Beginner's Guide

Figure 2: Administration
You may access each function either by using the combined menu tab system or by simply clicking an
icon on the start screen.
FILES
Joomla consists of hundreds of files. Images, PHP scripts, CSS files, JavaScript files and a many
more.
You probably already noticed this when you unpacked the compressed package and copied it into the
htdocs folder. Basically, you have already installed two Joomla packages: one for the frontend and one for
the backend. The 'Backend Joomla' is located in the administrator folder (Figure 3).
This folder is addressed when you call /administrator in the browser. Inside that folder are other
folders like cache, components, language, modules and templates. The specific backend files are stored in these
directories.
You will find the same folder names again outside the administrator folder. These folders contain the
frontend files. These are not really two Joomla packages, but there is a clear separation between backend
and frontend files.
For example, all files uploaded with the Media Manager will be saved in the /media folder. All files have to
be saved with a backup.
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