Joomla SMTP setup with Gmail account

If you're in the trouble of setting up SMTP function in Joomla 1.5.x, please follow the steps as follows.

1. To make sure that we have the same configuration, please download file from the following link provided: phpmailer setup.

2. Unzip and replace the old phpmailer folder which locates at: your_joomla_installation_directory/libraries/ with the new extract one.

3. Log in to joomla administration and select Site> Global configuration > Server

4. Look at a mail setting panel and modify the parameters as the information below,

mail server: SMTP server
Adress: name@gmail.com
Name: name
SMTP identification: Yes
SMTP security: none
Port: 25
User: name@gmail.com
Passwd: passwd
Smtp host: ssl://smtp.gmail.com:465

Be cautious, the setting below is mulfunctional somehow with VirtueMart. Please follow the value above.

mail server: SMTP server
Adress: name@gmail.com
Name: name
SMTP identification: Yes
SMTP security: SSL
Port: 465
User: name@gmail.com
Passwd: passwd
Smtp host: smtp.gmail.com

5. After that, before creating a contact form for users, please pre-build a category for that contact by selecting Components> Contacts > Categories

6. Complete a Category setup and then create a contact form by selecting Components > Contacts > Contacts. At field email adress, it should be the same as in SMTP configuration inserted.

7. Add the contact form in the main menu or where else.

8. Test the result. You should get the incoming mail from the web hosting server.

Centos Novice

I post this article in order to remind of the linux command running back of Centos.

To check the system version:
#cat /etc/*release*

To verify system architecture:
#getconf LONG_BIT

To install Flash Player
1:#yum install curl compat-libstdc++-33 glibc nspluginwrapper
2:#mkdir flash
3:#cd flash
4:#download the rpm inside the folder flash
5;#restart Firefox

To upgrade PHP:
wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic |sh
and then
yum update

Business ThinkTank No.3, Eraser Gloves

When I studied in the classroom, I observed most teachers like to erase texts on backboards with their bare hands. If he/she would like to use a computer or touch a thing after getting colored, it may not be suitable to proceed it right now. (a teacher may has to go to a washroom and clean his/her hands).

Thus, having an instant eraser attached to their hands may contribute some convenience to our teachers. A material used should work well with particles like chalk or inks and offer easy-to-clean feature to customers.

Business ThinkTank No.2, Squeezing machines for rubber trees

I once had a talk with my friend who owns the farmland of rubber trees in Chumporn, Thailand. He suggested me that labor force to cut the trunks to get the liquid rubber is lacking seriously. To counter this trouble, we may need an automatic machine to do this job for humans. Absolutely, the prospect of this business is very viable.

Business ThinkTank No.1, e-Yummy

e-Yummy: The green online food delivery service for white/blue collar employees. This business is offering breakfast and lunch meals to persons who are working around business arcade. The area in service would be determinedly bordered so that the business could mitigate risks of overtime delivery as well as cost of transportation.

Furthermore, the business is promoting reused containers by providing a pair of boxes per customer to circulate the order between the current and the next. Customers can arrange their food sets through the business's website. Other attractive features would be introduced to customers constantly while operating. For instance, notes for giving knowledge or care to customer's health.

Life in Lille - Part 4

Bonjour,

After talking about supermarkets in France, let me narrate you transportation infrastructure. Mass transportation in Europe is largely developed, notably train interlink networks across states as well as nations. Definitely in France, we have to spot on the fastest train, TGV (Train Grand Vitesse) operating around France and some flights are rocketing to the countries like Switzerland, Germany, Austria, etc.

When I decided to having voyage, TGV is the first choice to get me to destinations and it impressed me unforgettably. It didn't mean not only good aspects such as comfort and quickness, but also bad experiences such as labor strike causing me to rehabilitate the trip plan.

There are many methods to receive a train ticket. I will detail it later on in the next post.

Life in Lille -Part3

There are many variety of supermarkets in France. I may just put forth the main stores.

First, the popular one is Carrefour which break down into many sort of their supermarkets, notably Carrefour Market and Carrefour City. Carrefour Market sells more goods, including home appliance, books, etc. than Carrefour City emphasizing on food. If you just need some instrument or food that does not torture your wallet while maintaining quality moderately, Voila your choice is here.

Second, Monoprix is the prestigious supermarket chain in France. Of course, prices quoting are more expensive than its counterparts, nonetheless; we are more assured in quality of products. You can find products like clothing and food but not as much as Carrefour.

Third, Casino group, presenting in various entities like Casino petit, Leader price. In fact Monoprix is one of Casino group as well but I would like to distinguish this group from Monoprix which does not aim at only food retailer. You can find the cheapest price by rummaging products labeled by a picture of yellow cartoonish banknote. According to my experience, quality is very low. Hence, next solution may be right for you.

Last but not least, Audi shop, not selling Cars! I am rather satisfied with this shop if wanna buy food. Price is very very cheap as compared to Carrefour. If you would like to secure your monthly expense, this is the right choice meeting your need. Audi, I'm your fan! lol

Life in Lille -Part 2

The first day in Lille was like a new born to me.

My eye was caught by the aesthetically decorative building and cool environment. I floated my mind along with grand beauty of nature existing in front of me, Snow. I couldn't stand stopping my burning desire to discover the city with the exciting feet.

Having walked and walked, took tons of photos around the city, next day,I got warm welcome from EDHEC student association, OpenUp. They invited me to have a nice dinner with them and joined the small discussion in the small bar. I started to make friends with other international students.

Voila, EDHEC school and supermarkets were also in my range of searching on the day later. I was very excited to begin the semester in France. This was the first time of study overseas to me. Unbelievably, I was standing in Europe? And moreover in France?

I learned how to arrive at school and went shopping in various sort of supermarkets. Each super market was proposing the slight difference in price to their customers. When I surveyed food and household products rowing on shelves neatly, I got stunned with the Euro-based tags seriously.

I called this feeling, Euro sensitive, in the extent to which the sense of buying things is prohibited abruptly while converting prices into local currency. My case is Thai Baht. I chose to have food which were not too expensive. Nonetheless, they were still more expensive than Thailand, except the dairy products like Yogurt, Milk, Bread, Jam, etc. I had to learned and altered my style of having food. Aligning and embracing European food culture into my plate might be a good idea in order to learn their tradition and reduce cost of living somehow.

Hence, elaborating supermarkets in France is noteworthy.

To be continued...

Business ThinkTank No.0

The successful business derives from embryonic ideas and imagination.

From time to time, I figured some interesting ideas out which could be deployed in the reality but not be ready due partly to financial capability and timeliness. I would like to ensure that my instant idea will not be dispersed and demolished by time flowing forward, I therefore eventually arise Think-Tank collection project.

I has been tapping out it!

Yah!

Life in Lille - Part 1

If one defines a heaven is the land of happiness, so I may call Lille as my fall-in-love heaven.

Lille is the main city of the north region in France, Nord Pas de Calais. This city is the central hub linking between British Kingdom, Belgium as well as of course France. It takes 1 hour from here to Paris, the lovely romantic city of the world.

I had an impressive experience in spending the great time on my study of MBA in this city which is abundant with the ambitious school girls and boys, notably studying in Catholic University. Even if the period of study was very short, 4 months, I thought I really love this town profoundly indeed.

I arrived at Lille on Jan 5th 2010, while it was in white snowy winter season. The city welcomed me by osmosis of kindness with the picturesque scenery. The day after arrival, snowfall was joyfully present to me through the window in my small room. I was stuck with this white magic and let time goes by intentionally.

This is the beginning of my adventure in Lille.

To be continued...