Learn How to Design and Manage Joomla Websites

It is very easy to install Joomla on your website if you follow the right steps.

Here’s a list of 5 very important Joomla installation tips that will come in handy when you are ready.

1.  Create an Installation Database: Unless you plan to install Joomla using a semi-automated system, you will have to create a Joomla installation database. You will usually do this by accessing the MySQL database creation and management section of your website’s hosting account. You will then create a database and a user to go with it. You will use it when during the Joomla installation process.
   
   
2. Practice on a Real Domain: To learn and design Joomla websites would require some degree of practice on your part. One smart thing to do will be to get some Joomla videos or manuals (depending on your preferred mode of learning) and then setup a website to practice on as you go through the tutorials. This way, you are able to apply your knowledge right away, make the inevitable mistakes and correct them in the same breath (by reviewing that part of the Joomla video or manual). Without a practice site setup, you may spend much more time and get more frustrated when you eventually start to design Joomla websites.
   
   
3. Keep Admin Credentials Safe: You should also make sure that whatever username and password that you chose while you were installing Joomla should be kept safe somewhere. You may write it down in a note on your phone, a piece of paper or on your computer. But it is best to just choose a username and password that are hard for others to guess but easier for you to remember. For the safest place you can keep your Joomla login details is in your head.
   

While these may not be the only things you should seriously take into consideration when you want to install Joomla on your websites, these tips will just about be the best and most crucial at this time.

You can learn how install Joomla and other aspects of designing and developing Joomla websites by downloading the 4 hours of Joomla Video Tutorials available from http://www.JoomlaWebsitesUnleashed.com . After watching, please, do let me know if you have any questions or suggestions for other videos. All the best!

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