Joomla! 1.5 Development Cookbook
James Kennard
Chapter No. 2
"Keeping Extensions Secure"
In this package, you will find:
A Biography of the author of the book
A preview chapter from the book, Chapter NO.2 "Keeping Extensions Secure"
A synopsis of the book’s content
Information on where to buy this book
About the Author
James Kennard is an accomplished programmer with proven experience in many
different types of organizations. He has worked as a private consultant, and has worked in
the public and private sectors for the likes of Logica and the National Library of Wales.
He has over six years of experience working with Joomla!, previously Mambo. As an
active member of the Joomla! community, he maintains a popular open source helpdesk
component and wrote the popular book Mastering Joomla! 1.5 extension and framework
development, also available from Packt Publishing.
For More Information:
www.packtpub.com/joomla-1-5-development-cookbook/book
Joomla! 1.5 Development Cookbook
This book has a "wealth" of solutions for problems that Joomla! developers face
regularly. It provides step-by-step mini examples, which show how to overcome common
design and implementation problems when creating Joomla! extensions. It will help you
set up a sustainable collaborative development environment using the powerful free
services offered by JoomlaCode.org.
This book can be used in different ways. It can be used by the pro Joomla! developer
looking for a specific solution to a problem, and can also be used by a novice developer
looking for an insight into an area of common problems, such as effectively handling
errors in Joomla!. Readers who choose to read an entire chapter will first be given a brief
overview of the topic in hand, and its role and importance when developing for Joomla!.
The recipes contained within the chapters will introduce the reader to specific problems
and provide hands-on solutions. It provides solutions for core design topics, including
security, data access, users, sessions, and multilingual capabilities.
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