I need to use Joomla to create a site, but I have never used it and am finding myself in need of some direction, or at least some pointers. First of all, let's not let this turn into a discussion about why I should or shouldn't use Joomla, or what tool might be better. I am looking for help with Joomla.
Instead of publishing articles, the site will be a project database. The project database will be a set of related tables to hold details such as name, description, rating, pictures, tags, etc. Users will log in and create entries for their own projects, and will maintain their own details. I need to use Joomla because the site is a subset of another site that currently uses it.
I can create the mySQL tables all day long, and even handle the necessary PHP/html/javascript code to make the front-end. But since I will be using Joomla, I need to understand what extensions or components I will need to accomplish this. They're not articles or posts, they're database entries.
So I put it out there to all you Joomla administrators. How can I implement this project database using Joomla? Please post if I need to make my requirements any clearer. Thanks.
Instead of publishing articles, the site will be a project database. The project database will be a set of related tables to hold details such as name, description, rating, pictures, tags, etc. Users will log in and create entries for their own projects, and will maintain their own details. I need to use Joomla because the site is a subset of another site that currently uses it.
I can create the mySQL tables all day long, and even handle the necessary PHP/html/javascript code to make the front-end. But since I will be using Joomla, I need to understand what extensions or components I will need to accomplish this. They're not articles or posts, they're database entries.
So I put it out there to all you Joomla administrators. How can I implement this project database using Joomla? Please post if I need to make my requirements any clearer. Thanks.