1. Load Joomla Framework
First of all, we must
load the Joomla framework inside the external php file:
// Get Joomla! framework
define( '_JEXEC', 1 );
define( '_VALID_MOS', 1 );
define( 'JPATH_BASE', realpath(dirname(__FILE__)));
define( 'DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php' );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'framework.php' );
$mainframe =& JFactory::getApplication('site');
$mainframe->initialise();
$user =& JFactory::getUser();
$session =& JFactory::getSession();
We assume that the external php file is located in the
Joomla root.
If the file is inside another folder, then
you must change this line accordingly:
define( 'JPATH_BASE', realpath(dirname(__FILE__)));
For example, if the file is located inside the folder
modules/mod_yourmodule/tmpl/ then the above line should be:
define( 'JPATH_BASE', realpath(dirname(__FILE__).'/../../..' ));
(3 levels away from root)
2. Load Module Parameters
Now that we have loaded the
framework, we can include the
module parameters:
Joomla 1.5
jimport( 'joomla.application.module.helper' );
$module = &JModuleHelper::getModule('mymodulename');
$moduleParams = new JParameter($module->params);
where
mymodulename is the
name of the module.
For example if the module is called
mod_mymodule then the name of the module is
mymodule.
Now you can
call each parameter:
$param = $moduleParams->get('paramName', 'defaultValue');
jimport( 'joomla.application.module.helper' );
$module = JModuleHelper::getModule('mymodulename');
$moduleParams = new JRegistry();
$moduleParams->loadString($module->params);
Now you can
call each parameter:
$param = $moduleParams->get('paramName', 'defaultValue');
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