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There are number of easy methods to install Joomla on your website, but the easiest and quickest is via Fantastico or Fantastico De Luxe. Using this method you can easily install the Joomla and many more scripts in just 1-2 minutes. Before that, you need to know, How to install Joomla on your website through Fantastico.

Follow the below steps to install Joomla successfully on your website:

• Log in to your web hosting account’s Control Panel. This should usually be http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel, where your have to replace ‘yourdomain’ by your own website.

• Look for the smiley icon that says “Fantastico” and click on it. This is where you will be installing the Joomla package from. Note that sometimes, it may say “Fantastico De Luxe”.

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• Look for “Joomla” under the “Content Management” category of scripts in Fantastico and click on it. Also, note that the title ‘Joomla’ may sometimes have some numerical suffixes showing which version it is. For example, the title may look like “Joomla 1.5″ for version 1.5 of the CMS. Just click on the most recent version and go to the next step.

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• Look for the hyper linked blue “New Installation” link and make sure you have at least as much as the minimum disk space required for you to install Joomla on your website. This is usually about 25 MB of disk space. This is not usually a problem, with most people’s disk space running into the tens of gigabytes. But it is still good to make sure you have enough to hold a new Joomla installation.

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• Choose where on your website you want to install Joomla. Will it be on your main domain, an existing sub-domain or a new not-yet-existing sub-domain or directory? Indicate it in this part of the installation process.

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• Fill out other required fields that are required to smoothly install Joomla on the site. This includes creating an Admin username and password. Don’t choose ‘Admin’ and ‘password’ as your username and password. Many people do this and have been hacked. Also, fill out the site name or main keyword, email address and other details here. Then click the “Install Joomla” button.

• On the next page, make sure that all the needed information is correct. Also, note down your Admin username, password and backend page (the one that ends with /administrator).

Lastly, press the “Finish Installation” button.

Now, after going the whole process you should be able to install Joomla on your website. Normally, it should take not more than 1 or 2 minutes.

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Last time we saw, How to Move Your Blog from Blogspot to Your Own Hosting? This time I will show you, How to Move Your TypePad Blog to Your Own Hosting?

It is always a good decision to move a blog to your own hosting as on your own web hosting you will have your own control panel and you can access all the features which a free hosting can’t provide you. For some it may seem difficult to move their blog to their own hosting from the free host, but in actual it is not so.

Below are the steps for transferring your TypePad blog to your own hosting from free blog hosting sites like TypePad, Blogger, WordPress, etc…

Step 1: Prepare for the migration

Load few HTML and php pages to make sure that the hosting is steady.

Step 2: Install Blog Software on Your Hosting Account

You can install preferred blog software, as supported by your web host, but we’ll recommend WordPress as it’s the best platform for beginners as well as experienced users. Customize it with desired look and plugins, and don’t forget to take the backup of your installation, as in case of any uncertainty, you should not redo the things.

Step 3: Export Your Data Directly From Your TypePad Control Panel

• Login to TypePad > Weblogs > Manage > Import/Export
• At the bottom of the page, find the “Export: Your-Blog-Name” link. Download it and save on your desktop with a .txt extension.

How to transfer your blog from TypePad to your own hosting?

Before importing your data, make sure that your WP-Content directory is writable. If not, set the permission to 777.  Now, login to WordPress Dashboard and go to Manage > Import (refer to diagram). Upload the .txt file you exported from your TypePad account, follow the screen prompts and you’re done.

All you need to do after this is to reorganize categories, images and internal links you’ve used in your blog.

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