Beginner's Guide

Does your server environment meet the minimum requirements for Joomla 2.5?
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PHP, version 5.2.4 or higher
(Not for Joomla 1.7 but for the upgrade component, you will7need the CURL module in PHP.)
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MySQL, version 5.0.4 or higher
Are all the installed extensions available!for Joomla 2.5?
Have a look at the extension directory extensions
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Is the installed template available! for Joomla 2.5, or are you able to change it
manually?
Here is a good presentation by Chris Davenport
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. It's about Joomla 1.6 but in general, nothing
“important” changed in Joomla 2.5.
Are you experienced enough to change small snippets of code with instruction :-)?
If you feel comfortable and answered all the questions with yes ... let's go!
Step 1: Back-up
Before you do anything else, please do a backup of your site. You are probably already using Akeeba
Backup
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. If not, install it and do a back-up of your site!
Step 2: Create a local copy of your site
If you set up a local copy manually, you will need to
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copy your files
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dump your MySQL database, create a local database and import the dump into the local one
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change configuration.php
You can also implement the process with Akeeba backup, which allows you to create a zip package of
your site. To again create a website from this package, you will need the Akeeba Kickstarter.
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Place the kickstart files and the zip package of your website in the local folder of your website (htdocs).
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Create an empty database for your Joomla 1.5
Joomla! 2.5 - Beginner’s Guide
Monday, 30 January 2012! Page 240
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http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/advanced-search-results/524478
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http://www.slideshare.net/chrisdavenport/template-changes-for-joomla-16
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http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/backup/1606
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http://www.akeebabackup.com