Discussing Joomla!, an open content management system, this book helps
readers with installation, integration, and set up topics to digging
into the underlying PHP and MySQL whose flexibility is driving the
growth of the platform. Readers can explore load balancing, log
tracking, and even search engine optimization.
Professional Joomla! walks the reader through Joomla, an open content
management system that is rapidly growing in popularity. Readers will
quickly advance from installation, integration, and set up topics to
digging into the underlying PHP and MySQL whose flexibility is driving
the growth of the platform. Readers will explore load balancing, log
tracking, and even search engine optimization.
From a user standpoint,
Joomla! offers tremendous ease of use and simplicity. The elegant
dashboard based upon the KDE interface allows content to be updated in
minutes and data to flow freely from outside sources. Administrators
and developers have he capability to customize virtually every aspect
of the platform. For this reason extra attention is given to topics
like plug ins, the API, design and skinning, and integration with
existing databases, websites, and web services.
