This is not really a Joomla tip, but could be handy anyway. Say you want visitors to go page “filename.html” instead of “index.html” after entering your domain… Add this to your .htaccess: Code: Click to toggle codeblock 1 DirectoryIndex filename.html index.cgi index.pl default.htm DirectoryIndex filename.html index.cgi index.pl default.htm In this example first filename.html will be
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For making your “old” Joomla 1.0.x working in native mode in Joomla 1.5.x, please follow the next steps: Replace the head of your document with the code below. Replace all of the top code in your index.php code down to the tag with the following: Code: Click to toggle codeblock 1 2 3 4 5
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In the original Joomla 1.5.x 404 page not found file, I missed a search option. So I added the search form to the original. It is possible to redirect your 404 to a article in joomla, but the downside is: you have a searchable 404. Create a file called error.php in your default template, like
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Preventing listing directory contents and executing scripts from directories such as images, media, cache, you can place an .htaccess file in them. The .htaccess file in each of those directories should contain the following code: Updated to version 1.1 Code: Click to toggle codeblock 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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I added some extra security stuff to my .htaccess to harden my Joomla install. Blocked some common bad bots, made some files invisible and some rules used by exploits. The list is quite long and could slow down your site, but I have never seen that. Please note, this is not a substitute for not
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Do want to build your own small webserver on (any) windows? I recommend Apache Friends: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/index.html For the record: WAMP: Windows (operating system), Apache (webserver), Mysql (database) and PHP (Scripting language)It’s perfect for creating a local server for testing purposes, ofcourse you can set your server world wide open, but please be aware that webserver security is
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Totally lost in those different CPU’s? This is a nice chart: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
I stumbled over this email of Bill Gates and reading it gave me a warm feeling I’m not alone on this stuff… —- Original Message —- From: Bill Gates Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:05 AM To: Jim Allchin Cc: Chris Jones (WINDOWS); Bharat Shah (NT); Joe Peterson; Will Poole; Brian Valentine; Anoop Gupta (RESEARCH)
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This new year I wanted to start to tickle myself a little bit. I was looking for a smartphone with WIFI. I looked at the still delicious IPhone, but I found it too expensive for the way I mistreat my phones. I liked the Nokia 5800 express music, but I went for the LG Arena
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