Here is a simple way to backup your joomla website databases using Telnet/SSH. Why using telnet? You can backup the large joomla databases using telnet which is not possible from PhpMyAdmin interface where memory is an issue.

BACKING UP MYSQL DATABASE USING TELNET

STEP 1:
FTP into your web site where you want to backup the database. Create a folder named ‘backup’ (or any name you want) in your public_html directory. Chmod it to 777. (Note: If your server API is CGI, you will get ‘Internal server error’ with 777. So if this is your case, chmod it back to 755.)

STEP 2:
Telnet into your web site using Putty.

If you own a website, it's interesting to associate an icon to it. This is what is called a "shortcut icon". In fact, this icon will be displayed on the visitor's computer. If he chooses to bookmark your site. It will be displayed in the Favorites menu as well as in the Address bar (see below) if the user comes back to your site.

Shortcut icons work with Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft® Internet Explorer® v5.0 or later. They have no special Web server requirements and are a great way to add brand recognition without requiring the user to download a custom version of Internet Explorer.

First you must create your icon. You can either start from scratch or create an icon from an existing image (your company's logo for example).

One of the most annoying things about Joomla! (in my opinion) is that the default images directory (or folder, whatever you want to call it) is yoursite.com/images/stories, and the default directory for the media manager is yoursite.com/images. That makes no sense to me. Read on to find out why this makes no sense, and how you can easily fix it.

Adding images to articles

One of the great new features in Joomla! 1.5 is the nice little "Images" button at the bottom of the text editor in the article manager. That button launches a pop-up in which you can easily locate the image you wish to use and add it to your article.The only problem is, this nice little pop-up starts at the default images directory (yoursite.com/images/stories) and not the default media directory (yoursite.com/images). If your images are not in yoursite.com/images/stories or some sub directory of this folder, then you will not be able to get to it from the image locator.

So you got your template, and you're feeling it, loving it, and can't stop looking at it. Good job son! Now, since this site is dedicated to non-readers I will continue with an abstraction layer of simplicity, as oppose to going into nerdy details about the possible powers of your Joomla! template.

How will content be laid out on your new template? For the most part you might be able to tell what goes "left", what goes "right, and maybe even what goes "top". But why guess? This isn't the damn lottery; this is your pride and joy web presence.

Enough suspense add the following to your url in order to view the different module positions available on your new Joomla Template:
?tp=1 In other words http://www.coretemplate.com/?tp=1 or http://www.yourdomainnamegoeshere.com/?tp=1