Step 1.
Copy site files via FTP manager and export database useing phpmyadmin. To do this see also http://www.joomlahow2.com/how-to-backup-joomla-site/ . If you copy files to localdrive you will need to upload files to new server, also using FTP manager.

Step 2.
Import database using phpmyadmin. In phpmyadmin click on Import.

Browse for your database and click on Go button.

Step 3.
Modify configuration.php file and  set the new values.

$host – Usually it is se to “localhost”
$user – This is a name of your database user.
$password – This is the database user’s password.
$db – This is the database name.
$tmp_path – absolute path to the tmp directory on your server, for example  “/root/site/joomla/installation/tmp.”
$log_path – This is the absolute path to the logs directory on your server, for example “/root/site/joomla/installation/logs.”
$live_site – URL of your site. For example “http://www.joomlahow2.com”.

STEP 1.
First you must have virtual server installed on localdrive. Try WAMP server, it is very good solution. WAMP server you can download from www.wampserver.com/en/download.php

After installation start WAMP server.

STEP 2.
Download from joomla.org the latest version on joomla.

STEP 3.
In WAMP www directory create an folder and export downloaded joomla installation. This folder will be root on you localhost Joomla site. For example we will create My Site folder.

STEP 4.
In browser type 127.0.0.1 and in Your Projects click on your folder that you have created in STEP 3.

STEP 5.
Now in next 7 steps you will install Joomla.

1. Choose Languge and click on Next
2. IF Pre-installation Check is OK click on Next
3. License … after reading click on Next
4. Database Configuration
After WAMP installation HostName is set as localhost and default user is root.You can add a new user but for now use this parametars. For root user password is no need. Choose   Database Name and click on Next.

5. FTP Configuration … just click on Next
6. Main Configuration
Now you will need to enter Site name, Admin e-mail and pass, and Click on Install Sampe Data. After that click on Next.
7.  Congratulations! Joomla! is now installed. But before you can log in, you must delete installation folder.

]]> http://www.joomlahow2.com/how-to-install-joomla-in-localhost/feed/ 0 http://www.joomlahow2.com/how-to-add-favicon/ http://www.joomlahow2.com/how-to-add-favicon/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:22:21 +0000 Marko http://www.joomlahow2.com/?p=173 Very often question is: “How to change or add favicon on my joomla 1.5 site?”. Answer on that question you can find folloving this instruction.

Go to default template folder on server or local drive. Default template is template  that is currently being used. In this folder just replace favicon.ico with your icon. If there is no favicon.ico try to paste your icon in this folder and look for small icon in Web Browser. Your icon should be there.

STEP 2.
In the Joomla 1.5 admin panel go to Extensions – Install / Unistall

STEP 3.
In the Upload Package File go to Browse and select the language on your computer that you want to install and then click on Upload file & Install. In our example it is Serbian language.

STEP 4.
In the Joomla 1.5 admin panel go to Extensions – Language Manager

STEP 5.
Select Language Name and make it Default

STEP 1.
First, copy data from server. For this you can use some FTP agent or Total Commander(TC), in our example we will use TC. In TC go to Net - FTP Connect… and click on New connection… button. Fill the  a, b, c and d field with data given by your host provider and than click on OK. In Connect to: panel select your server and click on Connect button.

STEP 2.
When you reach server space select all joomla files from server and copy to your local drive

STEP 3.
Now you will need to backup database. For that purpose we will use phpmyadmin. To reach phpmyadmin use datas given by your host and log into phpmyadmin. When you do this in left panel select joomla database that you want to copy to local drive. After that click on Export.

STEP 4.
In the bottom of the page check in Save as file, select option “zipped”, click on button Go and choose location on local drive where you want to save database.

Finally, you will have backup of your site.

Templates

STEP 1.
In the Joomla 1.5 admin panel go to Extensions – Install / Unistall

STEP 2.
in the Upload Package File, go to Browse and select the template on your computer that you want to install and then click on Upload file & Install

STEP 3.
In Joomla 1.5 admin panel go to Extensions – Template Manager

STEp 4.
From the list of templates select the template that you have just installed

STEp 5.
Make your template Default

STEP 1.
In the Joomla 1.5 admin panel, go to Content – Article Manager

STEP 2.
Click on title of article that you want to edit

STEP 3.
In the right panel click on Parameters – Advanced

STEP 4.
Find PDF, Print i E-mail parameters option and set their values to Hide

STEP 5. Save settings

STEP 1.
In the Joomla 1.5 admin panel go to Site – User Manager

STEP 2.
Click on the name of user that you want to set privilege (in our example it is User with username user1)

STEP 3.
In the Group field select Super Administrator or other privilege

STEP 4.
Save settings

STEP 1.
In the Joomla 1.5 admin panel, go to Menus – Main Menu *

STEP 2.
In the Menu Item Manager [mainmenu] you need to click on Home

STEP 3.
You are now in Front Page Blog Layout-in and you need to Click on the Parameters – System to change the Page Title. By changeing text “Welcome the front page“ with your text you have got a new title to the Home page of your site. If you do not want on your site to show Home page title in the state Show Page Title, select the option No.

STEP 4.
Save settings