Tools Suite version 1 is an environment audit, maintenance and diagnostic application written in PHP to support Joomla! (JTS) and Mambo (MTS) Open Source Content Management Systems. The JTS & MTS suite of tools can diagnose, report and advise on common installation, health and security issues, including performing several common performance and recovery actions.
The original, Version 1 of the Tools Suites is now considered "legacy", being replaced by Tools Suite2 and only consisting of two distinct base projects, each project supporting a single application, Joomla! or Mambo.
The Joomla! Tools Suite1 (JTS) consists of six sub-projects;
JTS-sa
installs outside of the Joomla! framework to provide -Post installation Health Checks, Installation Assessment, Security Auditing, Core-File modification Auditing, File-System Auditing, Extension Reporting and dataBase Auditing facilities. (includes embedded HISA-sa, see below) Being installed independently of Joomla! ensures that even in cases of no Admin Site access, JTS-sa may still be able to assist in problem resolution. Joomla! Version Support:
- v1.0.11 through v1.0.13 only.
JTS-c
contains a similar set of -Post installation utilities and assurance checks to JTS-sa providing Joomla! Super Administrators with a quick, simple and close-to-hand Auditing and Reporting tool, from right inside Joomla! Joomla! Version Support:
- v1.0.11 through v1.0.13
- v1.5.0 (Legacy Mode)
JTS-snap
is a Joomla! Control Panel module, when published to the cpanel position, the Super Administrator has access to the general configuration and security status of the Joomla! instance. When installed with JTS-c, the last Assurance Rating is also displayed (JTS-c is not required for JTS-snap to function though) Joomla! Version Support:
- v1.0.11 through v1.0.13
- v1.5.0 (Legacy Mode)
JTS-post
is a standalone, single script utility designed to assist end-users to provide accurate and useful configuration and diagnostic information within Joomla! Forum posts. Simply upload the single file to the Joomla! "/" directory and open in a browser. Once loaded, select the level of detail that you wish to provide in the post, optionally enter details of the problem observed, any error messages and corrective actions already taken, select "GENERATE POST" and pre-formated forum post content will be generated ready for you to Copy and Paste into a forum post. Joomla! Version Support:
- v1.0.x
- v1.5.x
Discontinued Joomla! Tools
JTS-assured
s a Joomla! Site module, when published to your site the module has two "modes" of display - either a simply "Download JTS and Logo Promotion ( Default) or displays your JTSc Assessment Rating if the rating is above 90%, if below 90% it is configurable to either display nothing or the JTS logo. (If JTSc is not installed, the module will simply display the JTS logo with a link to the JTS JoomlaCode Project page.) Pre-Configured or Custom Colour is available in the Module parameters. Joomla! Version Support: (Discontinued)
- v1.0.11 through v1.0.13
- v1.5.0 (Legacy Mode)
HISA-sa
The Health, Installation, Security Audit version is a sub-project of JTS-sa containing a easy to use, no installation required, single file script providing both, -Pre and -Post installation auditing, while not as fully featured as JTS-sa (see above), HISA-sa covers a comprehensive set of Audit and Reporting tools to assist in assuring and troubleshooting Joomla! instance environments. Joomla! Version Support: (Discontinued)
- v1.0.11 through v1.0.13 only.
Mambo Tools Suite
The Mambo Tools Suite1 (MTS) consists of three sub-projects;
MTS-sa
installs outside of the Mambo framework to provide -Post installation Health Checks, Installation Assessment, Security Auditing, Core-File modification Auditing, File-System Auditing, Extension Reporting and dataBase Auditing facilities. (includes embedded HISA-sa, see below) Being installed independently of Mambo ensures that even in cases of no Admin Site access, MTS-sa may still be able to assist in problem resolution. Mambo Version Support:
- v4.6.2
MTS-c
contains a similar set of -Post installation utilities and assurance checks to MTS-sa providing Mambo Super Administrators with a quick, simple and close-to-hand Auditing and Reporting tool, from right inside Mambo. Mambo Version Support:
- v4.6.2
MTS-snap
is a Mambo Control Panel module, when published to the cpanel position, the Super Administrator has access to the general configuration and security status of the Mambo instance. When installed with MTS-c, the last Assurance Rating is also displayed (MTS-c is not required for MTS-snap to function though) Mambo Version Support:
- v4.6.2