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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. | 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. | ||
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Revision as of 14:00, 26 October 2010
10 Goals:
1. Chose a CMS (Content Management System)
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.
Installed Xampp: File:/home/rossbayer/Pictures/Screenshot.png
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 sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start and navigate to http://localhost/JOOMLAFILENAME and run through the install.
4. Fix Error Messages in Joomla
When I had sucessfully
