Array Count in PHP

http://www.plus2net.com/php_tutorial/array_size.php

Joomla puts meta tags

Joomla automatically puts meta tag generator with comments about joomla in the site. here is how to remove tht

http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=428&p=1214236

Count number of modules in a joomla position

 <?php if (mosCountModules('left')>0) {  ?>

(where left is the position name)

http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=41728

Set title of Joomla page

$mydoc =& JFactory::getDocument();
$mytitle = $mydoc->getTitle();
$conf =& JFactory::getConfig();
$sitename = $conf->getValue('config.sitename');
$mydoc->setTitle($mytitle.' - '.$sitename);

 

http://joomlapanel.com/joomla-article/58-page-titles-in-joomla-15.html

Use sIFR on joomla/jumpbox site

http://www.alledia.com/blog/design/how-to-add-funky-fonts-to-your-joomla-site/

JFTP::store: Bad response Warning! Failed to move file.

Site > Global configuration > Disable ftp access

http://www.kunena.com/forum/135-solved-or-prior-installation-upgrade-and-migration/19870--jftpstore-bad-response--warning-failed-to-move-file

Assign file permissions in jumpbox

These files were not modified through Core FTP Lite or any other ftp client i was using, so I had to login to the jumpbox as root and pass the chmod command to change permissions

sudo –i

(logs you in temporarily as root)

chmod og=rw /var/data/joomla15/xyz/abc.php

http://www.jumpbox.com/archives/140_how-to-access-a-jumpbox-as-root.html

http://catcode.com/teachmod/chmod_cmd2.html

Get Current URL with PHP

$_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"] . $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]

http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/2007/01/29/get-current-url-with-php/

Install IONCube on Joomla Jumpbox

I spent 3-4 hours in setting up IONCube on my joomla jumpbox but there were a lot  of access issues :S

Finally here is the set of steps that lead me to its installation:

• download the ioncube loader from here:
  http://www.stevekallestad.com/wiki/IonCube_Installation
• Extract the files and copy the files to storage/joomla15/ioncube/
• Open your browser and browse to the ioncube-loader-helper.php file
• Check to see whats the status of loader file currently on your jumpbox
• We will be using php.ini setup to install the loader. php.ini is located in etc/php5/apache2/ folder.
  • Open your jumpbox and click on Alt+F1 to go to the console
  • type: sudo nano /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
  • now add another entry in this file:
    zend_extension = /var/data/joomla15/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_5.2.so
  • Save this file and restart the apache server:
    sudo /etc/int.d/apache2 restart
• Now browse again to the ioncube-loader-helper.php. it should show the following screen:

Include a module within content & modules – Joomla

http://www.joomlaspan.com/general/include-any-module-within-content-in-joomla-15.php

http://www.nonumber.nl/extensions/modulesanywhere

Joomla Article Listing Extensions

http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-display/articles-listing

Joomlapack and Kickstart

http://joomlapack.net/
http://joomlapack.net/download/itemlist/category/52-kickstart.html

Disable using Alias in the menu links

Set all the above options to NO

Joomla articles not updating

I was adding a new div in joomla articles but whenever i saved or applied the changes, all my changes reverted back and the div was lost from even the html source of the article. I spent almost 3 hours searching n trying different stuff.

The problem was that joomla articles dont allow empty divs

so:

<div class=”abc”></div>

would never show up neither be saved in the code

so i changed it to

<div class=”abc”>&nbsp;</div>

Enable remote access on Joomla Jumpbox Database

We have to enable remote access on a joomla jumpbox db in order to access it from the GUI tools which are installed on my actual machine (While jumpbox is in a VM on my actual machine)

On your VMWare player, click Alt + F1 to go to the console:

In console, write the following to get the root password:

sudo grep root /jumpbox/lib/appdata.yml

You will see a line such as the following:

root: pa$$word

where pa$$word is the password of your root user

To start using the db as the root user:

mysql -u root -p
#or
mysql -u root -ppa$$word

 

In order to allow remote access on the database, do the following:

sudo nano /etc/mysql/my.cnf

Find the bind-address property, and replace it with the IP of your jumpbox

e.g. I modified

#bind-address           = 127.0.0.1

to

#bind-address = 192.168.1.36

Restart mysql:

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart

Now grant all privileges to a remote db user

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO ria@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'ria0';

where ria is the user name, and ria0 is the password of a remote user (this user need not be already existing in the db, it creates a new user if it does not exist)

Now download the GUI tools for mysql and try accessing the db using

db host: 192.168.1.36 (your jumpbox host)

user: ria

pw: ria0

I started receiving an error saying

host 'mycomputername' is not allowed to access this mysql

(I dont remember the exact error string sorry)

To solve this problem, i went back to the console and ran this command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO ria@'mycomputername' IDENTIFIED BY 'ria0';

(We can also use IP of the external machine instead of the computer name)

Now you will be able to access the joomla jumpbox database externally.

http://wiki.jumpbox.com/doc/runtime/faq/access_mysql

http://www.jumpbox.com/node/1101

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-enable-remote-access-to-mysql-database-server.html

Using kickstart to restore a backup on jumpbox site

• Browse to kickstart.php
• choose a backup to restore from the dropdown
• choose ftp mode
  • localhost
  • port 21
  • user
  • password
  • initial directory :- /
• Click Start
• When it asks for the db access:
• Host: enter the IP of your jumpbox e.g. 192.168.1.36
• user: user which has remote access enabled on the db
• password
• database name: (I was using the db of the existing site but it was giving me could not find the database error, so i created a new empty db and gave its name here, then the restore continued)

http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?p=1941542

Set up Joomla kickstart on JumpBox

While using WAMP, you can install kickstart this way:

I placed my Joomlapack archive file in the WWW directory of my WAMP.
I copied the extraced Kickstart files there.
I extracted the archive file into the WWW directory.
Then I went to http://localhost/administrator and a new Joomla installation began.
At the end of the installation, there was my site.

 

While using Jumpbox:

I installed Joomla pack on my joomla site, and then i extracted the contents of Kickstart in /storage/joomla15/
Also placed the backup file in the same folder. Then I browsed
http://192.168.1.36/kickstart.php

Joomla How To's

http://docs.joomla.org/How_to_create_a_module

http://www.vojtechovsky.net/joomla/component-helloworld-tutorial-guide-en.html

http://www.motov.net/joomla-simple-tutorial-how-to-make-your-own-component.html

http://www.siteground.com/tutorials/joomla15/joomla_create_template.htm

http://developer.joomla.org/tutorials/184-how-to-create-a-joomla-plugin.html

http://www.teramatics.com/How-to-create-Joomla-Component.html

Joomla for Beginners

http://docs.joomla.org/Beginners

Access Joomla files - Tutorial

· Access your jumpbox site admin view (usually https://youripaddress:3000/) and go to SSH/SFTP

 
· After enabling; open an FTP client e.g. Core FTP Lite; set it to SFTP and use your admin user and password; then give the IP of the jumpbox server

· U can browse through the filesystem now