Answers.Body: <p>Welcome to the world of CiviCRM!  A few things to note:</p>
  
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  <li><p>Joomla 3.8 changed the location of some files, breaking CiviCRM on Joomla.  Some of these problems were fixed in CiviCRM 4.7.27, which was released yesterday.  The other bugs were fixed, but not in time to make the testing phase for Civi 4.7.27.  They'll be in Civi 4.7.28, releasing December 6, 2017.  If you feel comfortable applying patches manually, see <a href="https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21203" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CRM-21203</a> and <a href="https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21208" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CRM-21208</a>.  Otherwise, you need to wait for the new release.</p></li>
  <li><p>Like Joomla, CiviCRM doesn't set up cron on its own - you must set it up yourself.  However, scheduled jobs tend to be more important in CiviCRM (e.g. you can't send out a mass mailing without cron, or auto-update membership statuses). Instructions to set up cron vary widely depending on your host - if you have direct access to cron, you can use the instructions on this page: <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/setup/jobs/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/setup/jobs/</a>.  If you use CPanel, WHM, AlternC, etc., you can set up cron through the control panel.</p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Note that the cron instructions are a bit messy, and <a href="https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-sysadmin-guide/pull/45" rel="nofollow noreferrer">have been rewritten</a>, but the rewrite hasn't been fully edited yet.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I just installed 4.7.25.  All messages said success.  However, when I enter CiviCRM in my Joomla site, I see several warnings like No Cron running, etc. When I click on "View alerts...", the screen empties.   Did a file/script get missed?  Should I reinstall?  Thanks for your help.  </p>
  
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Title: View alerts messages
ThreadText: # View alerts messages
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-02)
  
  I just installed 4.7.25. All messages said success. However, when I enter CiviCRM in my Joomla site, I see several warnings like No Cron running, etc. When I click on "View alerts...", the screen empties. Did a file/script get missed? Should I reinstall? Thanks for your help.
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-02. Score: 1
  
  Welcome to the world of CiviCRM! A few things to note:
  
  * Joomla 3.8 changed the location of some files, breaking CiviCRM on Joomla. Some of these problems were fixed in CiviCRM 4.7.27, which was released yesterday. The other bugs were fixed, but not in time to make the testing phase for Civi 4.7.27. They'll be in Civi 4.7.28, releasing December 6, 2017. If you feel comfortable applying patches manually, see [CRM-21203](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21203) and [CRM-21208](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-21208). Otherwise, you need to wait for the new release.
  * Like Joomla, CiviCRM doesn't set up cron on its own - you must set it up yourself. However, scheduled jobs tend to be more important in CiviCRM (e.g. you can't send out a mass mailing without cron, or auto-update membership statuses). Instructions to set up cron vary widely depending on your host - if you have direct access to cron, you can use the instructions on this page: <https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/setup/jobs/>. If you use CPanel, WHM, AlternC, etc., you can set up cron through the control panel.
  
  Note that the cron instructions are a bit messy, and [have been rewritten](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-sysadmin-guide/pull/45), but the rewrite hasn't been fully edited yet.
  
  
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