Using Joomla

Server

The Server tab contains server-specific options like locale, FTP, database, and mail settings.

Server Settings

Path to Temp Folder

This is the folder Joomla uses when storing temporary files. For example, when you install an extension from an archived file, this is the folder where files are extracted before they are actually installed.

GZIP Page Compression

When set to Yes, HTML and other code are compressed before they are sent from the server to a site visitor. For large sites, this setting may improve page-loading times.

Error Reporting

Error Reporting sets the level of reporting you want when errors occur.

Force SSL

You can force your entire site or Administrator only to run under SSL. This means that all traffic to and from your site would be encrypted and not readable by hackers using packet-sniffing software. You will need to make sure that you have a valid certificate installed or end users will receive a warning from their web browser when visiting your site.

Local Settings

Time Zone

Select your time zone from the drop-down box.

FTP Settings

Enable FTP

The FTP Layer is one of the best things to happen to Joomla. It solved the problem that Joomla 1.0.x users had when Joomla created a file. The file would be owned by Apache and not the user that actually created it. This lead to permissions issues when trying to delete the file via FTP. Instead of creating a file in a directory, Joomla will actually FTP it to the folder, thus preserving file ownership.

FTP Host

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