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Sysadmin Tips

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.

Read more: Force mp3, pdf and other files to download (Apache)

Joomla native captcha (reCAPTCHA) not working

Issue

Integrated Joomla captcha (reCAPTCHA) does not appear in the front end.

Joomla Registration Form

Read more: Joomla native captcha (reCAPTCHA) not working

SSH into DD-WRT router remotely

SSH into DD-WRT router

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
    DD-WRT Services > Services > SSHd
  • Go to Administration > Management and "Enable" SSH Management under Remote Access
    DD-WRT Administration > Management > SSH Management
  • 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.

 

Read more: SSH into DD-WRT router remotely

Password protect Joomla administrator directory

One of the ways to increase your Joomla site security is password protect administrator directory.

If you use third party hosting provider which offers cPanel site administration, you can easily protect your administrator directory using built-in cPanel Password Protect Directories option.

cPanel - Password Protect Directories

If cPanel is not an option or you host your site yourself, you can use .htaccess file to achieve the same result.

Read more: Password protect Joomla administrator directory

  1. Check your Joomla site for vulnerabilities
  2. Replace directory using mod_rewrite redirect in .htaccess
  3. Add www to all URL's on Apach website (.htaccess mod_rewrite)
  4. HTML paragraph double spacing in Internet Explorer
  5. Google Maps API v3 - Polygons not appear in Internet Explorer
  6. Website goes dark on mouse click in IE
  7. Joomla - Increase search box limit
  8. Edit or remove "Powered by Phoca Guestbook" back-link
  9. Disable and redirect Joomla "User Profile" page
  10. Remove plain text passwords from Joomla registration emails

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