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Joomla! Problems
(Have you tried turning it
OFF and ON again?)
Peter Martin
www.db8.nl
twitter: @pe7er
Overview Presentation
a)Introduction
b)Troubleshooting process
c) Extensions in short
d)Ten common errors and questions
e)Some useful tools
f) Questions?
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1. Extensions, an introduction
1. Extensions, an introduction
b) Troubleshooting process
Parameters
Modem/Router
Firewall
Joomla extensions
Joomla files
Virusscanner
Joomla database
Browser addons
Browser
Operating System (OS)
Keyboard
Chair
File/folder permissions
User
ISP
b) Troubleshooting process
Loadbalancer
MySQL database server
PHP (version!)
Webserver
Operating System (OS)
b) Troubleshooting process
1. Make a backup first! (eg Akeeba)
2. Know difference between Components, Modules, Plugins,
Templates & Language files
3. Find the cause of the error:
Ask the right question in right forum & right subject title
c) Extensions in short
c) Extensions 5 types
Extending Joomla's functionality:
1. Components
2. Modules
3. Plugins
4. Templates
5. Language
Files
c) Extensions Component
Activation
Example
com_content
c) Extensions Module
Activation
Example
mod_breadcrumbs
c) Extensions Plugin
Activation
Example Plugin
c) Extensions Template
Activation
Example
Activation
Example
/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
M Form
Module (M)
C Form
Search inputbox
Component (C)
Form
Results
P Search in
database table
C Processing
Plugin (P)
Articles
Categories
Contacts
P Search in
database table
P Search in
database table
C Results
1. Blank Page
2. Deprecated
2. Error: Deprecated
I'm sorry,
are you from
the past?
2. Solution Deprecated
Error Warning: Some PHP function will not be
available anymore in next PHP version
1. Get it fixed!
Joomla?
Report in bugtracker
3rd party extension?
Contact developer with warning message
2. Hide warning
In php.ini:
error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED
In .htaccess:
php_flag display_errors off
3. Missing Class
I am the head of IT
and I have it on
good authority that
2. Re-upload files
Memory is RAM!
5. 404
What does
IT stand for?
Menu item alias? check with SEF & URL rewrite OFF
6. Can't login
Hello
Hello Computer
Hello
Use phpMyAdmin
7. Can't install
Check Permissions
With FTP
8. How to remove?
Change logo?
Web Developer
FireBug (or Google Chrome's Inspector)
Extension:
Got Hacked
SSH access?
http://docs.joomla.org/Security_Checklist
e) Tools
e) Tools 1/3
Joomla
PHP Information
Directory Permissions (and or use FTP to analyze permissions
& owner/group)
Database
e) Tools 2/3
Server
.htaccess
e) Tools 3/3
HTML Output
Questions?
Peter Martin
e-mail: info at db8.nl
website: www.db8.nl
twitter: @pe7er