How To Install Joomla 1.5 – Easy Joomla Tutorial with Screenshots

Joomla is a Open Source, Content Managment Script written in Php and Mysql. One of the most widely used content managment script all over the internet. It has very easy to use web-interface. It helps you manage content very easily using categories, Sections etc. Various extensions helps you add more features to your joomla site. Developing a Joomla site is very easy due to very large list of templates, components, modules, plugins, languages and tools available for Joomla.

Joomla System Requirements

Php Version: 4.3.10+ Recommended version – 4.4.7+

Mysql Version: 3.23.x or above

Apache Version: 1.3 or above

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How to install Joomla using Fantastico De Luxe?

Step 1: Login to your cPanel account http://www.yoursite.com/cpanel

Step 2: Click on the Fantastico De Luxe Icon in your cpanel account.

Step 3: Under the “Content Management” section, Click on “Joomla”.

Step 4: On the right panel, select “New Installation”

Step 5: You’ll see a page as below.

Step 6: Fill in your directory details. If you want to install it on your root directory (www.yoursite.com) leave it blank else insert the directory (eg: /joomla). Fill out other information and click “Install Joomla”.

Step 7: Joomla would be successfully installed.

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How to install joomla manually?

Step 1. Download Joomla Stable version 1.5+ for production website.

Step 2. Extract all content and upload it to (public_html or www folder). If you’re installing joomla on a subdirectory, upload the script on a sub-directory (e.g. /joomla)

Step 3. Start the installation by going to url: http://www.yoursite.com/ or http://www.yoursite.com/joomla (your sub-directory)

Step 4. Select the language of your site. Click ‘Next’

Step 5. Joomla script would make a pre-installation check to make sure whether your hosting account settings are compatible to joomla requirements. If everything is fine, Click ‘Next’

Step 6. Read the joomla license (Gnu/Gpl) Click ‘Next’

Step 7. Insert your database information Click ‘Next’

Step 8. Insert your ftp options like your ftp username and ftp password. You can also use advance settings and input your server i.p. address and server port used for ftp.

Step 9. Click ‘Autofind Ftp Path’. The path settings would be autofilled. You’ll get a message like the ftp settings are valid. Click ‘Next’

Step 10. Insert your site name, admin email and password.

Optional: You can also install sample data in your joomla installation or migrate data from other database using load migration script option

Step 11. You’ll get an installation finished message as below

Step 12. Delete the ‘installation’ directory.

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How to install templates/themes in Joomla?

Step 1. Download the joomla template (joomla theme) you like.

Step 2. Login to your adminstration template

Step 3. Click on Installer > Templates – Site (To change website design/template/theme)

or Click on Installer > Templates – Admin (To change Admin panel design/template/theme)

Step 4. Click on ‘browse’ option and select the .zip template file. Then click ‘Upload and Install’ option.

Step 5. When the file gets uploaded, click ‘Continue’

Step 6. You’ll be taken Template manager section of your admin panel. If you like the theme, press the ‘default’ button for the respective template.

What is Extensions in joomla?

Extensions add functionality to your joomla site like a Forum, Image gallery, Blog, Classifieds etc. Extensions add the features on your site, to help you make it suit your niche or just add extra features.

Six types of extensions are available in joomla

1. Components: Core functionality, Components add functions to your joomla website. Components are linked with menu items and can be added to different pages of your joomla site.

2. Modules: Modules help you display a type of content in a certain manner in your joomla templates. Polls, Counters, Recent posts etc.

3. Plugins: Plugins add small task function to your joomla site. They add small functions to your joomla site. Previously called ‘mambot’.

4. Tool: It’s an application which help you manage your joomla website.

5. Language: Add’s different language options to your joomla installation. Provides language translation

6. Special: Certain extension’s required additional files to operate, these are the special type of extension.

To install extensions, please use the particular extension help files.

How to add articles? Create sections or categories?

Step 1. Login to your hoomla administration page.

Joomla Administration Panel

Step 2. Create Sections, from the section manager in your joomla site.

Step 3. Create categories, from the category section page.

You can divide section to category, group sections as you want.

Step 4. To create an article, go to ‘content’ section and click on ‘Article Manager’

How to backup your Joomla Website?

[a] To create a database backup:

Step 1. Login to your cpanel account

Step 2. Click on ‘Mysql Database’. Then click on ‘PhpMyAdmin’

Step 3. Select your Joomladatabase

Step 4. Click ‘Export’

Step 5. Select ‘all tables’

Step 6. Check data and structure property.

Step 7. Check ‘Save As’ Option

Step 8. Click ‘Go’ and save the file on your computer.

[b] To create a backup of Joomla files

Step 1. Take a timely backup of all the files in your joomla website root.

Step 2. Save them as per dates or maintain a log, So any edits made by you on the files, can be restored later.

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