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Upgrading Joomla CMS version 3.x to Joomla CMS 5.x
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Upgrading Joomla CMS version 3.x to Joomla CMS 5.x

An article for me or for whoever dares to upgrade their Joomla CMS from version 3 to version 5. Disclaimer: I'm used to doing this without any third-party extensions. I strongly recommend you do a backup beforehand of the database and of all your files

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Joomla: Remove IDs from URLs for out-of-the-box SEF
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Joomla: Remove IDs from URLs for out-of-the-box SEF

This is a short article on how to remove the ID numbers from your Joomla website addresses for search engine friendly URLs. // What I have www.joellipman.com/index.php?option=com_content&category_id=4&article_id=123-article-alias // With URL rewriting enabled www.joellipman.com/index.php/4-category-alias/123-article-al...

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URL Alias uniqueness with PHP & MySQL
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URL Alias uniqueness with PHP & MySQL

So this is an article for me on how to copy Joomla's and Wordpress' feature where a Title/Name value is converted to a search-engine friendly URL alias and is unique in the database. Ok that's a long sentence; let me try this:When I save a record in JoomlaCMS or WordpressCMSIt creates a unique name to use in URLsI want...

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Protecting your Joomla Administrator Section
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Protecting your Joomla Administrator Section

This is a quick article to remind me how to move a Joomla administration section and to lock it down to a specific IP address. The below does not involve installing any third-party extensions and will remain in place even if you update your Joomla CMS.

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SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT name) FROM table
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SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT name) FROM table

A quick article to remind me about this issue. Not sure whether it is specific to the Joomla Content Management System, but within the Joomla! CMS, an error 1054 comes up if you use the above statement.

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Migrating from Joomla 2.5.x to 3.4.x
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Migrating from Joomla 2.5.x to 3.4.x

This is an article to document the migration of a Joomla! CMS running version 2.5.11 to an instance of Joomla! CMS version 3.4.1. I would consider the below instructions an ALPHA version as it is considered unstable for official use... Saying that this is how I upgraded my own personal website: www.joellipman.com. This...

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