Web Development with Joomla

(source: https://www.joomla.org/about-joomla.html)

About Joomla!

Joomla! is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla! the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.

What's a content management system (CMS)?

A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. Since the CMS manages all your content, you don't have to.

How can I be sure there will be Joomla! support in the future?

Joomla is the most popular open source CMS currently available as evidenced by a vibrant and growing community of friendly users and talented developers. Joomla's roots go back to 2000 and, with over 200,000 community users and contributors, the future looks bright for the award-winning Joomla Project

What are some advanced ways I can use Joomla?

Many companies and organizations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the basic Joomla package. In those cases, Joomla's powerful application framework makes it easy for developers to create sophisticated add-ons that extend the power of Joomla into virtually unlimited directions.

The core Joomla framework enables developers to quickly and easily build:

• Inventory control systems
• Data reporting tools
• Application bridges
• Custom product catalogs
• Integrated e-commerce systems
• Complex business directories
• Reservation systems
• Communication tools

Since Joomla is based on PHP and MySQL, you're building powerful applications on an open platform anyone can use, share, and support. To find out more information on leveraging the Joomla framework, visit the Joomla Developer Network.

How do I get started?

Joomla is free, open, and available to anyone under the GPL license. Read Getting Started with Joomla to find out the basics. If you're ready to install Joomla, download the latest version here you'll be up and running in no time.

If you don't like to install yourself there are two other easy ways to get started with Joomla:

1.  Free website on Joomla.com

This is the easiest way to start your first Joomla website immediately. You can launch a totally free website in seconds and start publishing your content online immediately. 

Try the Joomla.com service now

2.  Self-hosted Joomla website

You can also start a Joomla website on a web hosting account. Most hosts provide a Joomla auto-installer or you can download Joomla and install it yourself. On a self-hosted Joomla website you can extend the core Joomla functionalities with third-party extensions and templates and built anything from a simple website to a complex system. You can test the self-hosted Joomla experience through the 90-day free Joomla demo. 

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Install XAMPP

1. Download XAMPP from www.apachefriends.org
2. Install XAMPP (accept all default setting)
3. After downl, double click 
4. Click start Apache and MySQL (Stop - Select - Start)
5. Config Apache

Install Joomla

1. Download Joomla installer
2. Extract installer to C:\xampp - htdocs
3. Rename folder Joomla accordingly to site name
4. Run loacalhost
5. Install Joomla step by step