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[xle_camry]

Hello everybody! Can anybody help me how to install joomla? I ve just downloaded the latest version from joomla.org. But i am confused, there is no install.exe .... I am new to joomla. Help me please.

[xle_camry]

By the way, i have wamp server in my laptop installed...

[LuthfiHakim]

It's easy. Okay, so you have setup your server environment. I assume you have these things configured properly:

• Apache web server
  
• MySQL database server
  
• PhpMyAdmin

If they are okay then these are the basic steps to install joomla.

• Using PhpMyAdmin, create a new database in MySQL, give it a name with some relation with the site you want to create.
  
• Unzip the joomla package you have downloaded (it's a full package, right? not update package) to a folder under your web server root. Although you can unzip them anywhere, but in doing so you must update your apache's http.conf and perhaps http-vhost.conf (which need more explanation ;) ). For this example let's assume that you unzip it to a folder named "joomla".
  
• Open your favorite browser and point it to your "joomla" folder (give it address something like: "http://localhost/joomla"). The joomlah installation page will be shown there.
  
• Follow the instructions given by the joomla installation, this including giving the database name you had created for it; the database host (this time you can use localhost); account to access the database; site name; password for first admin user; installing sample data; etc. I recommend to install the sample data.
  
• After success you will be asked to remove the installation folder. Go there and delete the installation folder. Now visit your joomla site again and this time it show the real (sample) content.

Cheers!

[xle_camry]

thanks, i will try bro.