Joomla 3.0 Education Channel

If your hosting provider is not running PHP version 5.3.1 or higher, you will receive the following error message when installing Joomla 3.0 : Your host needs to use PHP 5.3.1 or higher to run this version of Joomla!

When installing Joomla 3.0, you have the option to install 3 types of sample data sets: blog, brochure, and default. In this tutorial we'll explain the different setups you will have when you choose each of the different options.

In this Joomla 3.0 tutorial, we'll show you how to setup the popular captcha plugin, ReCaptcha.

If you're troubleshooting a joomla 3.0 database connection error, read this tutorial for more help resolving it.

If you're having any trouble connecting Joomla 3.0 to a MySQL database, read this article for an overview on the steps needed to ensure you have Joomla setup correctly.

In this Joomla 3.0 tutorial, we show you how to send email using SMTP to avoid the Could not instantiate mail function error.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to setup Joomla to show custom error pages, rather than having default server error pages show.

Using the Redirect Manager in Joomla 3.0 is an easy way to monitor and manage 404 pages in your website.

In this tutorial we'll show you how to use the Joomla 3.0 Messaging Component for sending private messages between Administrators and Super Users.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use Joomla's Newsfeeds component to display RSS feeds on your website.

The Joomla Search Component allows you to both view statistics about what your users are searching for and customize various search settings available.

Need direct access to your database? Don't know the database name your Joomla 3.0 application uses? Locate it with the steps in this article.