Because the Quickstart package includes Joomla, demo content, additional extensions and their settings, it requests good PHP settings. Firstly check all technical requirements. In particular, check if during QuickStart installation on localhost you have never-ending installation or it gets stuck/freezes on creating tables. You need the properly configured server or localhost infrastructure. Compare and then change your PHP settings.

PHP settings for QuickStart:

• PHP version 8.0.x or 7.2.5
• memory_limit --> at least 64M
• max_execution_time --> at least 200 (seconds) *
• Magic Quotes GPC --> off
• Then restart Apache (localhost only).

Note: If you don't know how to change the PHP settings, please contact your host's support and send them the information given above. Sometimes information on how to change PHP values is included on your host's website Help/FAQ section.

If the above settings do not help, please make small customizations as directed below:

QuickStart Installer Customization

• Open in your text editor the following files:
  installation\sql\mysql\joomla.sql
  and
  installation\sql\mysql\sample_data.sql
• Find all instances of ENGINE=InnoDB and change/replace to ENGINE=MyIsam
• Now return to your installation procedure one step back and try again.
• Use MySQL in choose field not MySQLi if you still have problems with database step.

* Once the installation is completed, go back and change it back to a value no more than 60.
** MyISAM is supported by and compatible with Joomla! in localhost environment.