Step by step picture tutorial on how to install Joomla! 1.5

Here is a free tutorial on how to install Joomla! 1.5.

This tutorial presumes that you already have a web-server installed on your PC, and that you extracted the Joomla installation archive in the public folder of the web-server.(If not, click on installing xampp for Joomla)

This being said let's start.

Open your favorite browser and type in the address bar http://localhost.

This window should appear.

Chose your installation language and click next. (top right corner).

Here the Joomla! setup checks your system if  it meets the minimum requirements for installation.

You can read this article Xampp installation for running joomla! to turn all checks green.

Joomla is free, open, and available to anyone under the GPL license. So if you accept the license click next.

Joomla! Database Configuration.

In this screen you are asked for five things, this Joomla! tutorial is for fresh install and we have nothing to do with the Advanced Settings.

First thing we are asked is the database type which I recommend leaving it to MySql, the default setting.

In the Host Name field we can type localhost considering the fact that we are installing joomla on our computer.

For this installation we can use the user root with no password, that is automatically created when xampp is installed, or if you created another user you can type it here.

In the Database Name field I usually type the website name. You can type almost any name you like, so if you filled everything click next.

This is to enable Joomla! FTP file system layer. For this instalation we do not need that so you can click next.

In this window we will fill the web site name, an email address for the super administrator and a password.

And to see how a Joomla! web site looks we are going to install the sample data, so click on the button.

After we will click next we are going to be directed to the final setup window where we asked to delete the installation folder.

Go to drive:\xampp\htdocs and delete the installation folder, then click on the site button in the top right corner.

This is the default Joomla! instalation website with data sample.

To acces the administration section type http://localhost/administrator in your address bar of your browser.

Type in the username field admin and in the password field the password you chose earlier in the setup.

This is the administration section of Jooma!, from here we will create menus, change the website language, add content and much more.

If you have any question please feel free to comment.