Re: Beginners questions about Xaraya

"SpiritTech" <greg-7AJS2N3YFopQWC9lL0RKGQC/[email protected]> wrote in message
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This should answer some of the main questions. Most of the remainder focus
on one specific module - the "articles" module - and others are probably
better at answering those questions than me.

> 1 What are the basic bulding blocks of Xaraya? How do they interoperate?

The core (stuff in the includes directory) handles each page request.
Modules provide units of functionality, and can be extended or disabled as
required. Some modules are mandatory, meaning that the core system expects
them to be there. There is an instance of ADODB, which is a tool that
manages all database connections and queries.

> 2 What is a Template?

A template is a file that defines how some content will be rendered
(displayed). It takes output from a module and formats it using various
rules. Templates can be very simple or very sophisticated. A normal page
usually consists of many templates, each nested within each other.

Each module has a default set of templates that it uses, but you can
over-ride that template by creating a theme. You can switch themes at will,
and each page request will always check whether there is an over-riding
template in the current theme (for that page request) before using a default
template.

> 4 Are Templates and Publication Types related? How?

Each publication type uses a specified template to display the content of
that type. This means each publication type can have a different layout or
format.