Dreamweaver Template Builder
Since Macromedia Dreamweaver http www.macromedia.com software dreamweaver is among the market leaders when it comes to professional web editors, there was a Mambo template builder for quite a long time. We are talking about a normal Dreamweaver extension that you can install by means of the Macromedia Extension Manager. The Extension Manager is in the same program group as Dreamweaver itself. Figure 2.14 Macromedia Extensions Manager with the Mambo Plug-in Figure 2.14 Macromedia Extensions...
DOCMan
There are two approaches to the topic of document administration on the one hand, there are large commercial solutions such as Documentum http www.documentum.com and OpenText http www.opentext - de , which are geared to profoundly influence the processes of an enterprise on the other hand, there is the simple administration of downloads, which is standard fare with a CMS such as Mambo. A middle approach between these two is being offered by the DOCMan Mambo extension. It administers files and...
Your Own Template
There are two ways to get started with your own layout You can either copy an existing layout and modify it or you can create a completely new one. The latter is naturally substantially more complicated, but it is the only way to achieve independent results. In this section we will first see the components of a template, and then generate a very simple template step by step. In doing this, we do not attach great importance to HTML and CSS programming, only to the basic principles. You can find...
Configuration 3
You can find the Simpleboard configuration under Components Simpleboard Forum. An interface with its own control panel can be opened there. To go back at any time, use the Back button or the Mambo menus, which are still shown. Figure 6.3 The start point is the Simpleboard administration interface Figure 6.3 The start point is the Simpleboard administration interface For a change, you should first have a look at the bottom row. If you are starting without an exact conception of your future...
Administration Interface
By default, the administration interface is in the admi nistrator directory under the Mambo path. With a local installation this is, for example http 1oca1host mambo administ rator With a web server installation, it often looks like this http www.domain.tld admini strator If you call up that directory, the Mambo login mask appears index.php . It displays the Mambo version and license and copyright. When you start Mambo for the first time, you use the standard user admin with the password that...
Installation
The phpShop project offers two different variations of phpShop Installation pack for Mambo This consists of a bunch of individual components current file name Complete version integrated with Mambo Mambo eCommerce Edition or more accurately Mambo 4.5.2.3 eCommerce Edition . The installation with the complete installation pack is not too difficult. You have to first unpack ZIP archives and then install all of the extensions individually. A readme file helps with this it also explains that two...
Alternatives 2
The infinite depths of the Mambo universe also offer alternatives to the standard contact administration. ContactsXTD http mamboforge.net projects contxtd can be found right at the existing contact administration this component is also an extra component for menu extensions. Some of the other solutions take the route of address book, like, for example, the mos_adressbook module hosted by MamboForge http mamboforge.net projects mosaddressbook , or Peoplebook http mamboforge.net projects...
MosForms: Forms with Mambo
A contact form today belongs to every website s basic equipment. And quite often, one is not enough, but several are needed. The MOSforms component is designed exactly for that it enables a central administration of forms and their elements. You can find the component in The installation via Components Install Uninstall or Installer Components is trouble-free. The component subsequently settles itself down in the Components MosForms menu. Once you understand the fundamental structure, the...
Configuration 4
You can specify DOCMan s global configuration in the Components DOCMan Configuration menu option. This is then written into a configuration file, which is stored in the admini strator components com_docman folder. This file, however, is not called configuration, php, as currently stated in the configuration interface, but docman .config.php. Since the version we are currently using is, however, a release candidate, this can, of course, change. There are a number of tabs in the configuration...