Install Joomla 3.6.2 on Windows 7 x64 localhost

Trabla: Install Joomla 3.6.2 on Windows 7 x64 localhost ( XAMPP 7.0.9 - php7 )

This tutorial explains how to install Joomla on windows ( XAMPP with php 7 )

Joomla! is an award-winning free opensource content management system (CMS),
written in PHP, which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla! the most popular Web site software available.

Solving:

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1. Download and install XAMPP 7.0.9 ( with PHP 7 ) from official site:
https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html

2. Download Joomla 3.6.2 Content Management System ( CMS )  sources from official site:
https://www.joomla.org/download.html

3. Create folder \joomla  XAMPP htdocs folder

C:\xampp\htdocs\joomla

and copy all files
from downloaded Joomla 3.6.2 Content Management System ( CMS )  .zip source

4. Run XAMPP Control Panel 

- open php.ini file ( Apache ->  Config-> PHP(php.ini) )

- change max_execution_time value
from max_execution_time=30 to max_execution_time=600

- save  & close php.ini
- start Apache
- start Database

5. Open in browser following url
to start  Joomla 3.6.2 Content Management System ( CMS ) web installation

http://localhost/joomla

You will be redirected to following page

- enter your data
- click "Next" button

6.  "Database Configuration" page of  Joomla 3.6.2 Content Management System ( CMS ) web installation

Now we need to create Database for Joomla 3.6.2 Content Management System ( CMS )

1) Open phpMyAdmin in new browser tab (or window :) ) - http://localhost/phpmyadmin
2) Open SQL tab
3) Execute following query

CREATE DATABASE `joomla` 
DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;

CREATE USER 'joomla-owner'@'localhost'; 
CREATE USER 'joomla-owner'@'127.0.0.1';
CREATE USER 'joomla-owner'@'::1';

SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'joomla-owner'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('joomla123$%');
SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'joomla-owner'@'127.0.0.1' = PASSWORD('joomla123$%');
SET PASSWORD 
FOR 'joomla-owner'@'::1' = PASSWORD('joomla123$%');


GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`joomla`.* TO 'joomla-owner'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`joomla`.* TO 'joomla-owner'@'127.0.0.1' WITH GRANT OPTION;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON 
`joomla`.* TO 'joomla-owner'@'::1' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Go back  to Joomla 3.6.2 Content Management System ( CMS )   installation page

- select Database Type - MySQLi
- type Username - joomla-owner
- type Password - joomla123$%
- type Database Name - joomla

- click "Next" button

7. "Finalization" page of  Joomla 3.6.2 Content Management System ( CMS ) web installation

- click "Install" button

8. Installing ...

9.  "Congratulations!" page of  Joomla 3.6.2 Content Management System ( CMS ) web installation

- click "Remove installation folder"
- click to view home and administrator sites

Hooray !!! Enjoy  Joomla 3.6.2 Content Management System ( CMS )  !!!