Time for action – placing the files on the web server

Next, start up your FTP program (see What do you need to start? earlier in this chapter) and upload all the unzipped files in the folder to the web server. This is how you do it:

1. In your FTP program, browse to the folder that contains the unzipped Joomla files. Select all files (do not select the folder, only its contents).

2. Select the target directory, that is, the root directory of the web server. The root directory is often called httpdocs, htdocs, httpd, public_html, or www. If you can't find the folder, your web hosting company should be able to help you out.

   Tip

   Don't worry about the name of the root folder (httpdocs or any of the other names listed before). This name won't show up in the web address of your site. Visitors don't have to type www.example.com/httpdocs, just www.example.com will take them to your site. However, if you create a folder within httpdocs, this folder name will show up in your web address. If you create a joomla...