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How to Install SportAK Joomla QuickStart?
This is a step by step tutorial on how to install Sport.AK Joomla QuickStart on a web server. In this manual we focus on the installation of Joomla 3, as it is the latest stable branch officially recommended for all new projects.
Installing Joomla! for the first time is very easy. Joomla!’s built-in web installer makes setting up your new site a breeze.
Requirements
Before we start installing Joomla!, there are a couple prerequisites that need to be met to install Joomla! 3.x successfully. These apply whether you have a dedicated server, a shared hosting plan server, or are installing a copy on a local computer for testing or development.
You’ll need to meet the following requirements below to install and use Joomla!
| Software | Recommended | Minimum |
| PHP (Magic Quotes GPC off) | 5.4 + | 5.3.10 + |
| Supported Databases: | ||
| MySQL (InnoDB support required) | 5.1 + | 5.1 + |
| MSSQL | 10.50.1600.1 + | 10.50.1600.1 + |
| PostgreSQL | 8.3.18 + | 8.3.18 + |
| Supported Web Servers: | ||
| Apache(with mod_mysql, mod_xml, and mod_zlib) | 2.x+ | 2.x+ |
| Hiawatha (withUrlToolkit support) | latest | 8.0 |
| Nginx | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Microsoft IIS | 7 | 7 |