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Tutorials
Implementing a "Shopping discounts" feature
A live programming tutorial, implementing a new "discounts" feature into the shopping catalogues. Shows you how coding for Composr gets done.
Code Book, part 3 (Miscellany)
The programmer's guide for Composr development. Miscellaneous technical guidance.
Making an addon (part 1)
The first in a series of practical tutorials showing how to create addons.
Mobile apps via Composr Mobile SDK
Composr Mobile SDK is the toolkit for building mobile apps that connect to a Composr-powered website.
Code Book, contents and introduction
The programmer's guide for Composr development. Contents and Introduction.
Making an addon (part 3)
The third in a series of practical tutorials showing how to create addons.
Code Book, part 1a (Core back-end programming)
The programmer's guide for Composr development. Back-end development, part 1.
Introduction to programming
This huge tutorial serves as an introduction to programming, with a particular emphasis on PHP.
Making an addon (part 2)
The second in a series of practical tutorials showing how to create addons.
Code Book, part 2 (Front-end)
The programmer's guide for Composr development. Front-end development.
Using Form Handlers
This tutorial covers how you can implement form handlers to post-process member registrations and catalogue entries.
Manually editing your database with phpMyAdmin
A primer on databases, and how SQL is used to connect to them - as well as practical advice on using phpMyAdmin.
A PHP/Composr coding primer
A worked guide to writing new PHP code for Composr.
Introduction to Cookies and sessions (and JavaScript)
Want to know everything there is to know about cookies and sessions? You probably don't, but if you do, read this!
Using Enums with MySQL
How to use MySQL database enums within Composr.
JavaScript Reference
A guide to the JavaScript programming framework in Composr.
Optimising Performance
Composr is very heavily optimised for high performance out-of-the-box, but here are some advanced performance tips.
PHP & MySQL: The Missing Manual
If you can build websites with CSS and JavaScript, this book takes you to the next level -- creating dynamic, database-driven websites with PHP and MySQL.
Conposr and Conposr++
Introducing the Conposr and Conposr++ frameworks.
Code Book, part 4 (Obscure Coding Standards)
The programmer's guide for Composr development. Coding Standards.
eCommerce
Use the eCommerce system to sell things. Usergroup subscription and member invoicing are available out-of-the-box.
Code Book, part 4 (Coding Standards)
The programmer's guide for Composr development. Coding Standards.
The Composr programming framework
Composr is not just a web application, but also a programming framework. Find out how the puzzle pieces fit together.
Writing mini-modules
How to code simple PHP pages in Composr.
Code Book, part 1b (Further back-end concepts)
The programmer's guide for Composr development. Back-end development, part 2.
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