This guide will walk you through the steps required to manually install and host a Joomla! website using HostGator hosting services.

NOTE: Although this guide is written specifically for HostGator web hosting accounts, it may be possible the the steps listed are also useful for other shared hosting services which offer cPanel administration tools.

In order to complete the following guide, you will need to do the following:

• Download the most recent release (currently 1.5.18) of Joomla!
• Unzip the Joomla! files somewhere on your filesystem.
• Make sure you have an FTP client application, if you do not, you can download Core FTP LE 2.1 (Free Version), which is easy to install and use. Or search the internet for other FTP clients.