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Best Joomla Web Hosting Providers

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:26:53 -0700

There are literally tens of thousands of web hosting providers on the web; however, very few excel when it comes to Joomla web hosting. When I search for a hosting provider to host my Joomla website I look for a few different things:

1. The host should have dependable and reliable servers.
2. The host should be affordable.
3. The Joomla host must install (for free) the Joomla application on their server.
4. The web host should offer 24/7 customer support.
5. They should also offer a large amount of server resources.

Since I own a web hosting review site I have been able to filter out many web hosts and come up with a list of the best Joomla web hosting providers. The list of Joomla hosts below all meet the five requirements that I have mentioned earlier. My unique relationship with these hosting companies allows me to offer you special promotional pricing; all you have to do is click on the links below to activate our exclusive rates on Joomla web hosting.

Top 3 Joomla Web Hosts:

1. Hostmonster - $3.95/month
2. JustHost - $3.95/month
3. Bluehost - $3.95/month

Backup and Restore for big joomla databases

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:35:55 -0700

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

Setup Cron Job for your joomla site

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:08:54 -0700

Cron Job actually it is called ‘cron daemon’. Cron is an automatic task machine. You will use it on your Unix or Linux web hosting operating systems for doing some tasks at specific intervals with out your intervention every time. You set the clock and forget. The cron daemon runs the work for you. Cron tab(CRON TABle)’ is a text file that contains a series of cron functions.

Convert Twitter to RSS using PHP

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:21:44 -0700

Twitter is basically a cut-down blogging service. This article focuses only on the REST API because you really don't need search functionality to publish an RSS feed of tweets. Needless to say, the search API is extremely useful, providing data in Atom and JavaScript Serialized Object Notation (JSON) formats, and allowing a variety of search criteria (tweets containing a word, from a particular user, to a particular user, referencing a particular user, containing a hashtag, and combinations of all the above).

Beckup Database Joomla with mySQLdump

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:40:55 -0700

There are many ways how web publisher can create a backup joomla database with MySQL. Tthe backup possibilities depend on what kind of database engine you use. In this tutorial only demonstarte mysqldump as it is more general than the others and can backup all kind of tables.

Create Grunge Text with Adobe Fireworks

Sat, 30 May 2009 09:15:49 -0700

A lot of photoshop tutorials on grunge text / special effects on the blog website out there, but none in Adobe Fireworks. We do not have brushes in FW, but we can try a different approach on creating a grunge look using vectors. The key thing to note here is , experiment on different approaches till you are satisfied.

Flipping Corner Banner without Flash Driven

Sat, 30 May 2009 08:21:21 -0700

Try it out to create website with great effect Flipping Corner Banner (Page Peel) using some simple lines of jQuery and CSS without flash Driven.

Fixed & Liquid Columns with CSS & jQuery

Sat, 30 May 2009 07:52:35 -0700

Fixed Columns The great thing about having fixed columns in a liquid layout, is that it will fill up the view port with as many columns as it can fit. But as you can see there will be certain viewport resolutions, where it leaves excess white space where a column was just not able to squeeze in.

jQuery Cycle Plugin

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:20:27 -0700

Building interactive website for your blogs with special zoom effect is never easier. The jQuery Cycle Plugin is a lightweight slideshow plugin. Its implementation is based on the InnerFade Plugin by Torsten Baldes, the Slideshow Plugin by Matt Oakes, and the jqShuffle Plugin by Benjamin Sterling.

It supports pause-on-hover, auto-stop, auto-fit, before/after callbacks, click triggers and many transition effects. It also supports, but does not require, the Metadata Plugin and the Easing Plugin.

jQuery Slideshow for Full Screen Background

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:10:44 -0700

Resizes images to fill browser while maintaining image dimension ratio No extra whitespace, no scrollbars - the entire browser window is always filled Compatible in Firefox, Safari, Opera, IE7, and IE6 Ability to cycle through images/backgrounds via slideshow.

The first thing we are going to want to do is set up the initial CSS/HTML, then get the jQuery in place.

Animated Navigation using CSS and jQuery

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:29:35 -0700

Animation are great ways for user in nav gating and interacting with a website. While traditionally Adobe's Flash was the goto for anything animated, these days with the magic of javascript we can avoid Flash altogether. Today we're going to build a website or just for web blog with really cool animated navigation menu using just CSS and jQuery.

Create Auto Caption Images with MooTool

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:11:41 -0700

Using MooTools will allow you to write auto caption images on-the-fly using a bit of MooTools magic. MooTools is a powerful open-source JavaScript framework that can greatly enhance the way you build your web interfaces. The first thing we want to do is mark up our images.

CSS Transparency for All Browsers

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:13:04 -0700

Transparency is one of those weird things that is treated completely differently in all browsers. To cover all your bases, you need four separate CSS statements. Fortunately they don’t interfere with each other really, so using them all every time you wish to add transparency is no big hassle and worry-free. Here they are, and are currently set to 50% transparency:

Developing Semi-Liquid Layouts

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:03:20 -0700

Semi-liquid layouts may possibly start to become more popular in the near future. As screen resolutions get both smaller (mobile) and bigger (larger monitors), having some knowledge on adapting to semi-liquid layouts will most definitely be a plus in your arsenal. Here are few tricks that I use when it comes to working with semi-liquid layouts. If you a web publisher have some of your own that you would like to share, I would love to learn about it!

Create Simple Toggle with CSS & jQuery

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:56:49 -0700

Learning the basics of jQuery and the toggle effect, It's a hard time finding resources on how to switch the “open” and “close” graphic state. After reading a few tutorials and mix and matching techniques now it is able to achieve this effect.

Build an Online Store with Joomla E-Commerce and VirtueMart

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:00:00 -0700

Joomla! E-Commerce with VirtueMart is a new book from Packt that helps users to build their own Joomla VirtueMart e-commerce web site with Joomla! 1.0/1.5 and VirtueMart 1.1.x. Written by Suhreed Sarkar, this book guides users through installing and configuring a VirtueMart store using the Joomla CMS platform.

How to find RSS feeds for a website?

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:35:00 -0700

Go to the website whose RSS feed you are looking for. If it has one, then it probably includes a link to it. Try looking on the page’s menu (usually left side or right side) and the footer. Most often websites advertise RSS feeds with small icons. The most common is an XML icon like this , but there are a number of variations of labels (RSS, RSS2, XML, RDF, Atom), color, and size, such as and . Other times, there may not be an image, but text with one of those labels, or a link labeled “Syndicate this site.”

Create Image Opacity with CSS3

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:28:02 -0700

The declaration ‘opacity’ sets the value to how opaque an elements is: layer, text, image, etc… An element with opacity value 1.0 will be fully opaque (visible) while an element with opacity value 0.0 will be the complete opposite, invisible. Any value inbetween will determine how opaque (or transparent) the element is.

Embedded Font with CSS3

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:23:46 -0700

Use CSS 3 and embed a font-face! There is also the quick + / - guide to which browsers support the herein effect. In order to use a font, we first must call it using the ‘@font-face’ command. This must be done for each individual font we wish to use.

Tips and Tricks for Web Development

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:13:39 -0700

Tips and Trick for Web Development

Web Development Tutorial

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:13:39 -0700

Web Development Tutorial

Web Development Article Resources

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Web Development Article Resources

Sprite Navigation into XHTML & CSS

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:08:42 -0700

Coding Sprite Navigation into functional XHTML & CSS. In another recently published tutorial labeled Icon Supported Navigation, some direction was given towards seeing Sprite Navigation being implimented and so here we are.

Create Menu Navigation in Photoshop

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:58:13 -0700

Create a Sprite Navigation set in Photoshop with this tutorial along with coding your navigation in functional XHTML & CSS.

Web Client using Zend Framework

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:20:35 -0700

The Zend Framework puts heavy emphasis on Web services. This is a good thing, considering the amount of Web services out there that can help lower costs and increase the value of your site. The various steps that are involved in creating a Web service client are as follows:

Create Image Transition effect with Flash

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:24:44 -0700

This Flash joomla tutorial will teach you how to create an image transition effect. This effect can be used in banners, headers, and presentations. This tutorial is very simple and no masks are needed.

Top Color Schemes Tool Resources

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:29:52 -0800

What kind of tools that you might think would help you best to get color schemes that creatively deliver brilliant design concept? a great list of color tools, color schemes and resources that might help you out. They are categorized in several sections, which are Color Wheel, Color Chart, Web and CSS Color Tools, General Color Tools and Color Palettes. Kindly share this post and please drop us comment if you have other color related websites that haven’t been mentioned here.

Securing Joomla with HTTPS

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:31:53 -0800

The nature of Web communication means the information sent and received is broken down into small chunks of data called packets and broadcast over the Internet. The packets eventually find their way from the broadcast computer to the target computer, passing through a variety of computers and routers before they reach their destinations. This makes it possible for a computer sitting somewhere between the broadcaster and the target to copy or “sniff” the packets that pass by. Web data is sent and received in HTTP format encapsulated within packets.

Speculation for Domain Name to gain Profit

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:34:10 -0800

Domain name speculation involves finding domain names that appear valuable, and waiting with the domain in hopes that someone will want to purchase it in the future. With a great domain name like HotelTravelStar.com, this can yield huge returns. When domain name speculators buy a domain name, they generally put up a page indicating that the domain is for sale. This becomes a sort of free advertising, whereby someone interested in that domain name will naturally check out the site to see if it is a competitor, or if the domain can be purchased.

The Benefits of Article Submission

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:36:56 -0800

There are many site offering free article submition out there.You can submit your articles to their directory., you should providing the article you submit consists from unique-content and was not published anywhere else on the Internet before. You can submit articles tutorials or any other informative conten.