KML files with Jooma 1.5.15 and Phoca Maps 1.1.2

[FrancisL]

I tried (2 years ago) to add a map with a KML file and it didn't work. The plugin was quite new, I thought it had a problem, and I gave up, but I need now to make it working. My main question is: "Is it supposed to work?"

I spent again many hours on this, and don't have any success.

For my tests, I am using the "polygon-simple.kml" that is focused onto Adelaïde (I thought that my KML that are properly displaid on GoogleMap could have some problems).

I believe that I followed the (quite simple) procedure described in the manual:
1. Created a map where I specified the kml file (not a full pathname, but just "polygon-simple.kml") that has been copied into "public_html/phocamapskml/".
2. I also created a menu item (type = map) and I enabled the settings "Enable KML File Loading" and "Display Print Route".

I tried with many different KML files, but they all failed. Here is a link to my current test route-estivale.fr/index.php?option=com_phocamaps&view=map&id=2&Itemid=100.

I am confused because I still see the comment: "Not yet supported in "Internet Explorer browsers", but I am using Firefox.

Again, my question is: "Is it supposed to work?" If yes, I will continue to investigate (even I don't know what to check further...).

Thanks for any answer/suggestion.

Francis

[Jan]

Hi, update your Joomla! to 2.5 and install the component for Joomla! 2.5. In new version there is built solution directly by Google Maps API for the KML (in version for Joomla! 1.5 it was not used because it didn't exist - so external KML API was used) Try to test it with Joomla 2.5 and Phoca Maps 2 - this should work, see e.g. here:
https://www.phoca.cz/joomlademo/phoca-maps-kml

Jan

[FrancisL]

Thanks for the answer. I will update my Joomla (I was lazy for doing it, but it seems that I have to go now!).
Francis

[Jan]

Ok