Symptoms: Joomla 2.5.8 hangs during installing at Step 1, the language install. The screen displays a circle that spins endlessly.
Solution: base directory rewrites are not enabled, rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess, refresh the page.
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Flash: Images in gallery are cut off
Symptoms: When utilizing a flash gallery, the images appear to be cutoff in the gallery even though the sizes are correct.
Solution: Double check your zoom settings for the browser.
Firefox > View > Zoom > Reset
IE > View > Zoom > Reset
Plesk: Scheduled Task for script not running
Symptoms: A task is scheduled in Plesk under Scheduled Tasks, the task attempts to run a php script but fails.
Solution:
By Default Plesk 11 does not allow execution of scripts in a non-chrooted environment,
To Allow execution of Scripts, change the server policy from the command prompt:
# /usr/local/psa/bin/server_pref -u -crontab-secure-shell “/bin/sh”
To disallow:
# /usr/local/psa/bin/server_pref -u -crontab-secure-shell “”
Windows: Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet Explorer Close unexpectedly
Problem: Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Internet Explorer close unexpectedly on a regular basis in Vista. Crash report lists gdiplus.dll_unloaded as the module.
Solution:
1. gdiplus.dll_unloaded is in conflict with Apple iCloud, uninstall the iCloud program and reboot the machine, this will correct the regular crashes.
2. If you want to maintain iCloud, open Windows Control Panel, find the iCloud control panel icon, open the control panel and allow iCloud to deploy fully to all of the programs on the affected computer. This will result in new icons appearing in Word and Excel.
3. If neither of the above solutions work, or if gdiplus.dll is not listed, try scanning the machine for malware.