26 Aug
How To MANUALLY Install Joomla 1.5 With cPanel – Part 2 of 2
Posted in Install Joomla Template on 26.08.09
***REVISION!!!
“Site Name” setting at 3:15 should be set to match your company or domain name. This value is used when members of your site receive emails from from your site, including welcome emails. You can also set this manually at any time after installation in Administration:
Site – Global Configuration – Site Settings – Server
Also – go to Site – Global Configuration – Site Settings – Site and configure the Meta Description and Meta Tags right away as it takes weeks for google to index these values. Meta Description is the summary shown on google results, and Meta Tags are keywords to help your site get indexed.
You might have to manually configure the FTP file system access layer after install if you have errors when trying to install templates. Tutorial here:
If you run into any problems, I suggest watching my tutorial on how to install Joomla on a FREE 000webhost website; If you can install it there, you can install it anywhere:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BZboCsGb6zQ
Or, if your provider has Fantastico (or similar auto-installer), you can auto-install Joomla, but you might not be getting Joomla 1.5 that way. Tutorial here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=W2zZcScRtUA
Duration : 0:7:34
2 comments on this topic
26. August - 11:44 pm
I dont know why …
I dont know why localhost isn’t working for you. I havent had joomla on xampp or wamp server for over 2 years so I can’t remember but i? think i remember it works fine. always try 127 . 0 . 0 . 1 first (you probably did). I think i remember skype messing it up if it was on, or maybe another web server (iis installed?). And look into whether your host (windows\system32\drivers\etc\ host ) file is correct.
26. August - 11:44 pm
the templates that …
the templates that come with joomla are very limited in terms of tamplate editing through the template’s admin: almost every change would have to be coded in css/php/html, even a simple banner/logo change (yes I have a tut video up for that) But, this is exactly why I personally like the rhuk template (nothing fancy and I easy? to customize through code). But, like I said, other templates make is WAY easier to change banners and possibly background images/etc.
26. August - 11:44 pm
another question …
another question alex, do you have a tutorial regarding some changing the banners and those sort of stuffs? and how can I preview my site in my localhost?
26. August - 11:44 pm
yeah, editing …
yeah, editing through CSS, HTML, & PHP gives me a headache. I just found out that I need to put these codes manually…and it’s really confusing. Now I have to study how PHP works and those variables. OMG! Another busy day coming through…but anyway, thanks! You helped me a lot!
26. August - 11:44 pm
If you need to do …
If you need to do anything more serious, like make new positions, you can edit the template’s index.php file directly. CSS is usually an amalgamation of several files, with layout.css (if it exists) usually being the most important. You an edit the css through the template admin, but i always just use ftp.
26. August - 11:44 pm
Yep, and you should …
Yep, and you should be able to point a domain (if you have one) to your ip and run it like that, but then, of course, your comp always has to be on, plugged in, and it sucks your processing power/bandwidth if you run it like that. I like the ease of just paying for hosting. If you ever want to move it to a hosted site, use JoomlaPack. Template editing goes like this – edit as much as you can through the templae admin panel. each template has different options.
26. August - 11:44 pm
Gee Thanks! Now I …
Gee Thanks! Now I can use my Joomla! on my localhost but with the help of xampp. Now the problem is,..How will I edit the existing template? I never thought that it’s harder to use than Adobe Fireworks….well,..I think.
26. August - 11:44 pm
Yes of course. I …
Yes of course. I happen to use cpanel, but you can use whatever admin tool your hosting provider gives you. I install joomla pretty much exactly like this on godaddy which doesn’t have cpanel.
26. August - 11:44 pm
Hi! Can I Install …
Hi! Can I Install Joomla without going through cpanel? I just want to learn how to use joomla and re-designing it. Is it possible?
26. August - 11:44 pm
Awesome! Thanks!
Awesome! Thanks!
26. August - 11:44 pm
Use the JoomlaPack …
Use the JoomlaPack extension (google for it).
26. August - 11:44 pm
ok but now how do …
ok but now how do you install a joomla that you have been working on localhost.
26. August - 11:44 pm
Accept my friend …
Accept my friend invitation so I can add you to the list to watch those vids. I keep them private now because 000webhost has made lots of changes since I made those vids and so they are not directly applicable. They ARE though still really good for trouble shooting.
26. August - 11:44 pm
I have promblem …
I have promblem with this to, but i not find this video, cant you post url her?
26. August - 11:44 pm
htaccess is a …
htaccess is a different thing. Before long you will see that you have to rename htaccess . txt to .htaccess, but that is another issue. Does it work when adding the “index . php” to the url ? If so, go forward with the install and hopefully wont be a problem later. DB’s are not aware of Joomla or any other “script” that accesses them, it’s the other way around.
26. August - 11:44 pm
No htaccess files …
No htaccess files or html, htm files etc in public_html – but not having it – will figure it out! Quick question: How does the new database created recognise the joomla extracted file – probably a stupid question!
26. August - 11:44 pm
if it doesn’t do …
if it doesn’t do this for you, add the index . php to the url. eg. yoursite . com / index . php. Likely you have an index.html page masking index . php. I say in part 1 to make sure to delete such files.
26. August - 11:44 pm
at the very …
at the very beginning of this vid (part 2) i am looking over the uploaded files to see that everything go uploaded. This is just a cursory look to see any obvious problems: there are at least lots of files there, so looks good, but it is possible (though unlikely) that something went missing along the way (it does happen). Then, at :13, all I do is use my browser to navigate to my site. Joomla has put an index.php file there and it automatically then points to the installation folder.
26. August - 11:44 pm
At 0.13 you say ” …
At 0.13 you say “the next thing we are going to do is start the instillation”
What did you do here?
I go to my browser and type in any url on this hosting account and nothing happens – am i missing something – did you double click instillation in cpanel?????
26. August - 11:44 pm
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the tutorial, you saved me a lot of time.
26. August - 11:44 pm
Awesome. You Rock …
Awesome. You Rock Man!
It saved my lots of time! Awesome work!
26. August - 11:44 pm
Amazing Tut!! Great …
Amazing Tut!! Great process and easy to follow.
Best of Luck!
26. August - 11:44 pm
You saved me Alex! …
You saved me Alex! This is a very good tutorial, keep up the great work! I can’t thank you enough. I was about to pound my head up against the wall when I decided to run just one more search on this topic. This explained everything for me; from the Cpanel to the MySQL database creation and everything in between. Thanks again for this Super-excellent-terrifical-informative-awesomely explained-no B.S.-here it is plain and simple-cut and dry-complete tutorial. You’re the best man!
26. August - 11:44 pm
thx man you are the …
thx man you are the best in this
for aa time i givet up but now im sure that joomla is no1
thx for your tutorials
26. August - 11:44 pm
Alex West You did …
Alex West You did an amazing job at explaining. I was having trouble, but your explanation was easy to understand and i thank you very much. Great, great job, this video was an excellent choice. Keep up the great work.