User's Manual
Chapter 3: Joomla! Users
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 22 Version 1.0.1.
/usr/local/apache/htdocs on a Unix system but it may vary. We are assuming you have a
working web server and that you know where to put files to display on the web server.
InstallRemotely
What you do to install Joomla! on a remote host is largely to do with what facilities your host
provides and how skilled you are with server access. However, a simple and typical procedure
may involve:
1 Unzipping the Joomla! distribution files to a local directory.
2 Transferring the files to your host server and placing them in a directory under the web server
root. There are many free File Transfer Protocol (FTP) programs available to do this, e.g.
Filezilla.
3 Running the installation from your browser by typing in your web URL, e.g.
http://www.yourdomainname.com.
BrowserInstallation
Before you attempt to install Joomla! verify that your host service meets the standards stated
above in System Requirements. Assuming they do, you are on your way to installing Joomla!
1 Unzip the Joomla! distribution files to a local directory on your computer.
2 Transfer all the files and folders to your host server via FTP, placing them either directly in or
under a directory within the web server root. Ensure you preserve the integrity of the files and
folders.
3 When you have finished uploading the files and folders, go to your homepage,
http://www.yourdomainname.com. You should now see the pre-installation check page
generated by Joomla!
The installation process consists of a pre-installation, licence check and there are four further
steps dealt with in detail below.
Pre‐installationCheck
Figure 1: Pre-installation Check