At the time of this tutorial, the latest version of Joomla is the Joomla 3.6 series. The installation method hasn’t changes yet and so the process will apply for this latest version and even for earlier versions of 2.5, 1.7, 3.4 and 3.5.

In this tutorial you will learn how to manually install Joomla 3.6. The method described here shows how to run your installation directly on a live server. It will also be applicable to installing the software on localhost. If you run on localhost, you will later want to move your installation to a live server.

If you face any difficulties, you can always get help with the 24/7 customer support at Todhost.com. You can also get a free Joomla installation on your account if you have a running web hosting service on Todhost. All you will need to do is to submit a ticket to the customer support department requesting a free installation and that will be setup for you within minutes.

Now, there are a few things to do before you upload and begin the process of installing your Joomla website.

The first is that you need to secure your Joomla installation file – be it a zipped file or a raw and extracted file. You need to keep it away from frontend view before it is properly setup. This is just a security precaution. Don’t bother as why. Just make sure your installation details or raw files are not available to visitors before you finish.

The way to do this is that if you are running on a fresh and empty website and you want to install in the main directory, then begin by creating an index.htm file. You may want to edit your index file and type a text like “site under construction” so that visitors are not just presented with a blank page if anyone ever visits.

You may upload your Joomla install file (the .zip file) into the root folder or create another folder into which you will upload and install your Joomla website. Let us call the sub-folder “web”. Creating a sub folder is more useful if you already have some content in your root directory and do not want to delete it. You will that install your Joomla website in the sub-folder and choose to move it to the root directory or leave it in your sub folder.

How to Install Joomla Manually (valid for Joomla all versions)

Installing Joomla 3.6 manually is pretty easy. Just follow the steps below and you will successfully install your joomla 3.6 website.

Step 1. Download your Joomla installation file. You can download directly from the official Joomla website or from template clubs that offer high quality premium Joomla templates. Usually, this will be a zipped file ending in .zip. Make sure you leave it as a zipped file also and do not change the extension type to GZip or something else.

Step 2. Upload the Joomla installation file to your preferred directory. The good thing about Joomla is that moving the files from one directory to another does not affect its functionality. It only changes the file path and once you typr the right path, your website starts working normally.

Step 3. Create a MySQL database. You can do this in cPanel. From cPanel->Databases, you will find the MySQL Database icon and you just click that to create your databases.


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