[cvs] [Wiki] changed: Doc/Dev/SpecialFiles

[Jan Schneider]

jan  Sun, 07 Aug 2005 10:30:49 -0700

Modified page: http://wiki.horde.org/Doc/Dev/SpecialFiles
New Revision:  1.1
Change log:  Initial content

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++ Special files
 
+* {{horde/lib/core.php}}: This file
+ * sets some required PHP configuration settings
+ * loads libraries required by all Horde applications
+ * Instantiates the global Browser object
+
+There are several files with a special meaning that can be found in every Horde application:
+
+* {{index.php}}: This script is loaded if a user enters an application. Usually this script doesn't have any functionality but simple loads the default view of the application, sometimes depending on the user's preferences.
+* {{lib/base.php}}: This file is loaded from every script of the application. Its purpose is to:
+ * define some global constants
+ * load {{core.php}}
+ * initialize the ((Doc/Dev/Registry|Registry))
+ * redirect to the login screen if the user is not authenticated and guest access is disabled
+ * load common Horde libraries
+ * initialize the ((Doc/Dev/Notification| Notification System))
+ * load common application specific libraries
+ * initialize common global application specific objects and variables
+ * start output compression
+* {{lib/api.php}}: This files defines and implements all methods that an application is exposing through the ((Doc/Dev/Registry|Registry)) to the other Horde applications and the Horde RPC servers.
+* {{themes/screen.css}}: This is a CSS file that defines all application specific style sheet rules.