title: Importing database data into Joomla
body: <p>How to import data from a database to Joomla CMS?</p>
  
  <p>I have a database with lots of data I want to use in my new website. An ideal solution for me would be a Python/Perl/PHP API that would know how to do Joomla' basic routines:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>adding/removing a section/category/material/menu/module;</li>
  <li>changing properties of existing entities</li>
  </ol>