Hi guys, sometimes we may need to count the number of elements under a particular element. jQuery helps us to find the number of elements very easily, consider the following HTML
Find the number of child elements using jQuery
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How to override module layout in joomla
Joomla is a popular CMS application, now I am using Joomla 1.7. A lot of modules are available to download and each module has its own layout. Sometimes we may need to override the existing layout of a module. In order to override a module’s layout, we don’t need to update the module’s own layout files, instead we can create our own layout files to override the existing layout.
URL shortening using PHP
to.ly and tinyurl.com are the most wanted URL shortening service providers. We can make urls short from their sites also we can use their services through PHP code.
Connect to an external database from a Joomla extension
Hello guys, sometimes we may need to connect to an external database from a custom made joomla extension. It is possible to connect to an external database with the help of JDatabase class. The following sample function connects to an external database and execute a query in the database and returns the result
Directory indexing options using .htaccess file
Hi guys, in this post I am trying to describe various directory indexing options available through an htaccess file.
htaccess stands for “Hypertext Access” and according to Apache .htaccess files (or “distributed configuration files”) provide a way to make configuration changes on a per-directory basis. A file, containing one or more configuration directives, is placed in a particular directory, and the directives apply to that directory, and all subdirectories thereof.
Joomla – How printing $app object in index.php display the whole site contents
Joomla is the most wanted CMS application I have ever seen. Currently I am using Joomla 1.6. If you notice the index.php located at the root of joomla installation, you can see an object $app playing an important role in making the site contents. $app is an object of the class Jsite, class Jsite is defined in /includes/application.php. The class Jsite is extended from the class JApplication which is defined in libraries/joomla/application/application.php. Object $app calling several methods and finally print out the entire contents by the code echo $app; Its understood that an object cant print out any contents just by an echo statement. then how the code echo $app prints out the entire site contents ? here is the magic of the magic method __toString(). Continue reading