PHP 5 CMS Framework Development Table of Contents

Back to BOOK PAGE

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: CMS Architecture
Chapter 2: Administrators, Users, and Guests
Chapter 3: Organizing Code
Chapter 4: Sessions and Users
Chapter 5: Database and Data Objects
Chapter 6: Access Control
Chapter 7: Handling Extensions
Chapter 8: Caches and Handlers
Chapter 9: Menus
Chapter 10: Languages
Chapter 11: Presentation Services
Chapter 12: Other Services
Chapter 13: Error Handling
Chapter 14: Real Content
Appendix A: Packaging
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: CMS Architecture
  • The Idea of a CMS
    • Critical CMS Features
    • Desirable CMS Features
    • System Management
  • Technology for CMS Building
    • Leveraging PHP5
    • Some PHP Policies
    • Classes and Objects
    • Objects, Patterns, and Refactoring
    • The Object-Relational Compromise
    • Basics of Combining PHP and XHTML
    • Model, View, and Controller
  • The CMS Environment
    • Hosting the CMS
    • Basic Browser Matters
    • Security of a CMS
    • Some CMS Terminology
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: Administrators, Users, and Guests
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • Who Needs Users?
    • Secure Authentication
    • Secure Storage of Passwords
    • Blocking SQL Injection
    • Login
    • Managing User Data
    • User Self Service
    • Customizing for Users
    • Extended User Information
  • Framework Solution
    • The User Database Table
    • Indexes on Users
    • Keeping User Tables in Step
    • Achieving Login
    • Administering Users
    • Generating Passwords
    • Replacing a User View
    • Extending a User View
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: Organizing Code
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • Security
    • Methods of Code Inclusion
    • Practicality in Coding
  • Framework Solution
    • Autoloading
    • The Smart Class Mapper
    • Digression on the Singleton Pattern
    • Finding a Path to the Class
    • Populating the Dynamic Class Map
    • Saving Map Elements
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Sessions and Users
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • Why Sessions?
    • How Sessions Work
    • Avoiding Session Vulnerabilities
    • Search Engine Bots
    • Session Data and Scalability
  • Framework Solution
    • Building a Session Handler
      • Creating a Session
      • Finding the IP Address
      • Validating a Session
      • Remembering Users
      • Completing Session Handling
    • Session Data
      • Session Data and Bots
      • Retrieving Session Data
      • Keeping Session Data Tidy
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Database and Data Objects
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • Database Dependency
    • Ease of Development
    • Keeping up with Change
    • Database Security
    • Pragmatic Error Handling
  • Framework Solution
    • Class Structure
      • Connecting to a Database
    • Handling Databases Easily
      • Prefixing Table Names in SQL
      • Making the Database Work
      • Getting Hold of Data
      • Higher Level Data Access
      • Assisted Update and Insert
      • What Happened?
    • Database Extended Services
      • Getting Data about Data
      • Easier Data about Data
      • Aiding Maintenance
    • Data Objects
      • Rudimentary Data Object Methods
      • Data Object Input and Output
      • Setting Data in Data Objects
      • Sequencing Database Rows
    • Database Maintenance Utility
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Access Control
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • Adding Hierarchy
    • Adding Constraints
    • Avoiding Unnecessary Restrictions
    • Some Special Roles
    • Implementation Efficiency
    • Where are the Real Difficulties?
  • Framework Solution
    • Database for RBAC
    • Administering RBAC
    • The General RBAC Cache
    • Asking RBAC Questions
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Handling Extensions
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • An Extension Ecosystem
      • Templates in the Ecosystem
      • Modules in the Ecosystem
      • Components in the Ecosystem
      • Component Templates
      • Modules Everywhere
    • More on Extensions
      • Templates
      • Modules
      • Components
      • Plug ins
    • Extension Parameters
  • Framework Solution
    • Packaging Extensions
    • Module Interface and Structure
    • The Logic of Module Activation
    • Component Interface and Structure
      • A Standardized Component Structure
    • Plug in Interface and Structure
    • Invoking Plug ins
    • Installing and Managing Extensions
      • Structuring Installer Tasks
      • Putting Extension Files in Place
      • Extensions and the Database
      • Knowing About Extension Classes
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: Caches and Handlers
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • Building Information Handlers
    • The Singleton Cache
      • The Disk Cache
      • Scalability and Database Cache
    • The XHTML Cache
    • Other Caches
  • Framework Solution
    • Abstract Cache Class
    • Singleton Object Cache Manager
    • Creating the Base Class Cached Singleton
    • Generalized Cache
  • Summary

• Chapter 9: Menus
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • Page Management by URI
    • Menu Database Requirements
    • Menu Management
    • Menu Construction
    • Menu Presentation
  • Framework Solution
    • Building the Menu Handler
    • Interfacing to Components
    • The Menu Creator
    • An Example of a Menu Module
  • Summary

• Chapter 10: Languages
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • Character Sets
    • UTF-8 and XHTML
    • Specifying Languages
    • Handling Multiple Languages in Code
    • Languages in CMS Extensions
    • Handling Languages in Data
  • Framework Solution
    • The gettext Implementation
      • File Formats for gettext
      • Functions for gettext
      • The PHPgettext Classes
      • The Language Class
      • Administrator Language Application
    • Handling Extensions
      • Managing Extension Translations
      • Installing Translations with CMS Extensions
      • Handling Multilingual Data
  • Summary

• Chapter 11: Presentation Services
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • Differing Points of View
    • Model View Controller
    • XHTML, CSS, and Themes
    • PHP for XHTML Creation
    • Widgets and XHTML
    • Page Control and Navigation
    • WYSIWYG Editors
    • XHTML Cleaning
    • The Administrator Interface
  • Framework Solution
    • Using "heredoc" to Define XHTML
    • Using Templating Engines
    • Some Widgets
    • Building Page Control
    • Supporting Editors
    • Cleaning Up XHTML
    • Administrator Database Management
  • Summary

• Chapter 12: Other Services
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • Parsing XML
    • Configuration Handling
    • WYSIWYG Editing
    • File and Directory Handling
    • Sending Mail
    • Parameter Objects
    • Administrator Ready-Made Functionality
  • Framework Solution
    • Reading XML Files Easily
    • Storing Configuration Data
    • Incorporating a WYSIWYG Editor
    • Dealing with Files and Directories
    • Compound Parameter Objects
    • Administrator Ready-Made Table Handlers
  • Summary

• Chapter 13: Error Handling
  • The Problem
  • Discussion
    • PHP Error Handling
    • Database Errors
    • Application Errors
  • Framework Solution
    • Handling Database Errors
    • Page 404 Errors
  • Summary

• Chapter 14: Real Content
  • The Problem
  • Discussion and Considerations
    • Articles, Blogs, Magazines, and FAQ
    • Comments and Reviews
    • Forums
    • Galleries, Repositories, and Streaming
    • E-commerce and Payments
    • Forms
    • Calendars
    • Integrators
    • RSS Readers
    • Other Categories
  • Framework Solution
    • A Simple Text Application
      • The Database Table for Simple Text
      • A Text Data Object
      • Administering Text Items—Controller
      • Administering Text Items—Viewer
      • Showing Text to Visitors
      • Menu Building
    • Simple Developments of Text Items
    • Building Advanced Text Systems
  • Summary

• Appendix A: Packaging
  • Packaging Extensions
    • The XML Setup File
    • Parameters
      • Parameter Types

• Index

Back to BOOK PAGE