Ubuntu users in Ontario, Canada?

[geo]

Sorry, but how do I do this?

I tried getting phpMySQLAdmin by either Synaptic or by typing sudo apt-get install phpMySQLAdmin in the Alt+F2 window.

Nothing. It doesn't exist in either place.

But even if it did, how would i create a new blank database? I don't know any of this stuff.

Thanks,
geo
PS: Sorry if I came off as a little testy before, this thing just EATS so much of my time just to experiment and fail at it again and again.



- download and install phpMySQLAdmin (used to admin MySQL databases)

- In phpmysqladmin create a new blank database and call it, say,
'joomla'

- Point your browser to http://localhost/[NAME OF THE FOLDER YOU 
CREATED]/index.php

- Follow the prompts to install Joomla (it will want the name of the blank 
database you just created)

:)

M.

On Monday 23 June 2008 20:16:34 you wrote:
> Hi Mark
>
> Ok, I've downloaded Joomla and extracted it to a folder on my desktop.
>
> I don't know how to install it though.
>
> Joomla isn't in Synaptic so I had to download it from the website.
>
> There are several files:
>
> CHANGELOG.php
> configuration.php-dist
> COPYRIGHT.php
> globals.php
> htaccess.txt
> index.php
> index2.php
> INSTALL.php
> LICENSE.php
> mainbody.php
> offline.php
> offlinebar.php
> pathway.php
> robots.txt
>
> ....as well as several folders.
>
> When I double-click on INSTALL.php, it opens Firefox and then Firefox
keeps
> asking what to do with INSTALL.php: Open with Firefox or save to disk?
>
> So I keep clicking "Open" and it just repeats and repeats.
>
> What do I do with this Joomla then?
>
> Thanks,
> geo


      
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