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I am playing around with Joomla but i have no idea what i am doing. Any tips for me especially when it comes to the database that i need.

Why do i need a mysql database?

You need a database to store files, data and content of your site. And since Joomla is highly functional (interactive with users), it needs to store input/feedback from users for core functions to work (like contact forms, enews signups, forums, etc). That’s what the database is for among other things. If you have hosting, you should already have a database available to you in your plan. Contact the provider for more info. You really should find Joomla’s tutorials/start up guide to make the most of it.

Hey joomla people, easy question. I have my new Web site’s joomla folder in www.mysite.com/joomla. Because of this, my server is treating that as the homepage to my site.

How do I get Joomla to recognize www.mysite.com as its home page?

Thanks!

delete that directory and put its contents in your "www" or "public_html" folder (i.e. root folder)

install it and you should be able to view your site by going to www.mysite.com instead of www.mysite.com/joomla/

I am wondering if anyone can either explain or find an in-depth tutorial about how to change a full Photoshop template (like this: http://psdtuts.s3.amazonaws.com/137_Dark_Theme/final.jpg) into a usable template that would work with a CMS? (Joomla!)

Could someone please explain me the process? (I have basic/intermediate knowledge of web design)

I assume I would have to cut it up in Imageready (or Fireworks), and export it as an HTML document, but I don’t know what to do from this point on.

Thanks to any/all who can help.

Not that easy a process. Most of the freelancers that I’ve seen do it get it to look ok in joomla but they are not skilled enough in template design to take into account all the cross browser compatibility issues.
Your best bet is to let the experts do it and know it is being done right. Check out Shape5 . They make commercial Joomla Templates and have a custom service to turn psd’s into joomla templates. Just my 2 cents…

Regards,
glenn
www.webjutsu.com

I am doing a project for a CIS class on CMS solutions. I have chosen to use Joomla but need to know what features Joomla does NOT have in comparison to others CMS solutions.

Try this -

http://www.cmsmatrix.org/

I’ve never used it, but it’s a start.

So I am a webdesigner… I primarily do actionscripting with flash. I do play with html too, and am now going to try and start freelancing and am looking to learn how to customize an open source CMS. I really like wordpress, but I feel it’s a bit limiting, and I really like concept of Drupal and Joomla, but feel that perhaps these are a bit overwhelming too. I don’t want to learn a whole new language (php), but I do want to use a CMS. What are your thoughts? Is it ok to customize open source themes for clients? Thanks in advance!

Hi,

It seems as though you already know the main differences, though wordpress can be customised heavily it is basically blog software, we’ve created a knowledgebase ourselves using wordpress though which works well and I’m sure there are many other good uses.

Drupal and Joomla are both great CMS and both have a roughly equal share of the market. You can achieve a lot of the same things between them, but it makes sense to choose one and focus your efforts upon it fully to gain a deep knowledge of it instead of spreading yourself and being average at both.

I would suggest you spend a day or two using both, and decide which you prefer then stick with it. You will be able to develop in either fine, and both are fully skinnable, you should read the license of open source themes but most will be fine to customise yourself even for commercial use.

Regards,

Darryl

Suppose your website’s content violated one of their terms of service, can they somehow remotely disable their scripts from running on your website?

No. Those are open source content management system tools and have no jurisdiction over content. Only web hosting companies that limit the kinds of content you can post have that kind of authority.

Open source projects are run by decentralized communities of developers and designers. They do not exert any kind of authority over who uses their tools for whatever purpose.

I am signing up for web-hosting and I must choose between one of these CMS installations… Joomla or Drupal or Wordpress.

Although I have no idea of what the benefits are of any of these, I would like help choosing one, then I will procede to research and learn about it.

Can someone please let me know about the benefits of each of these and help me choose one ?

TIA

Definitely wordpress. Look at one of my site powered by wordpress.

http://www.football.blogpager.com

Wordpress is simply the best free CMS.

I want to learn one of the better CMS software in the market today. Anyone used Joomla and/or Drupal? It seems those two are the popular one out there. Which one u think it’s better and easier to learn? And why u think that way?

Thanks.

Very heavy traffic, like newspaper, magazine … it is recommended to use drupal.

Looking for support, third party components and modules, Developer friendly, no limitation, USE Joomla

JosXP
Give Joomla a Pulse
http://www.josxp.com

The question basically says it all but I know Joomla has a lot of great features and things you can add to it and change very easily. I don’t know if I should use that or my own template with no CMS (Content Management System). I want to show my professionalism. I’m afraid that if people see the Joomla structure of the site, even though you can change up where everything is placed, they will turn away thinking I’m inexperienced and that I need a CMS. Can someone with enough experience pelase help me. I would really appreciate it.
Best answer would be the one giving me the pros and cons of both and their personal choice.

The answer depends on what you are trying to accomplish by building a website. Are you building a website because you are a web developer and you want to show your web expertise? If so, you should build your own site from scratch so you can show your customers that you can create a professionally looking site.

On the other hand, if you are building a website because you want to write articles on computers and the Internet, then your main focus should be on providing great content. Don’t spend your time creating a professional site if you have no content. Users will still go to your site if you don’t have the best looking site as long as you provide them with useful articles. For example, I use Joomla for my TechColleague site because my main focus is on providing technical articles to my users. I highly recommend Joomla if this is what you are looking for.

Max
http://www.techcolleague.com