Joomla is an open source content management system used all over the world for both simple and complex websites. Joomla is simple to install, manage, and very reliable.
Joomla is an open source solution available to everyone. It has been release under the GNU General Public License.You can google "General Public License" for more information regarding the use and distribution of this product, or through the joomla website.
Joomla is written in PHP programming language and uses the MySQL database system.
You can see an live demo of joomla from their website Joomla Live Demo. Please note this demo is using the default Joomla installation without any modifications at all. Templates and skins are available and can be revealed by a simple google search. "Joomla templates" or "Joomla Skins". There are many great resources around.
Joomla is supported by a wealth of information on its website regarding setup and installation, extensions and add-ons, a forum and a continually growing documentation section. Joomla's forum has more than 260,000 threads and over 1.2 million posts from more than 170,000 registered members in 40 languages. It's no wonder Joomla has exploded world wide and is highly recognised amoungst designers, programmers and webmasters.
Domain Name Registration and web hosting. After this step you can proceed with the setup and installation instructions below.
Step 1
Download and extract the latest release of the software from joomla.org.
Step 2
You need an ftp (file transfer protocol) to get your website running live on a server. Digital Pacific recommends
filezilla
Follow the link to the website and download the software.
Install the software on your computer and follow the instructions in step 3.
Step 3
To login to your web hosting account use the information in the email that digital pacific has sent you.
Host: www.yoursite.com.au
Username: username@yoursite.com.au
Password: Would have been sent to you via email from digital pacific.
Once you have entered your login information into filezilla click the quick connect button.
If you have trouble connecting to your server then check the host, username and password information you have entered are correct.
Step 4
Upload all files into your mainwebsite_html folder.
Step 5
Login to your ensim control panel www.yoursite.com.au/admin replacing yoursite with your domain and create a new mysql database.
Video Tutorial: create a new mysql database tutorial.
Step 6
The instructions from Joomla will now guide you through the rest of the installation process.
You will find these instructions in the joomla files under install.txt
Joomla has also added an online installer to their program which makes setup a breeze.
