Summary

In this chapter, you've learned how to install Joomla!. Specifically, we covered:

  • The most common way to install Joomla!—using a web server. This way, the site you build is accessible through the Internet immediately. For testing purposes, you can also install Joomla! on your own computer.
  • To be able to install and run Joomla!, you'll need hosting space and FTP software to put the required files on a web server. You might want to install a few different browsers.
  • Installing Joomla! takes four steps:
    • First, you get the current Joomla! file package from www.joomla.org.
    • Then, using FTP, you place the downloaded files on your hosting space.
    • The last step before actually installing Joomla! is creating a database; for this you can use the control panel provided by your web hosting provider.
    • The final step is running the Joomla! web installer in your browser. This guides you through the installation process.
  • The output of the Joomla! installation has two faces. The Joomla! frontend displays an example website that is publicly accessible, whereas the backend is Joomla!'s web management interface where just one VIP is allowed to login—you!

Now that you've got Joomla! up and running, it's about time to find out what this great new web development tool can do. In Chapter 3, you'll explore the Joomla! frontend and backend, and you'll get a first taste of building websites the Joomla! way.

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