Upgrading Joomla! 1.0.x to Joomla! 1.0.15

Joomla! 1.0.15 was released on Friday, February 22, 2008. It addresses a security vulnerability and recommends that you upgrade to it immediately. I use midPhase as my web server host. It is so easy to upgrade from there. It did not take me more than five minutes to do so. In case anything goes wrong you should always back up your old version's files to your personal computer. After you've done that, follow these steps to upgrade to Joomla! 1.0.15:

• Login to your midPhase's cPanel.
• Find Scripts & Programs.
• Click on Fantastico/Joomla/Upgrade to Joomla! 1.0.15.

That is all you need to do. As an alternative option, you can download Joomla! 1.0.15 here; follow these step-by-step instructions to upgrade to it. One more thing I have to mention here, that is if your live site used Joomla! 1.0.x version earlier than Joomla! 1.0.13, then you need to add the following code to your configuration.php file; find out how to add it from the screenshot below:

<?php if(!defined('RG_EMULATION')) { define( 'RG_EMULATION', 0 ); } $mosConfig_MetaAuthor = '1'; $mosConfig_MetaDesc = ''; $mosConfig_MetaKeys = ''; $mosConfig_MetaTitle = '1';

This file is located in the root directory of your Joomla! website. Adding if(!defined('RG_EMULATION')) { define( 'RG_EMULATION', 0 ); } line to configuration.php file will protect your live site against possible remote file inclusion.