How to Install the Joomla Environment on a Local Mac OS X Server By Seamus Bellamy, Steve Holzner XAMPP installs all the tools that Joomla needs to run including the Apache web server, PHP, and MySQL, along with some other tools that will make your life as a Joomla administrator a little easier. Stack Installers Bitnami native installers automate the setup of a Bitnami application stack on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. Each installer includes all of the software necessary to run out of the box (the stack). The process is simple; just download, click next-next-next and you are done! Joomla is an awardwinning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its easeofuse and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular web site software available. Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone Android Tablet Web Blackberry. Download JA Morganquickstart package →, upload to your server and extract it. Step 1 - Configuration: add Site name, Admin email, Admin username and password. Step 2 - Database: select database type, host name, database username, password, database name & table prefix. Step 3 - Overview: select sample data to install, we suggest to use Default English (GB) Sample Data. Joomla-3.9.20 for Mac is available as a free download on our software library. This free software for Mac OS X is a product of Open Source Matters, Inc. Our built-in antivirus scanned this Mac download and rated it as 100% safe. The software lies within Developer Tools, more precisely Webmaster Tools.
This tutorial will help the aspiring bloggers to install and use Joomla on Mac devices. Joomla is one of the most popular CMS for creating websites or blogs. It is not as popular as WordPress, but still many users are associated with it. The CMS on local Apple devices will help you do the R&D before publishing the content live on website. Not only the new bloggers, but experienced and mature developers too use this approach. This helps them to play with the code and deeply analyse the new stuff. If something goes wrong on live site, it is a problem and hence it is better to test it on your computers.
Contents1 Steps to Install Joomla On Mac1.1 Steps to Install Xampp on MAC
Steps to Install Joomla On Mac
- First download and install the XAMPP on your mac computer.
- Now get the setup for Joomla from the official joomla Website on your device.
- Create a Dummy folder with any name example
htdocs and unzip the joomla files in this directory. - Now open your browser and go to
http://localhost/htdocs
to open the Joomla installation page. - Select the language and proceed to confirm the terms and conditions.
- Enter the site details as
Database Type: My SQL HostName: Enter localhost. UserName: Type the default MySQL username root. Password: Enter the password. DatabaseName: Enter the name you used when you set up your database.
- Select next and skip the FTP settings.
- Now provide the site details including Site name, email address with user name and password.
- That’s it. Access the site through Site button and Admin area through Administrator button.
- Enjoy.
The above steps work if XAMPP is installed. If you do not know the xampp installation process, read the below steps.
Steps to Install Xampp on MAC
- Open your browser and get the installation file for XAMPP from Apache Friends Website.
- Now open the downloaded file(the DMG-Image) and drag and drop the XAMPP folder into your Applications folder.
- Go to
Applications -> XAMPP -> XAMPP Control in Finder to open XAMPP Control Panel and start Apache and MySQL.
If the Xampp does not work. Open terminal and type the following command :
chmod -R 777 /Applications/XAMPP/xampfiles/var
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1. Your question belongs on the Joomla Installation Forum. I presume you've read their Installation Guide which, in the typical fashion of Open Source projects, is rather terse and geared to either Linux or Windows users.
You said you 'did check out' their forums, but have you tried posting this question on their forums? I'd suggest that and, if you don't get an adequate response, then perhaps you'd be better served by using a different product.
I don't mean to send you somewhere else, but you should be able to find help from Mac OS X users who've installed Joomla on their Installation Forum.
2. You wrote:
'I'm not too experienced in web design/development...'IMO, Joomla is not a product for you to begin with.
You can try the following apps for free:
- Site Studio It's only US$30.00 to purchase. It's designed for coding in HTML.
- Freeway Express. It's US$89 to purchase and takes a graphical approach to Web design. <a href='http://www.softpress.com/products/freewayprointerf.php'>Freeway Pro</a> offers more functions, but Express may be enough if you're just starting and, if memory serves, you can upgrade from Express to Pro.
If you are a student, you can get pro-level Web Design apps such as <a href=' http://www.adobe.com/products/golive/main.html'>Adobe GoLive CS2 and Dreamweaver at deep educational discounts, e.g. US$100 or less.
Good luck!
😉 Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
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Oct 16, 2006 10:10 AM