Why does Joomla! 1.5 use utf-8 encoding?

Why does Joomla! 1.5 use utf-8 encoding?

by | Oct 5, 2006 | General

Well… how about never needing to mess with encoding settings again?Ever needed to display several languages on one page or site and something always came up in Giberish?With utf-8 (a variant of Unicode) glyphs (character forms) of basically all languages can be...
Why does Joomla! 1.5 use utf-8 encoding?

How do I upgrade to Joomla! 1.5 ?

by | Sep 30, 2006 | Current Users

Joomla! 1.5 does not provide an upgrade path from earlier versions. Converting an older site to a Joomla! 1.5 site requires creation of a new empty site using Joomla! 1.5 and then populating the new site with the content from the old site. This migration of content is...
Why does Joomla! 1.5 use utf-8 encoding?

How do I localise Joomla! to my language?

by | Sep 30, 2006 | Languages

GeneralIn Joomla! 1.5 all User interfaces can be localised. This includes the installation, the Back-end Control Panel and the Front-end Site.The core release of Joomla! 1.5 is shipped with multiple language choices in the installation but, other than English (the...
Why does Joomla! 1.5 use utf-8 encoding?

California quake could cause Katrina II

by | Feb 24, 2006 | Globenews

Many densely populated regions in the US face the threat of flooding as disastrous as after Hurricane Katrina. The culprit is urban spread into river floodplains. In California an earthquake or even a moderate flood could destroy the levee system protecting towns and...