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PHP Temporary Directory is not set: Joomla Error
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 16 August 2019 16 August 2019
Have you ever seen this error message on your Joomla site?
The PHP temporary directory is not set
The PHP temporary directory is the directory that PHP uses to store an uploaded file before Joomla! can access this file. Whilst the directory not being set isn't always a problem, if you are having issues with manifest files not being detected or uploaded files not being detected, setting this in your php.ini file might fix the issue.
Even though you get this error, it may not be a problem. You only need to deal with it if you have problems uploading themes and extensions.
You get this error because Joomla extracts all the files and places them in a temporary directory, then copies them to their own directories. If the PHP Temp directory is missing, has the wrong permissions, or has the wrong path set, Joomla can't save the files to the temporary directory, so it produces a message.
Installing a New Multilingual Joomla Site
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 16 August 2019 16 August 2019
In this tutorial, we show you how to install a brand new multilingual Joomla site. If you already have a unilingual Joomla site and want to add another language, skip this post.
In this blog post, you will learn:
- The best place to install Joomla
- The best way to install a multilingual Joomla site
9 Ways to Open a Joomla Popup with Shack Toolbox
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 15 August 2019 15 August 2019
Shack Toolbox is the best Joomla extension to display content in a popup. In the previous post, you learned 5 ways to set a Shack Toolbox popup before it opens.
But with Shack Toolbox you also have control over how your popup opens. In this blog post, I will show you 9 ways to open your Joomla popup with Shack Toolbox.
5 Ways to Position Shack Toolbox Popups On Your Site
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 12 August 2019 12 August 2019
With Shack Toolbox you can display nearly any Joomla content item in a popup. With Shack Toolbox you also have great flexibility in setting your Joomla popup before it opens up.
You can set your popup position before it opens. You will also have a few options for your popup to open up automatically.
In this blog post, I will show you five ways to set a Shack Toolbox popup before it opens.
Read more: 5 Ways to Position Shack Toolbox Popups On Your Site
How to Add Joomla Content Editor to a Joomla Site
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 07 August 2019 07 August 2019
"Joomla Content Editor" (JСE) is one important Joomla extension you must install on your Joomla site. We install JCE on every single Joomla site we build.
JCE has been around since 2006 and has been outstanding since its launch. It makes content editing ridiculously easy and fast.
In this blog post, you will learn how to add JCE on your Joomla site.
Read more: How to Add Joomla Content Editor to a Joomla Site
What Are Text Blocks in Shack Forms?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 07 August 2019 07 August 2019
In some use cases, you may want to mix your Shack Form's fields with blocks of text. This will improve your form's usability.
Shack Forms allows you to add such text blocks to your Joomla form quickly and easily. And you can add as many of them as you wish.
Shack Forms calls such text blocks "text separators". In this blog post, I'll give you a quick tour of Shack Forms' text separators.
What Are Joomla Content Editor (JCE) Themes?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 06 August 2019 06 August 2019
A couple of our blog readers asked if there is a way to change the feel and look of the JCE interface. You can do that with JCE's themes.
In this blog post, I will give you a tour of the JCE's built-in themes. You will also get a sneak peek at the upcoming in JCE 2.8.0 new theme "Retina".
How to Get Joomlashack to Sponsor Your Event
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 05 August 2019 05 August 2019
One of the wonderful things about the Joomla community is the live events.
We regularly get emails from event organizers, asking us to sponsor their events. Because there are many events, it's not easy for us to sponsor every one, but we love to try and help.
The Ultimate Joomla Content Editor (JCE) Guide
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 05 August 2019 05 August 2019
There is one Joomla extension that we install on every single Joomla site we build: Joomla Content Editor (JCE).
JCE has been around since 2006 and has been outstanding since its launch.
It makes content editing ridiculously easier and faster, whatever your task is:
- Linking
- Formatting
- Adding images
- Spell-checking
- Create tables and much more.
It's built by Ryan Demmer at https://JoomlaContentEditor.net.
So, it made sense for us to sit down and write the "Ultimate JCE Guide".
What Are Single and Cluster Markers in Shack Locations?
- Written by Steve Burge Steve Burge
- Published: 05 August 2019 05 August 2019
Shack Locations is the best Joomla extension for creating map directories with multiple locations. Each map of your map directory can have two types of markers:
- Single markers
- Cluster markers.
Let's take a look at both of these marker types.
Read more: What Are Single and Cluster Markers in Shack Locations?