ubuntu server joomla 2.5.6 installation

Go to /var/www directory:
    cd /var/www
download joomla 2.5.6 package:
    sudo wget http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/17173/74758/Joomla_2.5.6-Stable-Full_Package.zip
create your joomla website folder mysite in /var/www/:
    sudo mkdir mysite
Move Joomla_2.5.6-Stable-Full_Package.zip file to /var/www/mysite/ folder and rename it to joomla256.zip:
    sudo mv Joomla_2.5.6-Stable-Full_Package.zip /var/www/mysite/joomla256.zip
install unzip program:
    sudo apt-get install unzip
unzip joomla256.zip:
    sudo unzip joomla256.zip

open browser and go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin and create a blank mysql database named mysite.

open browser and go to http://localhost/mysite and you will be taken to the joomla installation page.

just follow the instruction but remember put the site name, username, password, email.

make sure to select mysql in the selection and put the name of the blank database mysite.

you can also install sample data if you want.

after install delete the installation folder in the mysite folder.

change the mysite files and folder ownership:

    cd /var/www
    sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/mysite

change the mysite folder and sub folder permission:
    sudo find /var/www/mysite -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;

change the mysite files permission:
    sudo find /var/www/mysite -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

go to http://localhost/mysite again and you will see the joomla sample page.

to administer joomla, go to http://localhost/mysite/administrator and use the username and password that you make during the joomla installation to login.