Up to this point we have become familiar with the tools and methods for adding extensions to our site and customizing them to meet our needs. Everything has gone well for us up until this point, but as anyone who has built a complex site knows that, there will almost always be a few things that go wrong. The more complex we make our site, the more likely it is that some sort of problem will occur.
Because of this, it is vitally important for every one of us to get at least a basic understanding of how to diagnose, and preferably solve, any problems or bugs that we come across when building our site. Before we look at how to do that, we will cover some of the most common problems we may encounter when building our sites, and why they occur. We will be covering:
Understanding common errors
Common PHP related errors
Common JavaScript related errors
Common Server related errors
Hacking the Joomla! core—consequences and considerations
Getting Support—how to and...