Joomla! 1.5 Cookbook: Over 60 quick and direct recipes to help you overcome common Joomla! queries.

Install FileZilla by double-clicking on the executable. This will take about two minutes.

FileZilla is very self explanatory and accepting the defaults is the best method to get it installed and working.

Once installed, it will launch and you should see this screen:

We will need to set up your FileZilla client to talk to your server.

Click File | Site Manager

You will now see the following screen:

Setting up Site Manager

This will open up the configuration for a new HOST entry.

Click the New Site button

You will need the FTP settings you wrote down previously.

Click Connect to save and test the connection. It should show you something like the following screenshot:

Once you see this screen you are ready to begin set up. Please note that the contents on your screen's right and left windows will be different. You should see a folder listing on the right screen of your contents.

Uncompress Joomla!

Locate the compressed (zipped) file you downloaded in Item 2. It will be named like this: Joomla_1.5.XX-Stable-Full_package.zip(code in text) where "xx" represents the latest version of Joomla! you downloaded.

Using Windows® right-click the file and choose Extract All… - this will uncompress the file into a folder by the same name. It is worth noting that other applications such as WinZip, WinRAR or others will handle this procedure differently.

Record Joomla! path name here: ____________________________

Start FileZilla

Start your FileZilla application (if it is not already) and open Site Manager, select your host, and click Connect.

Navigate in the FileZilla window titled: Local site to your uncompressed Joomla folder. You should see something like this: (Note that is the left window of FileZilla)

This is a screen showing you what is on your machine.

Transfer files over from your local machine to Server

Left-click one of the folders in your Local site window, it will be highlighted.

Next press Ctrl+A to highlight all of the folders.

Right-click on the highlighted folders and you will see the following screen:

Click the Upload button, as circled in the preceding screenshot.

You will see the files copying to the RIGHT window. Once done, you will see this in the right-hand pane, which represents your server.

The following is a screenshot of your web server after Joomla! has been uploaded.

Login to your cPanel®

Scroll down your screen till you see DATABASES

Click the icon MySQL® Database Wizard - it should look this:

After you click this you will see the following screenshot - this is where you will start the database creation. In this example we have a "prefix" of watcher_ you will have a different prefix.

Fill in your database name which can be anything you want. It has a limitation of 16 characters. Try to choose something descriptive but not common. Write the database name here:

Database name _________________________

Click the Next Step button

You should see something like:

This indicates our database watcher_cookbook was added successfully.

Create a user for Joomla! in our database

This step is necessary for Joomla! to talk to the database.

Create a username no longer than seven characters.

Record the username here _______________________

Now - for maximum security use the password generator. It will create a strong password for you. Here is an example of it in action.

Once it generates a password for you, click the I have copied this password in a safe place checkbox to use it.

Record the password here for later use: ________________________

Once you complete this step you should see this screen with your username inserted:

This completes the creation of the user. In our case we chose jadmin1 and our password of U&{u$.S1F2t_.

Give the newly created user rights to use the database.

The next screen you will see is the Privileges screen.

The Privileges screen defines the rights this user will have to the database.

Check the ALL PRIVILEGES box.

Now you will see that all the boxes are checked as follows. If they are not checked, Joomla! will fail to install properly.

Click the Next Step button. You will be presented with a screen similar to the following:

This completes the setup of your database. Now click Home in the upper left of the screen.

Login to GoDaddy.com® using your username and password.

To reach the database setup, we have to navigate through the menu. Follow these steps:

Click Hosting.

Under My Products choose Hosting - this will take you to the control panel:

The preceding screenshot shows (in our example) two accounts - yours will show the number of accounts you have purchased.

Now click on Manage Account next to the Hosting Account you wish to set up.

You will be taken to the Hosting Control Center control panel - choose Databases - you will see the following icon.

Once you click the MySQL icon you are taken into the set up system. Click the Database button on the upper right:

This screen is where you will enter all your information.

How to complete this screen:

The next step on GoDaddy.com® can take a few hours in some cases. So don't panic if it states Pending Setup for a very long time. You will see a screen like the following until the database is set up:

In your database list (see the preceding screenshot) once it is complete click the pencil icon on the right:

Clicking this will provide the critical details you will need to set up Joomla! You should see a screen similar to the one shown in the following screenshot:

Record your details here:

Status: Should read Setup

Host Name: ______________________________

Database Name: __________________________

User Name: ______________________________

Password: _________________________________ (optional as you should have recorded it earlier)

Check database to ensure it is working

On the same screen you are currently looking at, click Open Manager in the upper right corner:

This will open the database manager for you. You will see the following screen and you will need your Username and Password:

Populate the Username and Password and click Go.

This will take you to a screen similar to this:

You will see on the left your database under information_schema. It should say (0) next to it. In our case it reads: joomlacookbook(0).

This indicates your database is set up. In the next recipe you will install Joomla!

Open a browser and point it at your domain or IP address.

Example: http://www.MyDomain.com

http://192.168.1.100

This will trigger your Joomla! installation script to start up. You will see this screen:

This is the initial start-up screen for Joomla! 1.5 installation. It defaults to English (US), However Joomla! is available in many languages.

Please choose your language or click Next to accept the default.

Pre-Installation Check

This is the Pre-installation Check screen. You should see all green in the top box and mostly or all green in the lower box. Here is a screenshot of the server's setup options close up:

In this case we have Display Errors turned On, it is recommended to be Off.

A closer look will show you each screen.

The Recommended Setting screen is a follows:

You should see all green Yes here, if you do not contact your host and tell them to adjust your settings. In our example we have purposely turned On Display Errors. You likely will not see it in your installation. However you should follow the recommended settings for maximum performance.

Once you get all green Yes and your actual settings match the Recommended settings, repeat step one or press this button on top of the screen:

Should these be set differently, you can change them in a file called php.ini. I recommend you speak to your host about changing them should they be different.

This will rerun the checks. If however everything is ok, then move to the next step.

License review.

This is an information screen showing the GNU/GPL license that applies to your use of Joomla!.

Read the license and click Next.

Database Configuration

This is the screen you will use to configure your database settings.

This is a partial screenshot of the database configuration screen. You will need to enter your details in the following screenshot:

In this screen you will need the database settings you set up in the previous recipes. You will see two versions of the same setting. One demonstrating GoDaddy.Com® and the other representing cPanel®.

The following screenshots are part of the database configuration screen. The different examples are shown to demonstrate GoDaddy.com® versus cPanel®

If you are on GoDaddy.com® your installation for basic settings should look like this. Note the Username and the Database Name are the same. And it has a long Host Name. Your Host Name will be different.

If you are on cPanel® your settings example will look more like this. Note that in most cases localhost will be your Host Name and the username and database name should be different from each other. Again your answers will vary.

Now fill in the Basic Settings screen with the correct responses.

Do not click Next yet.

Database configuration continued.

Under basic settings you will see Advanced Settings as follows:

Assuming this is a new installation, then no action is required on your part.

FTP Layer (THIS STEP IS OPTIONAL AND SHOULD BE SKIPPED IF YOU DO NOT NEED IT)

On some hosting setups there are various technical reasons why you cannot change permissions or upload extensions that are important to the operation of the site. This layer, while optional most of time is crucial for those hosting setups.

Contact your host and ask them specifically if they are running 'SuExec'. If so, you can skip this step.

You will need the following information to complete this setup:

You can save the FTP password but for security it is recommended you DO NOT.

To save your password, click Yes under the Advanced Settings.

Do not change the Host or Port information.

Click Next Step

Main configuration

This step will personalize your Joomla! installation.

You should be on this screen:

There are only a few steps here.

Fill in your website's Site Name:

This will display in the browser and search engines. Don't worry - you can change it anytime.

Next fill in your (admin) email and password. You must type your password in twice.

Now the next step is optional but recommended as this is to assist you in learning. If you are going to use your site for production, you may wish to skip this step.

The Install Sample Data will install a lot of menus, content, categories, and sections.

Click the Install Sample Data button:

This step only takes a few moments. You will see this upon success:

As this is a new installation, and not a migration from Joomla! 1.0 you do not need to install the LOAD MIGRATION SCRIPT.

Click the Next button.

Completion.

Once you complete the previous step you will be greeted with the following screen:

The text in red is giving you final instructions:

DO NOT CLOSE THIS SCREEN OR NAVIGATE AWAY.

Now - Open FileZilla and connect to your web server. In the right-hand pane of FileZilla, you should see a screen similar to the following:

Highlight and right-click the installation folder. You will see the following screen.

Click Delete for the Installation folder. This will take a few moments. Once done, close FileZilla and return to your Joomla! installation.

Now you can click the Admin button and login:

You should see this screen:

Enter your Username and Password.

This will log you in.

Press Logout.

Close and reopen your browser and open your new website (www.yourdomain.com)

This is how your website should look.

This completes the installation and testing of your new setup.

Open your FileZilla FTP client and in your Site Manager select your web host

In the right-hand pane of FileZilla, you will see your files and folders. To the far right (scroll over ) you will see the Permissions and Owner/Group columns as shown in the following screenshot:

There are many files and they should be set (as this is a fresh install) ok. However, it won't hurt to check.

Click one of the folders then (for Windows ® users) press Ctrl+A. This will highlight all the files and folders in your site. You should see a screen similar to the following:

This partial screenshot shows you have selected everything.

Right-click in the blue colored portion. Select File permissions…:

FOLDER PERMISSIONS should be set for 755.

The following items should be checked or filled in:

Numeric value should be set for 755.

Check the box Recurse into subdirectories.

Check the box Apply to directories only.

Note that if you get it wrong, don't worry - you can repeat it.

This process will take a few minutes so be patient.

File Permissions should be set to 644

Following the same process as in step 4, highlight all your files and folders, right click, and click your file permissions selection.

This time however you will change the settings as follows:

Numeric value should be set for 644.

Check the box Recurse into subdirectories.

Check the box Apply to files only.

This step will take longer than the DIRECTORIES step.

Once complete you may exit FileZilla.