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Installing the Movable Type API plugin for Joomla! 1.5

The installation procedure is for Movable Type XML-RPC 2.3.3 for Joomla! version 1.5.x. It is likely the same for other version combinations, but there is no guarantee. This installation procedure is NOT compatible with Joomla 1.6. Instructions for installing the Movable Type API for Joomla 1.6 can be found here. There is version 2.3.4 of the plugin available as well, however, it requires overwriting one of the core Joomla! files to make it work. Since I have not noticed any problems with version 2.3.3, I see no reason to upgrade. Click on images for full sized versions. Installing the Movable Type API allows frontend clients (such as Windows Live Writer) to manage Joomla! articles via a blog interface. The Movable Type API is more widely supported than the Blogger and Joomla API that come with Joomla! … Read entire article »

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Installing Joomla 1.5 Under XAMPP

For instructions on installing Joomla 1.6.x under XAMPP 1.7.3, please see here. This tutorial describes how to install Joomla! versions 1.5.15 through 1.5.23 (skip 1.5.19 because it is broken) under XAMPP version 1.7.3 on Windows XP. XAMPP 1.7.4: Installing Joomla 1.5.22 or 1.5.23 under XAMPP 1.7.4 will FAIL. I haven’t tested all Joomla! 1.5.x versions under XAMPP 1.7.4, but it is a good bet they will all fail too. XAMPP 1.7.7: Installing Joomla 1.5.23 under XAMPP 1.7.7 will SUCCEED, but there are the following problems: Installing Sample Data will FAIL XAMPP 1.7.7 has strict checking for PHP, this will cause Joomla! 1.5.x to cause it to display many, many errors – effectively making the site unusable. For that reason, I still recommend Joomla! 1.5.x be installed with XAMPP 1.7.3 The procedure should be the same for other … Read entire article »

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