Does anybody know of an online PHP newspaper system? It wouldn't have to have any specific features, it just needs to function as a newspaper. I really need this, and any answers would be appreciated.
I would like to make a developers newspaper. This isn't just my own movement, by the way.
Openpublish is a fantastic out of the box ready to rock distribution of the Drupal CMS specifically for news media outlets..check it out:
openpublishapp.com
What, precisely, do you need that can't be covered by a blog, or other standard Content Management System? See here for CMS features.
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So we got a great project and we absolutely have to learn Typo3 or Drupal for it quickly. I already know some basic things.
I did the installation correctly for both, I know how to set up a basic Site using Fluid Template in Typo3 and I know how to set up a basic template in drupal without any styles.
My Problem now is how do I style a website since typo3 or drupal doesn't have a field for classes (The fields just get some random ids) and also how can I build a website with multiple sections where I have to style each section individually.
If you have any links to good tutorials or anything else that explains what I need to know I would appreciate it.
First of all, i think you understand HTML/CSS and know that TYPO3,... are content management systems. They're wrapping your content (saved to the database) with a template like HTML Files to send the result to the browser as a full rendered website.
ThomasLöffler already gave you the hint to read the documentation on both websites to make your choice which one you want to use. I prefer TYPO3, but the start many years ago wasn't easy. So i could you explain a little bit, and on a very short way what you need to do... After all please read the docs on typo3.org (Gettin started guide or something)
In TYPO3 you need to include and build your HTML Template. Prefered with the FLUID Template Engine / Framework. After that you need to set it with the TYPO3 TypoScript as your main template.
The content templates like will be rendered by the TYPO3 Extension "fluid_styled_content". This extension has also fluid templates to render the content object into a html output. Before you have enough knowledge about typo3 it's not recomended to change them.
The main thing is, that you need to include a stylesheet (css) file in your site. In TYPO3's TypoScript it's for example like this:
page.includeCSS.file100 = path/to/your/css/mystyle.css
Thats the very short overview and very little explanation what to do. But as Thomas said, you need to understand both and decide for one of them. And of course you need to read the docs first a little bit, before you ask. That would help you and each of us, to give you better answers. Good luck!
TYPO3 Gett started:
https://docs.typo3.org/typo3cms/GettingStartedTutorial/Introduction/Index.html
You can learn a lot of things if you take a look into the code of the official introduction package (https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/introduction/) The package can simply installed over the extension manager -> get preconfigured distributions
Or you just use it as a basis to build your own layout. You do not have to reinvent the wheel ;)
I was wondering if I needed to learn javascript and or php to make a site that can move content from page to page as new content is added (like a blog). I was thinking of using wordpress and wipe the design and write my own css, but seems you need to do a $30 update to have access to css.
Is there a free site (like wordpress) that could help me out with the php part or whatever is needed to have this kind of functionality? How many hours would it take to learn php to get the 'blog' running correctly if I only know html/css right now, with a bit of javascript and can manage jquery plugins.
Thanks alot for any answers.
If I recall correctly, WordPress is entirely free and fully customization per your liking - no charge.
PHP would be your answer to do this, and Javascript would only help compliment the transitioning. If you've never tinkered with PHP or any other software programming language, you will spend months perfecting this. It's a whole other ball game.
But like I said, WordPress is entirely free and modifying the CSS is as well. I've never heard of a $30 charge to change WordPress CSS file.
You're talking about upgrading a WordPress.com site where they host it for you and strictly control what you can do.
You want to go to WordPress.org - it's free and you can do whatever you like - but you do need to sort out your own hosting.
Hey guys, I'm learning PHP and I would like to have a look at the source code of a small "commercial grade" PHP project.
Why small? Well because I'm a beginner and big projects such as Drupal or Wordpress are overwhelming right now, aka I don't understand a lot.
Why "commercial grade"? I would like to see if things are done in a different way in comparison to theory, courses and books.
Thanks for any suggestion!
At Google Code you can search for open-source projects in PHP, browse and download its code and even contribute!
I wouldn't write off Drupal or WordPress completely because of their complexity. One good way to bite off a small chunk is to look at the code for a module or plugin. In particular, look for a popular module or plugin that looks interesting. Since those "popular" modules are in use on a lot of sites, they are likely to be more "commercial grade" than the less popular ones.
Check this out:
https://github.com/languages/PHP
http://sourceforge.net/directory/language:php/os:windows/freshness:recently-updated/
You will find lots of small projects.
Do you know of any websites that allow users to share there custom PHP functions and code snippets other then? It would be nice to compile a list of a few good resources
http://www.phpclasses.org
Might be obvious to some, but don't forget to include http://pear.php.net/ in your list. ;-)
There is Snipplr.com - A public source code repository for sharing code snippets.
Back in the day when I built some PHP3 sites,
PHP Builder was the place to go. They are still live, but URL shows a number instead of domain name :)
http://63.236.73.209/snippet/
Hot Scripts is one of the biggest sites to my knowledge. There is commercial and free code (easily sortable).
And you should probably make this Community Wiki.
Its been YEARS since I did any PHP.
I am working in .NET but supposed to be teaming up with some PHP people. I'd really like to get up to speed a little in whats changed in the language and the IDE tools - but I really don't have the time nor energy to learn anything. I probably won't have to write any PHP, but I want to.
I'm looking therefore for some kind of videos like these .NET ones where you get to see the IDE, the basic way of working etc. etc. I'm not looking for someone using notepad - I want something where I can see how real expert PHP programmers work.
the thing is that with PHP there is no single "the IDE" and "the way". there is a multitude of tools, frameworks, libraries, extensions, IDEs, plugins, etc.
my favourite IDE for PHP is Aptana and the nice thing about Aptana is that there is Aptana.tv: http://www.aptana.tv/ which has very nice video-casts about all aspects of the IDE...
the Video PHPEditorPart1 is quite close to what you're asking for.
I find Lynda.com a pretty useful resource, even though the videos aren't free. If you can get your company to spring for the cost of a login it tends to be a pretty decent place for anyone in the office to learn a few new skills.
For free stuff I find the learn list pretty decent and the PHP link in the learn list got me this site for php videos.
Hopefully something useful for you in those links.
Only thing I can suggest is the CodeIgniter how-to videos here. It should give you a general idea how the architecture of a typical PHP app is layed out and how a coder goes about creating it.
Whatever you do, do NOT search for PHP on Youtube.
PHP has no specific IDE. You can write it in notepad or vi if you felt like it.
Your best bet is to start reading books. Videos are great but learning the methodology is way more important than learning any IDE. When you watch videos you are missing out on so many side details its crazy.