Joomla Installation

Here's a simple tutorial for beginners to install Joomla in localhost:

1. install XAMPP server in your C:
2. Find a Joomla! installation zip file in Joomla! download web page
3. Create a folder in C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs. Name it as you want as your site's name will be
4. Extract the zip file in C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\{your_site}
5. Start your apache and mysql in XAMPP Control Panel Application
6. Go to your web browser, type this url: http://localhost/{your_site}
7. Choose your installation language. Click Next
8. Pre-installation check: you skip this. Click Next
9. License: skip this. Click Next
10. Database configuration:
• Database type: mysql
• Hostname: localhost
• Username: root
• Password: leave empty
• Database name: give a name, usually same as your site's name. Then click Next
11.  FTP Configuration: skip this. Click Next
12. Main configuration:
• Site's name: give a name
• Your email: type in your email address
• Admin's passwd: this will be the password when you open the backend using username Admin
• Verify passwd: type in the same password as above
• Install default sample data: install. Click Next
13. Open your C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\{your_site's_name}. Delete 'installation' folder
14. Your site is done. To view it, go to http://localhost/{your_site's_name} with your web browser
15. To start configuring it, go to http://localhost/{your_site's_name}/administrator. Log in with username admin and the password you have configured during installation

Happy configuring!