If you’re not familiar, a content management system (CMS) is software that tracks, manages and displays every piece of content on your website. Content can include simple text, photos, music, videos, documents, or anything else you want on your website.

Joomla is one of the most popular website building and management software platforms due in large part to it’s ease-of-use and deep extensibility. Joomla is suitable for a wide variety of applications like powering corporate websites, online magazines, e-commerce portals, and small business websites around the world. This is just a handful of the popular websites powered by Joomla.

• IHOP (Restaurants) – http://www.ihop.com
• Harvard University – http://gsas.harvard.edu
• MTV Networks Quizilla  – http://www.quizilla.com
• L.A. Weekly – http://www.laweekly.com

The major advantage of an open source CMS like Joomla is that it’s free and it requires almost zero technical skill or knowledge to manage. Security can be a key disadvantage for open source solutions however because open source applications are often targets for exploitation by hackers or virus deployments.

FireHost’s secure web hosting environment helps Joomla users sleep peacefully at night by delivering advanced web application firewall (WAF) protection. Additionally, installing Joomla on a FireHost-managed hosting solution is a simple one-click process that empowers your company to start building a dynamic website immediately.

It couldn’t be easier to get started. With Joomla, nearly anyone can build and manage a site. With FireHost’s secure web hosting environment, Joomla users can have a secure, worry-free site built on a great open-source platform. More information on secure Joomla hosting is available on our website, or you can contact a FireHost consultant now.