How to change favicon of your magento site

Changing favicon of a magento site is very easy without making any changes to code. Here were the steps to follow:

First method:

Go to System->configuration->Design
Under design open HTML Head Tab and upload your favicon ico and Click Save Config Button

Second Method:

To change the favicon ico in magento to paste your favicon ico instead of magento favicon ico (remove magento favicon ico and paste your favicon ico) in following folders

(localhost address)

C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\skin\frontend\default\default C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\skin\install\default\default C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\skin\frontend\base\default C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\downloader C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\errors\default\images C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\skin\adminhtml\default\default

1 2 3 4 5 6

C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\skin\frontend\default\default C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\skin\install\default\default C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\skin\frontend\base\default C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\downloader C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\errors\default\images C:\xampp\htdocs\onlinesales\skin\adminhtml\default\default

After paste favicon ico clear the browser history and again login your magento admin panel and also Refresh front page