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Refactoring your code to Fluent Interface

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +0000

With the introduction of chaining methods together in PHP 5 we now have the opportunity to implement Fluent Interfaces in PHP which opens up an interesting way of writing more readable and smaller code.

Fluent Interfaces are not a new programming construct, they provide us with the ability to directly de-reference an object, PHP developers can build objects using fluent interfaces.

On the...

Joomla! versions 1.5.15 + are compatible with PHP 5.3

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:35:00 +0000

The Joomla Project announced the release of Joomla 1.5.15 after 3 months from the 1.5.14 version. This release contains a couple of security fixes, so be sure and upgrade as soon as possible. Joomla 1.5 has started to support PHP 5.3 from starting this version.

PICnet Volunteer Series: Pradeep is providing hope

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

This is the fifth post in our series about the PICnet Team’s volunteer efforts. Who: Project Manager Pradeep Suthram How he serves: Volunteer for Friends of Prajwala and the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area Pradeep has been working for PICnet for several years as a project manager, but still finds lots of time for his [...]

Add Joomla! Documentation as a reference book in Panic's Coda editor (Mac)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +0000

Originally published on http://blog.joomlaworks.gr/post/234830808/add-joomla-documentation-as-a-coda-book

When it comes to Joomla! development these days, I prefer to use Panic's Coda editor on the Mac. It's what I ever wanted from an editor: cl

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Affinity 1.5.8 Update Released

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000

The Affinity Joomla 1.5 template has been updated to version 1.5.8 and has compatibility fixes for the latest version of JomSocial

1.5 RocketLauncher Packages Updated to Joomla 1.5.15

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000

All of the RocketTheme Joomla 1.5 RocketLauncher template packages have been updated to include the latest Joomla 1.5.15 security release and are now available in their respective template download sections.

Joomla Security Primer

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:18:00 +0000

This post was written by guest writer, Tom Canavan. Tom is a Joomla security expert, and he has authored the book Joomla Web Security (Packt) as well as Dodging the Bullets - A Disaster Preparation Guide for Joomla! Based Websites. Tom has consulted on security issues for me on a number of occasions, and I can say with firsthand experience that he knows his stuff. If your site is ever hacked...

Jono Bacon: Not tolerating the intolerant

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +0000

Jono Bacon's piece Not tolerating the intolerant is a must read if you are participating in a community.

If you read it, and see someone else, don't worry! Just

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New screencast: Understanding and working with Morph’s sidebar layouts

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:05:00 +0000

The sun is shining here in Cape Town, but there’s no time for a holiday here at Joomlajunkie/Prothemer HQ just yet. The aim for the upcoming week is to go live with the main documentation for the Morph toolset for Joomla! For more information about the Morph toolset and if it’s right for your [...] Related posts:

How to change sidebar layouts in Morph for Joomla This screencast shows you...

Few important changes in 1.5.15 release

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:53:00 +0000

To accompany the official release announcement, I would like to point out few of the most important changes in this release:

.htaccess change that prevents looking at your extensions XML files - while this was not a security hole by itself, it kept open doors for hackers to see what version of particular extension you are running. To put this fix into effect you have to uncomment (remove #)...