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====== Joomla Tips ======

===== Can't login to the backend(/administrator) =====
==== Common configuration.php Issues ====
You can find all the settings in the file <wrap em>configuration.php</wrap> in the root of your website, this file can be edited over ssh, ftp, sftp, ftps, file manager or cPanel.

  * public $live_site = 'eservices-greece.com';
    * If the site url is pointing to another domain or the dns has not been altered yet, you may get redirected.
      * Default Value:  <wrap em>public $live_site = ' ';</wrap>

  * public $session_handler = 'redis';
    * After a transfer of the site or the service is not active you may not have access to the indicated session handler
      * Default Value: <wrap em>public $session_handler = 'database';</wrap>

  * public $cookie_domain = 'eservices-greece.com';
    * In many cases especially when testing under a non active domain or after a transfer of the site while the DNS is not active then the session will fail since the cookie will not have the proper hostname.
      * Default Value: <wrap em>public $cookie_domain = ' ';</wrap>

===== Common Issues =====
==== Set a favicon.ico ====
In order to set the favicon.ico for your site you just need to place it in the templates root.
For example for the default template beez3 place the file in
<wrap em>~www/templates/beez3/</wrap>
After adding the file your site will use your old icon for a few hours since the browser caches it. If you want to update it immediately just visit your site like this:
<sxh>https://domain.tld/favicon.ico</sxh>
The icon should be at least a 16x16 jpg, png can be used for Alpha and the size can be safely be up to 128x128, after making your png or jpg just rename the file to favicon.ico