User's Manual

Chapter 3: Joomla! Users
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 21 Version 1.0.1.
Chapter2:GettingStarted
Introduction
Before we start, it is important to understand that a Joomla! User has a predefined set of
permissions, i.e. tasks that they can do. Therefore, in the context of managing a web site, it will
depend on the way that the site’s owner wants to delegate responsibilities as to what types of
Joomla! Users should be set up.
For example, an owner may have only one person to manage all aspects of the web site. In which
case, a Super Administrator account, the one created during the installation process by default,
should be sufficient. On the other hand, a site owner may want one person to have publishing
control over all Content Items created by someone else, and another person responsible for the
administrative tasks. In this case, an Author for content creation, a Publisher to proof read and
who then publishes the content, and a Super Administrator to maintain the Template design,
Component, Module configurations, etc., all need to be created.
There are no hard and fast rules. Provided you understand the permissions and ,therefore, the
functionality given to a particular type of user, you can create multiple users at whatever level
best suits the management of your web site.
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Having said that, let us get started!
SystemRequirements
You need to be sure that your web server, or the service provided by your web host, meets the
minimum requirements before you download the Joomla! software. These are:
PHP4.2.xorabove:http://www.php.net
MySQL3.23.xorabove:http://www.mysql.com
Apache1.13.19orabove:http://www.apache.org
You must ensure that you have MySQL, XML, and Zlib support built into your PHP.
Joomla! can be used with most major browsers including: Firefox, Internet Explorer (version
5.5+), and Netscape. These browsers take great advantage of Joomla!'s Back-end Administrative
interface.
InstallingJoomla!
GettingtheFiles
First, you must have the base environment for Joomla! as set out in the System Requirements.
We have thoroughly tested Joomla! on: Linux, Free BSD, Mac OS X and Windows NT/2000.
These are primary platforms, but any other that can run the Apache web server with PHP &
MySQL should be capable.
WARNING!: You MUST ensure that PHP has been compiled with support for MySQL, Zlib, and
XML in order to run Joomla!
Download the main distribution files for Joomla! from http://developer.joomla.org. The files are
contained in a compressed archive. You will need a utility program, e.g. WinRAR, either locally or
on your host server that can unzip the file.
InstallLocally
Unzip the distribution file into a directory under your web server root. If you are using the Apache
web server, this is typically c:\apache\groupapache\htdocs on Windows and