Joomla

Quick Fix
Check that this error isn't resolved by just changing the Mailer (Joomla > Global Configuration > Mailer settings). Alternate between PHPmail and sendmail just to check this isn't the problem. If the problem is still there then check the below:

Tried both PHPmail and sendmail
So if this happens irrespective of whether I have PHP mail or sendmail set as the Mailer.

Notice
Could not execute: /usr/sbin/sendmail
Warning
Registration failed: An error was encountered while sending the registration email. A message has been sent to the administrator of this site.

Check you can send email from that server

ERROR:
Message not sent. Server replied:
Connection refused
111 Can't open SMTP stream.

One common problem people have is an incorrectly setup mail system. Here is a list of rules that must be followed:

So there is other documentation out there. I'm basing most of this article on the official Joomla 1.6 documentation: http://docs.joomla.org/Creating_a_profile_plugin and I want to use an example that worked for me. Important: This is for Joomla version 1.6.x+.

Aim / Objective

1. Add a field with a dropdown list.
2. Add a button to upload an avatar (and sync with 3rd party avatar).

Not riveting stuff but something that all my clients want. Fortunately for me, I just created one plugin which I can install on any number of Joomla 1.6 sites and it does all this for me... Neat huh?

Folder
I'm going to shove all these files into a folder which I will then compress and install using the Joomla! CMS Extension Manager.

I'm going to call the folder "profile5" (without the double-quotes) and create a subfolder called "profiles".

So I should end up with the following file/directory structure:

     ./profile5
     ./profile5/profiles

Also copy one of those handy blank "index.html" files into each of these folders in case "directory listing" gets enabled on your server.I'm going to refer to the files to create as being in this folder.

So this is fun. We've waited and waited and Joomla 1.6 is now stable... Exciting because this is not a simple 1.5.21 to 1.5.22 upgrade. But don't believe the drama across the web, the system introduces only a few new fundamental improvements (particularly Access Control and Groups) which actually only means some minor database alterations.

I've googled and yahood but still can't find a good way to upgrade my site from Joomla version 1.5 to 1.6 so as usual I find myself writing the first migration script. Why use a script? Well jUpgrade didn't work for me. This is how to manually migrate using a MySQL database management tool or PhpMyAdmin. I'm not too bothered about my own personal site, it's just the silly number of client websites I have to upgrade.

Before anyone posts the suggestion which they clearly copied and pasted from another site, I tried jUpgrade and this failed. Basically I've tried all major browsers in running the extension, and all that happens is that the jUpgrade starts and says " Preparing...". The sites I need to upgrade have third-party extensions unlike the how-to video...

DO NOT RUN THE BELOW -- IT IS STILL UNDERGOING TESTS!

This is to help me migrate Joomla 1.5 sites to Joomla 1.6 automatically. I will be needing the script to support several 3rd-party extensions as well.

DISCLAIMER:

• I do not work for Joomla!
• This script is for my own use.
• Joomla! are in no way liable for this script.
• You can copy this script as long as you specify a link to its source.
• You can use this script as long as you don't hold me responsible for the results.
• If you don't understand what this script is doing, you shouldn't be running it. Please ask someone who does.

Well this isn't a problem for those that don't use RokDownloads. The other day, I logged in to upload some new files and manage some of my downloadable files... Only to find that the Rokdownloads manager would not list any of my files!?!

I am in the middle of writing a component that will hopefully comprise bug-tracking and download management all in one.

Until then, I thought I'd STFW (google) this issue and post a solution considering that even RocketTheme don't want to share this solution unless we continue to pay for the subscription. Understandable to some extent, greedy in another.

So far the solution has been to open this with Internet Explorer with a cleared-cache. A little annoying in view how much I hate Internet Explorer and it's various versions which only work with particular systems... Do not uninstall/install other modules/components as I believe this is some issue with overloading or with the actual code and you can get to this file manager to work without changing your Joomla! setup.

Watch this space for when I find a definitive answer!