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by Joseph LeBlanc (Author)

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Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited (1 Jun 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1847191304
ISBN-13: 978-1847191304
Product Dimensions: 23 x 18.8 x 2 cm

Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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A rapid and easy-to-follow introductory tutorial to help you use PHP code to create your first Joomla! extensions: modules, components, and plugins. This book is suitable for PHP programmers who want to take their first step in customizing and extending the features of Joomla! through custom PHP development. It is not a reference guide for advanced Joomla! developers. You need only the basics of PHP programming; no experience of developing Joomla! extensions is assumed. You are expected to be familiar with the general operation of Joomla!

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Joseph L. LeBlanc started with computers at a very young age. His independent education gave him the flexibility to experiment and learn computer science. Joseph holds a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from Oral Roberts University. Joseph is currently a freelance Joomla! extension developer. He released a component tutorial in May 2004, which was later translated into French, Polish, and Russian. Work samples and open-source extensions are available at www.jlleblanc.com. In addition to freelancing, he is a board member of the DC PHP Conference. He has also worked as a programmer for a web communications firm in Washington, DC.

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2.0 out of 5 stars misnamed title, 6 Feb 2009

By	WOPR "occasional_reviewer" (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews

I tried using this book, but I guess it was rushed out. It appears to basically be a description of an extension the author built and he describes his code without any background. So even if you try and modify it for your own extension you will run into problems as he doesn't mention important aspects such as naming conventions etc. A much better option is the Mastering Joomla book in which you will learn something, although it doesn't include an example project. I notice a new version of Learning joomla is now available with a couple of extra chapters - maybe they adress the deficiencies, but buyer beware. To be honest there is a distinct lack of quality up to date Joomla documentation which eases the reader beyond back end configuration into the Joomla style of development.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, 26 April 2008

By	B. Clay "Ben Clay" (BA5) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was waiting for me when I returned home on Thursday. I read the whole book that evening, re-read it Friday evening and then started creating my own Joomla! extensions on Saturday, The wife thinks I'm barking mad. I think this book is one of the most inspirational I have read.

I'll now return to earth and explain a little. I've made a few modules for Joomla! 1.0 and was never happy with the integration (e.g. using an Excel spreadsheet for the customer to store & edit a reading list - yuck!). Despite this, I never took the trouble to write the things properly. Now Joomla! 1.5 is here I thought I better revisit the situation so bought Joseph LeBlanc's book. It walks you through the development of a Joomla! component, an associated module and even a plug-in to go with them. It finishes off with a chapter on how to wrap the whole lot into a deliverable/installable package.

The code examples are given in complete chunks and then explained line by line. My technique is to work up a project and copy the essence of the code to create a similar component, module and plug-in; thus avoiding simple, mindless copying of code and so proving I understanding what I'm typing. So far (and it's still only day 3) I have found one occasion where the explanation of a line of code wasn't good enough and I had to resort to Google to find a real explanation of what was going on. But otherwise the creation of my new component is progressing nicely. The code is downloadable from the Packt Publishing so I don't have to re-type much of the obvious boring code. Also available is a list of errata for the book (don't worry not too much and nothing too serious).

One small gripe: the original proof was probably in colour and showing a page to illustrate before and after the addition of hyperlinks that are coloured but non-underlined wasn't too smart in a book that now is printed in monochrome.

Please note - this book is for Joomla! 1.5 which is so radically different from the earlier version there's nothing here for you 1.0 folk. Anyway, the message is: load Joomla! 1.5, get this book and be inspired to move on.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Hard going, and not compatible with Joomla 1.0.x, 2 Jul 2007

By	Oy Vey (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews

I bought this book not realising it was designed for Joomla 1.5 (which is still in Beta) - although this was clear on the cover design it isn't clear in the title on Amazon! A big warning - items developed for Joomla 1.5 are NOT compatible with the current production release of Joomla, so this book has limited use unless you plan to develop a 1.5 component.

I found the book quite hard going - the main way it explains things is by showing you some code, then working through it. I would have preferred to see an explanation of the topic and then an example.

The whole book is a worked example of a component, module and plug-in.

This book will get you up and running in component development but it's not easy going. If you already develop componenets for Joomla 1.0 you might be frustrated by the lack of information explaining the differences between 1.0 and 1.5, and if you are thinking of developing for 1.0, then you'll find better tutorials available on the web for free!

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2.0 out of 5 stars A sketchy whistlestop tour
If you are looking for a quick tour on how to develop a Joomla 1.5 Extension, then this is a good starting point. Read more

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good Starting Point for your Creations..
Bought this with a mind to create custom content that embeds PHP, does database table retrievals front-end, back-end, maintain custom tables etc. Read more

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