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jCore

Requirements

To run jCore your host just needs a couple of things

• PHP version 5.1 or greater (with GD and Gettext support)
• MySQL version 4.1 or greater

That’s really it. I recommend Apache as the most robust and featureful server for running jCore, but any server that supports PHP and MySQL will do. That said, I can’t test every possible environment but they should work just fine with jCore if the requirements are met.

Not required, but recommended:
SEO friendly links it is a recommended feature, to use it allow Apache’s mod_rewrite and the usage of .htaccess file. To active the mod_rewrite please make sure you have “LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so” in your httpd.conf file also you have “AllowOverride All” for being able to use the .htaccess file.

For Multisites

Multisites feature will not work if you have open_basedir enabled as it won’t allow your script to include files outside of it’s own home directory so it is recommended to have this disabled or use only jCore servers for your websites.

Features

jCore is designed to be easy to install and set up even if you’re not an advanced user. Since it’s so easy to use, as a Web designer or developer, you can quickly build sites for your clients. Then, with a minimal amount of instruction, you can empower your clients to easily manage their own sites themselves.

If your clients need specialized functionality, jCore is highly extensible. You can pick from the available modules or you can easily implement your own and besides this you have full access to the source using Partial Classes from where you can extend/limit the core system too.

The whole system is built up in two parts. There is jCore server and jCore client. jCore server is like a library that you build on, while jCore client is the website that you build for your client.

The advantage of this approach is that each client of yours can have his own home directory with it’s own ftp access and without being able to access the other client’s directories but still use the same core system which is placed in a global place. Also each client can have his own library modifications, modules, or even jQuery plugins, as the core system uses Partial Classes so you can rewrite only a part of the core system by simply extending the core class by placing the same php class file in the lib/ directory and that’s it. This also works for modules and jQuery plugins, just place your own module in lib/modules or jQuery plugin in lib/jquery and you are ready to use them locally just by the defined client.

The current jCore has the following features included and implemented:

• Dynamic Web 2.0 Layout
  You build up your site from scrach using blocks (divs) and customizing them with css/js.
• Multilanguage Support
  Using PHP’s implemented translation functionality you can translate any part of the site.
• Multiple Menus
  Have multiple menus for e.g. Top Menu, Bottom Menu, Left Menu on your site with unlimited menu items.
• Content Management
  Manage your site’s content with a WYSIWYG editor and attach files/pictures to them.
• Dynamic Forms
  Create submit forms with custom fileds and store or send valus trough email.
• Extensibility (Modules)
  Extend your site with further functionality like Photogallery or a File sharing module and so on.
• jQuery Implementation
  jCore uses jQuery for it’s front end coding, it even implements it’s on jQuery plugins to make implementation of further jQuery plugins easily.
• Content Codes
  Include posts, modules, blocks, forms and other are of your site in your posts/blocks contents.
• RSS Feeds
  Keep your readers up to date with rss feeds.
• Advertisements
  Easily place ad codes / banners on your site and earn money.
• Members Management
  Manage your site members or send out mass emails to let them know about news.
• SEO Friendly Links
  Have your links rendered in a human friendly way so people can remember them easily.
• Brute Force Protection
  Will protect you from brute force attacks on your user’s accounts.
• Password Trading Protection
  Will protect you from password traders / sharers and notify you of compromised accounts.
• Custom 404 Error Page
  Instead of showing a 404 Url Not found page you can customize to show your own text within your own site.
• Custom Maintenance Text
  Will let you close your site for maintenance with your own notification text while you are making updates to your site.
• API - Partial Classes
  Using partial classes you will be able to extend the core features without affecting compatibility for future updates.

Tested & Working

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Webmaster’s Choice

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