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Part VI Appendixes IN THIS PART Appendix A: The Directory Structure of Joomla! Installation Appendix B: A Guide to the Location of Key Files Appendix C: Installing XAMPP Appendix D: Installing MAMP Appendix E: Additional Online Help Resources 731 APPENDIX The Directory Structure of a Joomla! Installation APPENDIX A Understanding Joomla! installation A complete Joomla! installation includes a large number of directories and files. The directories and files reside on your server, typically, though not necessarily, in the public directory of your hosting account. Figure A.1 shows is a view of the default installation of Joomla! 1.5.10, with all the key directories expanded to give you the big picture of what is installed on your server. See Appendix B for a map of the locations of the key files and directories that you might need to locate during the customization of your site. Part VI: Appendices 732 FIGURE A.1 733 APPENDIX A Guide to the Location of Key Files APPENDIX B Locating files O ne of the first steps in customizing your Joomla! site is figuring out where to go to find the files you need to change. Table B.1 shows the locations of the items that are most commonly modi- fied by site owners. The table’s contents provide the locations of the key files used by the front- end components and modules, as well as the locations of the language packs, the default images, and perhaps most importantly, the front-end and admin Templates and CSS files. Note that the location given is the path to the files on your server, relative to directory where you have placed your Joomla! installation. Part VI: Appendices 734 TABLE B.1 Key Files Item Location Components (front-end output) Banner components/com_banners Contacts components/com_contact Newsfeeds components/com_newsfeeds Polls components/com_poll Weblinks components/com_weblinks Site Modules (front-end output) Archive module modules/mod_archive Banners module modules/mod_banners Breadcrumbs module modules/mod_breadcrumbs Custom HTML modules modules/mod_custom Feeds module modules/mod_feed Footer module modules/mod_footer Latest News module modules/mod_latestnews Login module modules/mod_login Menu modules modules/mod_mainmenu Most Read module modules/mod_mostread News Flash module modules/mod_newsflash Poll module modules/mod_poll Random Image module modules/mod_random_image Related Items module modules/mod_related_items Search module modules/mod_search Sections module modules/mod_sections Stats module modules/mod_stats Syndicate module modules/mod_syndicate Who’s Online module modules/mod_whosonline Wrapper module modules/mod_wrapper Language Files English (default en-GB language pack) language/en-GB Appendix B: A Guide to the Location of Key Files 735 Item Location Site Templates Beez template templates/beez Purity template templates/ja_purity Milkyway template templates/rhuk_milkyway CSS (front-end) Stylesheets templates/[active template/css Admin Template Khepri administrator/templates/khepri CSS (admin system) Stylesheet administrator/templates/khepri/css Image Files Banner ads images/banners Smilies images/smilies System images images/ images/M_images Images shown in Media Manager images/stories Configuration file configuration.php 737 APPENDIX Installing XAMPP APPENDIX C Installing XAMPP X AMPP is a unified software package that bundles all the necessary elements for creating a fully functional server environment. The sys- tem includes not only the basics, like the Apache web server, the MySQL database, and the PHP language support, but also useful tools such as phpMyAdmin. XAMPP is cross-platform compatible and can be installed on Windows, Linux, or Mac. This Appendix provides a step-by-step guide to installing XAMPP on a Windows machine. At the conclusion of this process you will have a functional server on your Windows machine that allows you to run Joomla! locally. Follow these steps to acquire the XAMPP installation package and get it set up on your local machine. 1. Connect to the Internet and open your browser. 2. Direct your browser to www.apachefriends.org The web page loads in your browser. 3. Click on the main menu choice XAMPP. The XAMPP page loads. 4. Click the links XAMPP for Windows. The XAMPP for Windows page loads. 5. Click the download link. The page jumps to the Download packages list. 6. Click the Installer option. A new window opens and goes to Sourceforge.net’s downloads page. 7. Select the download link next to the option XAMPP Windows. A new page loads listing the available download packages. Part VI: Appendices 738 8. Select the option xampp-win32-1.7.1-installer.exe. The download should begin automatically. 9. A pop-up menu prompts you to save the file. Click OK. The software installer downloads to your computer. After it is complete, you can move to the next step. 10. Locate the downloaded archive (.zip) package on your local machine. 11. Double-click on the archive package. The software unpacks and leaves a new file on your desktop. 12. Double-click on the new file. Select the language you prefer. Click OK. The installer takes you to the next screen. 13. Click Next. The installer will advance to the next screen. Select the installation location. Click the Next button. The installer takes you to the next screen. Tip Installing this application outside your programs directory is the best choice. 14. Change any setting you require on the Options page. All choices are optional. Click Install. The installer takes you to the next screen and completes the installation. 15. Click Finish. The installer closes. The installation is complete and the software is ready to run. To begin, simply start XAMPP from under Start ➪ Programs ➪ XAMPP. Use the start/stop buttons to control the servers. To create a new web site, simply copy the files into a directory placed inside the /htdocs direc- tory. You can then access your new site by opening the URL in your browser, as follows: http://localhost/sitedirectoryname [...]... Guide to Joomla http://docs .joomla. org/Beginners The Official Joomla! Documentation Site http://docs .joomla. org The Official Joomla! Forum http://forum .joomla. org/ The Joomla! Developers Documentation http://docs .joomla. org/Developers The Joomla! Administrators Documentation http://docs .joomla. org/Administrators The Joomla! Web Designers Documentation http://docs .joomla. org /Web_ designers The Joomla! ... http://api .joomla. org/ Joomla! Developers Tutorials http://developer .joomla. org/tutorials.html Joomla! 1.5 Template Tutorials http://docs .joomla. org /Joomla! _1.5_ Template_Tutorials_Project There is also a wide variety of unofficial help resources, some more authoritative than others One good source of information is the Scribd.com site Scribd is a document-sharing site that includes a collection of Joomla! ... local Help server, please refer to the instructions online at the Joomla! Docs site, http://docs .joomla. org/Setting_up_a_local_help_ server Online Help and Support Resources Joomla! is one of the best documented open source systems In addition to a complete set of documents for site administrators, there are tutorials, examples, and documents for designers and developers Table E.1 covers some of the... seeking more assistance, the official Joomla! project maintains a number of rich informational sites with documentation, tutorials, and more Whether you are a developer, a designer, or a site administrator, there are Joomla! help resources designed specifically to help you The Help Files inside Joomla! For site administrators, one of the most useful features of Joomla! is the ability to display context-sensitive... servers, click the Stop Servers button To create a new web site, simply copy the files into a directory placed inside the /applications/ MAMP/htdocs directory You can then access your new site by opening the URL in your browser, as follows: http://localhost:8888/sitedirectoryname 740 APPENDIX Additional Online Help Resources T he popularity of Joomla! has created a significant demand for help resources... containing the Help files that are relevant to that specific page By default, the help file information you see within the administration system of your site is drawn from the online Joomla! help site, www.help joomla. org Joomla s approach to providing help information inside the admin interface via Help files that are hosted online is a sensible solution When the online files are updated, users can... Help files is, however, dependent upon you having a connection to the Internet Although most web sites will have a connection to the Internet, if the Joomla! installation is located on a local network, access to the online Help files may not be practical or even possible 741 APPENDIX E Finding help resources Part VI: Appendices You can change the default Help files setting by accessing the Global Configuration... Joomla! related documents and presentations The Open Source CMS group on Scribd is a good place to start: www.scribd.com/groups/groups/746618 742 Appendix E: Additional Online Help Resources Using Community Support Options Joomla! is a community-driven open source project, meaning that all the project administrators, designers, and developers are unpaid volunteers A surprising number of persons participate... like the Apache web server, the MySQL database, and the PHP language support, but also useful tools like phpMyAdmin MAMP is cross-platform compatible and can be installed on Windows, Linux, or Mac This Appendix provides a step-by-step guide to installing MAMP on a Windows machine At the conclusion of this process you will have a functional server on your Mac that allows you to run Joomla! locally Follow... assistance for solving common problems and to enjoy the company of others with similar interests The forums are the primary resource for community support You can access the official Joomla! Community Forums at http://forum .joomla. org The forums are incredibly active, with well over 200,000 members and more than 1.5 million posts Anyone is free to browse the forums and read the information and conversations . Forum http://forum .joomla. org/ The Joomla! Developers Documentation http://docs .joomla. org/Developers The Joomla! Administrators Documentation http://docs .joomla. org/Administrators The Joomla! Web Designers Documentation http://docs .joomla. org /Web_ designers The. Documentation http://docs .joomla. org /Web_ designers The Joomla! API http://api .joomla. org/ Joomla! Developers Tutorials http://developer .joomla. org/tutorials.html Joomla! 1. 5 Template Tutorials http://docs .joomla. org /Joomla! _1. 5_ Template_Tutorials_Project There. Part VI Appendixes IN THIS PART Appendix A: The Directory Structure of Joomla! Installation Appendix B: A Guide to the Location of Key Files Appendix C: Installing XAMPP Appendix D: Installing