| The Joomla! Content Management System
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| | manage their website via the simple web
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| (CMS) Explained
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| | browser based interface.
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| 12th March 2007
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| | Straight out of box, the software is an
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| | incredibly powerful application for
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| Joomla is an extremely reliable and
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| | managing and editing content, but for
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| powerful open source Content Management
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| | many the true power of Joomla is realised
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| System (CMS) written in PHP and utilising
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| | by the fact that there are literally
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| a MySQL database that is freely available
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| | hundreds of add-ons (or extensions as
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| to everyone. It is used in numerous
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| | they are commonly known) that can be used
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| applications from simple personal
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| | to enhance your website functionality.
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| websites and blogs to large scale
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| | Examples of some of the sophisticated
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| corporate applications.
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| | add-ons available include: Image
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| This feature packed application is
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| | Galleries, Blogging Software, Banner
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| designed to be easily installed and most
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| | Advertising Systems, eCommerce
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| people have very little difficulty
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| | Integration, RSS Syndication, Calendar
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| getting the software up and running
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| | and Event Management, User Management,
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| straight out of the box. A number of web
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| | Guest Books, Forums, Dynamic Form
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| hosts are also known to offer fully
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| | Building Software, Multimedia,
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| automated installs that can be performed
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| | Newsletters and much more.
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| by complete novices. In these instances,
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| | Many commercial organisations offer
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| the installation process takes seconds
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| | professional Joomla services including:
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| and you don't need to know how set up
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| | Full Website Design & Hosting, Website
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| MySQL databases configure file or
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| | Templates and Custom Software
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| directory permissions or any of the other
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| | Programming.
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| complex tasks usually associated with
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| | The Joomla project is led and managed by
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| installations.
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| | a 'Core Team' and is further supported by
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| Once you have Joomla installed and
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| | thousands of developers all over the
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| running, even users with limited
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| | world creating exciting new extensions
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| technical experience should have little
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| | and add-ons. There is also an active
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| difficulty adding or editing content.
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| | support forum subscribed to by over
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| One of the key features of Joomla is that
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| | 90,000 users. With Joomla, and the
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| anybody with basic word processing
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| | spirit of the Open Source Community the
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| knowledge will be able to build, edit and
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| | possibilities are endless.
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