Installing Joomla in four steps

If you have set up a web hosting account and got the tools you need, you are set to go. Installing Joomla simply requires carrying out the following steps:

  1. Download the Joomla files from www.Joomla.org.
  2. Place the files on the web server.
  3. Create a database.
  4. Install Joomla itself, using an installation wizard.

The rest of this chapter will give you a detailed walkthrough of this procedure.

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