Which version of PHP does my Joomla 2.5 server run?

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. The minimum PHP version number Joomla 2.5 needs to run is PHP 5.2.4. You may want to install certain Joomla 2.5 Read More >

Which version of Joomla 2.5 am I running?

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. The Joomla development team does a good job with releasing new versions of Joomla. These newer versions help fix security holes Read More >

Which php.ini file is my Joomla 2.5 site loading?

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. When managing a Joomla 2.5 website, there may be times that you’ll need to adjust various php settings. For example, if Read More >

The PHP temporary directory is not set

While performing regular maintenance on our Joomla 2.5 website, we found the following warning in the extension manager: The PHP temporary directory is not setThe PHP temporary directory is the directory that PHP uses to store an uploaded file before Joomla! can access this file. Whilst the directory not being set isn’t always a problem, Read More >

How to update a Joomla 2.5 Extension

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. Most users that have been around computers for a few years will understand that they often must install updates for the Read More >

How to uninstall an extension in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. If you’re like most of us, you may install and test several extension in Joomla 2.5 before you find the best Read More >

Joomla 2.5 Menu Items – Featured Articles

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In our latest few tutorials, we’ve shown you how to feature an article on your Joomla 2.5 front page, how to Read More >

Joomla 2.5 Media Manager – Thumbnail vs. Detail View

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. If you need to upload images to your Joomla 2.5 website, you can do so using the Media Manager or you Read More >

Joomla 2.5 List All Categories – Categories Options

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. In a previous article, we showed you how to create a List All Categories menu item in Joomla 2.5. In this Read More >

Joomla 2.5 Menu Items – List All Categories

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. When creating new menu items in Joomla 2.5, one of the available options is a List All Categories menu type. Creating Read More >

How to use the Mass Mail Feature in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 includes a Mass Mail feature that you can use to email a particular groups of users. For example, if you wanted to send an email to all website Administrators at once, you can do so using the Joomla 2.5 Mass Mailer. The Mass Mailer is a good tool when you need to send Read More >

Clear Cache vs. Purge Expired Cache in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. After setting up caching in Joomla 2.5, cache files will be saved to disk, and over time you’ll need to delete Read More >

How to Purge Expired Cache in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. If you setup caching in Joomla 2.5, your Joomla site will begin generating cache files. When caching is configured, a threshold Read More >

How to clear cache in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. Joomla 2.5 includes caching options, which when used can help speed up your site and reduce the load on your Joomla Read More >

How to unlock a locked article in Joomla 2.5

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. When a Joomla 2.5 user opens an article to edit it, Joomla locks the article in order to prevent others from Read More >

Joomla 2.5 Front Page Settings for Featured Articles

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. When you assign an article to the front page in Joomla 2.5, also referred to as featuring an article, there are Read More >

How to Feature an Article on the Joomla 2.5 Front Page

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. A featured article in Joomla 2.5 is an article that is set to show on your front page. You can toggle Read More >

What is my Joomla 2.5 database name?

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. When you initially installed Joomla 2.5, you were required to enter a database name, username, and password. It is rare, but Read More >