Knowledgebase

1. Download Joomla via Joomla's Site -- http://www.joomla.org/ --> Download and download the latest version
2. Unzip / unarchive the file that you downloaded on to your computer
3. Connect to your FTP storage area with us:
   
   1. If you'll be using Joomla as your site's main content:
      
      1. Upload the contents of the joomla archive to your site's folder -- this includes using it as a sub domain (sub.example.com)
   2. If you'lll be using Joomla as a sub site or in a sub folder
      
      1. Upload the contents of the joomla archive to the sub folder
4. Create a Database:
   
   1. Hsphere Control panel:
      
      1. Login to the control panel
      2. Go to Databases -> MySQL -> MySQL DB Wizard
      3. Follow the steps to create database
      4. Create a user
      5. Take note of the user and password, database name, and hostname
5. Once uploaded, go to http://example.com/ joomla will be the main content or http://example.com/other where example.com is your domain and other is the folder that you uploaded to.  
6. You should now see the joomla installer.  Follow the steps on the installer. 
7. Ignore any steps that ask for FTP info
8. Once you are at the step for database info, put in the information that you copied down in the above step for creating a database
9. When it asks for demo content, you can choose to have it for example content and placements for you to change or delete later
10. When it asks for username and password, use a unqiue user (not "admin") and a complex password
11. Finish any further steps
12. Rename the htaccess.txt file to .htaccess via the FTP client

Recommended Settings:

• SMTP authentication setup under the Global configuration -> server
• Caching setup under Global Configuration -> System
• Enable "Use URL rewriting" under Global Configuration -> Site
• Disable "Show Joomla! Version" under Global Configuration -> Site
• Disable "Show Author Meta Tag" under Global Configuration -> Site