What is joomla !
Joomla! is one of the most advanced and powerful Open source Content Management Systems on the planet. It is used all over the world for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications.
Joomla! is scalable, simple to manage, and reliable:
Once installed, the website administrator can login to the backend administration console and set up sections, categories, content items, polls and much more; administrating the entire front-end of the website from a point and click interface. When new content is created, a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor allows for simple edits without the knowledge of HTML. While it is not mandatory the user have knowledge of HTML, it is recommended to engage in a few HTML primers in the event that something needs to be edited on a more custom level..
Joomla! is a free, PHP and MYSQL based content management system for publishing and managing content on the web and intranets Joomla! Includes features such as page caching to improve performance, web indexing, RSS feeds, printable versions of pages, newsflashes, blogs, forums, polls, calendars, website searching, and language internationalization.