[Tut] Create A Customizable Website With Joomla!
Alright guys, this is my guide on how to make a kickass website depending on what you want for you server. This guide is mainly based and designed to help you get the site online, so on I will be creating more guides on how to add widgets.
Sources Being Used:
- AC Web Repack [Only For Site SQLs and Links On The Site]
- Navicat 8 Lite
- Apache [Already Included]
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Guide Contents
I. DynDNS Set Up
II. Navicat Set Up
III. SQL Executing
IV. Setting Up The Website
V. Forum Set Up
I. DynDNS Set Up
Ok so DynDNS, what does that mean you ask? It means Dynamic DNS, its your cover up address for your IP.
1. First what I would like you to do is go to this website: DynDNS: Dynamic DNS, E-Mail Delivery and Other Services and create an account.
2. Login,then click on services, you will see in the middle of the screen and it says in bold letters Hostnames. You should see a link that says "Add New Hostname" or use this link https://www.dyndns.com/account/services/hosts/add.html
3. There's now a list of fields that you will have to fill out. I will help you fill that list out:
- For hostname type what you want your website to be called, and then pick a subdomain to go along with it.
- Skim down to where it says "IP Address" now it auto detects your IP so use the auto IP that it detects. That is known to be you external IP.
- Now click on create host, and your finished with creating your hostname.
4. Now we need to set up your hostname through your computer.
- Go to "My Computer", then click on your Cdrive.
- You will see a folder named "Windows", I want you to click it.
- Find a folder in that directory named "system32", click that as well.
- Then you will find a folder named "etc", there is a file in there named "hosts", open it with notepad
- There should be writing in it but at the bottom you'd see something like:
Code:
127.0.0.1 localhost
On the bottom of that I want you to put in this:
Code:
(Your External IP) (Your Dynamic DNS)
So it should look like this:
Code:
mywebsite.mysubdomain.com
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II. Navicat Set Up
Trusting that you already have MySQL already installed on your computer I will show you how to use navicat to manage your website.
Alright, so if you don't have navicat I will provide you a link to it:
- http://www.navicat.com/download.php?id=1 - Windows
- http://www.navicat.com/download.php?id=2 - Mac OS X
- http://www.navicat.com/download.php?id=3 - Linux
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III. SQL ExecutingOk, so now seeing how you have navicat up and running and want you run these SQLs that I have provided in the repack into new databases. So what I advise you to do is create new databases for each of their names.
I want you to run each of those SQLs into their own database, they MUST BE IN SEPARATE DATABASES!
For Example: Make a database for Forum.sql named "Forums".
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IV. Setting Up The Website
Alright so now you have most of the bases set up. Now we can finally view your website.
Go to your website through typing HostMonster - Web hosting in your address bar. Most of it is already set up for you but I will help you with a couple steps, aka site themes.
I have one template you can set up your site with. You don't have to use it but you can or use another template on how you please.I have already pre-added it to your templates folder so just change it through the website.
You can change your template through your admin panel. Which is only obtainable if you type in http://localhost/administrator in your address bar.
This is the Default Username/Password:
Username: Admin
Password: Admin
*Note I advise you change this.
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V. Forum Set Up
Alright so it all depends if you want to use the forums it comes with or not, you already executed the Forum SQL Query into your navicat so that step is done.
All you need to do is click on the forums button on your website's links, it will make you go through a process of steps that you will have to fill out with information about your forum. If you require any help with that just post here or PM me.
If you need forum themes I have added 5 forum themes already so you can install them through your forum admin panel.
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So now we're done, just run apache and then head to your site and it should be hosted, live and public.
