Hi,
I want to know more on Joomla. I heard that it is very popular PHP framework. How can i start to implement this in my site?

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J. Jeyaseelan
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Joomla! is an Content Management System (CMS) that will help you build websites and other powerful online applications. Best of all, Joomla! is an open source solution that is freely available to everybody.

Joomla! is used all over the world to power everything from simple, personal homepages to complex corporate web applications. Here are just some of the ways people use our software:

* Corporate websites or portals
* Online commerce
* Small business websites
* Non-profit and organizational websites
* Government applications
* Corporate intranets and extranets
* School and church websites
* Personal or family homepages
* Community-based portals
* Magazines and newspapers
* the possibilities are limitless…

Joomla! can be used to easily manage every aspect of your website, from adding content and images to updating a product catalog or taking online reservations.

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Falcon :-)

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hi jeyaseelan

At First user have to download the joomla package for the site Joomla! then the user have to unzip that package in the server. Then the user have to access that package through the browser like <p>http://localhost/joomla/</p> that package ask some configuration details for our site. After fillup all the configuration detail the package ask the user to rename the installation folder to no acesses that folder. After rename that folder our site will lauched. Then we can access our site using the url <p>http://localhost/joomla/</p>

Thanks
Falcon

Hi Falcon,
Thanks for the reply
how is it used to create it in my page. Is it needed anything to install in my server?

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hi jey

yes you need to install your own template, component and module in server to view your website. All the three items can install through the admin panel. The admin has all control to dynamically change the template or modules and admin can install and uninstall all the three items

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Falcon

hi jey

When you are installing a template or component or module XML Page must be important otherwise joomla wont accept your template or component or module to install. You have to mention the filenames and also you have to mention that what you are going install template or component or module and its name in that XML Page

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Falcon

hi

I am using joomla for the first time

I need to get a clear idea about handling user password in joomla....

Can U please explain clearly about that salt algorithm used in joomla?

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Pugalanthi.N

Hi Pugalanthi

For registration, We have to get the password from the input field then we have to create a salt(key) in 16 digit value dynamically then encrypt the password using that salt(key), then concatenate that encrypted password and salt(key), then inserted into your table, for example

$vPassword=$_POST['txtPassword'];
$salt = mosMakePassword(16);
$crypt = md5($vPassword.$salt);
$vPassword = $crypt.':'.$salt;

For Login, Get the username or userid fetch the password from the user table split the password into two part using explode and List function take the salt(key) value for that splited data then encrypted that given password using that salt(key). Check the ecncrypted given password and splited password or equal if its not equal send the error message invalid password. use the same concept for change password also, Example for login password check

$vUsername=$_POST['txtUsername'];
$vPassword=$_POST['txtPassword'];

$vSql="select password from #__users where username = "$vUsername;
$database->setQuery($vSql);
$database->loadObject($vRow)

list($hash, $salt) = explode(':', $row->password);
$cryptpass = md5($vPassword.$salt);
$check = strcmp($hash,$cryptpass);

if($check != 0)
{
echo "Invalid Password";
}

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Falcon

Hi,
I am very eager to know more on Joomla development. I have installed Joomla. I want to have my own template. how can i install template?

Thanks

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is there any way to decrypt the password?

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hi Jey
For installing your own template you have to create the following files
1. Index.php(important)
2. templateDetails.xml(important)
3. Style.css
4. Images
then you have to convert that folder in to zip file. then login into the admin panel, select the installer tab, there you have to select site template option then upload that zip file, make your template default. You will see your template in your site

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Falcon

hi jey

Sorry We cont decrypt the password but we can validate the password by get the username or userid fetch the password from the user table split the password into two part using explode and List function take the salt(key) value for that splited data then encrypted that given password using that salt(key). Check the ecncrypted given password and splited password or equal if its not equal send the error message invalid password

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Falcon

Great.. It helped me lot to install a template for my site using joomla.

can i have sample XML file(templateDetails.xml)?

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hi jey
here is your sample XML file for template. This XML file is more important to install a template in joomla

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<mosinstall type="template" version="4.5.2">
<name>Template name</name>
<creationDate>11/2007</creationDate>
<author>test.com</author>
<copyright>This template is released under GNU/GPL License.</copyright>
<authorEmail>templates@test.com</authorEmail>
<authorUrl>www.test.com</authorUrl>
<version>1.0</version>
<description>
The template is a testing template.
</description>
<files>
<filename>index.php</filename>
</files>
<images>
<filename>images/img_header.gif</filename>
</images>
<css>
<filename>css/style.css</filename>
</css>
</mosinstall>

Regards
Falcon

Hi,

I just want to know how can we perform the transaction of records using joomla.

i know how to insert a record using store() function.

But help me to insert records into more than one table...

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Pugalanthi.N

hi Pugalanthi

yes you can use store function to store the records in two tables. For the two tables you must have a class in joomla.php file then only you can use that store function. You have to initalise both classes in your component and bind the post datas in that variables then you have to use that store function, you cont use single store function to store data in two tables. you have to use two store function

Thanks
Falcon

Hi Falcon,
Thanks for the reply. is there anything to specify for admin from the given XML?

And i want to know how to install and use modules. Actually what is the process behind this and why we need this modules?

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hi

I want to insert a record in member table and after that i want insert record in the members roles table for the current user.

After inserting into the member table i need the member id of the last inserted user. Then only i can able toinsert record into the role table.

I am using the store() function to insert this both.

How can i get the member id. ie, last insert_id

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Pugalanthi.N

Hi Jey

Yes all the things which entered in the XML are important for the admin

<mosinstall> Will specify what you are going to install
<name> Will specify the template name
<files> Will specify what are the files in that template
<images> Will specify what are the images in that template
<css> Will specify what are the CSS files in that template


Actually the modules is used to display the news, menus,etc in separate container which we can dynamiclly change it

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Falcon