This tutorial will help the aspiring bloggers to install and use Joomla on Mac devices. Joomla is one of the most popular CMS for creating websites or blogs. It is not as popular as WordPress, but still many users are associated with it. The CMS on local Apple devices will help you do the R&D before publishing the content live on website. Not only the new bloggers, but experienced and mature developers too use this approach. This helps them to play with the code and deeply analyse the new stuff. If something goes wrong on live site, it is a problem and hence it is better to test it on your computers.

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Contents1 Steps to Install Joomla On Mac

Steps to Install Joomla On Mac

• First download and install the XAMPP on your mac computer.
• Now get the setup for Joomla from the official joomla Website on your device.
• Create a Dummy folder with any name example
• Now open your browser and go to http://localhost/htdocsto open the Joomla installation page.
• Select the language and proceed to confirm the terms and conditions.
• Enter the site details as
  • Database Type: My SQL
  • HostName: Enter localhost.
  • UserName: Type the default MySQL username root.
  • Password: Enter the password.
  • DatabaseName: Enter the name you used when you set up your database.
• Select next and skip the FTP settings.
• Now provide the site details including Site name, email address with user name and password.
• That’s it. Access the site through Site button and Admin area through Administrator button.
• Enjoy.

The above steps work if XAMPP is installed. If you do not know the xampp installation process, read the below steps.

Steps to Install Xampp on MAC

1. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. Just download and start the installer. XAMPP for Windows 7.3.30, 7.4.23 & 8.0.10.
2. Packaged by Bitnami Installers Bitnami native installers automate the setup of a Bitnami application stack on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. Each installer includes all of the software necessary to run out of the box (the stack). The process is simple; just download, click next-next-next and you are done!

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• Open your browser and get the installation file for XAMPP from Apache Friends Website.
• Now open the downloaded file(the DMG-Image) and drag and drop the XAMPP folder into your Applications folder.
• Go to Applications -> XAMPP -> XAMPP Control in Finder to open XAMPP Control Panel and start Apache and MySQL.

Download and install MAMP to your Applications directory. Download the latest Joomla 1.5 zip file. Start MAMP by double clicking on the MAMP icon in your Applications/MAMP directory. Once the servers have started, a browser window should open to the MAMP start page. If not, click on the 'Open start page' in the MAMP window.

If the Xampp does not work. Open terminal and type the following command :

chmod -R 777 /Applications/XAMPP/xampfiles/var

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