Installing and uninstalling ccNewsletter
Before installation please check that the below system requirements are met. You can ask your webhoster if the server you are working on supports them. You can also find the information in the Joomla! backend under Help > System info.
- General requirements
- ccNewsletter *latest version
- Joomla! 5.x *latest versions recommended PHP 8.3 + & MYSQL 8.1+
- Joomla! 4.x *latest versions recommended PHP 8.2 + & MYSQL 8.0+
- For *latest versions = do consult our changelog
Notifications:
Note 1: Support for ccNewsletter requires above mentioned, an active auto-renew subscription & a minimum 3 year consecutive active subscription history of our extensions required. All system requirements up-to-date & errors encountered during migration, already dealt with.
Note 2: Support for PHP 7 has ended (November 28, 2022).
Note 3: Support for Joomla 3x ended (August 17, 2023). We strongly advised to migrate to continue being supported.
Note 4: VirtueMart -> VM3 on J4.x or J.5x NOT recommended use latest extensions versions – Use – VM4 payment – cciDEAL integration
Note 5: As is the case with all minor or major extensions updates, we always advise creating a backup with Akeeba Backup first.
Note 6: (Needless to say, but doing so anyway) Support for versions of Joomla! 3+ has ended. Still on those ? Do migrate, plan to move to at least Joomla! 4x + latest versions.
Consult : https://manual.joomla.org/docs/get-started/technical-requirements/
Requirements for older Joomla versions:
Consult : https://manual.joomla.org/docs/4.4/get-started/technical-requirements/
Our Extensions are regularly tested on latest J!4.x & J!5.x versions & PHP versions, do consults our changelog which. We require that our extensions are kept updated in regular fashion, this in order to avoid system errors.
Consult : resources to help with the migration on their documentation site https://www.joomla.org/search.html?q=migration
- Extension specific requirements:
- cciDEAL: Virtuemart 4.x, PHP module OpenSSL version 1.1.1k , PHP module allow_url_fopen (for some accounts) – (In PHP 8.0 requires OpenSSL >= 1.0.1, < 3.0. PHP >= 8.1 requires OpenSSL >= 1.0.2, < 4.0. PHP >= 8.4 requires OpenSSL >= 1.1.1k , < 4.0. , PHP module allow_url_fopen . -> source: https://www.php.net/manual/en/openssl.requirements.php)
- ccNewsletter: PHP module mb_strlen() enabled
- ccInvoices: If you want to use Stripe in ccInvoices 5.0.4 +, PHP 8.3 is a hard requirement
Please note that extensions on PHP 7.4 is no longer supported , please consult above requirements. We do strongly advise to keep extensions updated, do consult above system requirements & Notes.
Always consult the FAQ & Changelog
Preparations
- If your website will eventually not be English (default in Joomla!), install the correct language files now -> consult https://downloads.joomla.org/language-packs
- Create a full backup of the website. You can use Akeeba Backup & Akeeba backup compatibility to create a quick one
- Upgrade to the latest version of Joomla!
- Make sure system info is up-to-date with all concerning latest versions required
Installing ccNewsletter
Installation of ccNewsletter is rather easy, and the same as most Joomla! extensions.
- Download the extension from the ccNewsletter downloads on our website
- Login to your Joomla! website administrator
- Go to Extensions > Extensions Manager
- Select browse, in the “Upload Package File” section
- Find and select the ccNewsletter .zip file on your computer
- Click on “Upload file & Install”
- ccNewsletter should now be installed and visible under Components > ccNewsletter
After the installation, please continue with the ccNewsletter manual, about adding support for the extensions you want to use.
Re other errors notices, do check ccExtensions requirements first.
Uninstalling ccNewsletter
If, for whatever reason, you want to uninstall ccNewsletter, it can be easily done by following the below steps.
- Login to your Joomla! website administrator
- Go to Extensions > Extensions Manager > Manage
- Find ccNewsletter and check the checkbox
- Click “Uninstall” in the top right
- ccNewsletter is now uninstalled. Please note that some files and tables in the database are not removed by the uninstall, so you can install ccNewsletter again later, without losing that data.