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* Install Joomla
 
* Install Joomla
  
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|| In this tutorial, we will learn to:
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|| In this tutorial, we will learn how to:
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* Obtain '''Joomla'''
 
* Obtain '''Joomla'''
 
* Create '''database'''
 
* Create '''database'''
 
* Permissions and  
 
* Permissions and  
 
* Install '''Joomla'''
 
* Install '''Joomla'''
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*'''LAMP''' or
 
*'''LAMP''' or
 
*'''WAMP'''
 
*'''WAMP'''
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Web-server distributions give you '''Apache''', '''MySQL''' and '''PHP''' bundled in one.
 
Web-server distributions give you '''Apache''', '''MySQL''' and '''PHP''' bundled in one.
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Refer to the '''PHP & MySQL''' spoken tutorials, for more details on '''XAMPP''' installation.
 
  
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Refer to the '''PHP & MySQL''' spoken tutorials, for more details on '''XAMPP''' installation.
  
 
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*'''Joomla''' 2.5.22
 
*'''Joomla''' 2.5.22
 
*'''Apache''', '''MySQL''' and '''PHP''' obtained through '''XAMPP''' 1.8.2
 
*'''Apache''', '''MySQL''' and '''PHP''' obtained through '''XAMPP''' 1.8.2
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|| Lets open the '''terminal''' by pressing '''Ctrl + Alt + T''' keys.  
 
|| Lets open the '''terminal''' by pressing '''Ctrl + Alt + T''' keys.  
 
Alternately, click on the '''“Terminal”''' icon in the launcher bar.
 
Alternately, click on the '''“Terminal”''' icon in the launcher bar.
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|| Type '''sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start'''
 
|| Type '''sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start'''
  
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|| Start '''XAMPP''' by typing '''sudo slash opt slash lampp slash lampp start'''
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|| Start '''XAMPP''' by typing '''sudo space slash opt slash lampp slash lampp space start'''
  
 
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|| It will prompt for your '''administrative''' password.
 
|| It will prompt for your '''administrative''' password.
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|| '''Switch to browser''' http://localhost
 
|| '''Switch to browser''' http://localhost
  
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|| Now, switch to the browser, and type '''http colon double slash localhost'''   
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|| You may require to select language if you are proceeding with it for the first time.  
 
|| You may require to select language if you are proceeding with it for the first time.  
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So, here let us select '''English'''  
 
So, here let us select '''English'''  
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|| In the left menu >> click on '''phpinfo'''()  
 
|| In the left menu >> click on '''phpinfo'''()  
  
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|| In the menu on the left of the screen, click on '''phpinfo'''().
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|| In the menu on the left of the screen, click on '''phpinfo()'''.
  
 
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|| Type '''Ctrl+F''' and write '''DOCUMENT_ROOT''' in the search window  >> Press '''Enter'''
 
|| Type '''Ctrl+F''' and write '''DOCUMENT_ROOT''' in the search window  >> Press '''Enter'''
  
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|| Now press Ctrl +F and search for '''DOCUMENT underscore ROOT.'''
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|| Now press '''Ctrl + F''' keys and search for '''DOCUMENT underscore ROOT.'''
  
 
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|| Value of '''DOCUMENT underscore ROOT''' will be either
 
|| Value of '''DOCUMENT underscore ROOT''' will be either
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*'''slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs''' or
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* '''slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs''' or
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*'''slash var slash www'''
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* '''slash var slash www'''
  
 
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|| Here, you will see a button that says '''“Download Joomla  2.5.22 Full Package, ZIP”'''.  
 
|| Here, you will see a button that says '''“Download Joomla  2.5.22 Full Package, ZIP”'''.  
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Click on that button.
 
Click on that button.
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Here click on '''Save File''' option and then click on '''OK.'''
 
Here click on '''Save File''' option and then click on '''OK.'''
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It will download '''Joomla.'''  
 
It will download '''Joomla.'''  
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||  
  
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|| At the time of making of this tutorial, latest stable version was 2.5.22.  
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|| At the time of making of this tutorial, latest stable version is 2.5.22.  
  
 
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|| '''Extracting Joomla'''
 
|| '''Extracting Joomla'''
  
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|| Let's create a new folder by the name '''joomla''' in our '''DOCUMENT_ROOT'''.
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|| Let's create a new folder by the name '''joomla''' in our '''DOCUMENT underscore ROOT'''.
  
 
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||  
 
||  
  
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|| If prompted, enter your admin password. You will have to do so whenever prompted, as we proceed.
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|| If prompted, enter your '''admin''' password. You will have to do so whenever prompted, as we proceed.
  
 
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|| Move the cursor on '''Downloads''' folder in the '''Home''' folder and see the tool-tip.
 
|| Move the cursor on '''Downloads''' folder in the '''Home''' folder and see the tool-tip.
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On my system it is,  
 
On my system it is,  
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'''cd /home/Downloads'''
 
'''cd /home/Downloads'''
  
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|| So, in the '''Terminal''', I will type the command:  
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|| So, in the '''terminal''', I will type the command:  
  
 
'''cd space slash home slash ravi slash Downloads'''
 
'''cd space slash home slash ravi slash Downloads'''
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|| At the command prompt, type the command:
 
|| At the command prompt, type the command:
  
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'''sudo space unzip space Joomla_2.5.22-Stable-Full_Package space hyphen d space slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs slash joomla'''
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'''sudo space unzip space''' name of the '''Joomla''' file space '''hyphen d space slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs slash joomla slash'''
  
 
and press '''Enter.'''
 
and press '''Enter.'''
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|| Type '''cd /opt/lampp/htdocs'''
 
|| Type '''cd /opt/lampp/htdocs'''
  
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|| To specify the permissions of the folder '''joomla''', let's go to '''DOCUMENT_ROOT'''.  
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|| To specify the permissions of the folder '''joomla''', let's go to '''DOCUMENT underscore ROOT'''.  
  
 
Type,  
 
Type,  
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|| Type '''sudo chmod 777 joomla/'''
 
|| Type '''sudo chmod 777 joomla/'''
  
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|| Let's give '''read''', '''write''' and '''execute permissions''' to the '''owner''' and the '''group members''' of '''joomla''' folder.  
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|| Let's give '''read, write''' and '''execute permissions''' to the '''owner''' and the '''group members''' of '''joomla''' folder.  
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|| Before we go ahead with the installation, we need to create a database for '''Joomla'''.
 
|| Before we go ahead with the installation, we need to create a database for '''Joomla'''.
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We will do this in '''phpmyadmin'''.
 
We will do this in '''phpmyadmin'''.
  
 
'''Phpmyadmin''' is the graphical user interface for '''MySQL'''.
 
'''Phpmyadmin''' is the graphical user interface for '''MySQL'''.
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It comes along with '''XAMPP''' installation.
 
It comes along with '''XAMPP''' installation.
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||Switch to the browser and type
 
||Switch to the browser and type
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'''http colon slash slash localhost'''
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'''http colon double slash localhost'''
  
 
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|| Click on '''Users''' >> click on '''Add User'''
 
|| Click on '''Users''' >> click on '''Add User'''
  
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||Click on '''Users''' in the top menu and then click on '''Add User''', to create a new user.
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||Click on '''Users''' in the top menu and then click on '''Add User'''.
  
 
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||Type '''Joomla-1'''
 
||Type '''Joomla-1'''
  
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||Enter a '''username''', let's say, '''Joomla-1'''
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||Enter a '''username''', say, '''Joomla hyphen 1'''
  
 
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||Point to the option
 
||Point to the option
  
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||Note – Pls do not respond to '''Generate Password''' prompt for now.   
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||Pls do not respond to '''Generate Password''' prompt for now.   
  
 
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||We will check that option and click the button '''Go''' at the bottom right of this page.
 
||We will check that option and click the button '''Go''' at the bottom right of this page.
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||This will create a new '''database''' with the name '''Joomla-1''' and with a user '''Joomla-1'''.
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||This will create a new '''database''' with the name '''Joomla hyphen 1''' and with a user '''Joomla hyphen 1'''.
  
 
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||
  
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||Make a note of the '''username''', '''password''' and '''database''' names.
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||Make a note of the '''username, password''' and '''database''' names.
  
 
These will be required later to complete the '''Joomla''' Installation.
 
These will be required later to complete the '''Joomla''' Installation.
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*To have different names, you can first create the '''database''' and then create a user for that '''database'''.
 
*To have different names, you can first create the '''database''' and then create a user for that '''database'''.
 
*Also, as per naming convention; '''username''' should not have any spaces in between.
 
*Also, as per naming convention; '''username''' should not have any spaces in between.
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||We are now ready to install '''Joomla'''.
 
||We are now ready to install '''Joomla'''.
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We have '''XAMPP''' running and our '''database''' is ready.
 
We have '''XAMPP''' running and our '''database''' is ready.
  
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And we have extracted '''Joomla''' into the folder '''joomla''' in '''DOCUMENT_ROOT'''.
 
  
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And we have extracted '''Joomla''' into the folder '''joomla''' in '''DOCUMENT nderscore uROOT'''.
  
 
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||Go to the browser.
 
||Go to the browser.
  
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Type '''http colon forward slash forward slash localhost forward slash joomla'''
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Type '''http colon double slash localhost slash joomla'''
  
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Pls note – '''joomla''' is the folder into which we extracted.  
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Pls note that '''joomla''' is the folder into which we extracted.  
  
  
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||Press '''Enter''' and you will see the '''Joomla''' installation page.
 
||Press '''Enter''' and you will see the '''Joomla''' installation page.
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||We will select '''English (United states)''' here.
 
||We will select '''English (United states)''' here.
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Click on '''Next''' button at the top right.
 
Click on '''Next''' button at the top right.
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Let’s go with the default options.
 
Let’s go with the default options.
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Click on '''Next''' button at the top right.
 
Click on '''Next''' button at the top right.
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||Now we are on the '''Licence''' page.
 
||Now we are on the '''Licence''' page.
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Please read and click '''Next''' at the top right.
 
Please read and click '''Next''' at the top right.
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||So, we come to the '''Database Configuration''' page now.
 
||So, we come to the '''Database Configuration''' page now.
  
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Select '''“MySQL”''' as the '''database type'''.
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Select '''“MySQL”''' as the '''Database Type'''.
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||Point to '''username''', '''password''' and '''database name'''.
 
||Point to '''username''', '''password''' and '''database name'''.
  
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||Now, we have to enter the '''username''', '''password''' and '''database names'''.
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||Now, we have to enter the '''username, password''' and '''database names'''.
  
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These are the ones we created earlier, in '''phpmyadmin'''.
 
  
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These are the ones we created earlier, in '''phpmyadmin'''.
  
 
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||Type '''Joomla-1'''
 
||Type '''Joomla-1'''
  
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||I will enter '''Joomla-1''' as the '''username'''.
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||I will enter '''Joomla hyphen 1''' as the '''username'''.
  
  
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||Type '''Joomla-1'''
 
||Type '''Joomla-1'''
  
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||and '''Joomla-1''' as the '''database name.'''
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||and '''Joomla hyphen 1''' as the '''database name.'''
  
  
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||In '''Old Database Process''', select '''Backup'''.
 
||In '''Old Database Process''', select '''Backup'''.
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This is to take backup of tables, with identical names as in the database, when '''Joomla''' is upgraded.
 
This is to take backup of tables, with identical names as in the database, when '''Joomla''' is upgraded.
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Click on '''Next''' button at the top right.
 
Click on '''Next''' button at the top right.
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||This step may take some time.
 
||This step may take some time.
  
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Its because the server tries to connect to the database and check the configurations.
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It is because the server tries to connect to the database and check the configurations.
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It will give an error if '''MySQL''' is not running or if you have given any incorrect details.
 
It will give an error if '''MySQL''' is not running or if you have given any incorrect details.
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We don’t need to enable '''FTP''' because we are installing '''Joomla''' on our local server.  
 
We don’t need to enable '''FTP''' because we are installing '''Joomla''' on our local server.  
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So, click on ''' Next''' button at the top right.
 
So, click on ''' Next''' button at the top right.
  
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Type''' Digital India'''
 
Type''' Digital India'''
  
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||We are now on the ''' Main''' ''' Configuration''' page.
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||We are now on the ''' Main Configuration''' page.
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Enter the site name that you want your website to have.
 
Enter the site name that you want your website to have.
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||Email id is a compulsory field. Please enter a valid email id here.  
 
||Email id is a compulsory field. Please enter a valid email id here.  
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I will give the id as ''' priyanka@spoken-tutorial.org'''
 
I will give the id as ''' priyanka@spoken-tutorial.org'''
  
 
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||Type''' admin'''
  
 
||Next, enter the ''' username''' that you want for the ''' Joomla''' administrative page.
 
||Next, enter the ''' username''' that you want for the ''' Joomla''' administrative page.
  
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||Type''' admin'''
 
  
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I will enter ''' username''' as ''' admin.'''
  
 
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||Type''' ''' '''admin123'''
 
||Type''' ''' '''admin123'''
  
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||Enter a password for the ''' Joomla''' administrator.
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||Enter a password for the ''' Joomla administrator.'''
 
I will enter ''' admin123 ''' as the ''' Admin password.'''
 
I will enter ''' admin123 ''' as the ''' Admin password.'''
  
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||There is a button named ''' Install Sample Data''' below the '''admin''' details.
 
||There is a button named ''' Install Sample Data''' below the '''admin''' details.
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This will install the site with some sample articles, menus, plugins etc.
 
This will install the site with some sample articles, menus, plugins etc.
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These help a beginner to understand ''' Joomla'''.
 
These help a beginner to understand ''' Joomla'''.
  
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||You may press this button if you wish, when you are installing ''' Joomla''' for the first time.
 
||You may press this button if you wish, when you are installing ''' Joomla''' for the first time.
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I will not do so.
 
I will not do so.
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Click ''' Next''' button at the top right.
 
Click ''' Next''' button at the top right.
  
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||We are on the '''Finish '''page, the final step in the installation process.
 
||We are on the '''Finish '''page, the final step in the installation process.
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Here it informs about '''Joomla''''s security feature. Pls read this message.
  
 
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||Under the message, there is a ''' Remove Installation Folder ''' button.
 
||Under the message, there is a ''' Remove Installation Folder ''' button.
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Click on it to remove the installation folder.
 
Click on it to remove the installation folder.
  
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||If you get an error in this step, you must remove the folder manually.
 
||If you get an error in this step, you must remove the folder manually.
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I got an error because I am not logged-in as ''' linux''' ''' superuser''' and don't have ''' delete permission'''.
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I got an error because I am not logged-in as ''' linux superuser''' and I don't have ''' delete permission'''.
  
 
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||So, now let us switch to the ''' terminal.'''
 
||So, now let us switch to the ''' terminal.'''
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We will delete the installation folder manually from the '''joomla''' folder. This is mandatory.
 
We will delete the installation folder manually from the '''joomla''' folder. This is mandatory.
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So, type
 
So, type
 
'''cd joomla'''.
 
'''cd joomla'''.
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Then type
 
Then type
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'''sudo space rm space hyphen rf space installation forward slash. '''
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'''sudo space rm space hyphen rf space installation slash. '''
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Press '''Enter'''.
  
 
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||After successful removal of the installation folder, switch to the browser.
 
||After successful removal of the installation folder, switch to the browser.
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Type
 
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'''localhost slash joomla'''
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You have reached your website!
 
You have reached your website!
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||Since I did not install sample data, I do not see '''menus, articles''' etc., right now.
 
||Since I did not install sample data, I do not see '''menus, articles''' etc., right now.
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||Lets go to the '''administrator page ''' from where we can administer our website.
 
||Lets go to the '''administrator page ''' from where we can administer our website.
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So, go to
 
So, go to
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'''localhost slash joomla slash administrator'''
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||Login with your '''administrator ''' login and password.
 
||Login with your '''administrator ''' login and password.
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I will type '''admin '''in '''username''' and '''admin123''' in '''password'''.
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I will type '''admin '''as '''username''' and '''admin123''' as '''password'''.
  
 
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In this tutorial, we learnt to:
 
In this tutorial, we learnt to:
 
*Install '''Joomla''' from '''Joomla''' website
 
*Install '''Joomla''' from '''Joomla''' website
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*Create database in '''phpmyadmin'''
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*Create database in '''phpmyadmin''' and
 
*Install '''Joomla''' on local server
 
*Install '''Joomla''' on local server
  
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*Install ''' Joomla''' with the sample data.
 
*Install ''' Joomla''' with the sample data.
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*Uninstall '''Joomla''' and then install a fresh '''Joomla''' without sample data.
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*Uninstall '''Joomla''' and then  
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* Install a fresh '''Joomla''' without sample data.
 
*Compare the difference.
 
*Compare the difference.
  

Revision as of 13:14, 25 August 2014

Visual Cue Narration
Show Slide 1

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Installing Joomla on local server

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Installing Joomla on local server
Show Slide 2

Learning Objectives

  • Download Joomla
  • Create database
  • Permissions
  • Install Joomla
In this tutorial, we will learn to:
  • Obtain Joomla
  • Create database
  • Permissions and
  • Install Joomla
Show Slide 3

Systems Prerequisites

To install Joomla in your system, you should have a system supporting:
  • Apache 2.x + or IIS 7+
  • MySQL 5.0.4 + and
  • PHP 5.2.4 +

Please note that MySQL 6 and higher versions are currently not supported.

Show Slide 4

Installation of Apache, MySQL and PHP

You can either install these separately or together, using a web-server distribution like
  • XAMPP
  • LAMP or
  • WAMP


Web-server distributions give you Apache, MySQL and PHP bundled in one.


Refer to the PHP & MySQL spoken tutorials, for more details on XAMPP installation.

Show Slide 5

Versions and OS

For this tutorial, we will be using:
  • Ubuntu 14.04
  • Joomla 2.5.22
  • Apache, MySQL and PHP obtained through XAMPP 1.8.2
First of all, let me check if XAMPP is installed on my machine.
Open terminal by pressing Ctrl+T Lets open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T keys.

Alternately, click on the “Terminal” icon in the launcher bar.

Type sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start Start XAMPP by typing sudo space slash opt slash lampp slash lampp space start
It will prompt for your administrative password.
Let me enter my administrative password and press Enter.
Switch to browser http://localhost Now, switch to the browser, and type http colon double slash localhost
Select English You may require to select language if you are proceeding with it for the first time.


So, here let us select English

In the left menu >> click on phpinfo() In the menu on the left of the screen, click on phpinfo().
Type Ctrl+F and write DOCUMENT_ROOT in the search window >> Press Enter Now press Ctrl + F keys and search for DOCUMENT underscore ROOT.
It will be found in the table “Apache Environment”.
Value of DOCUMENT underscore ROOT will be either
  • slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs or
  • slash var slash www
Point or highlight /opt/lampp/htdocs. In my machine, it is slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs.
Please note this path.

We are going to install Joomla here.

Download Joomla (Browser)

http://joomla.org/

First we will download Joomla.

So, go to the official website of Joomla, which is www dot joomla dot org.

Point to the Download button >>Click on it. You will find a Download button on this webpage. Click on it.
You will be redirected to another webpage.
Point to the “Download Joomla 2.5.22 Full Package, ZIP”. >>Click on it. Here, you will see a button that says “Download Joomla 2.5.22 Full Package, ZIP”.


Click on that button.

Click on Save File >> then on OK Immediately, a small dialog box will open.

Here click on Save File option and then click on OK.


It will download Joomla.

At the time of making of this tutorial, latest stable version is 2.5.22.
Switch to the Downloads folder >> Point to the file I have already downloaded this file and it is in my Downloads folder.
Extracting Joomla Let's create a new folder by the name joomla in our DOCUMENT underscore ROOT.
Type

sudo mkdir /opt/lampp/htdocs/joomla

Go to the terminal window.

So, at the prompt, type

sudo space mkdir space slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs slash joomla

and press Enter.

If prompted, enter your admin password. You will have to do so whenever prompted, as we proceed.
We now change directory to Downloads.
Click on the folder window. To see the required path, come to the folder window.
Keep the cursor on Downloads in the Home folder >> see the tool-tip. Move the cursor on Downloads folder in the Home folder and see the tool-tip.


On my system it is, slash home slash ravi slash Downloads

Switch to the Terminal.

Type cd /home/Downloads

So, in the terminal, I will type the command:

cd space slash home slash ravi slash Downloads

and press Enter.

You will have to type the path shown on your system.

Now we will extract the contents of the zip file of this folder into the joomla folder.
Type

sudo unzip Joomla_2.5.22-Stable-Full_Package.zip -d /opt/lampp/htdocs/joomla

At the command prompt, type the command:

sudo space unzip space name of the Joomla file space hyphen d space slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs slash joomla slash

and press Enter.

Type cd /opt/lampp/htdocs To specify the permissions of the folder joomla, let's go to DOCUMENT underscore ROOT.

Type, cd space slash opt slash lampp slash htdocs and press Enter.

Type ls Let us list the files in this directory. So, type ls and press Enter.
Type sudo chmod 777 joomla/ Let's give read, write and execute permissions to the owner and the group members of joomla folder.
So type -

sudo space chmod space 777 space joomla slash

and press Enter.

Show Slide 6:

Creating database

Before we go ahead with the installation, we need to create a database for Joomla.


We will do this in phpmyadmin.

Phpmyadmin is the graphical user interface for MySQL.


It comes along with XAMPP installation.

Switch to the browser and type http://localhost Switch to the browser and type

http colon double slash localhost

Creating Database:

Click on phpmyadmin

On the XAMPP page, in the menu on the left, under Tools, click on phpmyadmin.


We can also create the database and user on MySQL command line.
However, phpmyadmin is much simpler and user friendly.
Click on Users >> click on Add User Click on Users in the top menu and then click on Add User.
Type Joomla-1 Enter a username, say, Joomla hyphen 1
Select Local from the dropdown From Host dropdown list, select Local.
In Password textbox >> Type joomla123 Enter a password in the Password text-box, say joomla123.

You can enter any password of your choice.

Re-type joomla123 Enter the same password in the Re-type textbox.
Point to the option Pls do not respond to Generate Password prompt for now.
Point to Create a database with the same name and grant all privileges Under Database for user, we can see the option

Create a database with the same name and grant all privileges.

Click on it >> Click on Go button We will check that option and click the button Go at the bottom right of this page.
This will create a new database with the name Joomla hyphen 1 and with a user Joomla hyphen 1.
Make a note of the username, password and database names.

These will be required later to complete the Joomla Installation.

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Rules and Naming Conventions

Please note:
  • Database name and username need not be the same.
  • To have different names, you can first create the database and then create a user for that database.
  • Also, as per naming convention; username should not have any spaces in between.
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Prerequisites completed

We are now ready to install Joomla.


We have XAMPP running and our database is ready.


And we have extracted Joomla into the folder joomla in DOCUMENT nderscore uROOT.

(Switch to browser)

http://localhost/joomla

Go to the browser.

Type http colon double slash localhost slash joomla

Pls note that joomla is the folder into which we extracted.


Press Enter Press Enter and you will see the Joomla installation page.
By default, we are in step number one, that is, Language.

Joomla can be installed in multiple languages.

Select English' >> click on Next button. We will select English (United states) here.


Click on Next button at the top right.

Click on Next button. We are at the Pre-Installation Check stage.

Let’s go with the default options.


Click on Next button at the top right.

Click on Next button. Now we are on the Licence page.


Please read and click Next at the top right.

Database (browser):

Select MySQL from DropDownList

So, we come to the Database Configuration page now.

Select “MySQL” as the Database Type.

Type localhost Enter “localhost” as the Host Name
Point to username, password and database name. Now, we have to enter the username, password and database names.


These are the ones we created earlier, in phpmyadmin.

Type Joomla-1 I will enter Joomla hyphen 1 as the username.


Type joomla123 Then joomla123 as the password


Type Joomla-1 and Joomla hyphen 1 as the database name.


Leave the Table Prefix as it is.


Select Backup >> Click Next In Old Database Process, select Backup.


This is to take backup of tables, with identical names as in the database, when Joomla is upgraded.


Click on Next button at the top right.

This step may take some time.

It is because the server tries to connect to the database and check the configurations.


It will give an error if MySQL is not running or if you have given any incorrect details.

FTP Configurations (browser) Next step is the FTP Configuration.

We don’t need to enable FTP because we are installing Joomla on our local server.


So, click on Next button at the top right.

Main configuration (browser):

Type Digital India

We are now on the Main Configuration page.


Enter the site name that you want your website to have.

I will write it as Digital India

Type priyanka@spoken-tutorial.org Email id is a compulsory field. Please enter a valid email id here.


I will give the id as priyanka@spoken-tutorial.org

Type admin Next, enter the username that you want for the Joomla administrative page.


I will enter username as admin.

Type admin123 Enter a password for the Joomla administrator.

I will enter admin123 as the Admin password.

Retype admin123 Retype the password in the confirmation box.
Point to the button Install Sample data There is a button named Install Sample Data below the admin details.


This will install the site with some sample articles, menus, plugins etc.


These help a beginner to understand Joomla.

Click Next You may press this button if you wish, when you are installing Joomla for the first time.


I will not do so.

Click Next button at the top right.

Final Step (browser and terminal) We are on the Finish page, the final step in the installation process.


Here it informs about Joomla's security feature. Pls read this message.

Click Remove Installation Folder button Under the message, there is a Remove Installation Folder button.


Click on it to remove the installation folder.

If you get an error in this step, you must remove the folder manually.


I got an error because I am not logged-in as linux superuser and I don't have delete permission.

Switch to terminal.


Type cd joomla Type sudo rm -rf installation/


So, now let us switch to the terminal.

We will delete the installation folder manually from the joomla folder. This is mandatory.


So, type cd joomla.


Then type sudo space rm space hyphen rf space installation slash.

Press Enter.

Switch to browser

Type localhost/joomla


After successful removal of the installation folder, switch to the browser.


Type localhost slash joomla


You have reached your website!

Since I did not install sample data, I do not see menus, articles etc., right now.
Type localhost/joomla/administrator/ Lets go to the administrator page from where we can administer our website.


So, go to localhost slash joomla slash administrator

Press Enter.

Type admin

Type admin123


Login with your administrator login and password.


I will type admin as username and admin123 as password.

As your website is installed, you have the administrator access.
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(Summary)

Let us summarize.

In this tutorial, we learnt to:

  • Install Joomla from Joomla website
  • Create database in phpmyadmin and
  • Install Joomla on local server
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(Assignment)

Let's come to the assignment now.
  • Install Joomla with the sample data.
  • Uninstall Joomla and then
  • Install a fresh Joomla without sample data.
  • Compare the difference.
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(Acknowledgement)


Spoken Tutorial Project is supported by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
This is Priyanka signing off. Thank you for joining.

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