Download or read book Elgg 1.8 Social Networking written by Cash Costello and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides more than just a step-by-step guide to installing and using Elgg. It includes practical advice gained through experience on what it takes to deploy and maintain an Elgg-based site. If you are a software developer or are familiar with PHP, it provides both a tutorial-based introduction and a quick reference guide so that you can quickly extend and customize Elgg. If you want to create a social networking site using Elgg and do not have a background in software development, this book provides all the information and advice that you need written just for you. If you are a developer, it also contains valuable tutorials and reference material so that you can begin writing code right away.