CMS Design Using PHP and jQuery (2010)Full Soft

This is a practical, tutorial-style book that develops a project from start to finish, explaining all aspects of the project. Every chapter starts by explaining what is to be accomplished and the various ways in which the problem may be tackled, followed by an in-depth explanation of the chosen solution. If you want to see jQuery in action with PHP and MySQL code, in the context of a real application, this is the book for you. It is written for developers who have written multiple scripts or websites, and want to know how to combine them all into one package that can be used to simplify future scripts and sites. The book is aimed at people who understand the basics of PHP and jQuery, and want to know how they can be used effectively to create a large project that is user-friendly and flexible.

Over View:

Create a completely functional and a professional looking CMS
Add a modular architecture to your CMS and create template-driven web designs
Use jQuery plugins to enhance the "feel" of your CMS
A step-by-step explanatory tutorial to get your hands dirty in building your own CMS

What you will learn from this book

Create your own plugin architecture
Manage users, using e-mail verification, hashes, and captchas
Enhance your administration forms using jQuery
Test your system using virtual machines
Write upgrade scripts that automatically patch your system
Manage multiple site design templates using Smarty
Learn how easy it can be to extend your own CMS from the multiple plugins that are provided and explained
Learn how panels work, and use them to make flexible drag-and-drop layouts with widgets
Create an installer, using virtual machines for the test environment of your CMS