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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9781847192820
ISBN: 1847192823
Label: Packt Publishing
Manufacturer: Packt Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 488
Publication Date: November 30, 2007
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Release Date: November 30, 2007
Studio: Packt Publishing
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The Professional Guide to Programming Joomla! - In-depth guide to programming Joomla!
- Design and build secure and robust components, modules and plugins
- Includes a comprehensive reference to the major areas of the Joomla! framework
In Detail
Joomla! is the world's hottest open-source content management system, and the winner of the 2006 Open Source CMS Prize. Out of the box, Joomla! does a great job of managing the content needed to make your website sing. But for many people, the true power of Joomla! lies in its application framework that makes it possible for thousands of developers around the world to create powerful add-ons and extensions. Many companies or organizations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the basic Joomla! package or in a freely available extension. Thankfully, Joomla! offers a powerful application framework that makes it easy for developers to create sophisticated add-ons that extend the power of Joomla! into virtually unlimited directions.
If you use PHP programming to extend or customize Joomla!, this book is essential reading. If you feel that you've mastered the basics of creating Joomla! extensions, then this book will take you to the next level. Packed with expert advice on all aspects of development with Joomla!, you will learn about best-practice design and coding for Joomla! components, modules, plugins and other extensions.
You will also learn about customizing the page output, using JavaScript effects, making use of Web Services from within Joomla! and ensuring that your code is secure and error-free.
A unique and comprehensive reference to the main areas of interest within the Joomla! framework is also included in the book.
What you will learn from this book? - Joomla!'s directory and URI structure along with a brief overview of its libraries
- Joomla's common classes, variables and constants crucial for creating Joomla! extensions
- Extending the database, following conventions for database schema, and common fields
- Storing common types of data in standard fields and dealing with multilingual requirements.
- Getting data from the Joomla! database
- Using the JTable class to display and edit tables of cells
- Designing components using the MVC design pattern
- Configuring the component and its various elements and parameters.
- Packaging components with the required install and uninstall files
- Getting modules and components to work together
- Writing, loading, and translating plugins
- Working with Joomla!'s registry
- Working with the User, Session, and Browser classes
- Render output and maintain consistency throughout the application
- Controlling paging of lists
- Using JavaScript effects from the mootools librarys included with Joomla!
- Creating and using Web Services in Joomla!
- Handling errors, warnings and notices
- Building secure Joomla! extensions
- Working with dates, arrays, tree structures and other Joomla! utility classes
- An in-depth reference guide to the most significant parts of the Joomla! framework
Approach
Packed with expert advice and tips, this book is an invaluable reference guide that you will turn to again and again as you work with Joomla!
Who this book is written for?
PHP developers who want to understand how Joomla! works with a view to advanced customization or extension development, and want to learn how to work with the Joomla! framework.
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Mastering Joomla 1.5 Extension and Framework -James Kennard
After whetting my appetite on LeBlancs book [Learning Extensions and frameworks], I decided to go further into detail. This book is not for the novice, but is for the experienced Joomla coder. That does not detract at all from its rich details on building your own extensions. Its explanations help you form new insight into how Joomla works at the core. This can only help you with at a minimum customizing Joomla.
It has already proved worth the price in the work I am currently doing in modifying Joomla components for more than one client. If you plan to do serious coding or need to know the inner workings of Joomla, you need this book.
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I would not recommend this book for anyone wanting to develop Joomla!1.5 components, modules and extensions without first learning Object-Oriented PHP programming. While I do support Joomla!, I cannot support books written for it that are not meant for the average Joomla! user.
I do highly recommend it for Power PHP programmers not familiar with the Joomla!1.5 content management system. Prior to purchasing this book last year, I was more familiar with XHTML/CSS and not any server-side scripting language such as PHP. Now that I've learned PHP as a beginning web developer this book makes sense to me but only after reading and purchasing many PHP books.
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Pros: gives some good overviews and dives deep into some concepts.
Cons: does not give adequate examples. It is definetly not an advanced book or "Mastering".
I returned the book.
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It's a good book. But it's got some short-comings that makes it not a complete reference for Joomla 1.5. The organization is a little bit fragmented. All the examples are snippets and are never complete listings. This makes it a difficult book to use for a brand new learning Joomla developer. If it was a complete reference tutorial, it being the only book that you would ever need, that newbies and experts alike could pick it up and gleam from it I would have given it a 5 stars. I would have given it a 4 if the Appendix that has a quick look up was clearer on what section your in and the section titles were more distinguishable. But it has produced a decent amount of answers to my periodic questions. It's a nice book to have but far from the only book you'll ever need on Joomla. So I gave it 3 stars.
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This is a reasonable introductory text and it gave me what I needed when I read it after Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development: Creating Modules, Components, and Plugins with PHP in the same series.
However, it is let down by a poor index and the fact that the coverage is too much 'type this' and 'do this' rather than helping the reader understand why things need to be done in a certain way and how to find the necessary resources to address new problems.
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