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<h1>eGroupWare Application Development</h1>
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<blockquote>
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This document explains eGroupWare's infrastructure and API,
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along with what is required to integrate applications into
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it.
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<h1>Contents</h1>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc1">Introduction</a></li>
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<li style="list-style: none">
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<ol>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc1.1">Overview of application
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writing</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc1.2">What does the eGroupWare API
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provide?</a></li>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc2">Guidelines</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc2.1">Requirements</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc2.2">Writing/porting your
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application</a></li>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc3">Installing your application</a></li>
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<li style="list-style: none">
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc3.1">Overview</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc3.2">Automatic features</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc3.3">Adding files, directories and
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icons.</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc3.4">Making eGroupWare aware of your
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application</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc3.5">Hooking into Administration
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page</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc3.6">Hooking into Preferences
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page</a></li>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc4">Infrastructure</a></li>
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<li style="list-style: none">
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc4.1">Overview</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc4.2">Directory tree</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc4.3">Translations</a></li>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc5">The API</a></li>
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<li style="list-style: none">
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc5.1">Introduction</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc5.2">Basic functions</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc5.3">Application Functions</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc5.4">File functions</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc5.5">Email/NNTP Functions</a></li>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc6">Configuration Variables</a></li>
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<li style="list-style: none">
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc6.1">Introduction</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc6.2">User information</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc6.3">Group information</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc6.4">Server information</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc6.5">Database information</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc6.6">Mail information</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc6.7">NNTP information</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc6.8">Application
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information</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc7">Using Language Support</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc7.1">Overview</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc7.2">How to use lang
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support</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc7.3">Common return codes</a></li>
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</ol>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc8">Using Templates</a></li>
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<li style="list-style: none">
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<ol>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc8.1">Overview</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc8.2">How to use PHPLIB
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templates</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc8.3">How to use eTemplate
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templates</a></li>
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</li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc9">About this document</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc9.1">New versions</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc9.2">Comments</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc9.3">History</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc9.4">Copyrights and
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Trademarks</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tth_sEc9.5">Acknowledgments and
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Thanks</a></li>
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</ol>
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<h2><a name="tth_sEc1">1</a> Introduction</h2>
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<p>eGroupWare is a web based groupware application framework
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(API), for writing applications. Integrated applications such
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as email, calendar, todo list, address book, and file manager
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are included.</p>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc1.1">1.1</a> Overview of
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application writing</h3>
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<p>We have attempted to make writing application for eGroupWare
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as painless as possible. We hope any pain and suffering is
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cause by making your application work, but not dealing with
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eGroupWare itself.</p>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc1.2">1.2</a> What does the
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eGroupWare API provide?</h3>
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<p>The eGroupWare API handles session management, user/group
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management, has support for multiple databases, using the
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PHPLIB database abstraction method, we support templates using
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the PHPLIB Templates class, a file system interface, and even a
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network i/o interface.</p>
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<p>On top of these standard functions, eGroupWare provides
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several functions to give you the information you need about
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the users environment, and to properly plug into
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eGroupWare.</p>
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<h2><a name="tth_sEc2">2</a> Guidelines</h2>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc2.1">2.1</a> Requirements</h3>
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<p>These guidelines must be followed for any application that
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wants considered for inclusion into eGroupWare deluxe:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>It must run on PHP4.1.0</li>
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<li>SQL statements must be compatible with both MySQL,
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PostgreSQL, M$ SQL Server and SAP-DB</li>
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<li>It must use our default header.inc.php include.</li>
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<li>It must use our $GLOBALS['phpgw']->link($url) for all
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links (this is for session support).</li>
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<li>It must use "POST" for form submit methods.</li>
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<li>It must respect eGW group rights and eGW user
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permissions.</li>
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<li>It must use our directory structure, template support and
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lang (multi-language) support.</li>
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<li>Where possible it should run on both Unix and NT
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platforms.</li>
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<li>For applications that do not meet these requirements,
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they can be available to users via the eGroupWare "3rd Party
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Apps" listing on our website. If you need help converting
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your application to templates and our lang support, we will
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try to connect you with someone to help.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc2.2">2.2</a> Writing/porting
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your application</h3>
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<h4>Include files</h4>
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<p>Each PHP page you write will need to include the
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header.inc.php along with a few variables.<br>
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This is done by putting this at the top of each PHP page.</p>
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<pre>
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<?php
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$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['flags']['currentapp'] = 'appname';
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include('../header.inc.php');
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?>
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</pre>
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Of course change application name to fit.<br>
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This include will provide the following things:
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<ul>
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<li>The phpgwAPI - The eGroupWare API will be loaded.</li>
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<li>The eGW navbar will be loaded (by default, but can be
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disabled until a later point.</li>
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<li>appname/inc/functions.inc.php - This file is loaded just
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after the phpgwAPI and before any HTML code is generated.
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This file should include all your application specific
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functions.. You are welcome to include any additional files
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you need from within this file.<br>
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<b>Note:</b> Depricated and not used for OOP
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(/index.php?menuaction=app.obj.method) calls.</li>
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<li>appname/inc/header.inc.php - This file is loaded just
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after the system header/navbar, and allows developers to use
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it for whatever they need to load.<br>
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<b>Note:</b> Depricated and not used for OOP
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(/index.php?menuaction=app.obj.method) calls.</li>
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<li>appname/inc/footer.inc.php - This file is loaded just
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before the system footer, allowing developers to close
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connections and whatever else they need.<br>
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<b>Note:</b> Depricated and not used for OOP
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(/index.php?menuaction=app.obj.method) calls.</li>
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<li>The eGW footer will be loaded, which closes several
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connections.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="tth_sEc3">3</a> Installing your
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application</h2>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc3.1">3.1</a> Overview</h3>
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<p>It is fairly simple to add and delete applications to/from
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eGroupWare.</p>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc3.2">3.2</a> Automatic
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features</h3>
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<p>To make things easy for developers we go ahead and load the
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following files.</p>
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<ul>
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<li>appname/inc/functions.inc.php - This file should include
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all your application specific functions.<br>
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<b>Note:</b> Depricated and not used for OOP
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(/index.php?menuaction=app.obj.method) calls.</li>
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<li>appname/inc/header.inc.php - This file is loaded by
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$phpgw->common->header just after the system
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header/navbar, and allows developers to use it for whatever
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they need to load.<br>
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<b>Note:</b> Depricated and not used for OOP
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(/index.php?menuaction=app.obj.method) calls.</li>
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<li>appname/inc/footer.inc.php - This file is loaded by
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$phpgw->common->footer just before the system footer,
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allowing developers to close connections and whatever else
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they need.<br>
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<b>Note:</b> Depricated and not used for OOP
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(/index.php?menuaction=app.obj.method) calls.</li>
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</ul>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc3.3">3.3</a> Adding files,
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directories and icons.</h3>
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<p>You will need to create the following directories for your
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code<br>
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(replace 'appname' with your application name)<br>
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</p>
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--appname
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+--inc
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+--js
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+--setup
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+--templates
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+--default
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc3.4">3.4</a> Making eGroupWare
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aware of your application</h3>
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<p>To make the application aware of your application, add your
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application details to the applications table. This can be done
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via the GUI administration screen, or via a SQL script. The
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script below should only be used during initial development.
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You should use the eGroupWare setup system for install and
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updating the final version of your application.</p>
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<pre>
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INSERT INTO phpgw_applications (app_name, app_title, app_enabled)
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VALUES('appname', 'The App name', 1);
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc3.5">3.5</a> Hooking into
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Administration page</h3>
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<p>When a user goes to the Administration page, it starts
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appname/inc/hook_admin.inc.php for each application that is
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enabled, in alphabetical order of application title. If the
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file exists, it is include()d in the hopes it will display a
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selection of links to configure that application.</p>
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<p>Simple Example:</p>
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<pre>
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<?php
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// Old linear script style
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$file['Site Configuration'] = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->link('myapp/myAdminPage.php');
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// OR - OOP Style
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$file['Site Configuration'] = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->link('/index.php',
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array(menuaction => 'myapp.uiobj.admin_method');
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display_section('myapp',$file);
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?&#gt;
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</pre>
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Look at headlines/inc/hook_admin.inc.php and
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admin/inc/hook_admin.inc.php for more examples. Things to note:
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<ul>
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<li>Links are relative to the admin/index.php file, not your
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application's base directory. (so use "appname" in your
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link() calls)</li>
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<li>The file is brought in with include() so be careful to
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not pollute the name-space too much</li>
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</ul>
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The standard $GLOBALS['phpgw'] and $GLOBALS['phpgw_info']
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variables are in-scope, as is $appname which corresponds to the
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application name in the path.
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc3.6">3.6</a> Hooking into
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Preferences page</h3>
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<p>The mechanism to hook into the preferences page is identical
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to the one used to hook into the administration page, however
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it looks for appname/inc/hook_preferences.inc.php instead of
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appname/inc/hook_admin.inc.php. The same functions and
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variables are defined.</p>
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<h2><a name="tth_sEc4">4</a> Infrastructure</h2>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc4.1">4.1</a> Overview</h3>
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<p>eGroupWare attempts to provide developers with a sound
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directory structure to work from.<br>
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The directory layout may seem complex at first, but after some
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use, you will see that it is designed to accommodate a large
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number of applications and functions.</p>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc4.2">4.2</a> Directory tree</h3>
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<pre>
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--eGroupWare
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+--admin
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+--docs (installation docs)
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+--files (<b>Note:</b> must be out of webserver document root!)
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+--phpgwapi
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc4.3">4.3</a> Translations</h3>
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<p>The translations are now being done thru the database, and
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may be configurable to use other mechanisms in future
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releases.</p>
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<p>You can use the developer_tools translations application for
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creating the "lang files", which will be installed through the
|
|
setup application. Alternatively you can edit the files
|
|
manually. The file naming convention for the lang files is
|
|
<tt>phpgw_<langcode>.lang</tt>. The files are stored in
|
|
the <tt>app/setup</tt> directory. The format of the files is as
|
|
follows:</p>
|
|
<pre>
|
|
english phrase in lower case appname ** Translated phrase in desired case.
|
|
</pre>
|
|
<b>Notes:</b>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>replace ** with the desired language code, as used in the
|
|
filename</li>
|
|
|
|
<li>tabs are used to deliniate "columns"</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<h2><a name="tth_sEc5">5</a> The API</h2>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc5.1">5.1</a> Introduction</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>eGroupWare attempts to provide developers with a useful API
|
|
to handle common tasks.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>To do this we have created a multi-dimensional class
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw']->.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>This allows for terrific code organization, and help
|
|
developers easily identify the file that the function is in.
|
|
All the files that are part of this class are in the inc/core
|
|
directory and are named to match the sub-class.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Example: $phpgw->send->msg() is in the
|
|
inc/phpgwapi/class.send.inc.php file.</p>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc5.2">5.2</a> Basic
|
|
functions</h3>
|
|
|
|
<h4>$GLOBALS['phpgw']->link</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>$GLOBALS['phpgw']->link($url, $args)<br>
|
|
Add support for session management. ALL links must use this,
|
|
that includes href's form actions and header location's.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>If you are just doing a form action back to the same page,
|
|
you can use it without any parameters.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>This function is right at the core of the class because it
|
|
is used so often, we wanted to save developers a few
|
|
keystrokes. Example:</p>
|
|
<pre>
|
|
<form name=copy method=post action="<?php echo $GLOBALS['phpgw']->link();?>">
|
|
/* If session management is done via passing url parameters */
|
|
/* The the result would be */
|
|
/* <form name=copy method=post action="somepage.php?sessionid=87687693276?kp3=kjh98u80"> */
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc5.3">5.3</a> Application
|
|
Functions</h3>
|
|
|
|
<h4>$GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->phpgw_header</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>$GLOBALS['phpgw']->phpgw_header()<br>
|
|
Print out the start of the HTML page, including the navigation
|
|
bar and includes appname/inc/header.php, if using deprecated
|
|
linear scripts style.</p>
|
|
|
|
<h4>$GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->phpgw_footer</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>$GLOBALS['phpgw']->phpgw_footer()<br>
|
|
Prints the system footer, and includes
|
|
appname/inc/footer.php</p>
|
|
|
|
<h4>$GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->appsession</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>$GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->appsession($data)<br>
|
|
Store important information session information that your
|
|
application needs.<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw']->appsession will return the value of your
|
|
session data is you leave the parameter empty [i.e.
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw']->appsession()], otherwise it will store
|
|
whatever data you send to it.<br>
|
|
You can also store a comma delimited string and use explode()
|
|
to turn it back into an array when you receive the value
|
|
back.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Example:</p>
|
|
<pre>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->appsession("/path/to/something");
|
|
echo "Dir: " . $GLOBALS['phpgw']->common->appsession();
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc5.4">5.4</a> File functions</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>See <a href="vfs/vfs.html">Virtual File System (VFS)
|
|
Developers Guide</a> for more info.</p>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc5.5">5.5</a> Email/NNTP
|
|
Functions</h3>
|
|
|
|
<h4>$phpgw->send->msg</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>$phpgw->msg->send($service, $to, $subject, $body,
|
|
$msgtype, $cc, $bcc)<br>
|
|
Send a message via email or NNTP and returns any error
|
|
codes.<br>
|
|
Example:</p>
|
|
<pre>
|
|
$to = 'someuser@domain.com';
|
|
$subject = 'Hello buddy';
|
|
$body = "Give me a call\n Been wondering what your up to.";
|
|
$errors = $GLOBALS['phpgw']->msg->send('email', $to, $subject, $body);
|
|
|
|
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<h2><a name="tth_sEc6">6</a> Configuration
|
|
Variables</h2>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc6.1">6.1</a> Introduction</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>eGroupWare attempts to provide developers with as much
|
|
information about the user, group, server, and application
|
|
configuration as possible.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>To do this we provide a multi-dimensional array called
|
|
"$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']", which includes all the information
|
|
about your environment.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Due to the multi-dimensional array approach. getting these
|
|
values is easy.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Here are some examples:</p>
|
|
<pre>
|
|
<?php
|
|
// To do a hello username
|
|
echo "Hello " . $GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['fullname'];
|
|
//If username first name is John and last name is Doe, prints: 'Hello John Doe'
|
|
?>
|
|
<?php
|
|
// To find out the location of the imap server
|
|
echo 'IMAP Server is named: ' . $GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['server']['imap_server'];
|
|
//If imap is running on localhost, prints: 'IMAP Server is named: localhost'
|
|
?>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc6.2">6.2</a> User
|
|
information</h3>
|
|
<tt><font size="-1">$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['userid'] =
|
|
The user ID.<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['sessionid'] = The session
|
|
ID<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['theme'] = Selected theme<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['private_dir'] = Users private
|
|
dir. Use eGroupWare core functions for access to the files.<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['firstname'] = Users first
|
|
name<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['lastname'] = Users last
|
|
name<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['fullname'] = Users Full
|
|
Name<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['groups'] = Groups the user is
|
|
a member of<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['app_perms'] = If the user has
|
|
access to the current application<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['lastlogin'] = Last time the
|
|
user logged in.<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['lastloginfrom'] = Where they
|
|
logged in from the last time.<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['lastpasswd_change'] = Last time
|
|
they changed their password.<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['passwd'] = Hashed password.<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['status'] = If the user is
|
|
enabled.<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['logintime'] = Time they logged
|
|
into their current session.<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['session_dla'] = Last time they
|
|
did anything in their current session<br>
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['user']['session_ip'] = Current IP
|
|
address<br>
|
|
</font></tt>
|
|
|
|
<h3><tt><a name="tth_sEc6.3">6.3</a> Group
|
|
information</tt></h3>
|
|
<tt><font size=
|
|
"-1">$GLOBALS['phpgw_info']['group']['group_names'] = List of
|
|
groups.</font></tt>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc6.4">6.4</a> Server
|
|
information</h3>
|
|
<tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``server_root''] =
|
|
Main installation directory
|
|
$phpgw_info[``server''][``include_root''] = Location of the
|
|
'inc' directory. $phpgw_info[``server''][``temp_dir''] =
|
|
Directory that can be used for temporarily storing files
|
|
$phpgw_info[``server''][``files_dir''] = Directory er and group
|
|
files are stored
|
|
$phpgw_info[``server''][``common_include_dir''] = Location of
|
|
the core/shared include files.
|
|
$phpgw_info[``server''][``template_dir''] = Active template
|
|
files directory. This is defaulted by the server, and
|
|
changeable by the user.
|
|
$phpgw_info[``server''][``dir_separator''] = Allows
|
|
compatibility with WindowsNT directory format
|
|
$phpgw_info[``server''][``encrpytkey''] = Key used for
|
|
encryption functions $phpgw_info[``server''][``site_title''] =
|
|
Site Title will show in the title bar of each webpage.
|
|
$phpgw_info[``server''][``webserver_url''] = URL to eGroupWare
|
|
installation. $phpgw_info[``server''][``hostname''] = Name of
|
|
the server eGroupWare is installed upon.
|
|
$phpgw_info[``server''][``charset''] = default charset,
|
|
default:iso-8859-1 $phpgw_info[``server''][``version''] =
|
|
eGroupWare version.</font></tt>
|
|
|
|
<h3><tt><font size="-1"><a name=
|
|
"tth_sEc6.5">6.5</a> Database
|
|
information</font></tt></h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>It is unlikely you will need these, because
|
|
$GLOBALS['phpgw']->db will already be loaded as a database
|
|
for you to use.</p>
|
|
<tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``db_host''] =
|
|
Address of the database server. Usually this is set to
|
|
localhost. $phpgw_info[``server''][``db_name''] = Database
|
|
name. $phpgw_info[``server''][``db_user''] = User name.
|
|
$phpgw_info[``server''][``db_pass''] = Password
|
|
$phpgw_info[``server''][``db_type''] = Type of database.
|
|
Currently MySQL and PostgreSQL are supported.</font></tt>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc6.6">6.6</a> Mail
|
|
information</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>It is unlikely you will need these, because most email needs
|
|
are services thru core eGroupWare functions.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``mail_server'']
|
|
= Address of the IMAP server. Usually this is set to
|
|
localhost.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size=
|
|
"-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``mail_server_type''] = IMAP or
|
|
POP3</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size=
|
|
"-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``imap_server_type''] = Cyrus or
|
|
Uwash</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``imap_port''] =
|
|
This is usually 143, and should only be changed if there is a
|
|
good reason.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``mail_suffix] =
|
|
This is the domain name, used to add to email
|
|
address</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size=
|
|
"-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``mail_login_type''] = This adds
|
|
support for VMailMgr. Generally this should be set to
|
|
'standard'.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``smtp_server'']
|
|
= Address of the SMTP server. Usually this is set to
|
|
localhost.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``smtp_port''] =
|
|
This is usually 25, and should only be changed if there is a
|
|
good reason</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc6.7">6.7</a> NNTP
|
|
information</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``nntp_server'']
|
|
= Address of the NNTP server.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``nntp_port''] =
|
|
This is usually XX, and should only be changed if there is a
|
|
good reason.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``nntp_sender'']
|
|
= Unknown</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size=
|
|
"-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``nntp_organization''] =
|
|
Unknown</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``nntp_admin'']
|
|
= Unknown</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc6.8">6.8</a> Application
|
|
information</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>Each application has the following information
|
|
available.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size=
|
|
"-1">$phpgw_info[``apps''][``appname''][``title''] = The title
|
|
of the application.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size=
|
|
"-1">$phpgw_info[``apps''][``appname''][``enabled''] = If the
|
|
application is enabled. True or False.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size=
|
|
"-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``app_include_dir''] = Location of
|
|
the current application include files.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size=
|
|
"-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``app_template_dir''] = Location
|
|
of the current application tpl files.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size=
|
|
"-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``app_lang_dir''] = Location of
|
|
the current lang directory.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``app_auth''] =
|
|
If the server and current user have access to current
|
|
application</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<p><tt><font size="-1">$phpgw_info[``server''][``app_current'']
|
|
= name of the current application.</font></tt></p>
|
|
|
|
<h2><a name="tth_sEc7">7</a> Using Language
|
|
Support</h2>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc7.1">7.1</a> Overview</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>eGroupWare is built using a multi-language support scheme.
|
|
This means the pages can be translated to other languages very
|
|
easily. Translations of text strings are stored in the
|
|
eGroupWare database, and can be modified by the eGroupWare
|
|
administrator.</p>
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc7.2">7.2</a> How to use lang
|
|
support</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>The lang() function is your application's interface to
|
|
eGroupWare's internationalization support.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>While developing your application, just wrap all your text
|
|
output with calls to lang(), as in the following code:</p>
|
|
<pre>
|
|
$x = 42;
|
|
echo lang("The counter is %1",$x)."<br>";
|
|
</pre>
|
|
This will attempt to translate ``The counter is %1'', and
|
|
return a translated version based on the current application
|
|
and language in use. Note how the position that $x will end up
|
|
is controlled by the format string, <b>not</b> by building up
|
|
the string in your code. This allows your application to be
|
|
translated to languages where the actual number is not placed
|
|
at the end of the string.
|
|
|
|
<p>When a translation is not found, the original text will be
|
|
returned with a * after the string. This makes it easy to
|
|
develop your application, then go back and add missing
|
|
translations (identified by the *) later.</p>
|
|
|
|
<p>Without a specific translation in the lang table, the above
|
|
code will print:</p>
|
|
<pre>
|
|
The counter is 42*<br>
|
|
</pre>
|
|
If the current user speaks Italian, they string returned may
|
|
instead be:
|
|
<pre>
|
|
il contatore è 42<br&#gt;
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<h4>The lang function</h4>
|
|
<pre>
|
|
lang($key, $m1="", $m2="", $m3="", $m4="", $m5="",
|
|
$m6="", $m7="", $m8="", $m9="", $m10="")
|
|
|
|
</pre>
|
|
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dd>
|
|
[$key ]
|
|
|
|
<p>is the string to translate and may contain replacement
|
|
directives of the form %n.<br>
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
|
|
<dd>
|
|
[$m1 ]
|
|
|
|
<p>is the first replacement value or may be an array of
|
|
replacement values (in which case $m2 and above are
|
|
ignored).</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
|
|
<dd>
|
|
[$m2 - $m10 ]
|
|
|
|
<p>the 2nd through 10th replacement values if $m1 is not an
|
|
array.</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
The database is searched for rows with a lang.message_id that
|
|
matches $key. If a translation is not found, the original $key
|
|
is used. The translation engine then replaces all tokens of the
|
|
form %N with the Nth parameter (either $m1[N] or $mN).
|
|
|
|
<h4>Adding translation data</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>The <b>TranslationTools</b> (former developer_tools) allow easily create new translations of eGW applications.<br />
|
|
A developer also can use them to create the english lang-file by searching for new phrases in his sources.</p>
|
|
|
|
<h4>The lang table</h4>
|
|
|
|
<p>The translation class uses the lang table for all
|
|
translations. We are concerned with 4 of the columns to create
|
|
a translation:</p>
|
|
|
|
<dl compact="compact">
|
|
<dd>
|
|
[message_id ]
|
|
|
|
<p>The key to identify the message (the $key passed to the
|
|
lang() function). This is written in English.</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
|
|
<dd>
|
|
[app_name ]
|
|
|
|
<p>The application the translation applies to, or common if
|
|
it is common across multiple applications.</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
|
|
<dd>
|
|
[lang ]
|
|
|
|
<p>The code for the language the translation is in.</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
|
|
<dd>
|
|
[content ]
|
|
|
|
<p>The translated string.</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
</dl>
|
|
|
|
translating the content to reflect the message_id string in the
|
|
lang language. If the string is specific to your application,
|
|
put your application name in for app_name otherwise use the
|
|
name common. The message_id should be in lower case for a small
|
|
increase in speed.
|
|
|
|
<h3><a name="tth_sEc7.3">7.3</a> Common return
|
|
codes</h3>
|
|
|
|
<p>If you browse through the eGroupWare sources, you may notice
|
|
a pattern to the return codes used in the higher-level
|
|
functions. The codes used are partially documented in the
|
|
doc/developers/CODES file.</p>
|
|
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|
<p>Codes are used as a simple way to communicate common error
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and progress conditions back to the user. They are mapped to a
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text string through the check_code() function, which passes the
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strings through lang() before returning.</p>
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<p>For example, calling</p>
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<pre>
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echo check_code(13);
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</pre>
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Would print
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<pre>
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Your message has been sent
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</pre>
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translated into the current language.
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<h2><a name="tth_sEc8">8</a> Using Templates</h2>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc8.1">8.1</a> Overview</h3>
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<p>eGroupWare is built using a templates based design. This
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means the display pages, stored in tpl files, can be translated
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to other languages, made to look completely different.</p>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc8.2">8.2</a> How to use PHPLIB
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templates</h3>
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<p>For Further info read the PHPLIBs documentation for their
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template class. <a href=
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"http://phplib.sanisoft.com"><tt>http://phplib.sanisoft.com</tt></a></p>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc8.3">8.3</a> How to use
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eTemplate templates</h3>
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<p><b>eTemplate</b> is a new widget-based template system,
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which is used eg. for the InfoLog application.<br />
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There's a <a href="../../etemplate/doc/etemplate.html">Tutorial</a>
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and a <a href="../../etemplate/doc/referenz.html">Referenz
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documentation</a> availible.</p>
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<h2><a name="tth_sEc9">9</a> About this
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document</h2>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc9.1">9.1</a> New versions</h3>
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<p>The newest version of this document can be found on our
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website <a href=
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"http://www.eGroupWare.org/egroupware/phpgwapi/doc/"><tt>http://www.eGroupWare.org</tt></a>.</p>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc9.2">9.2</a> Comments</h3>
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<p>Comments on this HOWTO should be directed to the <a href=
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"mailto:eGroupWare-developers%20-AT-%20lists.sourceforge.net">eGroupWare
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developers mailing list</a> (subscription at <a href=
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"http://www.sourceforge.net/egroupware/">www.sourceforge.net/egroupware/</a>).</p>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc9.3">9.3</a> History</h3>
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<p>This document was written by Dan Kuykendall.</p>
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<p>2000-09-25 documentation on lang(), codes, administration
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and preferences extension added by Steve Brown.</p>
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<p>2001-01-08 fixed directory structure, minor layout changes,
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imported to lyx source - Darryl VanDorp</p>
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<p>2001-01-08 fixed directory structure, minor layout changes,
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imported to lyx source - Darryl VanDorp</p>
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<p>2004-02-22 imported skwashd's changes and adapted for
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eGroupWare - Ralf Becker</p>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc9.4">9.4</a> Copyrights and
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Trademarks</h3>
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<p>Copyright © Free Software Foundarion. Permission is
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granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under
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the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
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any later version published by the Free Software
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Foundation.</p>
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<p>A copy of the license is available at <a href=
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"http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"><tt>http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html</tt></a></p>
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<h3><a name="tth_sEc9.5">9.5</a> Acknowledgments and
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Thanks</h3>
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<p>Thanks to Joesph Engo for starting eGroupWare (at the time
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called webdistro). Thanks to all the developers and users who
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contribute to making eGroupWare such a success.<br>
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<br>
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</p>
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