{"id":92,"date":"2011-05-01T08:02:46","date_gmt":"2011-05-01T08:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/tfcom_wp\/2011\/05\/01\/joomla25-windows-xp\/"},"modified":"2011-05-01T08:02:46","modified_gmt":"2011-05-01T08:02:46","slug":"joomla25-windows-xp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tech-freaks.com\/joomla\/joomla25-windows-xp.html","title":{"rendered":"Installing Joomla 2.5 on Windows XP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This article provides a step by step approach to install Joomla 2.5. This article assumes the installation of Apache, PHP and MySQL has been performed as explained in the previous article\u00a0<a title=\"Installing Apache, PHP and MySQL for Joomla 2.5 on Windows XP\" href=\"joomla\/apache-php-mysql-windows-xp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Installing Apache, PHP and MySQL for Joomla 2.5 on Windows XP<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Download the latest Joomla 2.5 version from www.joomla.org website. At the time of writing, we are using the version 2.5x.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Unzip the zip file to any location under htdocs. Example: C:\\Apache2.2\\htdocs\\joomla25.<\/li>\n<li>To begin installation, access the URL: http:\/\/localhost\/joomla25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">This will automatically redirect to the installation page as below<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Installation - Choose language\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tech-freaks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/joomla16_language.JPG\" alt=\"Installation - Choose language\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\" border=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Select language and proceed to the next screen<\/li>\n<li>Joomla will check for all pre-requisite requirements and also suggest recommended settings. You can modify as necessary and click &#8216;Check Again&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0When ready, you can click next to proceed to the next screen. Below screen shot shows this screenSelect language and proceed to the next screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Pre Installation Check\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.tech-freaks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/joomla16_pre-install_check.JPG\" alt=\"Pre Installation Check\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/352;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Input database connection settings to MySQL. See below screenshot. Click Next to proceed.<\/li>\n<li>Read and accept the Terms and agreement. Proceed to the next screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Database Configuration\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.tech-freaks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/joomla16_db_config.JPG\" alt=\"Database Configuration\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/352;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Provide the website name and admin user id information. The admin user id will be used to login to the Admin console, after the installation is complete.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Next screen requests for FTP settings. For local installation in Windows XP, this can be skipped.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">This step also provides an option to install sample data for learning purpose. The sample data can be later uninstalled.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">See below screen.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Main Configuration\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.tech-freaks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/joomla16_main_config.JPG\" alt=\"Main Configuration\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/352;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<ul>\n<li>This complete installation of Joomla 2.5. Do not forget to remove the installation folder. Without this, you will unable to access the admin console.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Click the &#8216;Remove Installation Folder&#8217;.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Finish Installation\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.tech-freaks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/joomla16_finish.JPG\" alt=\"Finish Installation\" width=\"800\" height=\"353\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/353;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Admin console:<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/localhost\/joomla25\/administrator<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Website<\/strong>: http:\/\/localhost\/joomla25<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">You should be able to access your installation of Joomla website or Admin console. The URLs would be like below, assuming joomla25 as the installation folder name inside htdocs folder.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides a step by step approach to install Joomla 2.5. 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