When you are updating your Joomla! website to the Joomla! 3.7.1 version using the built in Joomla! Update extension, the following or similar error message could appear
Category: Joomla Troubleshooting
Deprecated function iconv_set_encoding() error
In this tutorial we will show how to fix the iconv_set_encoding() error during Joomla installation in php 5.6 environment.
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Warning JUser: :_load: Unable to load user with ID
If after using Joomla QuickStart package you’ve deleted all the “demo” users – the Joomla! will have a problem to associate previously-created content or added items to the user, which no longer exists. The warning message “JUser: :_load: Unable to load user with ID: XX” is telling us that the user with the XX id number could not be loaded, typically because that user has been deleted.
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How to backup Joomla
In this blog we want to talk about one of most common questions, Joomla website backup. After a long time of hard work, your Joomla website finally looks as expected. Of course, you want to keep it safe, and restore in case of damage. Backup will help you restore or move existing Joomla website.
Sorry! Something went wrong. This page didn’t load Google Maps.
Are you going crazy due to the Google Maps API error:
Sorry! Something went wrong.
This page didn’t load Google Maps correctly. See the JavaScript console for technical details.
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Invalid Parent ID error
When saving a new or existing article you receive the following error message
Save Failed with the Following Error: Invalid Parent ID
This issue appears to be caused by corrupted categories.
The solution is to rebuild the menus, categories and replace the category parent item.
Can’t login after moving to new server
If you search on Google for the term “joomla can’t login after moving to new server” – or something similar, you will get more, than 1 million hits for most of the combinations.
Clear Cache vs. Clear Expired Cache
The are two options in Joomla to clear cache files from the cache folders if enabled under the Site Global Configuration settings.
- Clear Cache – This tool will delete all Cache files from the cache folders – including current ones – from your web server.
- Clear Expired Cache – This tool will purge all expired cache files from the cache folders.
So, what the difference ?
Not permitted to use that link to directly access
Error after update to Joomla 3.4.7: You are not permitted to use that link to directly access that page (#xxx)
Impossible to open articles or manage templates and extensions in Joomla! back-end.
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Reset password failed in Joomla
Forgot password or username is most frequent issue in Joomla. There are 2 ways how you can change Joomla website user password.
Could not instantiate mail function
If your Joomla server does not support the php mail() function and Joomla attempts to send an email (such as a new user registration email), any of the following message may appear:
- Could not instantiate mail function.
- The mail() function has been disabled and the mail cannot be sent.
- Registration failed: An error was encountered while sending the registration email. A message has been sent to the administrator of this site.