Dx Cluster Installation on your CMS

Joomla/phpnuke etc ...

The dxcluster is compatible with your ASP/PHP application with a webservice implementation,
if you want to install the dxcluster on your website simply follow this documentation.

The system look like that :

Add spot inside the dxcluster :

Search info inside cluster database (like archives, country info, dx events etc...) :

Joomla website

1.1 Download source

the last component release : here (version 1.3.2008)

1.2 Upload the component dxcluster

Copy the folder dxcluster inside components folder on your server (via ftp command)

1.3 Configure the component

- Open file : components\com_dxcluster\dxcluster.php

- Edit this file with your node name (witch is your domain name), your login and password (contact webmaster@crxcluster.com to obtain login info)

You've to edit these lines :

$node_login = 'web_joomla.crxcluster.com';//Your node login
$node_code = 'xxxxxxx';//Your pwd
$node_name = 'joomla.crxcluster.com'; //Also domain name

$conf_url_path_module = "http://joomla.crxcluster.com/index.php?option=com_dxcluster";
Don't forget to edit the url_path_module with your domain url !

- Upload this file when configuration is ok !

1.4 Setup Joomla menu to add link to the cluster


Ok so Joomla use a SQL table to store menu items, with this request you can add Dxcluster entry :

INSERT INTO `jos_menu` (`id`, `menutype`, `name`, `link`, `type`, `published`, `parent`, `componentid`, `sublevel`, `ordering`, `checked_out`, `checked_out_time`, `pollid`, `browserNav`, `access`, `utaccess`, `params`) VALUES ('', 'mainmenu', 'DxCluster', 'index.php?option=com_dxcluster', 'components', 1, 0, 11, 0, 11, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 0, 0, '');

Simply execute this querie with your phpmyadmin.

That all you've finish !

You can now send spots on crx cluster from your website !

 

 

Todo list for Joomla module :)

- If you've got time you can package this component
- organize files and directories inside the Joomla component .....

 

 

© Bastien Barbe 2008