MageBridge

MageBridge

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Developer(s)	Yireo
Stable release	1.5 / September 12, 2010; 13 months ago (2010-09-12)
Written in	PHP
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Webshop
License	See below
Website	http://www.yireo.com/software/magebridge/

MageBridge is a commercial suite of extensions that bridge the Joomla CMS with the Magento e-commerce system. MageBridge is written in PHP and is composed out of a Joomla part and a Magento part. MageBridge is developed and sold by Yireo, an international initiative of the Dutch company Jira ICT. (The Dutch company name Jira ICT should not be confused with the Java-application JIRA which is (in short) a popular bug tracking application.

The Joomla! extensions are fully open-source, but the Magento extensions are only commercially available, which means you only can use the bridge if you purchase the software. Still none of the PHP-code is encrypted, so it classifies as "commercial open source".

Visual integration

MageBridge adds the main Magento content-area as a Joomla! component, but also adds various Joomla! modules to display any Magento theming-block inside the Joomla! pages. Through a Joomla! Content Plugin, regular Joomla! articles can be handled by Magento filters and can therefor contain Magento markup-code. The Magento theme is integrated into the Joomla! template, which is a quick way for setting up webshops, except for the conflict between Joomla's MooTools and Magento's Prototype.

Other integrations

Besides visual integration, MageBridge also integrates search capabilities, user authentication, system events and language configuration. Also, by selling a Magento Virtual Product, you can add a relationship with a certain Joomla! concept, thus sell for instance a Joomla! membership (to access certain member-only content) through Magento.

Licensing

MageBridge uses two separate licenses. The Joomla! extensions are licensed under the GNU/GPL to comply with the licensing scheme of Joomla! itself. The Magento extensions are licensed under a custom license, the Yireo EULA, which complies to the Open Source License (OSL) used with Magento.

Requirements

MageBridge needs to be installed on top of Magento and Joomla!, so the system requirements of those applications need to be followed. In general, the requirements can be laid out as follows:

• Joomla 1.5
• Magento 1.3 CE or higher, Magento 1.7 EE or higher
• PHP 5.2 or higher
• MySQL 5.0 or higher

See also

• Magento
• Joomla
• VirtueMart
• Zen Cart
• OsCommerce
• PrestaShop
• Ubercart

External links

• Official website