I was struggling a bit getting Joomla installed on my local machine using stand alone components PHP 5.0, MySql, PhyMyAdmin and IIS.After searching online for a while I came across this well written article (for which I take NO Credit).I followed the Instructions and had Joomla, Mambo and other PHP Sites up and running in No Time using the Wamp Package.

What you'll need:

• Joomla 1.0.x (meaning latest version in 1.0 series)
• Wamp5 grab it from http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php

Step 1:

• Install Wamp
• Unzip Joomla into your Wamp's www folder (eg C:\wamp\www\joomla
• Start Wamp
• Open a browser window and go to http://localhost/joomla
• Follow the on screen prompts to install Joomla

On screen prompts and what to enter in the boxes

• Host Name = localhost
• MySQL User Name = root
• MySQL Password = blank (don't put anything in this box)
• MySQL Database Name = anyhting you like (eg joomladb)
• MySQL Table Prefix = jos_ (this is set as default but you can change it)
• Make sure that install sample data is ticked

Click "next" Step 2:

• Site name = your site name

Step 3:

VERY IMPORTANT!!

Change the admin password to something memorable (as this is only for testing locally I'd suggest setting the password to admin or password or similar

Step 4:

Remove or rename BOTH of the following:

• INSTALL.PHP
• The installation folder (eg C:\wamp\www\joomla\installation\)

Step 5:

In your browser window click on either the "view site" button or the "Administration" button.

Voila!! you now have a local copy of Joomla for testing purposes

This Article was first published here by by: Waseem Sadiq