Getting Started with Joomla 1.5

Joomla 1.5 is a great web publishing CMS, but it is only as good as it is managed.  If you are new to Joomla or new to website development altogether, this article is for you.

Go Daddy Joomla website hosting

Website hosting on Joomla can be tricky.  If you are experienced in upgrading and maintaining Joomla, then you are able to do security heheupgrades without automated backups, and patching.  If you are new, that can be a daunting task. GoDaddy is the best provider I have found for Joomla installations for this very reason.

GoDaddy keeps its application environment very up to date and makes upgrading as easy as pressing a button.  You can also roll back an installation if there are any issues.  Godaddy is also very affordable with packages under $10.00/month.  There support is also Excellent (Call, don't use the chat). Learn more about GoDaddy Joomla Hosting.

Setting up Joomla

First thing is first.  You need a GoDaddy account with Server and a Domain.

This is the easy part.  Login to you GoDaddy hosting area and click on the hosting connections button.

1. Log into your GoDaddy hosting account
2. Manage the account
3. Click on Your Applications
4. Select Joomla under Content Management in the left navigation
5. Click on Install Now.

From here you will be walked through the install process where you will select the username, password and installation area (domain) of Joomla.

This starts the install process.  Now it will take a little while for the install to take.  Visit your domain to check and see if it completed.  If you see a website that says, "Joomla!" then you are in business.  You can login to the administrator area with your login at: www.yourdomain.com/administrator.