Joomla! Installation

Joomla! 1.5 Installation On A Hosted Website by Gary Hessler October 7, 2008

Why Joomla?
Content Management System
PHP/mySQL based
Large user community
Support through the forums
Large number of extension developers
Just about anything you would need to do has an extension
Ease of use
No coding required (Unless writing extensions)
Open Source = FREE

What to look for in a hosting service
Unlimited Domains
Including Subdomains
Including Domain Parking
Unlimited Bandwidth
Unlimited Disk Space
Unlimited e-mail accounts
Including Auto-Responders
Webmail access

Unlimited mySQL Databases
PHP 5 Support
Ability to change PHP settings
Uptime (99.xx%)
Site backups
Good support
Good Price ($4 – $10/mo)

Other
SSL
Shopping Cart
FTP/SSH access to host
Customizable htaccess (most, but not all hosts support this)

Set up host to receive site
Register domain name
Add domain to hosting service
Create Subdomains
Development
Test
Production
Create Subdirectories
Create FTP User

Get Joomla! Core Files
Download Zip Package from joomla.org
Unzip Joomla core files to local machine
FTP files to hosting service
Get an FTP Client
Filezilla FTP Client
anyclient.com (Web Based FTP – No Install necessary)
Create a mySQL database on hosting service

Install Joomla!
Run Joomla! Installation
Language Screen
Pre-Installation Check Screen
Look for anything in red
License Screen
Joomla! is GPL
Database Screen
Enter Hostname (From your hosting provider)
Enter Username and Password for your database
Enter Database name you created
Leave Advanced Settings as is

Install Joomla! Continued
FTP Screen
Enter FTP Settings if needed (If you have trouble installing extensions on your hosted website)
Configuration Screen
Enter your site’s name
csjoomla.org
Enter administrator’s e-mail address/password
Load Data
Install sample data
Load a backup from another install
Migrate site from Joomla 1.0 to 1.5
Finish Screen
Should see Congratulations! Joomla! is installed.
Need to remove the installation folder!
Can use FTP client or hosting file manager
Click on “Site” button to view the new site

Templates
Pick a template provider
Some free templates (Buyer Beware)
siteground.com
Some other sites have free templates (Google Free Joomla! Templates)
Paid template clubs provide better built templates
joomlart.com
rockettheme.com
joomla-templates.com
joomlashack.com
Quickstart templates
Already have them integrated with latest Joomla! core

Joomla! Resources
Documentation
help.joomla.org
Books
Beginning Joomla!: From Novice to Professional (Beginning from Novice to Professional) by Dan Rahmel (Apress)
Joomla! A User's Guide: Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website by Barrie M. North
Building Websites with Joomla! 1.5 by Hagen Graf (PAKT Publishing)
Joomla! 1.5 Essential Training by Joseph LeBlanc
Joomla! Web Security by Tom Canavan (PAKT Publishing) – Due out in October 2008
Advanced Joomla! (Advanced) by Dan Rahmel (Apress) – Due out in February 2009

Joomla! Resources Continued
Tutorials (Some Paid, Some Free)
joomlatutorials.com
siteground.com/tutorials/joomla
www.salyris.com/joomla_tutorial_center.html
CMS Expo (December 4 th & 5 th in Denver)
Joomla! Extensions
Directory available at extensions.joomla.org
3822 extensions (Commercial and non-commercial)
Has search engine, categorization, and user ratings
Look for 1.5 Native (Preferred) or 1.5 Legacy

Joomla! Installation

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