Joomla! Installation Onto Mysql/php Localhost– Help!!?
February 13, 2010 under FAQ
okay- so i’ve wasted hours trying to figure this out on my own. joomla forums have been oh-so helpful but i was wondering if there is anyone out there who has personally installed joomla 1.5.4 onto their opensource phpadmin/mysql localhost server- nothing yet published to the web.
if someone has step-by-step advice please come forward!
Thanks!!
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You can check joomla website like http://joomlaaddons.org/ ,etc .
To install Joomla locally you need to use a LAMPP install, such as Apache Friends “XAMPP” or Universal Server.
You won’t need to make any configuration adjustments to either of these in order to get Joomla running.
Create your database using the built-in phpMyAdmin or by using commands within MySQL.
Then after you have downloaded Joomla, unzip the package in the htdocs area of your local LAMPP system. To keep things tidy, I always create a directory within htdocs and place all the Joomla files inside that.
Once the files are in place, make sure your LAMPP system is running. Depending on what you use for your LAMPP system this may mean running a bat file so that Apache, PHP and MySQL are running.
Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost/name-of-the-directory-y… The web installer should now run. Just follow the onscreen instructions and enter the relevant data when the installer requires it.
I’ve messed with this before and I have learned that half the battle with Joomla is locating the correct package to download and use.
I’m not entirely sure about how it is now, but back in 2006 and 2007, the Joomla team were very disorganized with their downloads section. Often times, the ZIPS were mislabeled or only labeled with tech-speak that it was very difficult to locate the right bundle.
Regardless, when you get the correct package, it is REALLY easy to setup. Just throw the contents into the directory you wish to install to, travel to that given directory via your web browser such as IE or FireFox and just walk through the process from there.
If I remember correctly, you’ll need your database information on-hand when you walk through the setup procedure - username, password and actual database name (I believe for you it will remain “localhost”, but if you need to specify the table names, etc, then make sure you have these as well [chances are you won't need these though]).
I found the following link to be a good one:http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrel…
Once you download this, extract all of the contents into the folder you wish to install to within your public_html folder in your Apache setup. Once you’ve done this, you’ll need to open up IE or FireFox and travel to the actual directory through your browser as if you were traveling to an actual website. Lastly (and this should be obvious), make sure your server is actually “on”. Some people forget to do this and since I don’t know you at all, you may be one of those people.
Best of luck.