Getting Help in the Mambo Community
Mambo has a substantial user base. There is a large group of people who run Mambo sites, develop extensions to Mambo, and create visual customizations, among other activities. In addition to these people, there is also a team of developers that work on the Mambo code. All of this adds up to a vibrant community that pushes the product forward, helps to address the problems faced by people working with Mambo, and offers support and encouragement to users.
There are a number of sites dedicated to Mambo that contain a range of Mambo resources, such as add-ons, bug fixes and patches, tutorials, and so on. You will also find the option of paid support for Mambo, and since Mambo is such a popular and widespread application, it will not be difficult to find a PHP developer who has experience of working with Mambo.
Each of these sites is well worth a visit to see what they offer:
- http://www.mamboserver.com: This is the home of Mambo. This site is your first stop for news of the latest offerings from the Mambo community. Here you will also find links to the Mambo Developers Network, a list of Mambo developers worldwide, offering their products and services.
- http://www.mamboxchange.com: The MamboXChange. This is a recepticle for Mambo software that can be downloaded for free. In addition to being the home of a multitude of extensions for Mambo, it is also the place from where you will download the source of Mambo itself.
- http://forum.mamboserver.com: The Mambo forums. Here you will find many posts about problems encountered by Mambo users like yourself, along with tips and answers to solve the most common (and sometimes uncommon!) problems. If you find yourself with a problem, then the Mambo forums are a good bet to find a solution.
- http://templates.mamboserver.com/: This site provides a number of free Mambo templates you can download and use to give your site a different look.
Any of the Mambo sites will have links to other recommended Mambo sites. In addition to providing valuable resources and information, all these sites will give you a good idea of what it is possible to accomplish on a Mambo site.