joomla

Should I write a component or a module? (or both?)

I'm trying to write a slideshow for joomla. Specifically one that will be placed next to an article (no necessarily associated with the article though). Should i write a component, or a module? OR should I write a component that is placed in the page using a module (like the com_banner and mod_banner stuff in the joomla basic installatio...

Want to learn Plugin/Template Development. Wordpress or Joomla?s

i seem to be getting the impression that Wordpress is more popular than joomla nowadays. but i also get the impression joomla is more powerful. so which shld do u think will give better prospects if i were to want to learn to develop for one. ...

CSS height problem .

hello , i have a problem with a css in a joomla module , the site is www.bacauacum.ro , the module that has this problem is "TITLURILE ZILEI" the module from the bottom of the page,it allways gets the value "height : 30px" i looked in all the css and there is no such value . ...

MSSQL, Joomla and IIS7

Is there a MSSQL Provider for Joomla? I know that there is a MSSQL Client for PHP in beta and I wonder whether it would be hard to change the database provider to point to MSSQL instead of MySQL. ...

Joomla Component Install Issue: Can't install any components, fresh install of latest Joomla

When I try to install any component, specifically my mtwMigrator component, I receive the following error: * Warning! Failed to move file. This is on a fresh install, with FTP Layer turned off, with default content installed, Joomla 1.5.14, latest PHP and my_SQL versions, Legacy mode turned on. ...

"Hello World" for a Joomla web service?

I'd like to write a small web service in Joomla for a client, but I'm not sure how to get started. Although I'm moderately familiar with Joomla and quite comfortable with web services, I'm a complete stranger to web services in Joomla. Is there a "hello, world" example that anyone's aware of, or could demonstrate in an answer? Sometimes...

How to manipulate a Joomla! website for easy screen scraping

I got permission from the owner (who knows nothing about web development) of a Joomla! website to extract the articles from the site (for real!) I got the urls from the RSS feed, but the feed does not include the full text. Do you know a way to manipulate the index.php parameters to get the article as clean as posible? The url right ...

Can't insert from subsonic 2.2 to mysql (Joomla CMS database)

I can't insert record into mysql database (joomla CMS table jos_content). Receive: Exception:"You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use Any idea, what could be wrong, since I'm just copying all data except autoincremental from source record (same dat...

point to article without having a menu link.

Hello all, I work with Joomla for some time but I have only little question. How can I point to an article without first make a link of it in a menu? ...

301 redirects with Joomla on IIS

Hello, I'm running Joomla on IIS. I've got about a dozen categories (financial newsletter publishers) that I'm using to organize about 40 articles (financial newsletters). I'm using the joomla built-in SEO so the URL's look like this: http://www.global-autotrading.com/autotraded-newsletters/13-angel-publishing/43-options-trading-pit.ht...

joomla login system

Hi all,i want to know more how does joomla does the authentication. Where should i look for the codes? thanks.. ...

How to change joomla url suffix

I am using Joomla Sef URLs and its working fine except that i need '.htm' suffix instead of '.html', please help. currently my URLs appear like : www.mysite.com/my-page.html I want it to be like www.mysite.com/my-page.htm ...

Joomla Extension Editing

how to add a field in contact component of joomla? Suppose I want to add two fiels 1->Year and 2->Branch in joomla default contact component com_contact.. please help me out ...

how to override joomla module's method ?

Hi, I have a template that need to override the joomla module method (not template). I know how to override the template (tmpl) by creating /html/mod_abcd/ ... but is it possible to override the joomla module just for my templates ? I am using mod_frontpage and it seems the mod_frontpage delete things inside bracket ({ ... }) so i just...

Set ajax request in joomla using mootools

Hi friends, I am having a prob for ajax request in joomla using mootools. var url = '<?php echo JURI::base();?>index.php?option=com_test&task=getselectmode&selectedid='+$('parent_question').value; var params ={method: 'post',update:'test'}; var myAjax = new Ajax(url, params); myAjax.request(); My prob is that, is there any to...

How come certain values are not being displayed using PHP foreach loop?

I am working on a website using a PHP script to display information formatted a certain way from a MySQL database. I want the date values from the database (which are formatted as YYYY-MM-DD) to be displayed as Month YYYY. The perhaps-not-efficient-enough code I'm using to display the months as words is below: foreach($monthstart as $...

.htaccess, YSlow, and "Use cookie-free domains"

One of YSlow's measurables is to use cookie-free domains to serve static files. "When the browser requests a static image and sends cookies with the request, the server ignores the cookies. These cookies are unnecessary network traffic. To workaround this problem, make sure that static components are requested with cook...

Getting REST-ful URIs in Joomla?

Using my own Joomla 1.5 component, module, or plugin, how would I turn a request for a REST URL like foo.com/api/... into relevant echo()s on the page? I'm looking for a "hello, world"-level example, if possible. For example, foo.com/api/baskets/10/fruits/list.json might result in something like the following text on the page: -- resou...

Joomla - Custom usergroups

Hello Is there a way to create custom usergroups in joomla Thx Morchot ...

ColdFusion links redirection to Joomla

I need to keep my old coldfusion links in my new joolma site. I need to add a redirect mechanism in joomla like All urls like /search/commission.cfm?commID=456?t=2 should redirect to /sale?id=456 How can i do this? ...