As part of the pre-flight check Joomla checks for the write permissions of the file configuration.php. By default it is likely set to No – unwritable. The install can proceed, but the file will need to be updated with the relevant settings. An alternative approach is to make the file writeable for the duration of […]
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JInstaller Cannot find Joomla XML setup file
Installing a new component into Joomla I encountered the following error. JInstaller: :Install: Cannot find Joomla XML setup file I had recently updated the website to Joomla version Joomla! 3.2.0.alpha Alpha [ Ember ]. Expecting the issue to be related to running an alpha version of Joomla and that the package which I was uploading […]
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There was an error uploading this file to the server
A Joomla extension upload failed with the error There was an error uploading this file to the server Often this error relates to the file size limit configured for the website. 4M is a good starting upload size limit. Although, you may find that 8M is a better value. The upload file limit is configure […]
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The Timezone Could not be Found in the Database
Transferring a Joomla website to a local server for testing I had a Timezone error. The error given on the website was: The timezone could not be found in the database I looked at the location Settings to see what the timezone was set to. Under system >> global configuration select the third tab Server. […]
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Allowed Memory Size Exhausted
Uploading a new component to a Joomla website I received a Allowed Memory Size Exhausted error. A fuller section of the memory size error is given below: Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 2063954 bytes) in /public_html/libraries/joomla/filesystem/archive/zip.php on line 285 In the file php.ini add ini_set(“memory_limit”,”12M”); You may need […]
Change Web Links Default Text
Change the standard Joomla text of the Web Links component What are the Joomla Web Links The Joomla Web Links component allows a number of links to be created to other websites of interest. The table of entries can be grouped and then either all or a limited number published on a page. The Default […]
Could Not Create Directory
In Joomla whilst uploading a component I received the error “Could not create directory“. JFolder::create: Could not create directory Unable to create destination Changing the setting of Safe Mode in the php.ini file to off resolved this issue.: ; ; Safe Mode ; safe_mode = Off You may need to create an empty php.ini. The […]
