Im trying to figure out how to do this but i cant seem to find a solution.
Ive writen a crm/client management software with php/sql and java. It works ok with it's own database etc and it's written from scratch, all handwritten code.
What i want to do is use a joomla site as a frontend for navigation + visitors to browse the public parts etc
Plus for two different types of registered users (free and payed) to be able to access some parts of the webapp mostly different .php files
Where should i start looking?
I could maybe integrate some parts (like profile management etc) inside html modules in joomla pages.
I could also have Links inside the joomla navigation that will point to the php files so that they are displayed as whole.
but, i need to be able to protect those php's with the joomla user accounts, so that even if someone had the link could not visit them unless logged in
Any ideas? pointers? guides? sorry for being kind of vague, but im really lost and dont know how to begin
Thanx in advance
Addition: Isn't there some way i can force joomla to create a blank page?
No menus, no css, just the html and body tags, then i could include my whole php files in there
You should use Joomla Api located here
This documentation is all you need.