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  • Steps to install Joomla 3.8.3 on localhost using XAMPP

    Steps:

    1. Install XAMPP on your machine.

    2. Start the XAMPP server:

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    3. Install Joomla by using the following link:

    Download the free open source CMS Joomla! and start building your awesome website.


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    4. Once the file is downloaded copy that folder under C:/xampp/htdocs and paste downloaded file.

    5. Extract the file and in the browser put localhost/folder_name

    eg. localhost/joomla_project

    6. Automatically one window will appear:

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    ​Fill the form like the site_name, email, username ,password and confirm administrator password.

    Choose default username as admin or yourname, choose password randomly and administrator password same as username password and then click on Next.

    7.

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    Select the database type as MYSQLi ,hostname as localhost, username as root, create the database and then click on Next.

    8. Steps to create database:

    On browser put localhost/phpmyadmin

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    Create the database and put the database name above as same as which is created here.

    8. After clicking Next

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    Above Window will appear and click on Install.

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    If the setup goes in this way only without stopping then open joomla.sql file under:

    C:/xampp/htdocs/folder_name/sql/mysql/joomla.sql file:

    In that file replace InnoDB word with MyISAM

    10. Again refresh the page it will redirect again to installation page:

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    It will again ask for Confirm administrator password fill same as username password .

    11. Click on Next-> Next-> Install.

    12. Now the Joomla will install successfully on a localhost :

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    11. Click on Administrator :

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    Type the username and password which were set in installation.

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    Now you can access to login form.

    13. We can access through Joomla Control Panel by going in the administrator folder :

    In the browser put : localhost/joomla_project/administrator

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    This how you can install joomla on a localhost
    Last edited by Neha; 01-11-2018, 06:14 PM.

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    Thanks for such a nice post !!

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