{"id":1142,"date":"2015-06-29T03:30:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T09:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:06:19","slug":"a-brief-yet-insightful-comparison-between-drupal-and-joomla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/a-brief-yet-insightful-comparison-between-drupal-and-joomla\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief Yet Insightful Comparison Between  Drupal and Joomla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Content Management System (CMS), two of the most popular systems are Drupal and Joomla. We are drawing a comparison between Drupal and Joomla because they help to carry out the most complex web development assignments, involving large enterprise-level sites.<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to be a webmaster\u2014a prudent one\u2014then you know the importance of a versatile CMS in a project\u2019s lifecycle. Now, let us read further to know which one a leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/software-web-development\/web-development\/\">web development company<\/a> will adopt and under what circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>If you make light of your site\u2019s security, then your e-business will kick the bucket.<\/p>\n<p>In the recent past, we have encountered many business websites getting hacked. The bare mention of the word \u201chacking\u201d sends shivers up a business owner\u2019s spine. Now, let us see which one\u2014Drupal or Joomla\u2014fares well in terms of security. As per many developers, Drupal is better than the CMS when it comes to security. As evidence, you can see The White House website that runs on Drupal.<\/p>\n<p>Which one of the CMS\u2019s will be an apt choice to do manual installation in no time?<\/p>\n<p>In web development India, many hosting companies offer a single-click service to install both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/open-source\/drupal-cms-customization\/\">Drupal <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/open-source\/joomla-cms-customization\/\">Joomla<\/a>. However, if you really want to know how software (especially CMS) gets installed, then try getting your hands dirty by doing manual installation. Several programmers encourage manual installation of software because the process helps a user to know the nitty-gritty of a technology.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, for installing Drupal you require carrying out six of the following steps:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Downloading<br \/>\n\u2022 Extracting software<br \/>\n\u2022 Setting up .php files<br \/>\n\u2022 Executing the installation script<br \/>\n\u2022 Establishing cron<br \/>\n\u2022 Configuring URLs that are clean<\/p>\n<p>On the contrary, in Joomla (especially for version 3.0), the installation takes place in four steps that include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Installing the software<br \/>\n\u2022 Configuring the site<br \/>\n\u2022 Setting up the database<br \/>\n\u2022 Creating an overview of the system<\/p>\n<p>So, if you require installing the CMS quickly, then Joomla is the one to go for.<\/p>\n<p>With the knowledge of merits and demerits of each CMS, you are now in a better position to judge as to which CMS is better for your project and why. Always remember: The final selection of CMS will squarely depend upon your project\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content Management System (CMS), two of the most popular systems are Drupal and Joomla. We are drawing a comparison between Drupal and Joomla because they help to carry out the most complex web development assignments, involving large enterprise-level sites. If you happen to be a webmaster\u2014a prudent one\u2014then you know the importance of a versatile [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"services":[410],"class_list":["post-1142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-web-development","services-content-document-management","industry-technology","technology-php"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1142"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20845,"href":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142\/revisions\/20845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1142"},{"taxonomy":"services","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flexsin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services?post=1142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}