Template resources

The quickest and easiest way to enhance the design of your website is to use an existingJoomla template.
There are manyavailableon the Internet.

Free templates resources

The Joomla community creates thousands of free templates for you to choose from. Check following websites

• http://www.joomla24.com
• http://www.joomlaos.de/
• http://www.bestofjoomla.com

Commercial templates resources

If you have enough budget to purchase a template, then we strongly recommend you take a look at following
template providers.

• http://www.joomlart.com
• http://www.rockettheme.com
• http://www.yootheme.com
• http://www.gavick.com
• http://www.joomlashine.com

Why XAMPP For Joomla?

Installing Joomla2.5.x on local host is easy but can be tricky for the first time.

As you know, any website needs to be hosted on a web server in order to be shown to users. Normally, you would needto buyahosting package from some hosting provider like Rackspace or GoDaddy.Depended on the package you choose,ahosting provider will install a web server for you on one of their server machines.So, localhost is basicallythe sameweb server but installed on your own computer.

Now, in order to run Joomla, you need not only a web server, but also 2 more things: PHP script interpreter and MySQL database system. It sounds complicated but thankfully, there is a single package called XAMPP with all the elements included.

Download XAMPP

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