what is joomla?

oh that is great to know about joomla. Thanks everyone who shared about here.

It is a open source management system. A kind of software.

It is a CMS.

Joomla is a free open source content management system for publishing World Wide Web(www).

It is written in PHP,stores data in MySQL and includes many features such as blogs, polls, printable version of pages and many more. Its feature also include search and support.

Joomla! version 1.5 was released on January 22,2008.

And latest version is 1.5.20 released in 18 July, 2010.

 If you want to download Joomla follow

http://www.joomla.org

I think it is direct download.

To know more about Joomla follow this Reference.

Joomla is an award winning open source content Management System (CMS).If  you want to use joomla! then just follow these simple steps:

1. Download its latest stable release from official site of joomla.
http://www.joomla.org/download.html
2. Extract the downloaded package and put the extracted folder into root directory of your server.
3.Navigate to your folder using localhost.
4.Follow the simple wizard for joomla installation.( I have used WAMP server and placed the extracted folder in WWW folder )

some best developed cms in jhoomla
www.voipspeak.net
www.openworkbench.org
www.joomlahut.com
www.theoscaproject.org

Regards,
sajee

In easy words, it is the platform tool which mostly used for website development.

An open source CMS, content management system.

What is Joomla?
Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.


What's a content management system (CMS)?
A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. Since the CMS manages all your content, you don't have to.


What are some real world examples of what Joomla! can do?
Joomla is used all over the world to power Web sites of all shapes and sizes. For example:

Corporate Web sites or portals
Corporate intranets and extranets
Online magazines, newspapers, and publications
E-commerce and online reservations
Government applications
Small business Web sites
Non-profit and organizational Web sites
Community-based portals
School and church Web sites
Personal or family homepages

Who uses Joomla?

Here are just a few examples of Web sites that use Joomla:

MTV Networks Quizilla (Social networking) - http://www.quizilla.com
IHOP (Restaurant chain) - http://www.ihop.com
Harvard University (Educational) - http://gsas.harvard.edu
Citibank (Financial institution intranet) - Not publicly accessible
The Green Maven (Eco-resources) - http://www.greenmaven.com
Outdoor Photographer (Magazine) - http://www.outdoorphotographer.com
PlayShakespeare.com (Cultural) - http://www.playshakespeare.com
Senso Interiors (Furniture design) - http://www.sensointeriors.co.za
More examples of companies using Joomla can be found in the Joomla Community Site Showcase.

In our Boddunan.com is also deveolped by Joomla

open cms

Joomla is basically a Content Management System that allows you to create beautiful and powerful websites and online applications. Its flexible features, easy to customization capabilities and user friendly interface made it quite popular and amazing platform for building any kind of websites. Even people who are not technically sound can use this to create amazing portals. If you are looking to develop a website, then this might be the best software for you, also you can find its templates and extensions with ease online. Have a look at http://nulledirectory.com/category/joomla-templates/ for getting some ideas about its templates, it will show how your website will look like.