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Building Websites with e107

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Building Websites with e107

Overview of this book

e107 is a PHP-based content management system that uses the popular open source MySQL database system for content storage. e107 is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License and is completely free, totally customizable and in constant development. It is an ideal tool for developing small to large dynamic community websites, intra company portals, corporate portals, weblogs and much more. It has a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users.If you want to create a powerful, fully-featured website in no time, this book is for you. This book will help you explore e107, putting you in the picture of what it offers, and how to go about building a site with the system. The book covers all the core features of e107, and it is thorough and incremental tutorial approach it gives you the understanding to experiment with advanced features and customization.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Building Websites with e107
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewer
Preface

Upgrading an Existing e107 Installation


The e107 development team is dedicated to improving e107. In fact, the 0.7 version was almost a complete rewriting of code from 0.6. You should always keep your e107 up to date. Most version upgrades fix security problems or minor bugs in the code. Additionally e107 issues upgrades when updates to MySQL and PHP may affect functionality. Before you roll your eyes back into your head, updating is very easy.

Note

Before any changes are made to your current installation you need to make a backup of your e107 database. Failure to do this simple operation can cost you hours or days of work.

Here is what you need to do:

  1. 1. You should make a backup of your e107 database before making any changes. With a hosting control panel this is usually done by locating the MySQL or some panels have a backup feature that allows you to make a full backup of your website or databases. If you have this feature, select backup of the database.

  2. 2. Locate the latest update from...