Official Mambo Sites

MAMBO FOUNDATION
www.mambo-foundation.org
This is the home of the non-profit Mambo Foundation, which supports the development of the Mambo CMS.  The site contains information about the Foundation's activities and corporate governance materials.

THE SOURCE
source.mambo-foundation.org
The Source is run by the Mambo Foundation and the members of the Mambo Steering Committee. The Source is the official site for distribution of the Mambo core files. Updates, upgrades, and patch files are usually released first on this site. The Source also includes an archive of old versions of the Mambo core in the event you need to patch an older site or upgrade to the current version. This site also has resources to assist developers who are promoting Mambo-based goods or services.

MAMBO DOCS
docs.mambo-foundation.org
The official documentation site for the Mambo CMS.  The materials on this site cover version 4.6 and subsequent versions.  (Documentation for earlier versions can be found on the MamboServer-maintained docs site, below.)

MAMBO FORUMS
forum.mambo-foundation.org
The official discussion forums for the Mambo CMS and the Mambo Foundation.

Major Fansites and Resources

MAMBOSERVER
www.mamboserver.com
The oldest and largest of the Mambo fansites. Contains Mambo news, information and resources.

MAMBOSERVER HELP SITE
help.mamboserver.com
A documentation site which holds the documentation for Mambo versions prior to version 4.6.

MAMBOSERVER FORUMS
forum.mamboserver.com
A popular independent discussion forum for Mambo users and developers.

MAMBOXCHANGE
www.mamboxchange.com
MamboXchange is run by Mambo Communities, the same company that runs MamboServer.com and the Mambo Forums. The MamboXchange is a home for developers who are maintaining extension projects premised on the Mambo system. The Xchange is the largest repository of Mambo extensions, with hundreds of projects underway at any one time. Though the site can be a bit difficult to browse, it is worth the effort due to the wealth of options contained inside.

MAMBO EXTENSIONS
www.mamboextensions.com
This is a directory of Mambo components, modules, and templates, with information on compatibility, known issues, and user comments and ratings. It includes listings of both free and commercial extensions.

MAMBOVIEW
www.mamboview.com
The MamboView site is a repository of free templates, components, and modules, supplemented with tutorials and other related content. The site includes an extensive template preview feature and a limited live demo section for components and modules.

Tools Referenced in the Book

FIREFOX BROWSER
www.mozilla.org
Popular Open Source browser. Compatible with Mambo WYSIWYG editor. Includes extensions which are useful for managing and developing for Mambo.

INTERNET EXPLORER
www.microsoft.com
Microsoft's popular web browser. Compatible with Mambo WYSIWYG editor.

WS FTP PRO
www.ipswitch.com
A powerful and useful FTP client.

XAMPP
www.apachefriends.org
An easy to install bundle of PHP, MySQL, Apache and related tools for setting up a webserver on a Windows machine.