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pratibha.mauny
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what is joomla

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i am working in php and mysql.i want to know about joomla and how to work on it
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phpserver
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Re: what is joomla

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Joomla is a content management system (cms).Of late joomla has evolved to become an mvc on itself.A cms is a fully developed website and is distributed free of charge for anyone to use.Joomla comes with many modules,templates and components such that the feel,functionality and look can be manipulated with minimal effort or programming know how.

You can find more about joomla by 'googling' what is joomla?.

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Joomla is a massively complex pieice of software that will expedite your efforts in minor ways and get in your way more than anything after that. :P

To be fare it's an OK peice of software...but that is subjective opinion.

It does a lot more than simple WYSIWYG editors and a lot less than an operating system, but it falls somewhere in between.

You can embed mini-applications within your web site/application but development of these "extensions" is not a simple task, documentation is poor and the support forums are sorely lacking.

There is a *huge* community of users, more than most CMS/frameworks, but only a small group of core developers and active members who actually know what they are talking about when it comes to custom development. Either that, or they don't like competition. :P

Cheers,
Alex
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