Creating a simple component
In addition to the installation XML file, there are quite a few files you need to create to make a simple component. We'll start out by creating all the folders for the backend. In the /administrator/components/com_folio folder, create the following folders:
controllers
helpers
models
sql
tables
views
For now, just put an index.html file in each folder:
<!DOCTYPE html><title></title>
Creating the entry point
Now create a file in /administrator/components/com_folio called folio.php. This is the first file that is executed when Joomla! loads your component, and should have the same name as your component.
<?php
defined('_JEXEC') or die;
if (!JFactory::getUser()->authorise('core.manage', 'com_folio'))
{
return JError::raiseWarning(404, JText::_('JERROR_ALERTNOAUTHOR'));
}
$controller = JControllerLegacy::getInstance('Folio');
$controller->execute(JFactory::getApplication()->input->get('task'));
$controller->redirect();As usual, we start...
