SilverStripe : the complete guide to CMS development

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This Official Guide on the award-winning SilverStripe programming framework is authored by the creators of the open-source CMS. SilverStripe offers a robust, flexible content management system (CMS) integrated with an application framework, embracing modern architecture and agile development. Intermediate developers can swiftly implement and customize powerful websites and web applications. The PHP5/MySQL-based system saves time for techies while providing a user-friendly interface for non-technical content authors. The Guide assists you in several ways: - **Getting Started**: Understand the architecture and usability principles of SilverStripe, covering technical requirements, installation, and useful daily tools. - **Learning the CMS**: Practical examples demonstrate how to manage content, images, documents, and forms without technical expertise, while administrators learn to set up permissions and security groups. - **Developing Custom Applications**: Utilize MVC and modern design patterns to create structured, object-oriented PHP code and concise template markup, guided by a practical project of an interactive recruitment website. - **Extending with Clean Code and Modules**: Discover SilverStripe’s modularity, enabling elegant and maintainable plugin and core extension development. - **Professional Use**: Explore in-depth topics on internationalization, security, unit testing, caching, multi-page forms, and web service