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How to Handle Request Variables in Joomla!
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 15 December 2009 15 December 2009
One of the most important aspects of extension development is gathering input from the user and manipulating it in a meaningful way. Many times, you will collect data with a form and then store it into a database table. Other times, you will decide how to order or display information to the user based on the query string of the URL. In either instance, you are taking and acting upon input from the user. Obviously, you hope that your users have good intentions in using your extension, but unfortunately, the reality is that not everyone has your best interests in mind. For that reason, you must be careful about the input that you allow into your extension.
How to Add CSS/Javascript to Your Joomla Extension
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 07 December 2009 07 December 2009
This article applies to Joomla! 1.5 development. This information is subject to change in Joomla! 1.6.
When writing your custom component or module, more often than not, you will want to include your own CSS or Javascript code. If Joomla! did not provide an easy way to do this, you would be forced to use script tags throughout your code. While this approach would technically work, the best practice is to put all scripts inside the head tag of your page. How is that possible when the of your page is only seen on your template index.php file and you're developing a new module or component? The JDocument class is the answer. Let's look at the easiest way to go about doing this.
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