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Database Configuration

## Connection Settings:

Setting up Joomla! to run on your server involves 4 simple steps...

Please enter the hostname of the server Joomla! is to be installed on.

Enter the MySQL username, password and database name you wish to use with Joomla.

Enter a prefix to be used by tables for this Joomla! installation. Select how to handle exisitng tables from a previous installation.

Install the samples unless you are experienced want to start with a virtually empty site.

### Basic Settings

Database Type | This is probably 'mysql'
Host Name | This is usually 'localhost'
User Name | Either something as 'root' or a username given by the hoster
Password | For site security using a password for the mysql account is mandatory
Database Name | Some hosts allow only a certain DB name per site. Use table prefix in this case for distinct Joomla! sites.

### Advanced settings

| Drop Existing Tables |
| Backup Old Tables | Any existing backup tables from former Joomla! installations will be replaced
Table Prefix | Dont use 'old_' since this is used for backup tables