How to install Joomla 1.7

How to install Joomla 1.7

Step 1: Download Joomla 1.7 from the link below.
http://www.joomla.org/download.html

Step 2: Go to C:\wamp\www

Step 3: And Create a new folder with any name you want

eg: C:\wamp\www\mywebsite

Step 4: Copy the file Joomla_1.7.0-Stable-Full_Package inside the new folder and extract it.

Step 5: Go to your browser and type this address: http://localhost/mywebsite
(where "mywebsite" is the name of the folder you created inside C:\wamp\www). The Joomla installation screen will be displayed.

Step 6: In this step you must select a language for the installation process.

Step 7: In this page, Joomla 1.7 performs some compatibility tests for our system.

Click on "Next".

Step 8: This page shows the GNU General Public License under which Joomla 1.7 is released. Click on "Next".

Step 9: This is the most important step. In this page you must insert the info about your database.

- Database Type: Select MySQLi
- Host Name: Type localhost - Username: Type the database username. Since you are using Wamp Server, the username is root.
- Password: Type the database password. Since you are using Wamp Server, you can leave this blank.
- Database Name: Type the database name you created earlier in phpMyAdmin (mydatabase).
- Table Prefix: This is the prefix of the Joomla MySQL tables. You can leave the default value, insert your own value or just insert the typical jos_ value.

Click on "Next".

Step 10: In this step you can configure an FTP. You can safely bypass this step for now.

Step 11: Here you can configure some important info about your website.

- Site Name: Type your website name
- Advanced Settings - Optional: Here you can insert a Meta Description and Meta Keywords for your website. You can leave this blank as you can fill these later in the administration area of your website.
- Your Email: Type the administrator email. This will be used for communicating with users.
- Admin Username: Type the administrator username (eg. admin).
- Admin Password: Type the administrator password.
- Confirm Admin Password: Re-type the administrator password.

- Install Sample Data: If you like, you can insert sample data in the website so that you can
understand how Joomla works.

Click on "Next".

Step 12: This is the final step of the installation. Click on "Remove installation folder" button so that the installation is completed. Now you can access your Joomla 1.7 website at http://localhost/mywebsite and the administration area at http://localhost/mywebsite/administrator

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[pandumel]

Thanks my friend..BPR

[TheSmackdown1991]

nice tutorial dude keep up the good jobs its really help people alot for those who a beginner to Application :)

[puchilu]

OMG dude, it has taken me hours to finally find the answer to my problems! I've been searching all over and it seems like every joomla installation video skipped the important step that I was just not getting which is step 4. Thank you soooooooo much! I was told I had to join hostmonster and all that crap. You saved my as big time. Thanks!

[Plasmaflix]

Cant do the wampserver thing with localhost