Joomla Platform Examples

These examples are provided to help you learn how to structure and build applications with the Joomla Platform from the cli side.

Installation

install like any joomla extension (todo pkg, manifest)

Running Examples

All the examples in the cli folder are run from the command line or terminal. All you need is PHP configured to run from the command line.

Command Line Applications

The examples found in the cli folder are all based on the new JApplicationCli class. The is a base level class purpose built for running applications from the command line.

Download and Unzip Joomla Package

This is a simple example application that download and unzip a Joomla Package .

Download and Unzip Joomla! from CLI

Usage:

php downloadcli.php

1. Option:

    -z [filezip]
   

   Example usage:

    php downloadcli.php -z joomla.zip
   

   Unzip the joomla package from joomla.zip

2. Option:

    -u [url]
   

   Example usage:

    php downloadcli.php -u http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/19239/158104/Joomla_3.2.3-Stable-Full_Package.zip
   

   Download and unzip from http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/19239/158104/Joomla_3.2.3-Stable-Full_Package.zip

3. Option:

    -f [file]
   

   Example usage:

    php downloadcli.php -f joomlacode.txt
   

   Download and unzip from url listed on file joomlacode.txt

Install Joomla Package

This application install a Joomla Package.

Usage

php icli.php --db-user=root --db-name=t323 --db-pass=1234 --admin-user=admin --admin-pass=admin --admin-email='admin@example.com'

Install Joomla extensions

This application install joomla extensions.

Usage:

php installcli.php [options]

1. Option:

    -f [extensionfile]
   

   Example usage:

    php installcli.php -f plg_example.zip
   

   Install the example plugin from /tmp/plg_example.zip

2. Option:

    -u [extensionurl]  
   

   Example usage:

    php installcli.php -u jfiles.csv
   

   Install the extensions listed on jfiles.csv from web

3. Option:

    -m
   

   Example usage:

    php installcli.php -m
   

   Install the extensions listed on /cli/files.txt

4. Option:

    -w [extensionurl]
   

   Example usage:

    php installcli.php -w http://www.joomladdons.eu/update/mod_related_author_update.xml
   

   Install the extension module from www.joomladdons.eu/update/mod_related_author_update.xml

Overload cli

Based on the com_overlaod create dummy articles and category

Usage:

php overloadcli.php [options]

**Example usage: **

php overloadcli.php -a 10 -c 10 -d 1

Create 10 articles from 10 categories with depth=1 ie create 100 dummy articles