You will need your desktop or notebook computer with an Internet Browser. You'll need to have or obtain a FTP client program, such as FileZilla. It will be beneficial to download the application known as NotePad+. This is a Windows application that replaces the normal notepad application.

The other technologies used in this book include the Linux operating system, MySQL database, PHP, and the Apache Web Server. You will only need a web hosting account with those installed on this.

The final piece is the most recent version of the Joomla! 1.5.xx family and optionally the latest version of Joomla 1.6!.