Joomla - System Settings

The global configuration is used to customize the Joomla site with your personal settings. To access system settings, simply follow the following steps −

Step 1 − Go to System → Global Configuration as shown in the following screen.

Step 2: In the Global Configuration section, go to the System tab to get the system settings as shown in the following screen.

Under System Preferences, you can see two options:

• Logs Folder Path - Gives the path to store the Joomla logs. This path is automatically set when Joomla is installed and should not be changed.

• Help Server - Provides help information when a button is clicked. It uses the appropriate language for the help desk. It uses the main Joomla help site by default.

Logs Folder Path - Gives the path to store the Joomla logs. This path is automatically set when Joomla is installed and should not be changed.

Help Server - Provides help information when a button is clicked. It uses the appropriate language for the help desk. It uses the main Joomla help site by default.

Debug Settings

The debug settings contain two options:

• Debug System is a Joomla debug system that provides debug information by setting it to "Yes". It provides various forms such as diagnostic information, language translations, and SQL errors. The default value is "No".

• Debug Language - Provides a debug language translation for the Joomla site by setting it to Yes.

Debug System is a Joomla debug system that provides debug information by setting it to "Yes". It provides various forms such as diagnostic information, language translations, and SQL errors. The default value is "No".

Debug Language - Provides a debug language translation for the Joomla site by setting it to Yes.

Cache settings

The cache settings contain three options:

• Cache - Indicates whether the cache is enabled or not. This reduces the load that websites use on the web server. The default is "OFF - caching is disabled".

• Cache Handler - Provides a file-based caching mechanism for cache processing.

• Cache Time - Specifies the maximum time for a cache file before it is updated. The default cache time is 15 minutes.

Cache - Indicates whether the cache is enabled or not. This reduces the load that websites use on the web server. The default is "OFF - caching is disabled".

Cache Handler - Provides a file-based caching mechanism for cache processing.

Cache Time - Specifies the maximum time for a cache file before it is updated. The default cache time is 15 minutes.

Session settings

The session settings contain two options:

• Session Time - Defines the session time for users who stay logged in. The default session is 15 minutes.

• Session Handler - Provides a session handler that tells how the session should be handled after the user has logged into the site. The default value is "Database".

Session Time - Defines the session time for users who stay logged in. The default session is 15 minutes.

Session Handler - Provides a session handler that tells how the session should be handled after the user has logged into the site. The default value is "Database".

Toolbar

Below are the details of the toolbar function tabs.

Save - saves your settings.

Save and Close - saves the settings and closes the current screen.

Cancel - Cancel customization in Joomla.