Joomla! Quickstart package manual

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I made some custom template and I still struggling with the most significant problem, how could I make a quickstart?

All the information what I found, doesn't helped me, including (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqG6Z8nhyBU), which is briefly:

  1. Copy the designed database
  2. Delete configuration.php from copied root
  3. Copy default Joomla! Installation folder to copied root
  4. Export sql.file from original database to copied installation/sql/msql
  5. Rename that to sample_data.sql
  6. Upload whole content to the server
  7. Install as a usual Joomla! site

All the time I getting: Error: the XML response that was returned from the server is invalid. in this reason I have to skip this message) when I select install sample data in my Joomla! pack installation. My template not appears as deafult and the places of module postions these are messages for e.g:

Warning: DB reports: DB function failed with error number 1146 Table 'masolat.jos_sobi2_language' doesn't exist SQL=SELECT * FROM jos_sobi2_language ORDER BY sobi2Lang in C:\wamp\www\masolat\components\com_sobi2\config.class.php on line 2534 ...and so on.....

So prorbaly the whole process that I've made is false. That's why I would like ask you some help.

Have you any idea, how can I accomplish without any kind of Joomla! copy/restore extension? Short guide, review, link, explanation will be appreciated.

Thank you in advance! Regards: Nehogymar

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There are two ways that you can install Joomla, the way that you described or the easy way for non-programmers.

Try to install joomla the easy way, There is very good explanation in Joomla documentation. try: http://help.joomla.org/content/view/39/132

There is also a excellent guide for installing Joomla on WAMP: http://www.compassdesigns.net/joomla-tutorials/how-to-install-joomla-15

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The simple way to make a copy of a Joomla website to install is to use Akeeba Backup. It makes a nice ZIP package with all of the files, settings, and database with a nice install script. I have a base install with all of the extensions I use to speed up configuration time.

http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/backup/1606