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Update, March 2015 – This walkthrough is one of the most complete on the subject – please go to the comments section with any questions or comments you have. I’m happy to respond to any issues you are having or respond to any outdated instructions due to new software versions. A guide written through much grief, and possibly sorrow and pain. Configuration example given […]
Joomla 3.x – What’s the big deal? Joomla 3.x is a radical departure from the 2.5 series, but 3.1 brings native tagging functionality, something previously only possible with extensions or solutions such as creative usage of metadata in the database. One tempting implication is to question the usefulness of the powerful, well-known Joomla component, K2. Arguably a valuable part of Joomla, bringing modern features […]
Update 2014-08-16: The method described below no longer works. For historical reasons, I will be leaving the post as-is; for an updated how-to on the subject, please refer to this StackOverflow answer. Let’s face it. Some of the biggest projects on the internet are flocking to github. But what if you have a top-secret project using a private repo, and you want to programmatically […]