User's Manual

Table of Contents
Joomla! 1.0.11 User Manual 3 Version 1.0.1.
TableofContents
TableofContents............................................................................................................. 3
TableofFigures .............................................................................................................. 11
TableofTables ............................................................................................................... 15
Acknowledgments.......................................................................................................... 16
Licence&Copyright...................................................................................................... 16
Suggestions,ModificationsandCorrections............................................................. 16
TableofAmendments........................................................................................................................... 16
Chapter1:WelcometoJoomla!................................................................................... 17
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 17
WhatisaContentManagementSystem(CMS)?.............................................................................. 17
Joomla!forEndUsers............................................................................................................................ 17
TakingJoomla!totheNextLevel........................................................................................................ 17
Joomla!forDevelopers.......................................................................................................................... 18
So,What’stheCatch?............................................................................................................................. 18
ObjectivesoftheJoomla!UserManual ............................................................................................. 19
HowtoUsetheJoomla!UserManual ................................................................................................ 19
ManualStyles&Conventions............................................................................................................. 20
Chapter2:GettingStarted............................................................................................ 21
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 21
SystemRequirements............................................................................................................................ 21
InstallingJoomla!................................................................................................................................... 21
GettingtheFiles..................................................................................................................................... 21
InstallLocally......................................................................................................................................... 21
InstallRemotely..................................................................................................................................... 22
BrowserInstallation.............................................................................................................................. 22
PreinstallationCheck .......................................................................................................................... 22
Detail of the Pre-installation Check Page............................................................................................23
GNU/GPLLicenseAgreement............................................................................................................ 25
Installation:Step1................................................................................................................................. 25
Installation:Step2................................................................................................................................. 27
Installation:Step3................................................................................................................................. 27
Installation:Step4................................................................................................................................. 28