Creating a Basic ‘Page Type’ in the Silvestripe CMS

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 01:54 Written by Teet Bergmann Monday, 6 May 2013 12:00

1. Create a new file called ‘HomePage.php’ in your ‘mysite/code/ folder. This time HomePage.php:

Understanding the phpFox Admin Control Panel

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 May 2012 12:32 Written by Stephanie Brown Saturday, 26 May 2012 12:00

This article focuses on the basic sections and features of the phpFox admin control panel (admincp).

The Dashboard is the first page you see when you login to your admincp.  This page will show you basic site statistics for the day, which admins are currently active, and the latest news and updates from phpFox itself.

A key feature of this page is the AdminCP Notes box.  This text box can be used to keep whatever notes are important to you, I have used it when setting up a site to keep track of what has been done and what still needs to be done.  I have also used it to keep track of banned members and why they have been banned, ip addresses of spammers, members that have been warned, and even members that I thought might be worthy of a promotion to moderator of the site.

How to Change the Name of Your Network in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Friday, 30 December 2011 08:15 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Friday, 30 December 2011 12:00

In this article, I will give you a step by step guide on how to change the name of your network in Elgg 1.8.  Sign in as an admin in Elgg and follow these steps:

1. Once logged in, click on the Administration link at the right in the top bar menu:

mojoPortal 101: Adding and Editing Content

Last Updated on Monday, 28 November 2011 03:28 Written by Carole Bennett Saturday, 3 December 2011 12:00

mojoPortal is a terrific CMS (content management system); one of the best things that a CMS has to offer is the ability to allow users to edit their own content, without the need to possess advanced HTML skills.  Editing your own content in mojoPortal is quick and easy!

We’ll go through the steps to demonstrate how to edit content in mojoPortal, including how to add images to your content. This tutorial requires that you have a working instance of mojoPortal, and are logged into the website as a use with access rights to edit content (check with your web administrator to make sure).

First, we’ll go over the steps to add new content to a page. Once you’re logged into your site, you’ll see an administration menu at the bottom of the page; click on “Edit This Page”.

Basic & essential security tips when handling forms in PHP

Last Updated on Monday, 9 January 2012 11:44 Written by Richi González Thursday, 3 February 2011 04:32

Hello,

I am writing this post as I recently had a security hole in one of my scripts, which, fortunately, nothing bad happened. There are basic things you must always add to your PHP code when handling forms. I will tell you some very essentials that can’t be ignored to avoid SQL Injection attacks.