Install Extbase and Fluid

Since TYPO3 version 4.3 Extbase and Fluid are included into the TYPO3 core as so called System Extensions. To install these, go to the Extension Manager and select Install Extensions. Click the little plus icon at the beginnings of the entries for the Extensions extbase and fluid. Afterwards -if neccessary- there will by a dialogue, adjusting the TYPO3 database a little, because Extbase will need a new database table to store cache informations.

Now you have installed Extbase and Fluid and can use them for Extension development. To check if Extbase and Fluid are working, we will install a Blog Example Extension, which was created for testing Extbase and Fluid. We will have a closer look at this Extension in chapter 3.

Again open the Extension Manager and open the submodule Import extensions this time. Click Retrieve/Update to download the current list of available Extensions. Now you can search for the Extension blog_example. With a click on the red arrow next to the result, you will start to download the Extension to your TYPO3 instance. After that you can click Install extension right away, to have it installed.

After completing that, you’ll find a new submodule Blogs inside the Web module. If you can’t see it, you should reload the TYPO3 backend in your browser. With a click on Create example data, some dummy records will be created. The Blog Example is now working and can go on with Extbase and Fluid.

The development of Extbase and Fluid proceeds quite fast. If you miss certain functionalities or experiencing an issue, you should install the development versions of Extbase and Fluid from the software versionining system Subversion. Open the typo3conf/ext/ directory of your TYPO3 instance on the command line and get the development versions (called trunk) of Extbase and Fluid with the command line tool Subversion:

svn checkout https://svn.typo3.org/TYPO3v4/CoreProjects/MVC/extbase/trunk extbase

svn checkout https://svn.typo3.org/TYPO3v4/CoreProjects/MVC/fluid/trunk fluid

<remark>TODO: Please check the markup of the code example.</remark>

Report issues or help at development

If you find an issue in Extbase or Fluid, you should have a look at the development platform forge.typo3.org. These projects are developed there by the community and you will find a bug tracker and a wiki for the projects:

• Development of Extbase: http://forge.typo3.org/projects/show/typo3v4-mvc
• Development of Fluid: http://forge.typo3.org/projects/show/package-fluid

Additionally there is a special newsgroup and mailing list, which you can use for your Extbase and Fluid related questions. You’ll find the mailing list called TYPO3-project-typo3v4mvc on http://lists.typo3.org. The according newsgroup is also found on lists.typo3.org by searching for typo3.projects.typo3v4mvc. Questions posted to the mailing list and newsgroup normally are answered by committed members of the community.