Beginner's Guide

Chapter 9
Website and Content
Configuration
Joomla has different levels of configurating options. These options are transmitted from the highest
to the lowest level.
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Global configuration
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Options for articles, components, modules, plug-ins, languages and templates
GLOBAL CONFIGURATION
In the Global Configuration section you can define all the settings that are valid for the entire website.
Most values of the variables are saved in the configuration.php file. Vital information like user name,
database name and password for the database server, for instance, and 'lesser' parameters such as the
pre-determined length of displayed lists are stored in this file. The work area is divided into five tabs:
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Site Settings
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System Settings
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Server Settings
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Permissions
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Text Filter Settings
The work area of every tab consists of dozens of fields, check boxes, switches and text areas. The
easiest way to get a glimpse is to move your mouse across the labels to read the help text, which appears
in a small yellow tooltip (Figure 1).
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