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About this FAQ
This FAQ concerns DOCman v1.4.x, a Joomla! extension to handle document and download management. It is located at http://www.joomlatools.org/products/docman/faq. It is maintained by Joomlatools, with the help of the community.
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Professional services
Do you offer professional services for Joomla! and DOCman?
Can you give training sessions for Joomla! and DOCman?

General
What is DOCman?
Where can I download DOCman?
How can i contribute to the DOCman project?
Where can I find older version of DOCman?
Where is the documentation for DOCman?
What license is DOCman released under?
What is the latest version of DOCman
When will the next version be released?
Where can i report bugs / make feature requests?
Where can i Read/Write reviews on DOCman ?

Features
Can DOCman process content mambots/plugins ?
Can I have subfolders in /dmdocuments?
Why doesn't DOCman have a ... feature?
Can I use DOCman for my intranet site?
Can I use subcategories?
How can I allow unregistered users to upload?
Can you add support for 3pd extension ... in DOCman?

Requirements
Is DOCman J! 1.5 ready ?
PHP4 or PHP5?
Will DOCman work with Mambo?

Installation/Upgrade
Where are the migrator plugins ?/J!1.0.x -> J!1.5/Mambo -> J!1.5
Is there a Remository to Docman converter ?
How do i install DOCman 1.4.x
Upgrading from v1.3 RC1 or RC2
Upgrading from v1.4.x Alpha or above
How do i create a frontend menu item for docman ?
How to Create Menu Link to List of Docs
There are icons missing in the control panel
I updated DOCman and it says all files don't exist!
I uninstalled DOCman v1.3RC2 and all my documents are gone?
"Another component is already using directory..."
I can't see buttons to download, edit, ... in the frontend
I am told some folders are 'unwritable' during installation
I get a blank screen

Joomla! 1.5 Specific
SEF urls are broken after reinstalling DOCman
What is Legacy mode

Debug
I have been asked to check/provide system info, cant find it
Check your Permissions
Compilation failed: regular expression too large at offset

Addons
Are there any addons for DOCman
DOClink and Joomla 1.5
Modules show double Entries
J!1.5 mod_docman_catdown 1.4b doesnt show anything
I'm having problems with DOClink and JCE
How do I include DOCman's documents in Joomla's search?

Translations / Languages
Where can I get translation files?
How to install translation files?
Some words are not translated

Permissions
I want users to be redirected to a register now page
Permissions have changed in 1.4.0 BETA2 ?
How can i share one document across multiple categories ?
Public can't download
I can't download, no matter what permissions I use.
"We are terribly sorry: You have no downloads left"

Miscellaneous
Can i log all uploads ?
Can i log all downloads ?
WARNING: Configuration updated but ...
Uploading error. Transfer error occurred 7
File already exists error ?
Can't upload/downloads with firewall on
File already on Server
Turning on Feedback and Error Messaging
Joomlacode download doesn't work
Does linking to a file on a remote server use bandwidth?
How do I show one file in several categories?
Sorting Categories Alphabetically
Definitions
How to create categories and upload files in DOCman?

Optimization
How to optimize your PHP installation for large files
How can I find out if my php.ini/htaccess changes work OK?
Optimizing for more than 1000 users
Allowed memory size of ... bytes exhausted
How do i remove all download logs ?
How do i remove all Licenses ?
How do i remove all documents history ?
How do i remove all user groups ?
How do i remove all Categories ?
How do i remove all Documents
fsock error OR DOCman ACP is slow
How to prevent timeouts during large uploads?

Themes
How to make your own theme
Are there any themes for DOCman ?
How to remove buttons and DOCMan Tooltips
Savant2: template source file not found ( code :-7 )
Change download link to show the details page
How to change default icons
I'm not seeing buttons in the frontend

IIS and Apache
IIS File download stops at 20 or 51mb on 100+mb files
Force media files to download instead of play
How do I change the PHP Max Upload file size? (.htaccess)
how do i enforce users to use www. with .htaccess
Fixing 'size exceeds maximum permitted' on IIS

Support
How to Ask Questions the Smart Way
How to get free support?

Development
Where can I download development builds?
How to checkout DOCman from SVN?
How to checkout DOCman from SVN Using KDESvn