How to Install Joomla! on a Web Server

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Go to Joomla.org and grab the latest version which is joomla1.6 as of today.

   by the time you reading this article the version may change so just find the latest version you be ok.
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   Step 2: Uncompress or unzip the compressed file you downloaded on your desktop.

   ,, Start the application ,,, You will see two sections on the FileZilla window One will say local site in your left hand side and the other will say remote site in your right hand side , file on the desktop ,,,, You will need the Database name username and the password. ,
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   Step 3: Download and install FileZilla.

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   Step 4: After the installation completed.

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   Step 5: In the Host box enter your domain name such as example.com

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   Step 6: In the user box type your hosting username with Password

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   Step 7: Leave the port blank and hit Quick connection.

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   Step 8: Locate your unzip or uncompressed Joomla!

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   Step 9: Click on it and you should see all the files inside it displays in the bottom window.

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    Step 10: Select all of them and drag to the remote site.

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    Step 11: Wait for the transfer to complete

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    Step 12: Once the transfer completed

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    Step 13: go to your hosting account and create a database for your website For the process of installing Joomla!

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    Step 14: Go to Firefox and type your domain name in the url You will be presented with the installation process.

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