Posted by Shelly on 11/08/07 19:09

Darko wrote:
> On Nov 8, 7:55 pm, NC <n...@iname.com> wrote:
>> On Nov 8, 9:17 am, "Shelly" <sheldonlg.n...@asap-consult.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> A prospective client wants customizations to Joomla using PHP.
>>> I have not done anything with Joomla. Is it worth my while to
>>> invest the time to set it up and learn it?
>>
>> Setup will take you all of ten minutes. Be aware though that Joomla!
>> exists in two flavors. The current release is 1.0, but it is being
>> replaced with 1.5, which is a complete rewrite. Almost everything,
>> from administration to developing extensions, is different in 1.5
>> compared to 1.0. So you might want to discuss this with your
>> prospective client.
>>
>> As to learning, it is entirely up to you. If you are a fast learner
>> and expect to handle similar requests in the future, you should
>> consider it. If not, it probably doesn't make a lot of sense, unless
>> you enjoy learning for the sake of learning.
>>
>>> If it is, where would you recommend as a starting place.
>>
>> joomla.org
>>
>> Cheers,
>> NC
>
> I understood that Shelly wanted to customize Joomla, not just use it?
> Sorry if
> I'm wrong.
>
> Darko

Correct, but actually I wouldn't be able to customize it unless I learned it
first. Is this something that goes on the server, or is it like Dreamweaver
that goes on the developer's machine? That is a big question that I didn't
readily find online.

Shelly

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