Category Archives: Joomla

Here you will find some information that I found usefull with my Joomla sites

Joomla: 403 – You are not authorised to view this resource.

Posted on March 10, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

You might sometimes get the following error when clicking on a menu link: 403 – You are not authorised to view this resource. You may not be able to visit this page because of: 1.an out-of-date bookmark/favourite 2.a search engine … Continue reading →

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Upgrade Sobi2

Posted on March 2, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

Uninstall Old Version * Remove all plug-ins using the Sobi2 plug-in manager. Don’t remove the database tables for the plug-ins. * Uninstall the component using the Joomla! Extension Manager (Extensions -> Install/Uninstall -> Components). Install New Version * Install your … Continue reading →

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How to fetch geo coordinates in add/edit entry form

Posted on March 2, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

Create custome text field and add below code. <script src=”http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&key={googleApiKey}” type=”text/javascript”></script> <div id=”map” style=”width: 500px; height: 340px”></div> <p><span>Type your address:</span> <input type=”text” size=”43″ id=”address” value=”Street, City” /> <input type=”button” value=”Search” onclick=”showAddress()” /></p> <script type=”text/javascript”> //<![CDATA[ var start_latitude = “62.103882522897855″; var … Continue reading →

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No horizontal scroll-bar at the bottom of the page

Posted on February 22, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

Solution: In style-sheet > change: overflow: hidden; to overflow: visible; #art-main { position: relative; /*overflow: hidden;*/ overflow: visible; z-index: 1; width: 100%; left: 0; top: 0; cursor:default; }

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Joomfish – 500 – No valid database connection:

Posted on February 21, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

When editing article in the front end I sometimes get a “500 – No valid database connection:” error. 1. Backup site using akeeba backup 2. Joomla backend > Global Configuration > Server > Database settings (right colomn) > Change the … Continue reading →

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Change Collation from latin1_swedish_ci to utf8_general_ci using Akeeba backup

Posted on February 17, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

An easy way to change the collation if you are cloning your website to another server using Akeeba backup is to use the setting > Fine settings > Force Utf8

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Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 120 seconds exceeded in \tool_phoca_changing_collation\index.php on line 91

Posted on February 17, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

If you are using the the phoca collation tool OR get Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 120 seconds exceeded errors when running scripts do the following: Try these different settings in C:\wamp\bin\apache\apachex.x.x\bin\php.ini Find: post_max_size = 8M upload_max_filesize = 2M … Continue reading →

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Change mysql database collation from latin1_swedish_ci to utf8_general_ci

Posted on February 17, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

If you created your site in with a specific collation language and need to change it  you can use this great tool to change all the fields: Download Phoca Changing Collation Tool Unzip the zip file and copy the folder … Continue reading →

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SH404SEF – Joomfish: Secondary Language homepage link does not translate

Posted on February 16, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

If you have a problem with Joomfish, where you click on the language picker to choose the secondary language (Not default language) and the pages translate, but when you click on the homepage menu link and the page reverts to … Continue reading →

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How can I change my MySQL database collation?

Posted on February 16, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

Usually when you are using foreign characters or multilingual sites (Joomfish for Joomla) you should change your MySQL collation in order to solve problems with encodings. The most common case is to change your MySQL collation from latin1_swedish_ci to utf8_general_ci. … Continue reading →

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