Content management systems commonly known as CMS offers extreme flexibility in creating and managing a website without the need to have in-depth programming skills.
Using a good content management system, it is easier to create and maintaing a fully functional and feature rich website. Among the available CMS, Joomla stands at the top. It offers flexibility and ease of maintenance with a support of many programmers who are well versed in installing and maintaining Joomla enabled website. Like many of the open source products Joomla also works on php and mysql database and could be installed on a Linux server also.
Installation
Installation of Joomla is easy. The first step in installing the joomla is to obtain it by downloading the latest installation package from Joomla website. Once you downloaded it to a local folder, upload all the files to the web server. Installation is automated by running install.php from a web browser and will take only few minutes to complete. Web hosting services like Godaddy offers excellent support for joomla installation making it an easy affair to install and make a website live within few hours.
Administration
Joomla CMS contains a front end and an administrative control panel. This exhaustive control panel gives the admin to control every nook and corner of the website and update contents as and when required. Being open source, there are many free plugins and components like photo gallery, attractive menus are available to download which adds numerous functionalities and contribute to an attractive website.
Cost Effectiveness
Implementation of Joomla enabled web site is very cost effective as it saves lot of money and programming efforts compared to the high cost involved in building a web site from the scratch. Being an open source product , customization is also very easy with the broad support base of Joomla consultants who are experts.
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Good article. Being an open source product, Joomla gives plenty of functionality absolutely free. Many organizations now prefer joomla over other cms or building a website from scratch.