joomla ice Installation_Guide.pdf Mar. 2014 | Page 6

4. Begin the Joomla 3 Installation
Point your browser to the directory where you have uploaded the files of the Clone installer, e.g.
http://ROOT/joomla, if Joomla is the directory where you have uploaded the files. Root depends on your site and it is
actually your domain.
Now you are ready to begin the Joomla! installation process. We recommend setting up the Database and know the
FTP login details before you continue.
The Database is a must for Joomla. You cannot use Joomla at all if you don't have access to a database. The FTP login
details are needed for a normal operation, mostly through the Joomla Administrator (you may install/uninstall
extensions, save the global configuration etc), so we recommend that you enable this feature, as well.
* You may ask your host to provide you the FTP login details in case you cannot find them
* If you are working on a local host environment you don't have to enable the FTP login.
- Below you will find all the necessary steps to install Joomla. The installation is pretty easier than in previous version
as you have to deal with 3 steps and everything is explained clearly.
1 – Configuration Step
- Select the language that you wish Joomla! to use during the Installation Process
Main Configuration
Site Name: your website/company name that will appear almost in all parts of Joomla! like the title, copyright info,
emails etc.
Description: a short description of your site containing useful keywords may be completed in this step
Site offline: if you set it to yes, the front end will be offline until you change this in the Global Configuration. This is a
good idea when you do not want to show your website to your visitors.
Admin Email: - enter here your main email that Joomla! will use to send emails to your users or to receive them
through the contact us form.
Admin Username: you may leave this to admin but i to increase the Joomla! Security it is recommended to set
another one as it will be harder for possible hackers to access your Joomla Administrator.
Admin Password - we recommend that you input a strong password with both letters and numbers. This will be the
password that you will use to access the Administrator area.
Confirm Admin Password - A security setting provided by Joomla! to input the same password to to confirm that
your password is not typed wrong.
After you set these parameters (all except Description are mandatory) hit blue Next button in the top right of the
site.
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