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Joomla is a free, open source content

management system

Organizes all forms of content

Easy to use and expandable

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Originated in 2000 as Mambo

Split in 2005 to form Joomla

› Means “all together” or “as a whole”

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Simple – download, unzip, install

› Though, requires a web server

XAMPP recommended if one is needed

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Front-end

› Viewable by users

Back-end

› Editable by administrator

Database

› Stores information

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Uncategorized Content

› Baseline, root pages

Categorized Content

› Types and subtypes

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Home page: http://www.joomla.org/

PPT tutorial: http://help.joomla.org/files/VisualGuide15.pdf

Video tutorial:

http://help.joomla.org/ghop/feb2008/task167/index.html

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