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I begin joomla with tutorial about joomla installation. This is first tutorial before joomla programming tutorial. It's using joomla version 1.5RC3.

Installation joomla is very easy. You just follow the instruction at every steps.

1. Download joomla package from joomla.com
2. Put compressed file to your web directory. For example at C:\AppServ\www\
3. Create a folder under that directory, give name "joomla".
4. Extract joomla package compressed file to under C:\AppServ\www\joomla\.
5. Open web browser.
6. Access http://localhost/joomla, you will get first installation page.
7. In first page, you will choose language. Default en-GB - English. Click Next button on top right.
8. Next step, Joomla will check your system before installation. On top part, your system must match with requirement. If not, your Joomla installation not functioning correctly. There are several recommended setting on bottom page. If your settings do not quite match the recommended, it will be red warning on actual column. You can fix it or leave. Click next button to continue.
9. Next page about licence. Read carefull. Click next button.
10. Next page about database configuration. Before configure, make sure you made a database for joomla. These must already exist for the database you are going to use.

    If not ready, open your phpmyadmin. Create a new database, for example gived name "joomla".

    Then, fulfill all item at database configuration. Click next button.

11. Next page about FTP Configuration. Click Next button.
12. Next page about site configuration. Enter your site name, email and admin password.

    Click Install Sample Data button.

    Then, Click Next button.

13. If you get sentence "Congratulations! Joomla! is installed.", your steps successfull.
14. The last step, remove folder installation under joomla folder.

If you want look site, click Site button. Or click Admin button for login to administration page.