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Installing Joomla is a relatively straightforward process. Check with your hosting provider to see if they provide any
automatic installation options. Otherwise, just follow these steps to manually install Joomla in a matter of minutes.
1. Download the latest stable Joomla package here
2. Extract the zip file and transfer all content to your web server via FTP
3. Navigate to your web server and log in to ‘PHPMyadmin’
4. Create a new database, name it anything you like (write it down!)
5. Create a new user for the database (write it down!)
6. Navigate to your website (www.yoursitename.com)
7. Choose your language and click ‘next’
8. Double check that all server settings are green, click ‘next’
9. Read the Joomla licensing information and click ‘next’
10. Fill in the MYSQL database information with the details from above
11. Configure FTP settings (or leave blank if you won’t be using FTP)
12. Type login/site details to use for Joomla administration (write it down!)
13. Click ‘sample data’ and follow the prompts
14. ‘Completely remove the installation directory from your server’
15. Navigate to the server and remove the installation file.
16. Navigate to your website, Joomla should be up and running!
Installing templates for your Joomla installation is a simple process. Just follow these steps:
1. Download your desired template from YouJoomla.com
2. Login to the administration backend of your Joomla installation
3. Navigate to extensions/install-uninstall/upload package file, click ‘browse’
4. Navigate to your downloaded template. click ‘upload file’ and ‘install’
5. Navigate to extensions/template manager
6. Find your new template, click ‘default’ make sure a star appears next to it
7. That’s it! Make sure to refresh the webpage to see the changes
If this proces is not clear enough for you , please head to our templates documentation section, select template you need the docs for and follow visual step by step instructions.
To install one of our YouJoomla demo packages, simply follow the same steps as you would for a manual Joomla installation, replacing the Joomla package with the Zip file downloaded from YouJoomla.com.
1. Download the selected demo zip file from YouJoomla.com
2. Extract the zip file and transfer all content to your web server via FTP
3. Navigate to your web server and click ‘PHPMyadmin’
4. Create a new database, name it anything you like (write it down!)
5. Create a new user for the database (write it down!)
6. Navigate to your website (www.yoursitename.com)
7. Choose your language and click ‘next’
8. Double check that all server settings are green, click ‘next’
9. Read the Joomla licensing information and click ‘next’
10. Fill in the MYSQL database information with the details from above
11. Configure FTP settings (or leave blank if you won’t be using FTP)
12. Type login/site details to use for Joomla administration (write it down!)
13. Click ‘sample data’ and follow the prompts
14. ‘Completely remove the installation directory from your server’
15. Navigate to the server and remove the installation file.
16. Navigate to your website, Joomla should be up and running!
If this proces is not clear enough for you , please head to our templates documentation section, select template you need the docs for and follow visual step by step instructions.
Installing Joomla extensions is even easier than installing Joomla Templates. Just follow these simple steps:
1. Download the extension you need from YouJoomla.com
2. Login to the administration backend of your Joomla installation
3. Navigate to Extensions/Extensions manager click ‘choose file‘
4. Find your downloaded file, click ‘Upload & install
5. That’s it!
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