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[telson]

After installing Joomla! 1.5, you may encounter the following error message saying “Direct Access to this location is not allowed”. This error occurs as Joomla 1.0x templates are not compatible with Joomla 1.5x.

To fix this error, You need to turn on the legacy mode in joomla 1.5.

How to turn on the legancy mode and fix this error:
Follow the below given steps:

1. Login to Joomla! 1.5 Site Administrator panel (http://www.domain.com/administrator).
2. Mouse over Extensions in the main horizontal menu, then click on Plugin Manager.
3. Locate plugin named System - Legacy, and then click on the check box in front of it.
4. Click on Enable button.
5. Ensure that Legacy: 1.0 status appears on the top right corner, and the Enabled column for “System - Legacy” is ticked. The Legacy Mode has been enabled.

Joomla! 1.5 Legacy Mode 1.0 Compatibility Mode

With Legacy Mode, users can now use extensions, modules, plugins and templates from Joomla! 1.0.x series in Joomla! 1.5 and ensure that the modules are working properly.
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Regards,
Telson Thomas
Linux Web Server Administrator