Magento 1.9 - My first simple module to print "Hello Aftab !"

Below are the steps to create module to print "Hello Aftab !"
Step 1. Create: app/etc/modules/Aftab_Hello.xml put:

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<xml version="1.0"?> <config>     <modules>         <aftab_helloaftab>         <active>true</active>         <codepool>local</codepool>         </aftab_helloaftab>     </modules> </config>

Step2. Create: app/code/local/Aftab/Helloaftab/config.xml Put:

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<?xml version="1.0"?> <config>     <modules>         <aftab_helloaftab>             <version>0.1.0</version>         </aftab_helloaftab>     </modules>     <frontend>         <routers>             <helloaftab>                 <use>standard</use>                 <args>                     <module>Aftab_Helloaftab</module>                     <frontname>helloaftab</frontname>                 </args>             </helloaftab>         </routers>                  <layout>             <updates>                 <helloaftab>                     <file>helloaftab.xml</file>                 </helloaftab>             </updates>         </layout>     </frontend>     <global>             <blocks>                 <helloaftab>                     <class>Aftab_Helloaftab_Block</class>                 </helloaftab>             </blocks>     </global> </config>

Step3. Create: app/code/local/Aftab/Helloaftab/controllers/IndexController.php Put:

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class Aftab_Helloaftab_IndexController extends Mage_Core_Controller_Front_Action {     public function indexAction()     {         //echo "Hello Aftab !";         $this->loadLayout();         $this->renderLayout();     }          public function arshadAction()     {         //echo "Hello  Arshad !";         $this->loadLayout();         $this->renderLayout();     } }

Step 4. Create: app/code/local/Aftab/Helloaftab/Block/helloaftab.php Put:

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class Aftab_Helloaftab_Block_Helloaftab extends Mage_Core_Block_Template {      }

Step 5. Create: app/design/frontend/YOUR_THEME_PACKAGE/YOUR_THEME/layout/helloaftab.xml Put:

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<layout version="0.1.0">     <helloaftab_index_index>         <reference name="content">             <block name="helloaftab" template="helloaftab/helloaftab.phtml" type="helloaftab/helloaftab">         </block></reference>     </helloaftab_index_index> </layout>

Step 6. Create: app/design/frontend/YOUR_THEME_PACKAGE/YOUR_THEME/template/helloaftab/helloaftab.phtml Put:

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1	echo "Hello Aftab !";

Step 7. http://you-site-url/helloaftab/index/ Or http://you-site-url/helloaftab/index/index