Joomla with Krishan..

1.0What is joomla

Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.

1.1What’s a content management system(CMS)

A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. Since the CMS manages all your content, you don't have to.

1.2What are some real world examples of what Joomla CAN do….??

Joomla is used all over the world to power Web sites of all shapes and sizes. For example:

Corporate Web sites or portals Corporate intranets and extranets Online magazines, newspapers, and publications E-commerce and online reservations Government applicationshttp://localhost/Joomla_1.5.17-Stable-Full_Package/

Small business Web sites Non-profit and organizational Web sites Community-based portals School and church Web sites Personal or family homepages

2.Getting started with Joomla

2.0How to install joomla

To install Joomla!, you need the source code. Download the Joomla_1.5.zip package and save it on your system.

Requirements:
Apache,PHP,MySQL

Joomla! Web Installer

From now on, everything is going to go lightning fast because the Joomla! web installer will be taking command. Go to http://localhost/Joomla_1.5.17-Stable-Full_Package/

Step 1: Language Selection

Choose Language is the first of a total of seven installation steps. Select the desired language and click on the Next button.

Step 2: Pre-Installation Check

Next, you will see the Pre-Installation check. This check should help you determine whether your server environment is suitable for a Joomla! Installation.

Requirements:
Apache,PHP,MySQL

Step 3: Licence

Every piece of software is licensed under certain conditions. Joomla! uses the GNU/GPL licence, version 2.0.& After you read this license click on Next.

Step 4: Database Configuration

Database Type:MySql

Host Name: localhost

User Name: root

Password: (anything)

Database Name: (anything)

Step 5: FTP Configuration

click on Next.

Step 6: Configuration

This main step of the configuration is divided into three parts.

1.The first part of the configuration has to do with the name of your website.

2. In the second part, you are asked to enter the paths of the website, the administrator email address, and the administrator password.

3. In the third part you define the type of data that your Joomla! installation is to contain.

3.1 Install Default Sample Data:

Step 7: Completion

1. There is a notice in bold text that prompts you to delete the installation directory.

Further:-A file with the name of configuration.php was created in your document directory. If you want to repeat the installation, you have to delete the configuration.php file before you delete the installation directory.

How to configure FTP in php

1. yum install vsftpd

2. cd /etc/vsftpd

3. service vsftpd restart

4. firefox ftp://127.0.0.1

**Next week updating on Joomla

front end :-Customers and web surfers see the front end;

back end :- is only accessible by co-workers and/or administrators.