Beginner's Guide

Figure 4: The Joomla data base tables
When I say content, I mean texts and configuration settings. The tables in the screenshot are
displayed by means of phpMyAdmin. phpMyAdmin is a part of XAMPP and MAMP and is available
via http://localhost/phpMyAdmin
Usually, no changes need to be made in these tables. In case you forget your admin password,
phpMyAdmin is very helpful.
This software can also be used for backing up your database by creating a so-called SQL dump, as
your tables have to be secured regularly.
ELEMENTS OF JOOMLA
The structure of Joomla is simple, sophisticated and efficient.
Joomla assumes that you want to write an article. An article usually consists of a title, text and some
configuration settings.
Article
Articles can be displayed in single or list view. On the frontpage of your your recently installed
Joomla website you will see these four articles (Figure 5).
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