Installing a Joomla! Test Environment in Windows - Getting up and running.
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The installation is now complete. Your site is live at http://localhost:85/. You can load this page in a browser to see the default Joomla! installation. Let’s go ahead and finish configuring the site.
Click the Admin button in the JSAS control panel to open the administration options. Now click the “open Joomla! admin” button at the top. This will open Joomla!’s administrative backend in your browser.
The default login name and password are both set to admin. Your first order of business should be to change that password. This can be done from the User Manager.
You will most likely see an error warning you about Register Globals being enabled. You should change this setting to match that of your live site.
It’s a good security practice to always have Register Globals disabled. If it is not, talk to your site administrator.
If you are installing this as a development and testing environment, I’m going to assume you are already familiar with how Joomla! works. For those who aren’t, more specific information can be found by clicking the Global Configuration button.
The default Joomla! settings are as follows:
Absolute Path: W:wwwJoomla
Live Site: http://localhost:85/Joomla
Administration: http://localhost:85/Joomla/administrator
Because JSAS simulates a Linux directory tree all CGI files can use a standard Linux style shebang line.
#!/usr/bin/perl
Next: Customizing the JSAS installation. >>
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