Joomla Installation Tips

Joomla Installation Tips

Want a modern, professional-looking,

all-content completely and easily controllable by you -

WORKING web site for FREE?

Joomla Getting Started

HOW TO DO IT

1. Download the free open source JOOMLA installation software.

Download Joomla!

AND

2. Upload Joomla to a web serving host - FOR FREE

a) If you already have a domain name you wish to use for your dedicated site and a web site host then use that ... OR

b) If you already have a domain name such as http://themindblower.org in use you can attach a subsidiary folder (or directory under the root) containing all the Joomla files for your site known as an add-on domain such as “meaning-to-life”. The resulting url of the add-on domain in this case would be http://themindblower.org/meaning-to-life ... OR

c) Sign up for a 000webhost.com free account and upload the Joomla software to a free add-on domain name of your choosing. The base part of the domain name varies depending not least on the country from which you apply but the front-end add-on portion is of your choosing such as "enlightenment" could become enlightenment.x10hosting.com

AND THAT IS ALL THERE IS TO IT !

– You now have a modern-looking professional web site for FREE with all the possibilities at your disposal!

That is that. Nice and neat and tidy…right? Unfortunately there are wrinkles which rather like in old age if you go looking for them can keep you occupied for a very long time leading from one to the next. However, unlike with old-age, you can rely on a wealth of information spread liberally around the internet that will help you smooth those wrinkles out. The wrinkle smoothers presented here are presented somewhat at random as I came across them in my own attempt to get started through the plethora of information that is almost overwhelming especially at the outset.

SOME WRINKLE SMOOTHERS

Very basic wrinkle 1

Joomla! requires an Apache web server with PHP and a MySQL Database.

Further Details

Very basic wrinkle 2

000webhost.com may not offer the fastest FTP transfer as a free service but you would know what to do about that if speed is important to you.

Pay For It!

Very basic wrinkle 3

There are numerous Joomla versions but version 1.5.9 works very well with an excellent time-saving diagnostics tool that allows you to verify easily whether all the files have been correctly uploaded to your host.

Diagnostics Tool Background & Download

Upload tip

Uploading the Joomla software does take far longer than a very drawn out cup of tea, depending on your host service (and don’t forget we are leaning heavily towards the free service offerings), allow the best part of an hour and a half for complete upload before beginning activation and content creation as a Joomla administrator.

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