Joomla is the most popular content management system in the world. Thousands of web developers use it to build websites. There are some great features of Joomla like extension support, easy template integration, search engine friendly features etc., which have made it more popular among web developers.
Here are 5 Steps to create and build a Joomla website:
Download CMS Joomla
Download Joomla from it’s Official Website Here (http://www.joomla.org/download.html)
There are 3 stable versions of joomla available for download:
a. Joomla 1.5 is the oldest version released on January 2008 which will be officially supported till april 2012.
b. Joomla 1.6 was released on January 2011, and has been stopped on August 2011.
c. Joomla 1.7 was released on July 2011, It’s also won’t be officially supported after January 2012.
My suggestion is to use joomla 1.5 until January 2012.
Joomla 2.5 Beta 1 will be released on January 2012, you can use this version released later.
Upload CMS Joomla to your Hosting
The next step is to upload joomla to a hosting server, you can use either free or paid host. Joomla is a big CMS & it processes a lot of data every time someone visits a page. So, hosting joomla on a free host isn’t a good choice.
The minimum requirements of joomla 1.5 are php 4.3.10, MySQL 3.23, Apache 1.3/Microsoft IIS 6 & the recommended are php 5.2+, MySQL 4.1.x+, Apache 2.x+/Microsoft IIS 7.
The minimum requirements of joomla 1.6 & joomla 1.7 are php 5.2.4, MySQL 5.0.4, Apache 2.x/Microsoft IIS 7 & the recommended are php 5.3+, MySQL 5.0.4+, Apache 2.x+/Microsoft IIS 7.
Most hosting providers meet the requirements. So, you don’t have to worry about these. All you need to worry about is their service quality including server speed, server uptime, customer support etc.
Install Joomla & Configure
Download a Template and Install it to you Site
Just search on google & download the one you like.
If you want to buy a professional template, you can visit (www.templatemonster.com) or (www.themeforest.com), they have a lot of beautiful Joomla templates in their gallery.
Install required Extensions
Extensions are one of the main causes behind the popularity of Joomla. Extensions are used to extend the functionality of joomla.
For example, you can’t create a photo gallery with a core joomla package but using an extension called “Phoca Gallery”, you can create a beautiful photo gallery on your joomla site within minutes.
Joomla has an official extension gallery on their site. You can find most of the extensions there (http://extensions.joomla.org/). Download the required extension & install on your site following the instructions given by the extension author.
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