This document provides information about Joomla development by Shah Deep International Business Solutions Ltd. It defines Joomla as a free and open source content management system (CMS) built on PHP and MySQL. It outlines the prerequisites, implementation process, features, benefits, versions and support for Joomla. Finally, it discusses why to choose Shah Deep International for Joomla development due to their affordable and high-quality services.

1. Joomla Development
By:-
Shah Deep International Business Solutions Ltd.

2. Introduction
 Shah Deep International is a leading Joomla development
company offering its best services to the global clients.
 We have a deep knowledge of the latest Joomla technology
and hence, we develop best projects for our esteemed clients
from all around the world.

3. What Is Joomla?
 Joomla is a free and open source content management system
(CMS) for publishing content on the World Wide Web and
intranets.
 It is a model–view–controller (MVC) Web application
framework that can also be used independently.
 Joomla is written in PHP, uses object-oriented programming
(OOP) techniques.
 Stores data in MySQL.

4. Joomla Prerequisites
XAMPP
 X-Operating System(Linux or Windows or Mac OS
or Solaris )
 Apache - Web Server
 MySQL - Database
 PHP - Programming Language
 Perl - Programming Language

5. Implementation of Joomla
 Need Apache (configure for PHP and MySQL)
 MySQL (create users and database backend) my.cnf is
the configuration file)
 PHP (programming language) php.ini file is for setting
up security features.
 Download Joomla archived file (www.joomla.org) and
decompress in Web site root directory
 Save it in Xampp > htdocs.
 Enter local host/”Joomla directory name” in your Web
Browser.

6. Features Of Joomla
 User Management
 Media Manager
 Language Manager
 Banner Management
 Contact Management
 Polls
 Web Link Management
 Content Management
 Syndication and Newsfeed Management
 Menu Manager
 Template Management
 Web Services
 Others

7. Why To Use Joomla
Simplicity Open Source Code
Intuitive Graphical Web You can modify anything you like
User Interface (WebUI)
Flexibility Published API
Highly configurable and Windows in the code allowing 3rd
tailorable Party extension
Robust
Dynamic Content
Extremely stable core
MySQL database driven
infrastructure
Extensible Pro-Active Support
3rd Party Extension and Joomla! Teams and Community
Plug-In capabilities members

8. Versions
 Joomla 1.0 was released on September 16, 2005. It was a re-branded release of
Mambo 4.5.2.3 which, itself, was combined with other bug and moderate-level
security fixes.
 Joomla version 1.5 was released on January 22, 2008. The last release of this
version (on April 4, 2011) was 1.5.23.This version is the first to attain long term
support (LTS). LTS versions are released each three major or minor releases and
are supported until three months after the next LTS version is released.
 Joomla 1.6.0 was released on January 10, 2011. This version adds a full access
control list functionality plus, user-defined category hierarchy, and admin interface
improvements. No support is now available for this version.
 Joomla 1.7.0 was released on July 19, 2011, six months after 1.6.0. This version
adds enhanced security and improved migration tools.
 Joomla 2.5.0 is planned for release six months after 1.7.0, in January 2012. This
version is a long term support (LTS) release. Originally this release was to be
1.8.0, however on August 9 it was announced that it would be renamed to fit into a
new version number scheme in which every LTS release will be an X.5 release.

9. List of versions with release and
support info
Version Release date Supported until
1.0 2005-09-16 22-7-2009
1.5 (LTS) 2008-01-22 04-10-2012
1.6 2011-01-10 19-08-2011
1.7 2011-07-19 02-10-2010
2.5 (LTS) 2012-01-19 2013-10-19
Release no longer supported
Release still supported
Future release

10. Why To Choose ShahDeep
International?
 We deliver easy, efficient, simple to navigate and useful
web site
 Our Joomla development solutions meet the
requirements of our customers and reflect their
vision, objectives and expectations
 Higher quality Joomla development services at
affordable rates.

11. Contact Us:
Shah Deep International thanks for your attention:
Call Us at : + 91-120 473-9000
Fax (India) : + 91-120- 4564561
Email Us at : info@shahdeepinternational.com