Promoting Literacy in A Computer-Literate Way: How To Build and Maintain A Not For Profit Website

Promoting literacy in a computer-
literate way: how to build and

maintain a not for profit website
Drs. Pieter Depessemier & Prof. dr. Caroline
Andries
Introduction
 Who has already made a website on his own ?

 Who can read ?
 Who can use a computer ?
 Who can use programs like MS word ?
 you only need 3 ‘yes’-answers to be able to

make a CMS-website.
Structure
What is a What
CMS ?website ?
How to install
Installation
a Joomla website ?
How to maintain
Maintenance
a Joomla website
What is a CMS-website ?
 Html
 In former times : only html.
What ? - But a lot of work to change
Only html
CSS
- Slow
CMS
Installation
Maintenance
Image from the Joomla Tutorial:

http://tinyurl.com/hagn7
 CSS
 Cascading Style Sheets
What ? + Easier to change the format
Only html
CSS
+ Faster
CMS
Installation
Maintenance

 CMS
 Content Management System
What ? + A CMS does for content what CSS does for
Only html presentation.
CSS
CMS
+ You don’t need a webmaster for the content
Installation
Maintenance

 CMS
 Content Management System
What ? - You can have a CMS developed for
Only html
CSS
you by IT-professionals : high cost.
CMS + Or you can use a free open source
Installation CMS like Joomla

Maintenance  Eg. www.literacyeurope.org
 CMS
 Benefits
What ?  Consistent website design
Only html
CSS
 Availability of site modules and templates
CMS
 An open source community (for support)
Installation
 Content and structure can easily be adapted
Maintenance
 Content is well organized and searchable
 You can assign different webmasters to
administer the content
How to install a Joomla website ?
 Upload
 You need
What ?  a web hosting account
Installation  a database
Upload
Set up
 Upload the latest Joomla installation
Maintenance
Package to your web hosting account
using an FTP client (here FileZilla
(http://filezilla-project.org/ ). This
package is available at the official
Joomla website www.joomla.com
Info from : http://www.ehow.com/how_2138499_install-joomla-ftp.html

 step 1
 You need
Upload
Set up
Maintenance
using an FTP client. This package is
available at the official Joomla website
www.joomla.com
 Upload
 You need
Upload
Set up
Maintenance
www.joomla.com
 Upload
 You need
Upload
Set up
Maintenance
www.joomla.com
 Upload
 You need
Upload
Set up
Maintenance
www.joomla.com
Select and drag the files to your preferred location : here : www.literacyeurope.org/CLUJ
This can take some time till you can read…
 Set up
 In your web browser, type in the web
What ? address of your Joomla installation
Installation (www. your-domain-name.com). This
Upload
brings you to the first Joomla installation
Set up
page.
Maintenance
 Check if everything is writable, if not, go
to your ftp-server to adjust the
permissions

 Set up
What ?
Installation
Upload
Set up
Maintenance
 Set up
What ?
Installation
Upload
Set up
Maintenance
 Set up
 In your web browser, type in the web
What ? address of your Joomla installation
Installation (www. your-domain-name.com). This
Upload
brings you to the first Joomla installation
Set up
page.
Maintenance
 Check if everything is writable, if not, go
to your ftp-server to adjust the
permissions
Do this for all the mentioned domains

 Set up
 Next, you will enter information to
What ? configure your database.
Installation  For the hostname, use “localhost”
Upload  Enter your MySQL database name, =>
Set up
username and password.
Maintenance  For the MySQL prefix, use “jos_”
 Click in the box to Install Sample Data, if this
is your very first Joomla installation.

 Set up
 Next, you will enter information to
What ? configure your database.
Installation  For the hostname, use “localhost”
Upload  Enter your MySQL database name, =>
Set up
username and password.
Maintenance  For the MySQL prefix, use “jos_”
 Click in the box to Install Sample Data, if this
is your very first Joomla installation.
 Set up
 Now click on Next. Click on OK to
What ? confirm that all the information is
Installation accurate.
Upload
Set up
 Enter your domain name and then click
on Next. Confirm your website’s URL,
Maintenance
the pathname, email address and your
password.
 Now, you will use your FTP client to
delete the installation directory.

 Set up
 Once you have deleted the installation
What ? directory, use your mouse to highlight all
Installation the configuration files. Right-click and
Upload
copy the highlighted files.
Set up
 Paste all the copied configuration files
Maintenance
into the configuration.php file.

How to maintain a Joomla website ?
 Now you can start working on your

What ? website
Installation  Download the manual (http://www.open-of-
Maintenance course.org/courses/mod/resource/view.php?
id=296 or
www.books.shafla.com/download/?
dir=&download=Building.Websites.With.Joo
mla.pdf )
 Search on the net for templates, modules,…
 As an example, I will give you a short
demonstration.

Questions, remarks ?
Pieter Depessemier
pdepesse@vub.ac.be

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literate way: how to build and

 Who has already made a website on his own ?

 you only need 3 ‘yes’-answers to be able to

Image from the Joomla Tutorial:

Image from the Joomla Tutorial:

Image from the Joomla Tutorial:

Installation CMS like Joomla

Info from : http://www.ehow.com/how_2138499_install-joomla-ftp.html

Info from : http://www.ehow.com/how_2138499_install-joomla-ftp.html

Do this for all the mentioned domains

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Info from : http://www.ehow.com/how_2138499_install-joomla-ftp.html

Info from : http://www.ehow.com/how_2138499_install-joomla-ftp.html

 Now you can start working on your

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