Lesson 1 — Introduction to TYPO3 System Architecture
Prerequisites and goals
Prerequisites
Theoretical prerequisites
This lesson assumes that you already know the following:
- The knowledge required by the theoretical prerequisites of previous curriculum stages
- The theoretical knowledge goals of the previous curriculum stages
Practical prerequisites
Before you start this lesson, please have the following things ready:
- The knowledge required by the practical prerequisites of previous curriculum stages
- The practical knowledge goals of the previous curriculum stage
Goals
Theoretical goals
By the end of this lesson, you should know the following:
- Master TYPO3's folder structure and core system components
- Understand the extension system and bootstrapping process
- Learn about the caching framework and configuration layers
- Grasp TYPO3's database structure and request handling
Practical goals
By the end of this lesson, you should have completed the following:
- Navigate and manage TYPO3's file system structure
- Configure basic system settings through LocalConfiguration.php
- Set up and verify proper caching behavior
- Implement basic system optimization techniques