{"id":2668,"date":"2017-10-05T09:45:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T13:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/?p=2668"},"modified":"2025-06-17T09:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T13:16:44","slug":"joomla-installation-with-pairsim","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/joomla-installation-with-pairsim\/","title":{"rendered":"Joomla! Installation with PairSIM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/shared-hosting\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Shared<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/vps\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">VPS<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/qs-dedicated\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Dedicated<\/p><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PairSIM is a software installation manager that makes downloading and managing popular software easy. You can use PairSIM to install Joomla!, a content management system (CMS) that you can use to create websites and applications. Joomla! connects your site to database software, making it more efficient for your site management and your site visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--danger    \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tNote that this tutorial uses PairSIM, which is a web hosting add on. <strong>When this add on is enabled, your account is charged a monthly fee<\/strong>.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joomla! Installation with PairSIM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface\">Legacy Interface<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface\">New ACC Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure what the difference is? See<a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/pairnet.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/my.pair.com\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the left sidebar, click <strong>PairSIM<\/strong> and click<strong> Software Installation Manager<\/strong> in the drop-down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have not yet enabled PairSIM, do so now by clicking <strong>Enable Software Installation Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Under \u201cSoftware Available for Installation,\u201d click the <strong>Joomla! <\/strong>link<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the required information:<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>URL<\/strong><\/td><td>Select the domain name from the drop-down and enter the desired extension in the box.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Database<\/strong><\/td><td>A database will be created for your Joomla! installation. If you want to name your database, click <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong> and then enter the name in the open box.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Site Name<\/strong><\/td><td>Enter the name of the site.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Admin E-Mail<\/strong><\/td><td>Enter the email that will be used for admin purposes. Information regarding this installation, such as your Joomla! credentials, may be sent to this address.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Install Sample Data<\/strong><\/td><td>Check this box if you wish to install sample data.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>When finished, click <strong>Install Joomla!<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><br>If installed successfully, a page will appear telling you that your Joomla! installation was successful and show some information about your installation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When finished, click<strong> Return to Software Installation Management<\/strong>.<br><br>This will return you to the \u201cSoftware Installation Manager\u201d interface, which will now show your currently installed software. Joomla! should now be shown in the \u201cCurrently Installed Software\u201d section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top navigation bar, click <strong>Hosting<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Software<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have not yet enabled PairSIM, do so now by clicking <strong>Enable Software Installation Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the \u201cSoftware Available for Installation\u201d section, find Joomla! and click its <strong>Install<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the required information:<br><br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>URL<\/strong><\/td><td>Select the domain name from the drop-down and enter the desired extension in the box.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Database<\/strong><\/td><td>A database will be created for your Joomla! installation. If you want to name your database, click <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong> and then enter the name in the open box.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Site Name<\/strong><\/td><td>Enter the name of the site.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Admin Email<\/strong><\/td><td>Enter the email that will be used for admin purposes. Information regarding this installation, such as your Joomla! credentials, may be sent to this address.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Install Sample Data<\/strong><\/td><td>Check this box if you wish to install sample data.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>When finished, click Install Joomla!<br><br>If installed successfully, a page will appear telling you that your Joomla! installation was successful and show some information about your installation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When finished, click the <strong>Return to Software Installation Management <\/strong>button<br><br>This will return you to the Software Installation Manager interface, which will now show your currently installed software. Joomla! should now be shown in the \u201cCurrently Installed Software\u201d section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After Installation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a Joomla! beginner, check out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joomla.org\/Special:MyLanguage\/Portal:Beginners\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absolute Beginner's Guide to Joomla!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some other helpful links to get you started: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joomla.org\/Security_Checklist\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joomla! Security Checklist<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joomla.org\/Special:MyLanguage\/Portal:Search_Engine_Optimisation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search Engine Optimisation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joomla.org\/Portal:User_Management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User Management<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joomla.org\/Special:MyLanguage\/Portal:Template_Management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Template Management<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joomla.org\/Portal:Article_Management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content Management <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joomla.org\/Portal:Menu_Management\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Menu Management<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PairSIM is a software installation manager that makes downloading and managing popular software easy. 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