How to install and run Apache web and MySQL database servers using XAMPP.

Joomla requires a PHP webserver and MySQL like the one package in Xampp.
Mos beginning web developers are daunted by the thought of having to install and configure Apache web server, mySQL database server and even an FTP host. Before Xampp, you will need to run individual installers and having gone this path  I can tell it wasn't an easy task for a newbie. If you don't know yet what these programs are, please see my notes below :

• Apache - open source web server software. This basically allow you to use your computer as a web host. If you have this on your computer, you can run HTML, PHP, etc over http in your browser.
• MySQL is a database server like Oracle and MS SQL 2000. You can use it in conjuction with a scripting language like PHP to save and retrive information.

XAMPP is package of these software, you can get it from this URL : http://www.apachefriens.org/en/xampp.html

Joomla 1.5 Installation manually.

Joomla is a popular web-based manage your content management solution (CMS). As a CMS, it lets you manage your sites' content like document, pictures, html and other web document. This free web application could be used as corporate or comunity website, complete with a secured login/logout for users, administration and of course content editing and management.

Joomla requires a PHP webserver and MySQL like the one pakacged in Xampp. We have written about Xampp and SQLyog to guide you with the installation of the required software. The step below will guide you with installing joomla.

Joomla Installation via Fantastigo

In this section you will learn how to install joomla 1.5 via the fantastigo autoinstaller. If you don't have fantastigo or you prefer to install joomla 1.5 manually, you can check our tutorial "How do i install joomla 1.5 manually?".
To start with the installation log into your cpanel and click the Fantastigo De Luxe icon, you can learn more about cPanel from our cPanel tutorial.