Questions tagged [global-configuration]
For questions about the Global Configuration settings of Joomla - configuration.php
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Internal Server Error on Send Test Mail
Im using Joomla 4.1.0
When i try to send a test mail, from Global Configuration - Server - Mail, i get the following error message.
"An error has occurred while fetching the JSON data: HTTP 500 ...
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Put site to offline mode from front-end
I have a need for my Admin users to set the site to Offline mode without going to Joomla back-end. I thought of doing this with a PHP-script, but I cannot figure out how to update values in ...
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Making /joomla subdirectory the website root AND forcing HTTPS
Setting up a Joomla site on Apache 2.4 on a Synology Disk Station. Joomla is unavoidably installed in a subdirectory of the web root (/web/joomla) and unfortunately do not have access to the Apache ...
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Where do I define custom global variables in my Joomla project?
I'm using Joomla 3.9.18 and I've got a project including a component and a couple of modules. I've got a couple of variables that are the same throughout the whole project (like some prefixes and a ...
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Is it possible to maintain meta keyword for each page?
I know that there is one place where we can actually maintain our keyword in Joomla Global Configuration-> Metadata Settings -> Site Meta Keywords, but is more like a place to dump all keyword of our ...
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Very slow initialization of Joomla when on remote database
Running Joomla 3.9.15. When I am using a remote database (still on the same local network though), I am facing massive slow downs on the "before preloadComponents" phase of Joomla init. The actual ...
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How to use 'showon' with global settings in menu item parameter?
In a custom component I have some component params (config.xml) and I have some menu item params (default.xml).
Inside the component params I make use of the showon attribute many times. But to keep ...
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my global configuration looks wrong
I accidentally turned on "yes" to a debug language option in my global configuration page and I think it screwed up my admin page, see attached image:
How do I get back to my default view?
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In which joomla table is the global user configuration stored?
In my local joomla instance, in the global user configuration, I enabled the Allow User Registration option, also selected self option in New user account activation, among other options that include ...
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How to avoid showing to users errors of type SQLSTATE?
I try to avoid showing this type of messages to the user
I have tried to do it by modifying the global configuration but without success, I specifically modified the options Global configuration> ...
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Where can I configure the page title separator from "-" to "|"?
I cannot find a option in Joomla where to configure the page title separator?
Default seems to be "-" and I would like to have "|"
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How to add 5 hours to a datetime stamp?
I've set up an edit column in the database, it stamps the correct time whenever a change is made to the database entry. For some odd reason whenever this datetime displays it displays 5 hours behind ...
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How do I access global joomla configuration values using codes?
I have a custom table in a view which uses JModelLegacy instead of JModelList since the data source isn't a database. But I still want to use the global default-list-limit value for fetching values ...
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Custom User-Group: Giving access to users component administration
I created a user group with access to the users component. In Global Config, all access options are marked to "Allow":
However, in admin, this menu item does not show up:
This is the advanceed ...
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Can't Send Test Mail even the settings are correct
With reference to the subject mentioned above.. I've spent a couple days with these issue and can't find any answers anywhere.
i'm able to change and save the global configuration settings.
i'm able ...
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View site as a guest
When I click view site button in joomla, it opens a new tab with a login form that I enter my super user info and is show the home page.
But I want to visit the site as a guest to test user ...
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You must provide at least one recipient email address (when saving Global Configuration)
This is somehow started happening recently on some Joomla 3.6.5 sites.
Each time I save anything in the com_config - either on the global configuration, or a component's configuration, I am getting ...
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Folder 1new created during Joomla update
I recently updated my Joomla installation and noticed that the installer created folder named 1new on the server. Folder contains two subfolders; tmp and logs. Logs folder contains two files ...
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SMTP connect() failed, Cannot send mails
I have a vanilla Joomla installation. I installed RSForm plugin to send emails from Contact Us form.
However, when the user fills out the form get the message: SMTP connect() failed
I tried to ...
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Article settings priority (global, menu, article)
I have a hard time remembering where I can change the articles settings, e.g. the "show category" setting. I repeatedly have to discover that it's possible
Globally (go to Content->Articles and pick "...
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Activation email not being sent
I'm stuck with something that ought to be simple: My Joomla system is not sending activation emails when users register on the site.
I've checked (and double-checked) the configuration, and I can't ...
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Can Only Log In to Joomla Backend with Emergency Root User
I'm having trouble logging in to the Joomla backend.
The only way I can access the admin panel is if I add public $root_user="username"; to the configuration.php file.
When I finally logged in, I ...
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Global Configuration page not showing correctly
I'm running Joomla 3.4.8 and the Global Configuration page is showing without any layout or buttons. I have looked at the following:
forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=624&t=690980
but it doesn't ...
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Using relative paths for tmp and log
This should be a simple one but my installation is in a state where I cannot be sure what I am doing wrong. I wanted to be able to use relative paths for my tmp and log folders. They used to be full ...
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Customize Global Configuration
Can we customize global configurations ( configuration.php ) to add custom parameters? . As it stores DB / FTP settings, I want to add payment gateway configurations. If there is a way to add ...
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How can I make all pages urls of my joomla 3 web site have the .html extension?
How can I make URLs showing the .html extension in all my pages?
For example, http://localhost/site/contacts.html
I use joomla 3.
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'fsockopen(): unable to connect to :80' when saving global configuration
I have just transfered a web site to a new host using Akeeba. On the face of things it looks ok but when I try to change something in the global configuration, I get a blank page when saving.
I edite ...
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Save, Save & Close and other functions not working after moving site
I developed a new Joomla site in a subfolder on the server and, after finishing development, I have put the site live by moving all the files out of the subfolder in to the top level directory. This ...
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How to use images from the domain images folder for all subdomains? [closed]
I have a website with a lot of images and many of them are going to be used by two subdomains. I wanted to avoid uploading the same images twice, so I thought maybe to use the images from the domain....
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How to add template-independent global css
I am setting up a Joomla 3 site and want to use custom global CSS which is template independent. The reason why I need this is that the admin of the site will need to change the template in use. I am ...
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Configuring a Joomla website using wamp on multiple computers
I am working with Joomla for the first time and I am having trouble configuring it. From the articles available from the internet, I followed the following steps to clone a Joomla website to various ...
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Remove index php add language code in the url
I built international site and it adds language code to the end of the urls: www.site.com/index.php/en/ I enabled SEF urls and url rewriting in global configuration, I tried many .htaccess snippets to ...
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Disable JCE in Administrator
I need to disable JCE component on the backend because it is stripping code in certain articles/components.
In global configuration, I tried changing the editor to codemirror or none, but it doesn't ...
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How to change or hide the author meta tag? Facebook still shows the author meta when sharing
I am trying to change the author meta tag. Now, when a user goes to share something to facebook, then the author meta tag is displayed his name. I want to change it to his username.
thank you
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PHP Info Missing
Having some (phpmailer) mail issues today with my site so I though of checking System > System Info > Php Info and it's blank. No info at all.
Although there is info on each of the other tabs (PHP ...
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Joomla Cache Control After User Login/Logout
If i set cache setting to Progressive or Conservative in global configuration setting page, it gives problem for users.
Content that
should only visible to logged in user
will be shown if once ...
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How can I turn off Front-End editing of articles without changing Content Permissions?
Our component depends on the users permission to edit articles, but is intended to intervene with that editing process, so the icon that allows the article editing to occur is a problem for us.
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What is $asset_id value in configuration.php file for?
I've noticed this a value at the end of my configuration.php file in Joomla 3.3.6:
public $asset_id = '1';
What is that for? Maybe a default fallback?
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How to move my site from subfolder to root?
I have a joomla site and it is installed in a subfolder in my hosting account.
So now if I want to access my site I have to type www.mysite.com/joomla. I want to be able to access my site's homepage ...
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My content updates won't display instantly in the front-end. What's the reason?
I am using joomla to create my website. Everything is working well, except one problem that occurred recently.
I am changing/updating content in the joomla backend and saving. But any change I do ...
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Batch processing Menu Item options
I'm working on a website with ~100 menu items (type is "Single Article"). Each menu item has it's own, unique settings under the "Options" tab:
This obviously overrides the global settings, but I ...
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Fatal Error : Could not Access the Global Configuration part in Administration
I have Installed Joomla 3.3 on My site through FTP and have created database for the Site with the User.I successfully installed the site but I'm not able to access the Global Configuration part on ...
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Hide Edit Module option in front-end for admin users
When an admin user is logged in, to the front-end of a Joomla 3 site, when he moves the mouse over modules or menus, an Edit Module icon / message appears inside a box. Clicking on it, will take the ...
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