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Presentation - How To Install A Local Server PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 08 May 2009 23:39

Many of our members have asked how to install Joomla on their local desktop or laptop.  In our April Virtual Meeting, Greg Wyman of EternalInteractive.com presented an overview of why and how you might want to do this and how to install the necessary applications on your local machine.  Those present enjoyed the value of Greg's expertise as a web developer and long-time user of Joomla and Mambo.

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Quick Glance

Joomla! is a popular, free Content Management System (CMS) written in PHP and utilizing MySQL. It is free because it is an open-source project where individuals and teams contribute their skills to its development as well as its supporting systems. Joomla! can be used for everything from simple individual sites to large corporate sites.

Joomla! endeavors to separate out more technical tasks from the non-technical tasks making it easier for a non-technical person to install, update and maintain the website. In addition, (as with some other content management systems), multiple people can be given permissions to provide content or support the site in other ways.