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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

The e107 Front End


The front end, also known as the theme, is the web page that our site visitors will see. Looking at the screenshot on the next page, you can see how the theme's front page is divided into several smaller areas that are as follows:

  • Header

  • Search Box

  • Front Page

  • Area 1

  • Area 2

  • Area 3

  • Area 4

  • Site Disclaimer

Of course, you are not restricted to this particular layout when you develop your own site. Themes are flexible and provide you with a quick method to change the look of your entire site with just a couple of clicks of your mouse. You can make a selection from one of the many free themes that are included with e107, develop your own theme, or hire a designer to make a customized theme. While customizing a theme is beyond the scope of this book, we will look at customizing the layout of an existing theme in Chapter 4.

Creating a Username and Password

Many web administrators like to control the display of information on their website to its visitors. E107 assumes during the install...