Category Archives: Joomla Development

Joomla SQL 2 Excel Replacement

Joomla SQL 2 Excel Replacement Some months ago, almost a year I think there used to be a really ripping piece of software called SQL2Excel that was provided by Joomla R Us. It appears that this site has been down … Continue reading

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eval base64_decode php

Eval base64_decode php So, it appears that there are some subtle variants on the site hacked in google and returning viagara or cialus, however those are spelled. But I believe the attack vector is the same and the protection is … Continue reading

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Updating to Joomla 2.5

Updating to Joomla 2.5 NOTE: Do not do this on a live server, backup and test mileage before deploy as components and modules might not be available. Also templates need to be updated It’s getting pretty easy to update things … Continue reading

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Letters Missing From PDF

Letters Missing From PDF Having trouble with letters missing from your pdf content when you copy it to web? I noticed this issue before which I at first thought to be a corrupted PDF, but the PDF itself retained the … Continue reading

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Allowing SuperAdmin access to Joomla for Demos

So you want to allow SuperAdmin access to joomla for demos, but you don’t want anybody to be able to do anything? Well, if thats what you want to do, then you will have to perform the following.

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Latest Version of Joomla Link

In case anyone is wondering where they can get the latest version of Joomla information which is now scheduled to have a major release every 6 months, the url is http://update.joomla.org/core/list.xml. There is an extension update link as well but … Continue reading

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Joomla Module with Component Install

Looking for a way to package a module inside a component package, I came across the following technique. Re-use the JInstaller class and the com_installer install from folder code as well as the unpack methods to unzip.

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Joomla 1.0 Content Missing

Was having an issue viewing some content on a Joomla 1.0 site. Noticed that the server code was php5.3. There are some issues with some versions of Joomla with php5.3. For the 1.5 branch, the latest versions work but the … Continue reading

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Editing CBSubs Paid Subcriptions Content

 How to change CB Subs Paid Subscriptions content CB Subs Paid Subscription content is a little bit difficult to find at first, but once you have found it a few times, it is easier to remember and edit.

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