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Joomla! 1.5 Cookbook

By : Tom Canavan
Book Image

Joomla! 1.5 Cookbook

By: Tom Canavan

Overview of this book

If you are a Joomla! site owner, you must already be aware of how this robust, easy to use, open source content management system can help you build a great looking site instantly. You must also be aware of the many problems that it can throw up from time to time. Find the solutions to all your basic and advanced Joomla! queries, so you don't have to wait for someone on the forums to help you out every time.The Joomla! 1.5 Cookbook will provide you with quick and direct solutions to the most common and uncommon problems faced by you, the Joomla! site owner, sidestepping all the theoretical fuss.Joomla! is the insanely popular, award winning content management system which helps you build professional looking websites, even if you don't have any HTML programming experience or design skills.Although, sometimes you might trip over some common pitfalls which would slow the progress of your website down. This book will help you find a direct and quick way through these common problems which can be easily avoided with a few tips and tricks. It starts of with solutions the most common queries that you might face during the installation and setup for Joomla! 1.5 moving on swiftly to guide you through Joomla! templates, modules, security, managing your users and much more. So the next time when things go wrong with your Joomla! site and you are wondering, for example, how to work with your site's database; just pick up this book and quickly find your way through this.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Joomla! 1.5 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
Preface
Index

Installing and using eXtplorer


eXtplorer is a nice add-on for using the functions of FTP from within your Joomla! site. This feature-rich, free extension is easy to install and use.

eXtplorer includes the ability to:

  • Browse directories and files

  • Edit, copy, move, and delete files

  • Search, upload, and download files

  • Create new files and directories

  • Create and extract archives with files and directories

  • Changing file permissions (also known as chmod)

Getting ready

How to do it...

Now that you have installed the eXtplorer, you're ready to see how it works.

  1. Navigate to Components | eXtplorer and click it to open. You'll see this screen:

    This is the primary screen for eXtplorer. Let's get familiar with the various sections of this component before learning how to use them.

    This is the directory tree of the machine you're using. This would be your...