While the template layout file is a PHP file, it iswritten mostly in HTML with only a few snippets of PHP.You do not have to be a master of PHP to write a templatefile. All you need to be able to do is learn where toplace the key "hooks" into the Joomla templatingengine.
Within the HTML framework you place "windows" that look into thedatabase behind your web site. There are typically severalsmall windows called Modules and usually one largeropening (like a frontdoor) for a Component.You are encouraged to write templates in XHTML. Whilethere is debate over whether XHTML *is* the way of thefuture, it is a well formed XML standard, whereas HTML isa loose standard. Future versions of Joomla will rely moreand more on XML so it is wise to adopt this modelnow.The index.php file for a typical 3-column layout wouldlook like the following in a skeletal form:
1: <?php
2: $iso = explode( '=', _ISO );
3: echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="' . $iso[1] . "\"?>\n";
4: /** ensure this file is being included by a parent file */
5: defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die( 'Direct Access to this location is not allowed.' );
6: ?>
7: <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
8: <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="<?php echo _LANGUAGE; ?>">
9: <head>
10: <title><?php echo $mosConfig_sitename; ?></title>
11: <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; <?php echo _ISO; ?>" />
12: <?php
13: if ($my->id) {
14: initEditor();
15: }
16: ?>
17: <?php mosShowHead(); ?>
18: <link href="<?php echo $mosConfig_live_site;?>/templates/basic_template/css/template_css.css"rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
19: </head>
20: <body>
21: <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0">
22: <tr>
23: <td colspan="3">
24: <?php echo $mosConfig_sitename; ?>
25: </td>
26: </tr>
27: <tr>
28: <td colspan="3">
29: <?php mosLoadModules ( 'top', 1 ); ?>
30: </td>
31: </tr>
32: <tr> |
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