Tuesday, June 23, 2009
WebsiteSupport.BlogSpot.Com: Why use Joomla for web design?Shared via AddT...
June 23, 2009
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PHP code in Joomla content
Joomla is great for building all sorts of websites, but Websitesupport find that the real power comes from being able to mix and match PHP/MySQL code with the rest of the Joomla code. There are numerous ways to do this: If you want to do it the right way then you can always write a custom module or component. A module is not that difficult, but a component is a bit of a different story. I am not going to go into how to write a component here, since the focus of this entry is rather on doing a quick and dirty! I've seen this Extension on the Joomla site: It is a Developer Toolkit for Joomla that, among other things, "creates boiler plate components" - will check it out one of these days and write up some feedback. You can use the Static...
Why use Joomla for web design?
The fact,Joomla is one of the easiest ways to quickly design and create your own website. You can easily create a wonderful looking website with loads of functionality. Wordpress is another way to create and manage your own website - but more on Wordpress somewhere else.Joomla started life as an Open source Content Management System called Mambo. In August 2005 a split took place between the core developers of Mambo and the owners of the Mambo name. The developers decided to continue the development of this software under the name Joomla and most of the community that previously supported Mambo have now thrown in their weight behind the new product.You can install Joomla from the Fantastico Panel inside the cpanel that comes with all the hosting companies. You need to have PHP and a MySQL...
