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Building Websites with e107

Building Websites with e107

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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)
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Building Websites with e107
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Building Websites with e107
Credits
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Credits
About the Author
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About the Author
Acknowledgement
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Acknowledgement
About the Reviewer
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About the Reviewer
Preface
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Preface
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An Introduction to e107
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An Introduction to e107
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History of Content Management Systems
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How a Content Management System Works
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Brief History of e107
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The People Who Make e107 Possible
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Summary
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Installing e107
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Installing e107
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Requirements
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Operating System Requirements
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Installing e107
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Uploading e107 to Your Server
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Setting File Permissions
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Running the Installation Script
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Securing Your Installation
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Upgrading an Existing e107 Installation
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Troubleshooting Common Installation Problems
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Summary
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Setting Site Preferences
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Setting Site Preferences
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The e107 Front End
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The e107 Back End
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Creating the Front Page
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Summary
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Customizing the Look and Feel of Your Site
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Customizing the Look and Feel of Your Site
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What is a Theme?
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Understanding the Theme Layout
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Psychology of Color
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Selecting a Theme
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Customizing Layout
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The WYSIWYG Editor
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The File Upload Manager
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Creating Menu Items Using the Custom Page/Menu Tool
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Customizing Our Site
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Summary
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Customizing Your Site for e-Commerce with Plugins
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Customizing Your Site for e-Commerce with Plugins
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Introduction to Plugins
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Banner Plugin
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Shopping Cart Plugin
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Plugin
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Summary
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Customizing Your Site for Business with Plugins
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Customizing Your Site for Business with Plugins
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User Class
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The Forum Plugin
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The Poll Plugin
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Changing Themes for a More Professional Business Appearance
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Summary
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Adding Content to e107
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Adding Content to e107
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Content Management Plugin
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The Coppermine Plugin
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Information Dissemination
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Information Dissemination
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The Newsletter Plugin
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Event Calendar Plugin
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RSS Plugin
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Search Engines
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Maintenance, Optimization, and Security
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Maintenance, Optimization, and Security
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Database Utilities
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Security
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Resources
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e107 Resources

Creating the Front Page

The moment you have been waiting for has finally arrived! We will be now creating the first page for our website. But before we make the first page we need to cover a couple of things. First you can control whether the front page data should be dynamic (changes constantly) or static (stays the same). The second thing is you can create different front pages for visitors, members, administrators, or any other user class you create. The fantastic thing is that you only need to enter the information for each, as the theme will take care of the layout for you. We will be covering adding content in detail in Chapter 7 so for now we will just whet our appetites by creating our front page.

Creating a Dynamic Front Page

When you click on Home in the administrative interface you are taken to the front page of the site. The text that you see on this page has been entered as a news item. We will learn more about configuring the news post in Chapter 7. For now we are going to...

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