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Change mysql database collation from latin1_swedish_ci to utf8_general_ci

If you created your site in with a specific collation language and need to change it  you can use this great tool to change all the fields: Download Phoca Changing Collation Tool Unzip the zip file and copy the folder … Continue reading

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SH404SEF – Joomfish: Secondary Language homepage link does not translate

If you have a problem with Joomfish, where you click on the language picker to choose the secondary language (Not default language) and the pages translate, but when you click on the homepage menu link and the page reverts to … Continue reading

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How can I change my MySQL database collation?

Usually when you are using foreign characters or multilingual sites (Joomfish for Joomla) you should change your MySQL collation in order to solve problems with encodings. The most common case is to change your MySQL collation from latin1_swedish_ci to utf8_general_ci. … Continue reading

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Enable mod_rewrite in windows, WAMP, XAMPP

Wamp and XAMPP doesn’t come with default rewrite rule enabled, For enabling the rewrite rules in both of them you need to make changes in httpd.conf so that apache can work with rewrite rules. For enabling the rewrite rules follow … Continue reading

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joomla remove title from homepage

To remove the title from being displayed on the front page of your joomla site, you need to change a parameter setting in the front page component. 1. Log into backend > Menus > Main Menu > Home (one with … Continue reading

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JCE: Advanced Link – change root directory for images and documents

Change the root directory for images and documents when you click on the advanced links tab. Change the ‘File Directory Path’ in Components->JCE Administration->JCE Group Manager > Default > Edit Paramaters > File Directory Path = images/change_this

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Your Bay Your Say

North Wales Housing (NWH) has launched an exciting new initiative offering local people the chance to choose how funding is allocated to local causes. Under the innovative ‘Participatory Budget’ scheme, residents representing community groups, clubs, organisations as well as individuals … Continue reading

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Convert all caps to normal text in word doc

1. Select the text you want to convert from ALL CAPS to normal text 2. Shift + F3

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JCE editor | TinyMCE – fsockopen()…ssl.google.com:443 error

If you get the following error when trying to do a spell check in Joomla article and you are using wamp server. +++ Error response: <br /> <b>Warning</b>: fsockopen() [<a href='function.fsockopen'>function.fsockopen</a>]: unable to connect to ssl://www.google.com:443 (Unable to find the … Continue reading

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WAMP Server – MySQL – Resetting the Root Password (Windows)

1. Log on to your system as Administrator. 2. Click on the Wamp server icon > MySQL > MySQL Console 3. Enter password: LEAVE BLANK AND HIT ENTER 4. mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD(‘MyNewPass’) WHERE User=’root’; ENTER Query OK 5. … Continue reading

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