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How to create a website using Joomla and WampServer

Sunday, 25 October 2009 09:19

Nowadays building a website has become pretty easy. Anyone can create a website or a blog without

even knowing what html and php are! How can you do this is the obvious question. And the answer is

by using a content management system! CMS is some software helps you create, customize and put

your text, photos, videos, music or just about anything you can think of in a website. The result will

make you feel like a professional!

In this guide I will describe how to create a website using Joomla 1.5.x. Joomla is one of the most popular CMS software

and there are thousands of websites using it on the Internet. My previous guide on How to create a website using Joomla

refers to the old 1.0.x Joomla so I have decided to freshen it up a little.

I am also going to use WAMP to create a website on my computer. WampServer is a Windows web development

environment. It allows you to create web applications with Apache, PHP and MySQL databases. It also comes with

PHPMyAdmin to easily manage your databases. Of course you can buy some hosting space and create there your website

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or transfer the website you created in your computer. So let's get started.

First we will install WAMP. Download WampServer and install it by double clicking on the .exe file. By default it is installed in

C:\wamp Leave it as it is. To check if it has been installed correctly open your favorite browser e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox,

Opera, Chrome etc. and type in the address bar:

http://localhost

This is the main screen of WampServer. Click the phpmyadmin link under "Your Aliases".

Now we will create a MySQL database for our Joomla installation. Type a name for your database. Here I have chosen the

name "joomla". I will create the database as root without any password since this website is for testing purposes on my

computer only. If you use it on a production machine or on the Internet you should create another account for MySQL. Also

choose utf8_general_ci as database collation. When you are ready just click the create button.

You should see a message "Database joomla has been created".

Note: The requirements for Joomla 1.5.x are PHP 5.2.+, MySQL 4.1.x+ and Apache 2.x+. The latest release of WampServer

has the latest PHP 5.3 version installed by default. Currently Joomla doesn't work with this version. Therefore download the

latest PHP 5.2.x version from WampServer addons, install it and configure WampServer to operate with it as you seen in

the screenshot below.

Next it's time to install Joomla. Download Joomla by choosing the latest Full Package .zip file. Create a directory with your

website's name in C:\wamp\www copy the .zip file in there and extract it.

Now go back to your browser and type in the address bar:

http://localhost/joomla

Here choose the Language to use during the Joomla installation.

As you can see in the screenshot WampServer has by default errors On. To turn them of click on the WampServer icon in

the tray and go to PHP > PHP Settings > Display errors and click on it to disable them.

In the next scree if Output Buffering is red disable it from PHP > PHP Settings -> Output Buffering and press the Check

again button. Everything should be green. Of course if you want to make tests with the PHP of Joomla you'd better leave

those two settings On.

The next screen is the GNU Licence of Joomla. Press Next.

In the Database Configuration step select mysql as Database, localhost as Host Name, root as Username, leave the

password blank unless you have changed it through PHPMyAdmin, and type the Database Name you've created before

throuth PHPMyAdmin.

You can leave the FTP Configuration to No since you are using WampServer. If you are installing Joomla on a Host Provider

over the Internet supply the FTP settings you have been given.

In the Main Configuration step give a name to your website. Type your email and choose a password for your Joomla

adminstrator. If you are a new Joomla user it is advised to install the default sample data. This way a simple Joomla

website will be created along with some articles, categories etc. which you can use to learn how Joomla works. Press the

button Install Sample Data to install the sample content. When Sample data installed succcesfully appears click Next.

Congratulations, you have installed Joomla! Before you access your Joomla web site you must delete the installation

directory. Delete the installation directory from C:\wamp\www\joomla as you see in the screenshot.

Now go back to your browser and type (or press the site button):

http://localhost/joomla

This is your new Joomla website!

To enter the adminstrator panel from which you can configure Joomla type:

http://localhost/joomla/adminstrator

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Now you can find a Joomla template that will make your website look great, install it and start posting your content!

There are also many extensions, modules and plugins that will help enhcance your Joomla website! Download Joomla

extensions .

I bet it was pretty easy to create your first website using Joomla, wasn't it?

If you are looking for a good hosting provider to host your new website I suggest Dreamhost !

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Comments (28)

Typo

Joomla 1.5.x. Joomla is one of the most popular CMS "softare" ---> software

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Typo fixed. Thanks Abder-Rahman.

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Thanks for the tutorial. I get an error "under construction" when I type http://localhost. I have IIS installed in my

machine.Do I need to uninstall IIS before I use WAMP and Joomla.

huhu

why i cannot open my admin with my pass n user name??

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safi , April 22, 2010 +1

axel , April 24, 2010 +0

air jordan , April 27, 2010 +0

safi , April 30, 2010 +0

axel , April 30, 2010 -1

FrozenCore , July 14, 2010 +0

FrozenCore , July 14, 2010 +0

axel , July 15, 2010 +0

sgshowflat , September 24, 2010 +0

axel , September 24, 2010 +0

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You mean the Joomla admin panel? Maybe you are mispelling something. If you use admin as username

and the pass that you gave during the installation you should login in.

www.offerairjordan.com

goodgood

tQ

owh..actually, i'm forget my admin..huhu tQ 4r d comment.. im want to know..how to add picture to the

website.. and i want to know what language this website use? i mean the coding in css to change color,

bacground n other..it that C+ program or else? im so appriciate to who can tell me..

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Joomla uses HTML along with PHP and mySql. Of course CSS is used for the graphics. You will find a lot of

useful information here http://docs.joomla.org/

I How Can I Get It Online

Hi This Is My First Time Ever Dealing With Stuff Like That .. I Seriously Dunno ANything About The Ftp or

Msyql Thingies And Stuff Like That .. So I Follwed The Tut. And It Was great But 1 Thing Missing ..

How Do I Give My Site A URL Or Like Host It Online?

Ofc U Can't Access The Site Online With This Url : http://localhost/example/

I'm Online On The Msn Messenger So Chat me Any time

soz

mardemiro94@hotmail.com'>omardemiro94@hotmail.com

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Actually you can access it online while having it in your computer but that's another case.

So, you just have to buy some web space. I prefer dreamhost for hosting my sites.

problem to log in to adminstrator

hi, i follow the instruction but after everything install, i can't log in to the adminstrator panel, may i know what

should be my user name and password should be? i try type in root but don't work

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The username is admin and the password is the one you typed during the installation in the Main

configuration part.

problem to log in to adminstrator

sgshowflat , September 24, 2010 +0

axel , September 24, 2010 +0

Shirly , October 06, 2010 +0

ramya , February 23, 2011 +0

James , March 05, 2011 +0

buddy , June 06, 2011 +0

axel , July 24, 2011 +0

Nidhesh , November 07, 2011 +0

Nidhesh , November 07, 2011 +0

great, thanks a million, just got in. will explore more as it is too late now on my side.

cheer

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Nice. Here you can find additional information on customizing and configuring joomla

http://docs.joomla.org/Beginners

Thanks

Thank you so much, im beginner of all of this...and i found it very helpful, wanted to press thumbs up or smth

but didnt find. I wanna thank you!!

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hello, i have satarted installing wamp on to my system, but after the database configuration step i am getting

an error warning on the screen, could you please provide a solution to my problem..

Question regarding creating new website

I downloaded the WampServer...I also downloaded Joomla 1.6....I can go to the backend of Joomla 1.6, but I

cannot seem to open up a website...can you point out what I might be doing wrong?

error

i already download joomla1.5 and wampserver and intalled it but the problem is in server configuration,

when i click the phpmyadmin there is an error. what should i do..... thnks

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Hi buddy, what error do you get? In general you should know that wamp conflicts with skype. If you have

skype running just close it. Strange, isn't it?!

Getting error

During Joomla installation, when i clicked "phpmyadmin" under Aliases i am getting Error Message

"You don't have permission to access /phpmyadmin/ on this server." Please help me how can i install the

joomla.

hi

Hi all,

I installed the wampserver and when i clicked on "phpmyadmin" i am getting an error message "You don't have

permission to access /phpmyadmin/ on this server."

Please help me out on this.

Cheers,

Nidhesh

axel , November 13, 2011 +0

Bakka , November 21, 2011 +0

ben , December 12, 2011 +0

axel , December 14, 2011 +0

amit patil , January 01, 2012 +0

axel , January 02, 2012 +0

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Hi Nidnesh, first of all check that wamp server is running. Right click on it and press Put online.

Do you have another apache running such as XAMP? If you have skype running turn it of as well.

Thank you

You have been so helpfull, at this stage i'm ok i have create my first web but i have problem to view page i

have edited.

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how can i make the site appear on internet......

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You have to enable port forwarding for pot 80 in your router first and afterwards access your site through your

ip.

Thank you

i want full website video/guide me. how to create simpale website on joomla+wampserver. plz suggest me

send me details for my email addr.

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Hi amit. For more information on how to create a joomla site you may read the Joomla documentation. It's

not possible to describe everything on a single email or article.

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