Difference between revisions of "Ross Bayer"
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1. Chose a CMS (Content Management System) to create a website for | 1. Chose a CMS (Content Management System) to create a website for | ||
| − | + | I decided on Joomla. Mainly because I wordpress and modX didn't fit my needs for a simple website meant for my TaeKwonDo studio. | |
2. Install Xampp (to create a localhost) | 2. Install Xampp (to create a localhost) | ||
| − | + | I installed Xampp for linux by downloading it from here[http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html#374] and moving it to the suitable directory. once this was complete I had, essentially a mini webserver known as localhost where my site can reside until it is complete. | |
3. Install Joomla | 3. Install Joomla | ||
| − | + | This was a bit of a challenge, After much trial and error and finally google, I found where to move the file with joomla in it. For me running Ubuntu 10.10 the directory was /opt/lampp/htdocs. All that was left was to start Xampp with the terminal command <math>sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start</math> and navigate to "http://localhost/JOOMLAFILENAME" and run through the install. | |
4. Fix Error Messages in Joomla | 4. Fix Error Messages in Joomla | ||
| − | + | When I had sucessfully | |
Revision as of 13:53, 26 October 2010
10 Goals:
1. Chose a CMS (Content Management System) to create a website for I decided on Joomla. Mainly because I wordpress and modX didn't fit my needs for a simple website meant for my TaeKwonDo studio.
2. Install Xampp (to create a localhost) I installed Xampp for linux by downloading it from here[1] and moving it to the suitable directory. once this was complete I had, essentially a mini webserver known as localhost where my site can reside until it is complete.
3. Install Joomla This was a bit of a challenge, After much trial and error and finally google, I found where to move the file with joomla in it. For me running Ubuntu 10.10 the directory was /opt/lampp/htdocs. All that was left was to start Xampp with the terminal command <math>sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start</math> and navigate to "http://localhost/JOOMLAFILENAME" and run through the install.
4. Fix Error Messages in Joomla When I had sucessfully
