How to install joomla
Joomla! is one of the best CMS with great ease of use and amazing flexibility. CMS means a content management system, and it consists of a database and a public part that displays the contents of the site. The administration part of Joomla! allows you to customize every aspect of its website creation of the form of URLs to the formatting of articles. Another advantage of Joomla is that there are hundreds of extensions and themes available to change the site according to their needs. You can create an online store, a small social network, blog and all type of sites With Joomla.
Preparing to install Joomla
Download from www.joomla.org
The first step is to download the latest version of Joomla, and currently it is Joomla! 3.2.2. The developers offer a new version every 6 months and update for the latest settlements and security fixes.
To install Joomla, it is necessary that your server has the support of PHP and a MySQL database, which is the case with many web hosts. If necessary, ask your web host if you can install Joomla to avoid incompatibility issues.
Then you must create the MySQL database for Joomla with a tool such as phpMyAdmin. It has a friendly interface, it is sufficient to create the name of the Mysql database and username provided by your host name.
Now you need to upload files and folders on your Joomla web hosting. The latter has a public folder called public_html which must contain the files of Joomla.
Install Joomla step by step
To begin the installation of Joomla, open your browser and type the domain name of your new website site.
If you encounter errors, 
it means you did not put the Joomla files in the right place, so recheck and try again.
The first page of the installer will display the language selection and Joomla supports a variety of languages. Then, the installer checks whether the components of your server support installation of Joomla.
If you see a No in red in the list, you must apply the necessary changes to your web host.
Then, the installer will display the conditions about how to use and you can skip this step.
On the next screen, the installer prompts you for the information to access your database. In this screen, you also have the choice to save or delete an existing Joomla installation.
The next screen configures the FTP layer and most webmasters do not use this option. Then you must configure your site information such as its description, its main title, the name and password of the site manager, etc.. At the bottom of the page you will see a button named install sample data and we recommend to install if you are a beginner in Joomla. This will allow you to see all the possibilities of this CMS.
The final page asks you to delete the installation directory in the Joomla folder. This is necessary to avoid security breaches. After this step, you can connect to the Joomla administrator and view the public part. Install Joomla with predefined scripts Joomla is so popular that many web hosts offer to install automatically with scripts. Just browse options in this area at your host and select Joomla. The problem is that these versions are not always the latest besides we will not have full control over its creation website. That is why the manual installation is always better and it can achieve in a few minutes. If you’ve never used a CMS, Joomla interface can be daunting, but you can become familiar with sample data.
