Sam Moffatt Consulting - Making Tech Useful
Why Open Source?
Written by Sam Moffatt   
Monday, 20 April 2009 13:46

Some times I wonder "Why Open Source?" and think how would I explain something that is almost second nature to me to someone else. I think I've worked out the answer: its about finding the best solution. But what is the best solution?

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Transferring Users between Joomla! instances
Written by Sam Moffatt   
Tuesday, 17 February 2009 07:46

Another common thread on the migration forum for Joomla! is how you transfer, or migrate, users between Joomla! sites. This guide will show you what tables you need to backup to transfer users between two Joomla! sites, including moving users from a 1.0 to a 1.5 site. This guide assumes that you want to wipe out the users on your target site and replace them completely with the users from the other site.

 

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 June 2009 17:33
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Convert plain text passwords for Joomla! 1.5
Written by Sam Moffatt   
Saturday, 14 February 2009 05:55

Every so often I see on the Joomla! forum questions about how you can convert plain text passwords for use with Joomla!. Joomla! 1.5 uses salted MD5 passwords by default but will also happily authenticate users with plain MD5 passwords, upgrading them to their salted equivalent. So we'll go over some techniques for getting passwords up to scratch for Joomla! when coming from plain text.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 February 2009 00:19
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