla to start the installation
- Select en-US English (US) and click next in the first screen
- Click next in the Pre-Installation check screen
- Click next in the GNU General Public License screen
- Fill the details of the database and click next. W have created a database in the second step of this explanation. Use localhost for host, root for user name and “blank” for password
- Click next in the FTP configuration screen, no details to be entered here for installation on windows operating system
- Type Site Name, Email Address and Admin Password – Click next in the Main Configuration screen
- You can install the sample data if you need to have sample data from joomla in previous step
- Click OK in the dialog box which will be appeared when you have not installed sample data in the previous step
- Click the Site button in the Finish screen to enter into the site and Admin button to enter into Admin section of the site
- You can manage the entire site from Admin section after completion of joomla installation
- You have to delete the installation folder from the joomla directory after the completion of joomla installation. In our case path of the joomla is C:/xampp/htdocs/joomla. You can not browse the site until unless you delete the installation folder from the joomla folder
- You can view the site using http://localhost/joomla url and administration site can be viewed using http://localhost/joomla/administrator url
- Click Add new article in the Admin Section of the site and enter the content which you want to have in the front page of the site
- Enter the title of the content and select the option Yes at Front Page label and click save
- You should be able to see this content in your main site which can be viewed from http://localhost/joomla
In this way you can install and configure any number of web sites with the help of Joomla content management system. This can be used to design any static or dynamic web site for your clients or can be used to design or develop your own web site. Joomla CMS can be used as simple blog or can be used as very big ERP site. I will help any body in installing, configuring and developing a small to large web site using Joomla CMS. I will also give support after completion of web designing part. Please do not hesitate to ask any further questions or doubts about this article or about my service.
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