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Can Joomla! 1.5 operate with PHP Safe Mode On?

Can Joomla! 1.5 operate with PHP Safe Mode On?

Yes it can! This is a significant security improvement. The safe mode limits PHP to be able to perform actions only on files/folders who’s owner is the same as PHP is currently using (this is usually ‘apache’). As files normally…

No Comments / 17 View / August 6, 2008

What happened to the locale setting?

What happened to the locale setting?

This is now defined in the Language [lang].xml file in the Language metadata settings. If you are having locale problems such as dates do not appear in your language for example, you might want to check/edit the entries in the…

No Comments / 22 View / August 6, 2008

Why does Joomla! 1.5 use UTF-8 encoding?

Why does Joomla! 1.5 use UTF-8 encoding?

Well… how about never needing to mess with encoding settings again? Ever needed to display several languages on one page or site and something always came up in Giberish? With utf-8 (a variant of Unicode) glyphs (character forms) of basically…

No Comments / 28 View / August 5, 2008

How do I upgrade to Joomla! 1.5 ?

How do I upgrade to Joomla! 1.5 ?

Joomla! 1.5 does not provide an upgrade path from earlier versions. Converting an older site to a Joomla! 1.5 site requires creation of a new empty site using Joomla! 1.5 and then populating the new site with the content from…

No Comments / 21 View / July 30, 2008

How do I localise Joomla! to my language?

How do I localise Joomla! to my language?

General In Joomla! 1.5 all User interfaces can be localised. This includes the installation, the Back-end Control Panel and the Front-end Site. The core release of Joomla! 1.5 is shipped with multiple language choices in the installation but, other than…

No Comments / 27 View / July 30, 2008