Joomla

Joomla is an open source, PHP-based content management system.

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Joomla is a PHP-based application. Please see PHP and Static Files, CGI Scripts, and PHP Pages for additional documentation.

Sending Email

To configure Joomla to send mail:

1. Log in to the Joomla administration site with an Administrator or Super Administrator account.
2. Click Site ‣ Global Configuration. The Global Configuration page appears on the Site tab.
3. Click the Server tab. The Global Configuration page appears on the Server tab.
4. In the Mail from field, enter an email address registered in the WebFaction control panel.
5. In the From Name field, enter the name you would like to have displayed to recipients of mail sent from Joomla.
6. Click the Save button. The The Global Configuration details have been updated notification appears at the top of the page.

Sending Email with an SMTP Server

You may configure Joomla to send email messages using an SMTP server. This method is optional. To configure Joomla to send mail using an SMTP server:

1. Log in to the Joomla administration site with an Administrator or Super Administrator account.

2. Click Site ‣ Global Configuration. The Global Configuration page appears on the Site tab.

3. Click the Server tab. The Global Configuration page appears on the Server tab.

4. From the Mailer menu in the Mail Settings group, click to select SMTP Server.

5. In the Mail from field, enter an email address. If you are using the WebFaction SMTP server, use an address configured in the control panel.

6. In the From Name field, enter the name you would like to have displayed to recipients of mail sent from Joomla.

7. In the SMTP Authentication, SMTP Security, SMTP Port, SMTP Username, SMTP Password, and SMTP Host fields, select or enter the SMTP server details. For the WebFaction SMTP server use these details:

   SMTP Authentication

   Yes

   SMTP Security

   SSL

   SMTP Port

   465

   SMTP Username

   A mailbox name.

   SMTP Username

   The mailbox password.

   SMTP Host

   smtp.webfaction.com

8. Click the Save button. The The Global Configuration details have been updated notification appears at the top of the page.