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Quick Fix Check that this error isn't resolved by just changing the Mailer (Joomla > Global Configuration > Mailer settings). Alternate between PHPmail and sendmail just to check this isn't the problem. If the problem is still there then check the below: Tried both PHPmail and sendmail So if this happens irrespective o...
So there is other documentation out there. I'm basing most of this article on the official Joomla 1.6 documentation: http://docs.joomla.org/Creating_a_profile_plugin and I want to use an example that worked for me. Important: This is for Joomla version 1.6.x+. Aim / Objective Add a field with a dropdown list. Add a but...
Spent enough time trying different methods across the web but only 1 article worked for me using the "push" div layer. Loosely based on Ryanfait: Make a Footer Stick to the Bottom of the Page Aim: Header LeftRight Footer <div id="container"> <div id="header"></div> <div id="content"> <div id="left"></div> <div id="righ...
To be honest I saw this on some Joomlaworks Blog who appropriately title it "A must see for professional webdesigners". If you're a developer relying on clients for your income, then at least watch some of this. March 2011 San Francisco, CreativeMornings (creativemornings.com) was Mike Monteiro, Design Director, and co...
Do you hate sites that do not have a search feature? I do. I think it defeats the purpose of cramming information endlessly in cyberspace. So we want to give a search engine to our users. This sounds really simple, we could try: $search_term_esc = AddSlashes($search_term); $sql = "SELECT * FROM Content WHERE content_bo...
So this is a note to myself so that I have a checklist and can quickly update any extensions designed for Joomla 1.5.x and make these compatible with Joomla 2.5.x websites. In the past, I have only ever changed the words to but for more stability, there are a few more tweaks to do. How? For demo purposes we will be ref...
Update June 2013 - How to use this migration script: Make a backup copy of your old Joomla website (1.5.x) Download and install the latest Joomla CMS Go through the Joomla Web-based Installation GUI until the process deletes the Installation folder. Avoid installing Sample Data if possible (there will be some but this...
In standard SQL we can combine the contents of two tables with a CROSS JOIN, (BTW these are not instructions to create some table I'll never use again unlike the rest of the solutions I found on the web). In MySQL, I only know how to do this with a UNION ALL clause. Scenario: I have a Joomla module which should take th...
Well this isn't a problem for those that don't use RokDownloads. The other day, I logged in to upload some new files and manage some of my downloadable files... Only to find that the Rokdownloads manager would not list any of my files!?! I am in the middle of writing a component that will hopefully comprise bug-trackin...
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