Joomla!'s component structure

Joomla! employs a specific naming convention, which is used by all components. Each component in the system has a unique name with no spaces. The code is split into two folders, each bearing the component name prefixed by com_. The component in this book will be called restaurants. Therefore, you will have to create two folders named com_restaurants:

Create one in the folder named components, for the frontend
Create one in the folder named components within the administrator folder for the backend

When the component is loaded from the frontend, Joomla! will look for a file with the component's unique name ending in a .php extension. Within the components/com_restaurants folder, create a restaurants.php file. Similarly, running it in the backend also assumes the presence of a file with the component name followed by .php. Add the restaurants.php file in administrator/components/ com_restaurants folder. Leave both of the files empty for the moment.

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Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development - Second Edition

Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development

Overview of this book

Joomla!'s component structure

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Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development - Second Edition

Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development

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Joomla!'s component structure

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