What you need for this book

First of all, you will need the Apache-MySQL-PHP environment for running Joomla!. For this book, we have used Joomla! 1.5.14. All the descriptions and screenshots are based on this version of Joomla!. If you do not have access to any web-hosting service, then you still can use Joomla! and learn about it on your own computer. In that case, you need to set up the development environment by installing WAMP on your Windows machine. Further information on setting up the development environment on your Windows computer is provided in Chapter 1. To get the exact results, this book should be followed from the beginning to the end, and you should perform the tasks as described.

It is assumed that readers of this book have knowledge on Joomla! and a basic knowledge of Flash. Besides knowledge on the Apache-MySQL-PHP environment, Joomla!, and Flash, familiarity with HTML, CSS, and PHP will be an added advantage.