CMS background and origins

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Topic: Cms Alternatives Comparison

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Primary source: https://internetwarriors.de/en/blog/contao-drupal-joomla-and-focus-cms-the-attackers

Quick Info

Contao is the name adopted after TYPOlight was rebranded in mid-2010 to avoid confusion with TYPO3 and create a descriptive name.

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  • Why was TYPOlight renamed to Contao?: The rename to Contao was intended to avoid confusion with TYPO3 and create a descriptive name.
  • What is Joomla! from a technical and historical perspective?: Joomla! is a successor to the Mambo system and operates on PHP 5 with MySQL databases.
  • Prerequisite for Joomla!: What must be present?: Prerequisite: PHP 5 and MySQL databases. Joomla! operates on that basis.

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What is Contao in relation to TYPOlight?

Contao is the name adopted after TYPOlight was rebranded in mid-2010 to avoid confusion with TYPO3 and create a descriptive name.

Why was TYPOlight renamed to Contao?

The rename to Contao was intended to avoid confusion with TYPO3 and create a descriptive name.

What is Joomla! from a technical and historical perspective?

Joomla! is a successor to the Mambo system and operates on PHP 5 with MySQL databases.

Prerequisite for Joomla!: What must be present?

Prerequisite: PHP 5 and MySQL databases. Joomla! operates on that basis.

Sources

  1. https://internetwarriors.de/en/blog/contao-drupal-joomla-and-focus-cms-the-attackers

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