what is Joomla?
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what is Joomla?
I am new in php, get command to hander an outsources PHP project. I install XAMPP with NetBean on local WIndows ,and a few books, it looks like php is understandaable. but when I touch the project that I need to handle, The struct is different, they mention Joomal.
1.what should I do now? should I rebuild my system?
2. what is the advantage Joomla compare to XAMPP
Thank you
1.what should I do now? should I rebuild my system?
2. what is the advantage Joomla compare to XAMPP
Thank you
Re: what is Joomla?
Joomla is a CMS (content management system) while XAMPP is a web server pack including Apache Mysql, PHP and PERL.
Joomla runs in a PHP + Mysql environment, so it would run under XAMPP.
http://www.google.com/search?q=install+xampp
Joomla runs in a PHP + Mysql environment, so it would run under XAMPP.
http://www.google.com/search?q=install+xampp
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Re: what is Joomla?
The most awful application ever. I have nightmares of times when I've developed a ecommerce on Joomla. Ick!
Re: what is Joomla?
Joomla can be a useful tool for appropriate situations, like anything else. It is excellent in terms of article and user management and the extensibility of the application is amazing.
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Re: what is Joomla?
I hate it.

Re: what is Joomla?
if I only have experience on XAMMP, know I hand to hand a php project that run on Joomla, what can I do?
if I have to install Joomla, can I use the apach ,mysql ,php on my Window? or I just remove evething first? I realy don't want to do so.?
if I have to install Joomla, can I use the apach ,mysql ,php on my Window? or I just remove evething first? I realy don't want to do so.?
Re: what is Joomla?
Sorry, what are you asking??
Re: what is Joomla?
Joomla has it's uses. I'm just not a fan of it's hard coded module layout styles.jackpf wrote:I hate it.
They're terrible... Alter one thing and it alters several other things and then looks tachy.
Doesn't seem to be much individual control over the layout.
Re: what is Joomla?
I think you have a major learning challenge if you have undertaken a joomla project and you have no experience with it. You shouldn't have to uninstall anything, but I wouldn't attempt to work on a joomla site, myself, even with several years of php development and many sites. As others have said, it is a complex content management system that requires quite a different approach to site development.Hphp wrote:if I only have experience on XAMMP, know I hand to hand a php project that run on Joomla, what can I do?
if I have to install Joomla, can I use the apach ,mysql ,php on my Window? or I just remove evething first? I realy don't want to do so.?
Re: what is Joomla?
i don't thing I have right to said yest or not, or wich project I want to take.
luckly, most part of the project is Web basic. their just chosse apach or appach under joomal tas server, for those part , you just copy and past under Xammp, and edit it, and copy back to server, it should work
but it did have small part , call news and event upload, need to connect , I guest I need to deal with this part, I need to know how they connect to db
can any one tell me what is the mean ,
how can I found out how they connect to db under joomal??
what is the following mean?
I require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php' );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'framework.php' );
Thank you
luckly, most part of the project is Web basic. their just chosse apach or appach under joomal tas server, for those part , you just copy and past under Xammp, and edit it, and copy back to server, it should work
but it did have small part , call news and event upload, need to connect , I guest I need to deal with this part, I need to know how they connect to db
can any one tell me what is the mean ,
how can I found out how they connect to db under joomal??
what is the following mean?
I require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php' );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'framework.php' );
Thank you
Re: what is Joomla?
I can see the page successful install joomla but when I try to access the administrator page, I always be point to http://localhost/joomla_dev/installation/index.php
and see something like
complete remove whole fold and click here
Why??
or I just did not install Joomla yet , how do I know I install my Joomal or No
Thank you
and see something like
complete remove whole fold and click here
Why??
or I just did not install Joomla yet , how do I know I install my Joomal or No
Thank you