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Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide

By : Eric Tiggeler
Book Image

Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide

By: Eric Tiggeler

Overview of this book

<p>Joomla! is one of the most popular open source Content Management Systems, actively developed and supported by a world-wide user community. It's a free, fun, and feature-rich tool for anyone who wants to create dynamic, interactive websites. Even beginners can deploy Joomla to build professional websites. Even though it can be challenging to get beyond the basics and build the site that meets your needs perfectly, this book will guide you through it all.</p> <p>Completely updated for Joomla! 3, this practical guide helps you to create professional and good-looking websites with Joomla!, whether you want to build a personal blog site or a full-featured company or club website.</p> <p>The Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide will help you to get started with Joomla! quickly. It's presented in an organized, easy-to-read manner. The book doesn’t focus on what Joomla! can do - it focuses on what you can do using Joomla!.</p> <p>You learn how to get Joomla! up and running, how to organize content, add new menus, add new features, change the design and much more. Real-life examples and tutorials will spark your imagination and show you what kind of professional, feature-rich websites any web builder can achieve with Joomla!. The focus is on clear instructions and easy-to-understand tutorials, with minimal jargon.</p> <p>Using the "Joomla! 3 Beginner’s Guide" you'll quickly gain the knowledge needed to build your own site, perfectly tailored to your specific needs.</p>
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Joomla! 3 Beginner's Guide
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 2, Installation: Getting Joomla Up and Running


Pop quiz – test your knowledge of installing Joomla

Q1. Why do you need FTP software before you can install Joomla?

a. To unzip the installation package.

b. To upload files from your computer to the web server.

c. To back up your site.

Answer: b

Q2. What are the main steps in installing Joomla?

a. First upload the Joomla files and then run the web installer.

b. Download Joomla, unpack and upload the files, create a database, then run the web installer.

c. Download Joomla, unpack and upload the files, run the Web installer, and create a database.

Answer: b

Q3. Which username and password do you have to enter in the Joomla web installation wizard?

a. The username and password needed to log in to the Joomla backend.

b. The username and password needed to access the MySQL database.

c. The username and password needed to access the MySQL database, and the username and password needed to log in to the Joomla backend.

Answer: c