Core Boxx – Dynamic Content Module

By W.S. Toh / Project Documentation / November 8, 2020 June 17, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Download & License	Installation	What Is This?
Content Database	Content Functions	API Functions

DOWNLOAD & LICENSE

Download Core Boxx Contents Module | Source Forge

Core Boxx is released under the MIT License. You are free to use it for your own personal and commercial projects, modify it as you see fit. On the condition that there the software is provided “as-is”. There are no warranties provided and “no strings attached”. Code Boxx and the authors are not liable for any claims, damages, or liabilities.

INSTALLATION

Download and set up the “main Core Boxx” if you have not already done so. To “install”, simply import the contents.sql file, and delete it afterward.

WHAT IS THIS MODULE?

This is a simple dynamic content module for Core Boxx. Articles, posts, code snippets, descriptions – Save whatever content you need into the database and retrieve it dynamically.

CONTENT DATABASE TABLE

Function	Description & Quick Example
`content_id`	Primary key, the content ID.
`content_title`	Title or short description of the content.
`content_text`	Text or body of the content.
`date_created`	Date when the content is created.
`date_modified`	Last modified timestamp.

CONTENT LIBRARY FUNCTIONS

Function	Description & Quick Example
`save($title, $text, $id)`	Add or update content. `$title` String, the content title/description. `$text` String, the content body. `$id` Int, provide the content ID to update. Leave as `null` to add a new one. `echo $_CORE->Contents->save( "TITLE", "CONTENT" ) ? "OK" : $_CORE->error ;`
`del($id)`	Delete a piece of content. `$id` Int, the content ID. `echo $_CORE->Contents->del(1) ? "OK" : $_CORE->error ;`
`get($id)`	Get a piece of content. `$id` Int, the content ID. `$content = $_CORE->Contents->get(1);`
`getAll()`	Get all content. `$content = $_CORE->Contents->getAll();`
`search($search)`	Search for content containing the search term. `$search` String, the search term. `$results = $_CORE->Contents->search("SEARCH");`
`toFile($id)`	An incomplete support function for `save()`, generate a static file. Complete it if you want, good for HTML, CSS, Javascript, or maybe files that you want to offer for download. `$id` Int, content ID.

CONTENTS API

Accessible at http://yoursite.com/api/content/REQUEST/. These are pretty much a replica of the above library functions, except in REST API format. Feel free to delete api/content.php if you don’t intend to integrate an API.

Request	Description & Quick Example
`save`	Add or update content. `$_POST['title']` String, content title or description. `$_POST['text']` String, content body. `$_POST['id']` Int, optional content ID.
`del`	Delete a piece of content. `$_POST['id']` The content ID.
`get`	Get a piece of content. `$_POST['id']` The content ID.
`getAll`	Get all contents.
`search`	Search for a piece of content. `$_POST['search']` The search term.

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