HomePortals Documentation

This section of the site contains the available documentation for the HomePortals framework. New articles and sections will be added to this section as they are developed.

 

About HomePortals

HomePortals is a web development framework for the ColdFusion platform especially tailored for building portals and other highly modular sites. Pages in HomePortals are built by combining multiple reusable elements and resources.

HomePortals provides an extensive set of tools and features that allow developers to create multiple types of applications like start pages, personal portals, social networking sites, intranet portals and more.

The current version of HomePortals is 3.0 build 179

 

System Requirements

HomePortals runs in the following CFML engines:

  • Adobe ColdFusion 7 and higher
  • Railo 2

Regarding platforms and webservers, HomePortals can be run on any OS or web server supported by the CFML engine being used.

 

Installation

The framework code is all contained in a single directory. This directory must be located under the web server root. The directory name is always /Home. To install HomePortals, just unzip the installation ZIP archive and copy the Home directory to your webserver root.

You can test your installation by going to http://<your_server>/Home using your web browser. If all is working properly you should see a welcome screen and the current version and build of the framework.

 

Getting Started

The fastest way to see HomePortals in action is by downloading one of the sample applications from the HomePortals site. Also, to learn how to create your own applications, you can read the following articles:


Contributing to the Project

Being an open source project, additions and contributions are always welcome. You can use the forums to discuss ideas or you may also contact the project via email at info@homeportals.net 

 

 

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