Joomla - Powerful and Free Web Development Software
Using Joomla - The Best Free Web Development Software
In a previous article, I wrote about free tools to get your own website up and running. There is every thing from software to use, right through to free domain names and free hosting.
The only downside in that article is that I don’t use most of those tools any more. OK, I offer a service to my clients for which they pay, so I use tools and service providers that are not free. The customer service from paid products is way out better than what you can expect from a free service.
But still, Joomla is not a paid for service, it is free. The only reason why I didn’t include it in the previous article is that you cannot install it with auto installation scripts. The auto installer is only available in paid hosting accounts. And to be honest, when I wrote that article I didn’t know how to install Joomla without an auto install script such as Fantastico.
Now I do.
The best instructions I found was on SiteGround’s website. I used that instructions a couple of times. In fact, this instructions is easier to follow than Joomla’s own instructions. (Disclaimer - I’m in no way connected to SiteGround. They are primarily a hosting provider and Joomla template designer. I haven’t done any business with them, since I can provide both these services to my clients.)
Sometimes I found a hiccup or two, which the article doesn’t cover. When that happened, I just went back and redid the whole procedure (except for downloading Joomla).
Joomla offer their own set of instructions, which are by the way the official instructions. Maybe you understand it better than I do, but it is somewhat over my head.
Here you can find the instructions -
One thing to keep in mind is whether your hosting provider’s servers can host Joomla. If they don’t outright tell you that their servers are Joomla-friendly, the easiest way is to outright ask them.
Now I’m satisfied with these two articles. I believe that I gave you everything you need build your own website, absolutely for free.
You don’t need me or another web developer to build a website for you, you can do it yourself.
If you don’t want to spend the time to learn web development, then I can help you by designing and building a custom website for you. If you do have the time to learn web development, I also helped you with these articles.