Primul gand pe care l-am avut cu totii in echipa a fost “in ce codam”. A fost usor sa trecem prin cei cativa termeni, care ne mai trecusera pe la ureche, si sa alegem Metoda aia *usoara* prin care tot ce era desenat pe hartie si gandit, sa devina realitate… web. La fel de usor a fost sa incercam sa scriem primele linii de cod mai complicate ca sa ne dam seama ca trebuie sa si gusti inainte sa mananci. Si ca sa trecem in planul concretului ne-am gandit la 3 metode de a face paginile sa fie dinamice (adica sa integram o comunitate, sa avem pagini context sensibile) : un framework, un cms sau php de la 0.

La capitolul framework, am constatat ca este destul de popular codeigniter (http://www.codeigniter.com) si dupa vizionarea a exact doua tutoriale video cu tot cu incercat cod, am fost convinsi ca si noi putem sa dezvoltam un intreg website in 20 de minute (precum video-ul arata un blog gata in tot atatea minute). Problema cu un framework este dificultatea de a intelege cum lucreaza bibliotecile, ce trebuie sa incarci si ce module fac ceea ce zic ca fac. O problema cu care m-am  confruntat personal a fost o simpla logare. In primul rand nu exista modulul gata facut de autentificare ci trebuie supraincarcate anumite clase. In al doilea rand, voiam sa ma folosesc de cunostintele, de baza, de PHP, insa constatam ca pana si sesiunile sunt vazute altfel. Concluzia noastra este ca un framework se studiaza intai. Avantajul, totusi,  al unui astfel de framework este modelul MVC care personal mi s-a parut intuitiv si foarte aplicabil.

Frameworkul Zend a fost inca o propunere, laudat fiind si pentru ca php are module zend, insa nu am reusit sa trecem de configurarea acestuia.

Punctul doi in aceasta discutie, ar fi un Content Management System. Din pacate, tema aleasa nu se preteaza la o astfel de abordare. Sigur ca putem scrie module php pentru CMS, dar intervine si aici problema studierii sistemului. Am fi mers ori pe Joomla ori pe WordPress, care vin si cu un design gata facut si customizabil (mai putin la WordPress).

Solutia numarul 3 ne avantajaza cel mai mult, php de la 0.  Cateva minute pe w3schools si doua trei exemple de lucru cu baza de date face ca PHP sa nu para o necunoscuta. Exista mii de linii de sample code utilizabil si customizabil, apoi reutilizabil in cadrul aceluiasi proiect. Suntem obisnuiti sa codam in C, Java, Scheme, Haskel, Prolog, CLIPS chiar si Verilog, limbajul nu este o problema.  De asemenea partea de control (administratorul) nu trebuie sa fie extrem de complex, noi construim sistem, stim cum merge. Singurul dezavantaj este securitatea care s-ar putea sa ne dea batai de cap.

Cam atat pe partea de programare pe server.

Joomla, mambo yazılımcılarından bir grubun ayrılması ile kurulmuş olun ve şu an mamboyu bile sollamış olan dünyanın en iyi ve esnek php ile yazılmış bir CMS yada İYS veya tam açıklarsak İçerik Yönetim Sistemidir. Joomla’nın esnek olması onu kullanan kişilerin hayal gücünü sonuna kadar destekler.

Eğer çok derin web merakınız ve zamanınız yoksa hiç joomla olayına girmeyin. Tabi Web’i seviyorsan, site tasarımı senin herşeyinse ve bu konuya ayıracak zamanın varsa hiç durma git joomlaya.Joomla ile ilgili bazı yerli ve yabancı kaynak adresleri;
- Mambo hut Adının mambo olduğuna bakmayın joomla tema, component ve diğer yardımcı programlar. (İngilizce)
- Joomlaos En güzel joomla temalarının derlendiği bir Alman sitesi ama (ingilizce.)
- Joomlahacks Joomla deyince akla gelen ilk sitelerden biridi. Dünyanın teması burada. (ingilizce)
- Joomlaokulu İşte size joomla hakkında ve diğer web programları ile ilgili blog tadında bir kaynak. (Türkçe)
- Joomla Türkiye Joomla’nın Türkiye grubu ve Joomla’nın gelişimi ve tanıtımı için çok emek sarfediyorlar. (Türkçe)

1. Go to Joomla.org and click on DOWNLOAD JOOMLA GET THE LATEST VERSION (in the right column) to view the latest release.
2. From the Administrator panel of your Joomla Website (top right hand corner) check which version your website is running on.
3. Go back to Joomla’s latest version and click on, Download other Joomla x.x.x packages ».
4. Find the version your website is currently running on and download the package.
5. Sign into cPanel.
6. From Backups, create a back-up of your home directory and MySQL database (Recommended, not required).
7. Go back Home and go to File Manager.
8. Create a folder  by clicking on New Folder in the public-html webspace (Verify by confirming “/public_html” is next to the home icon) and call it “upgrade” (or whatever you like).
9. Upload the new file package into that folder from cpanel by clicking Upload>Browse and then locate the file.
10. Upon completion extract the files by clicking “Extract”.
11. Select all of the files. Click the “Move File” button.
12. Make the file path at the bottom of the dialog box to: public_html (no folder, no “/” after the name), and initiate the move.
13. Go back to your Administrator panel and refresh the page to confirm the newest version is now running.
14. Create another back-up of only the home directory. (Recommended, not required.)

Für die Kita, in die meine Tochter geht, baue ich gerade eine Website mit Hilfe von Joomla!. Dazu habe ich auf meinem Rechner die aktuelle Version der XAMPP Distribution installiert. Um die Testbedingungen so realistisch wie möglich zu machen, nutze ich dabei auch den FTP Server, der darin integriert ist.

Soweit lief die Installation sauber ab. Das Paket ließ sich leicht ausführen und ich habe die ersten Schritte im Backend unternommen. Templates an und abschalten, sowie ein paar User anlegen und die Plug-Ins ausprobieren die dabei sind auf Fähigkeiten hin untersuchen.

Dann war der nächste Schritt zum Aufbau eines neuen Templates sich die entsprechenden Hilfe-Seiten im Netz aufzurufen. Hierbei ist hervorzuheben, daß sich J! im Gegensatz zu anderen mächtigen CMS Varianten nicht gleich eine eigene Skriptsprache erforderlich ist. Man benötigt Kenntnisse in HTML, CSS und PHP.

Leider beherrsche ich kein PHP, so daß ich mich nur auf die beiden anderen Auszeichnungssprachen beschränken muß. Immerhin, habe ich herausgefunden, daß man sich auch ganz schnell Templates in Ihrer Grundform erstellen kann, indem man YAML einsetzt.

Um Yaml nativ in J! einsetzen zu können, muß man ein entsprechendes Modul installieren, was über die Site jyaml.de zu beziehen ist. Nachdem man das Paket heruntergeladen hat, wählt man sich in das Backend von J! ein und kann es über das Importieren/Exportieren Menü schnell einbauen lassen und über den Menüpunkt “Komponenten –> JYAML Template” steuern.

Die JYAML Oberfläche

Soweit so gut. Jetzt folgt als nächstes das Lesen der Dokumentation. Es bleibt einem auch nichts erspart. =)

Ich bin gespannt, wie es sich benutzen läßt. Was auf der Site zu sehen war, sah einfach und vielversprechend aus, wenn man den üblichen PR-Schrott einmal ausblendet.

alterar os seguintes ficheiros

administrator\components\com_search\helpers\search.php

// limit searchword to 20 characters
if ( strlen( $searchword ) > 20 ) {
$searchword = substr( $searchword, 0, 19 );

para

// limit searchword to 20 characters
if ( strlen( $searchword ) > 50 ) {
$searchword = substr( $searchword, 0, 49 );

components\com_search\views\search\tmpl\ default_form.php

<input type=”text” name=”searchword” id=”search_searchword” size=”30″ maxlength=”20″ value=”<?php echo stripslashes($searchword);?>” />
</td>

para

<input type=”text” name=”searchword” id=”search_searchword” size=”30″ maxlength=”50″ value=”<?php echo stripslashes($searchword);?>” class=”inputbox” />

e modules\mod_search

$maxlength         = $width > 70 ? $width : 75;

This is the second time I have posted this project. The first provider did a very bad job and did not complete it, so this is a repost of the job. I have a jommla template that I need someone to remove… (Budget: $30-250, Jobs: Joomla)
Bid on this project

This is the second time I have posted this project. The first provider did a very bad job and did not complete it, so this is a repost of the job. I have a jommla template that I need someone to remove… (Budget: $30-250, Jobs: Joomla)
Bid on this project

If your web site contain a huge number of pages and corresponding level of difficulty in keeping track of all of them, your organization rely on constant and regular web site changes, often with several people working on it and your web site contributors lack sufficient knowledge in HTML and also you need to editorially review each new page before publication. When you are using a CMS will save a lot of time, hassle and money in the long run.

A Content Management System, or CMS for short, is a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer based. Or in other word, CMS is an administrative software system that allows its users, often unskilled in HTML and web development, to update, edit and create new pages on their website.

In a CMS data can be defined as almost anything – documents, movies, pictures, phone number, scientific data, etc. CMSs are frequently used for storing, controlling, revising, and publishing documentation. Content that is controlled is industry-specific. (Entertainment content differs from the design of a fighter jet). There are various terms for systems (related processes) that do this. Examples include: Web Content Management, Digital Asset Management, Digital Records Management, Electronic Content Management (and others). Synchronization of intermediate steps, and collation into a final product are common goals of each.
Basic of a CMS

A typical CMS works like these; a web design layout is designed and developed. Usually this entails a logo/banner at the top, standard navigation menus across the top, down the left side, and/or at the foot of the page, and a ‘blank’ area where content is inserted, this layout format is then converted into a master template for all subsequent pages. During the process of this conversion, the CMS admin backend is integrated and tested. Web content producers are given access and instructions on how to add text and images to web pages automatically. Most CMS are usually very intuitive and easy to operate. and each generated page is saved onto a database, for future editing or deletion. More elaborate CMS can perform unique functions (such as archiving, built-in search engines, and mod rewrites), but basic functionality is still related to easy creation and editing of web pages.

Types of CMS

• Proprietary CMS
  These systems are usually very expensive to purchase such as the $500,000 and up Vignette system. These high end systems however come loaded with full features and usually have excellent customer and technical support. Common uses of these systems involve very large organizations with departments that require unique functionality.
• Open source
  These systems are typically free and relatively easy to install. Some of the better known open source systems include Mambo and Drupal. Because of its open source nature however, you will find a dearth of customer and technical support, however there exists a huge following and forums dedicated to the popular systems. Customization capabilities vary from system to system. Be sure to do all the necessary research before deciding on one.
• Custom CMS
  These types of systems are usually preferred as they allow you to develop from scratch, your preferred functionality. Debugging is also less of an issue as your web developer, having written the codes, can easily isolate and fix problems. Bear in mind there are literally hundreds of CMS to choose from. Ranging in costs from free to over $500,000. What you do need to do, is firstly figuring out exactly what functionality your organization needs, your development budget and finally find a system that suits those needs best.The downside to installing a CMS is of course, the amount of web development needed initially. While you are able to obtain free open source CMS programs, you still need to hire someone experienced and capable enough to integrate it correctly. This initial expense however, is usually a necessary evil and is justified as you avoid the need of hiring or outsourcing your webmastering needs down the road.

Ultimately a CMS is meant to make life easier, not creating new rigid standards that require stop gap hacks or workaround solutions.

copas from Globaltor – About Content Management System And Relation With Your Business Needs

Las posiciones predefinidas de los módulos por una plantilla Joomla! se definen en el fichero templateDetails.xml entres las entradas <position>…</position>.

Normalmente existen estas posiciones predefinidas según la plantilla: left, right, top, bottom, inset, banner, header, footer, newsflash, legals, pathway, breadcrumb, user1, user2, user3, user4, user5, user6, user7, user8, user9, advert1, advert2, advert3, debug y syndicate.

A cada módulo de nuestra web Joomla! le asignaremos una de estas posiciones. Pero, ¿cómo sabemos las posiciones de las posiciones predefinidas?.

Podemos consultar las posiciones de forma visual, que es la que comentaba en mi anterior post. Añadiendo en la url “?tp=1″. Para más detalles pinchar aquí.

Pero si queremos saber las posiciones exactas (x,y) para poder modificarlas, tenemos que jugar con varios ficheros de la plantilla.

Ficheros:

• templateDetails.xml
• index.php
• template_css.css

Con la ayuda de estos tres ficheros seremos capaces de averiguar las posiciones exactas de cada una de las posiciones predefinidas. Normalmente uno pensaría que en la hoja de estilo CSS vendría una definición de una clase “user5″ por ejemplo, donde ya vendrían las posiciones de user5. Pero no es así. Veamos cómo averiguar la posición de user5:

1. Con el fichero “templateDetails.xml” tenemos las posiciones configuradas para esta template. Puede darse el caso de que haya configuradas más posiciones de las que se están usando.
2. Con el fichero “index.php” buscamos el nombre de la posición en las entradas “jdoc”, no en los divs, y nos quedamos con el nombre de la división que lo contiene. En este caso, “ja-newsflash”.

   <div id="ja-newsflash">
        <jdoc:include type="modules" name="user5" />
   </div>
   

3. Con el fichero “template_css.css” buscamos el nombre de la división “ja-newsflash” para modificar su posición:

   #ja-newsflash,#ja-searchwrap {
        width: 23%;
   }
   

Pues eso es todo. Un saludo.

Sa discutam putin despre tehnologiile folosite in dezvoltarea site-ului.

In primul rand, aveam doua alternative: crearea unui (mini)framework propriu sau folosirea unuia dedicat. Cum crearea unui framework de la zero nu face scopul acestui proiect, am ales cea de-a doua varianta.

Ne-am oprit la Joomla, un CMS open-source matur, orientat spre crearea de comunitati online (spre deosebire de WordPress care este mai potrivit blogurilor). Existenta unui numar mare de plugin-uri, templateuri si extensii usureaza adaugarea/modificarea functionalitatilor si permite concentrarea pe continutul site-ului. Pe masura ce dezvoltarea site-ului evolueaza, vom reveni cu pareri si impresii despre utilizarea acestui framework. Pana acum lucrurile au mers bine, in special din cauza documentatiei detaliate si a forumurilor dedicate. Codul in schimb pare destul de incalcit, cu toate ca nu am apucat sa facem decat modificari minore.

Joomla! foloseste PHP ca limbaj de scripting server-side si MySQL pentru baza de date. In rest CSS, JavaScript, XML, etc. – it’s all there.

Pentru sectiunea de forum, am optat pentru phpBB, datorita integrarii facile cu Joomla.

Momentan site-ul este in dezvoltare, deci multe sectiuni sunt dummy, functionalitati noi vor fi adaugate si elementele de design modificate.

TODO:

• logo/header – de inlocuit cu o varianta mai decenta
• eliminarea “feelingului” de blog
• adaugarea de continut

Para los Joomleros, el blog Ajax Line nos entrega una recopilación de las mejores extensiones para Joomla de Octubre de 2009, disfruten del artículo que seguramente encontraran muchas cosas que les servirá para incluir en su sitio desarrollado con Joomla.

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]]> http://prescienta.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/joomla-theme-pt-1/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:30:24 +0000 prescienta http://prescienta.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/joomla-theme-pt-1/

Installing Joomla is well documented, and surprisingly easy to install (at least on my good old macbook pro). Once installed, I think most people are wondering how on earth do I create a theme. I sure did, so i dug around and started picking a theme apart to figure out how to do this.

“Installing” a new theme is as simple as copying an existing theme to another folder. I shamelessly started with… well.. now I forgot, but never mind.

Pick an existing template, copy the entire folder and name it “Prescienta” (that’s what I did).

Then

Locate the index.php file, and make a copy of it too (let’s call it _index.php since underscores make you seem clever!

If you go to the management console, and pick Extensions/Template Manager, you’ll see two templates with the SAME NAME (aaargh). The devil is in the details as they say, so lets go back to the template dir, and find the file called “templateDetails.xml”. In that file you will find a bunch of things that you can edit. Some of them are pretty obvious (like the name of the template, the author and so on), but others offer some nifty functionality.

In the templateDetails.xml file, locate the section called <params>

Let’s add a new parameter to control the background color.

  <params>
    <param name="backgroundOption" type="list" default="white" label="Background Color" description="Background color to use">
      <option value="blue">Blue</option>
      <option value="red">Red</option>
      <option value="green">Green</option>
      <option value="orange">Orange</option>
      <option value="black">Black</option>
      <option value="white">White</option>
    </param>
  </params>

If you save the files, go back to the template manager, and pick your new template, you will see the new option that you just added.

Fantastic, but how do I use this? If you go back to your index.php and open it in your favorite editor (I use Coda), you can add the following code.

<div style="background-color:<?php echo $this->params->get('backgroundOption'); ?>">Wow - my new param</div>

And that, my friend, concludes part one of the Joomla template tutorial

Un pequeño truco para verificar las posiciones de los módulos de nuestra aplicación Joomla!.

Basta con añadir al final de la url: /?tp=1

La url quedaría así: http://www.miweb.com/?tp=1

A continuación os dejo un listado de sitios donde se pueden descargar plantillas gratuitas para Joomla!. En algunos de los sitios también disponen de plantillas para WordPress, DotNetNuke,…

En estos sitios web es posible encontrar plantillas gratis tanto para Joomla 1.5 como para  Joomla 1.0

• JoomlArt
• TemplatePlazza
• Joomla24
• Joomla2U
• SiteGround
• JoomlaTP
• ThemesBase
• JoomlaFreeTemplates
• ThemeBot
• Joomlaos

When you’re working on a Joomla project, you will need to find hosting at some point.  And you’ll want that hosting to be as compatible with Joomla as possible.  THere’s a ton of hosting solutions you can choose from, but most of those solutions – and even the “specialized” solutions aren’t quite what you’d be looking for.  About 99% of the “Joomla Hosting” solutions are shady, and the “regular” hosting solutions aren’t always too great either. 

So I thought that It’d be a good idea to make  a list of my own with solutions / companies that offer quality hosting, suitable for a Joomla project.  I’ll start with the ones I had some experience with myself, and hop that I’ll get some input from you, the readers.  You can suggest any solution, from any place on this globe.  You can even suggest your own solution.  When sending me a suggestion, make sure to follow the rules I’ve set out for entries:

1. Show me an example / examples of Joomla sites hosted on that solution.
2. Be clear / specific.  I’ll want a company name, a specific solution (no “Company X offers great hosting, I bet there’s a linux solution that can host Joomla entries” please) and, obviously, a way for people to find that solution (or even to order it). 
3. I’ll the location of the servers.  A general location (country, state, maybe even city) will do.  This’ll help me sort the servers on location.  There’s no point using German servers when there’s a “solution” 100 kilometres away from your home. 
4. If possible, provide a price estimate.  This’ll allow for sorting on price. 

The result of these entries will be placed on my website, and all IT related blogs.  If requested,  I can always add your name and a link to your site with the entry you make. 

One more thing:  if you’re offering Joomla Solutions yourself, and you could let me test those – for, let’s say, a few days – that would be a plus.  I’m not looking for free hosting, it’d just allow me to offer more details on the solution you’re proposing. 

The list so far: 

Recommended in BELGIUM:

• Linux hosting Intro (Hostbasket N.V, location: Antwerp, Belgium):  While a bit more expensive than other “Shared” solutions, the packages offered by Hostbasket are suited for Joomla perfectly.  I’ve yet to experience a problem.  The sites are fast, you can use all Joomla options (including SEF URL’s) and the support is excellent.  link +/- €120 a year
• Linux hosting Advanced (Hostbasket N.V, location: Antwerp, Belgium):  See above, with the difference that you get “more” like more bandwidth, a bigger database, etc. etc.  Both packages can be expanded with more bandwidth, storage, databases, etc. etc. link  +/-  €210 a year

NOT recommended in BELGIUM / ACROSS EUROPE

• One.com:  Yes, they’re cheap.  But their shared linux solutions are a Joomla disaster.  Forget about SEF, and forget about custom PHP pages just as well.  Their dramatic performance is widely discussed on difference internet forums.

Got an entry to submit? You can find my contact date here, or comment on this article. 

I need the following done in a Joomla/ virtuemart site. 1) In the register form I need an extra field added, where the user can choose where the have found the site. 3) The login form dont show a message if the password is incorrect or that you are logged in now… (Budget: $30-250, Jobs: Joomla)
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I need the following done in a Joomla/ virtuemart site. 1) In the register form I need an extra field added, where the user can choose where the have found the site. 3) The login form dont show a message if the password is incorrect or that you are logged in now… (Budget: $30-250, Jobs: Joomla)
Bid on this project

In order to achieve this custom functionality just attach this code the “Scripts” tab in the “Scripts called on form process” area:

$userEmail['files'][] = $RSadapter->config['absolute_path'] . ‘your/path/to/the/file/your_file.pdf’;

Note:

- this code will work only for RSform!Pro Rev. 17 or above

- this code works only for user emails

Joomla gives simple way to send e-mail. Do not need to write multi line code, write one line code and send e-mail. Follow these steps ..

Step 1. First of all include utility class if it is not included.
jimport(‘joomla.utilities.utility’);

Step 2. Now call this function :
JUtility:: sendMail($from, $fromname, $recipient, $subject, $body, $mode, $cc, $bcc, $attachmentl, $replyto, $replytoname) ;

these are optional parameters
$mode=0, (default is ‘0′(zero) for plain text, 1 for html text)
$cc=null,
$bcc=null,
$attachment=null,
$replyto=null,
$replytoname=null