Joomla! doesn't detect latest updates
Noticed that few of my Joomla websites were still on version 2.5.11 when the current version was 2.5.19. Joomla auto-update page was misleadingly saying that Joomla was up-to-date.
Force mp3, pdf and other files to download (Apache)
If your website visitor clicks on a URL that links to a file, such as mp3, mp4, doc, pdf, etc., the file will be displayed/played inside the browser if the browser supports that particular format. This is inconsistent across different browsers as not all browsers support the same file formats.
To make experience more consistent you can force files to be downloaded rather than be displayed inside browsers.
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Joomla native captcha (reCAPTCHA) not working
Issue
Integrated Joomla captcha (reCAPTCHA) does not appear in the front end.
SSH into DD-WRT router remotely
To connect to a router running DD-WRT firmware perform following:
- Login into router's web GUI as administrator
- Go to Services > Services and "Enable" SSHd under Secure Shell
- Go to Administration > Management and "Enable" SSH Management under Remote Access
- Connect to router's IP address using your favourite SSH client (i.e. PUTTY) using username: root and password you normally use to login to the web admin GUI.
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