Joomla can be installed only on a server. But what to do if you want to experiment with Joomla or want to develop a Joomla website on your computer and upload it later. In order to install Joomla in your computer, you have to turn your computer as a local host. In order to turn your computer as a local host, you have to
install PHP, MySql, Apache and other services on your computer.
Don't know how to install these services? Ok, there is a software to help you do all these with a few clicks. Google the word 'Download XAMPP' and click on 'I'm Feeling Lucky'. The powerful search engine of google will direct you to www.apachefriends.org from which you can get XAMPP. Download the software and install it on your computer according to the instructions.
After installing XAMPP, go to its control panel and make sure that Apache and MySql is 'Running', if you want, you can install FileZilla also from the control panel.
Download Joomla from www.joomla.org. You will get a zipped file. Extract all files to C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\joomla or whichever directory you installed the XAMPP. You have to make sure that inside the folder 'htdocs', create a folder named joomla or something else (no connection between the name of folder inside htdocs and installation setup) and extract the downloaded Joomla files inside it.
Now, Open any brower (Internet explorer, crome, firefox,etc) and type 'localhost/joomla' without quotes.(Joomla is the name of folder which you created inside 'htdocs' folder. Clck 'next' and proceed further according to the instructions. After installing Joomla, Delete the Installation folder to continue further. You can do it from the final stage of installation of Joomla through the browser. Now Go to 'localhost/joomla' to go to your site's front end. To make changes to the website , go to the back end of Joomla by typing 'localhost/joomla/administrator' in any browser.
install PHP, MySql, Apache and other services on your computer.
Don't know how to install these services? Ok, there is a software to help you do all these with a few clicks. Google the word 'Download XAMPP' and click on 'I'm Feeling Lucky'. The powerful search engine of google will direct you to www.apachefriends.org from which you can get XAMPP. Download the software and install it on your computer according to the instructions.
After installing XAMPP, go to its control panel and make sure that Apache and MySql is 'Running', if you want, you can install FileZilla also from the control panel.
Download Joomla from www.joomla.org. You will get a zipped file. Extract all files to C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\joomla or whichever directory you installed the XAMPP. You have to make sure that inside the folder 'htdocs', create a folder named joomla or something else (no connection between the name of folder inside htdocs and installation setup) and extract the downloaded Joomla files inside it.
Now, Open any brower (Internet explorer, crome, firefox,etc) and type 'localhost/joomla' without quotes.(Joomla is the name of folder which you created inside 'htdocs' folder. Clck 'next' and proceed further according to the instructions. After installing Joomla, Delete the Installation folder to continue further. You can do it from the final stage of installation of Joomla through the browser. Now Go to 'localhost/joomla' to go to your site's front end. To make changes to the website , go to the back end of Joomla by typing 'localhost/joomla/administrator' in any browser.
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