Joomla! 1.5 cookbook : over 60 quick and direct recipes to help you overcome common Joomla! queries / Tom Canavan.

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Annotation If you are a Joomla! site owner, you must already be aware of how this robust, easy to use, open source content management system can help you build a great looking site instantly. You must also be aware of the many problems that it can throw up from time to time. Find the solutions to all your basic and advanced Joomla! queries, so you don't have to wait for someone on the forums to help you out every time. The Joomla! 1.5 Cookbook will provide you with quick and direct solutions to the most common and uncommon problems faced by you, the Joomla! site owner, sidestepping all the theoretical fuss. Joomla! is the insanely popular, award winning content management system which helps you build professional looking websites, even if you don't have any HTML programming experience or design skills. Although, sometimes you might trip over some common pitfalls which would slow the progress of your website down. This book will help you find a direct and quick way through these common problems which can be easily avoided with a few tips and tricks. It starts of with solutions the most common queries that you might face during the installation and setup for Joomla! 1.5 moving on swiftly to guide you through Joomla! templates, modules, security, managing your users and much more. So the next time when things go wrong with your Joomla! site and you are wondering, for example, how to work with your site's database; just pick up this book and quickly find your way through this. Find the easiest solutions to many pitfalls that might fall in the way of your Joomla! site.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewer; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Installing Joomla!; Introduction; Preparing to install; Setting up your database on a cPanel® host; Setting up your database on a; GoDaddy.Com® server; Installation of Joomla! 1.5; Ensuring permissions are correct; Chapter 2: Working with phpMyAdmin; Introduction; Exporting a MySQL database using; phpMyAdmin; Importing a MySQL database using; phpMyAdmin; Working with your database using; phpMyAdmin; Removing a table from your database; Removing content from a table; Chapter 3: Templates

IntroductionInstalling the template using the; administrator tool; Replacing the default administrator; template; Manual installation of a template; Using more than one template on your site; Determining your templates' module; positions; Replacing a logo in a template; Chapter 4: Editing Content and Menus; Introduction; Installing a new editor; Setting up sections; Setting up categories; Article creation; Adding new menus; Setting up a blog on your Joomla! site; Adding an extension menu; Chapter 5: Managing Links, Users, and Media; Introduction; Managing users; Setting up a site contact

Working with mediaManaging the login and user experience; Web Link manager; Changing lost super admin password; Chapter 6: Managing Modules and Components; Introduction; Installing and managing components; Creating menu items for components; Installing, creating, and managing modules; Chapter 7: Managing Articles Using the K2 Content Construction Kit; Introduction; Installation and introduction of K2; Working with items AKA articles; Working with comments; Summary; Chapter 8: Installing Third-party Extensions; Introduction; Installing and using eXtplorer; Using and configuring content

Uploader extensionjomCalendar; Using and configuring CompojoomComment; Summary; Chapter 9: Troubleshooting; Introduction; Developing a 'troubleshooting mentality'; Summary; Chapter 10: Securing your Joomla! Site; Introduction; Setting permissions for your site; Patching; Using .htaccess and php.ini; Denying specific IP addresses; Summary; Chapter 11: Joomla! 1.6; Introduction; Joomla! 1.6 ACL; Working with new category manager; Extensions; Appendix; Usernames, passwords and database; reference sheet; Turning the legacy mode on or off; Changing the favorite icon

Setting up a site in a subfolderQuestions to ask a prospective host; Checking and updating your server software; Index

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