MCFileManager:Joomla

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Installation instructions for Joomla 1.5.14

Installing MCFileManager is pretty easy if you have some basic programming/configuration skills.

Requirements

MCFileManager requires the following to be pre installed on your web server.

• Apache 1.3+, IIS 4 or other web server capable of running PHP
• PHP 4.3+ script language used by the MCFileManager.
• Joomla 1.5.14 Joomla CMS System.

Installation steps

1. Unpack the MCFileManager zip file to the <joomla install dir>/plugins/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/filemanager
2. Change the authenticator config option in filemanager/config.php to JoomlaAuthenticator
3. Login to the Joomla Administration and open Extensions -> Plugin Manager -> Editor - TinyMCE 2.0
4. Change plugin parameter Functionality to Extended.
5. Add filemanager to advanced options "Custom plugin".
6. Add insertfile to advanced options "Custom button".
7. Change/add the JoomlaAuthenticator.valid_types regexp option in filemanager/config.php if you need other groups than Super Administator and Administrator to have access. Default is: /administrator/i