Beginner's Guide

Figure 2: Installer – Installation check
It's a good sign if you see mostly green test results. Depending on your configuration, there can be
differences. The Joomla Installer considers the configuration settings of the web server (in our case
Apache), PHP, and the operating system. When using Unix Systems (Linux, Mac OS X), you have to pay
attention to file permissions. This is particularly important for the file configuration.php. This file will be
generated at the end of the installation with your personal values. If the installer can not write in the
folder, Joomla can not create the file and the installation will fail. In this case, try to configure the rights
and then click the button repeat check. Then, click the Next button and you will get to the step license.
Step 3 – License
Each software product is somehow licensed. Joomla is licensed according to the GNU General Public
License, version 2.0 (Figure 3).
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