The first Joomla! Day in Serbia will take place on the 17th of November in Belgrade bringing together Joomla! users from both Serbia and Montenegro. The idea is to organize a fun event for all Joomla! lovers and show them the true beauty and power of Joomla! Location: Cultural center REX, Belgrade Time: 17.11.2007. from 11h till 19h Web: http://www.joomlaserbia.com/ (http://www.joomlaserbia.com/) Some of the topics: Free Software, Joomla! Joomla! Basics - installation, modules, components... Joomla! graphics - template development - tips trics Joomla! SEF SEO Joomla! and Web security Joomla! 1.5 - one look into the future of Joomla! Joomla! in Serbia - future of the community Even is organized by Joomla! Serbia and Free Software Foundation Europe Serbian team(FSN). Or discuss the event in our forum (http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,225250.0.html).

(http://shop.joomla.org) The Joomla! Shop (http://shop.joomla.org) has expanded its merchandise and presents to you three new products sure to please the ladies: T-shirts, Tank tops and Fleece Jackets. Yes, this sensational moment is reserve for ladies only unless the men wish to take this opportunity to give an excellent gift to their love ones. Our customized products promote Joomla! in a bright but professional way. All profits from our online shop go back into the project to further its not-for-profit aims and ambitions. Look cool and support Joomla! at the same time!

Joomla!Day Helsinki takes place on Nov 12th, 2007 and will bring together Finnish Joomla! users for the second time. The purpose is to give overview of Joomla! 1.5 and its new features, learn from case studies, provide best practices and naturally meet other Joomla! users. Location: Helsinki, Lindström house Time: 12.11.2007, from 9 am to 4 pm Web: http://www.joomladay.fi (http://www.joomladay.fi/) Some of the program topics are: Joomla! project, the past, the present and the future Case studies, lessons learned and best practices Open Source Business Models, how to make your living using open source SEF optimization and Joomla! Joomla! developer toolbox, favourite extensions and developer tools Advanced templating with Joomla! How to make most of Joomla!'s new MVC framework and API The event is organized by Finnish Joomla! support site and translation partner Joomlaportal.fi (http://www.joomlaportal.fi/) and sponsored by Antamis (www.antamis.com, www.antamis.fi) with co-operation of COSS (http://www.coss.fi/) Finland (Centre for Open Source Software). Joomla!Day Helsinki is proud to have Joomla! core team member Johan Janssens as the keynote speaker. For more information, please contact: Markku Suominen, Joomlaportal.fi admin [at ] joomlaportal.fi link to Markku's Joomla! working group (http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,115429.0.html) profile

Packt Publishing today announced Joomla! as the winner of Best PHP Open Source Content Management System for 2007. The award marks the second time Joomla! has won a prestigious Packt prize. Runners up were Drupal, followed by e107. The judges indicated that Joomla! is 'possibly one of the biggest success stories in open source of late'. Its first release came in only September 2005 and since then has grown to be one of the most downloaded Content Management Systems on the web. The judges also noted a number of factors that helped Joomla! secure the Award. Most notably its good front-end for administrators and end-users, which gives users a simple and traditional company website straight out of the box. Once again, judges commented on the size and responsiveness of the community, which translates to potential problems being dealt with quickly. Joomla! Project Manager Johan Janssens said adding this latest award to Joomla's steadily growing collection of prizes was recognition of the project as a whole. While I can't pretend to read judges minds, I'm sure Joomla's wealth of community and focus on creating the foundations of a next generation framework, demonstrated the true strengths of the project, he said. I'd also like to thank Packt for its continued support through its publications and awards. Packt understands open source spirit, that's for sure. NEWSFLASH: Packt confirmed that Joomla! 1.5 (despite still being in Release Candidate) was basis for their decision. Great news for anyone still sitting on the fence, wondering just how good the new generation framework is!

Joomla! 1.5 RC3 [codename: Takriban] is now available for download. We've had the 'Red Barchetta' release candidate, then Endelo RC (meaning development, progress ... improvement). Takriban means 'almost, nearly'. Well folks we're almost, nearly there. Stable is getting very close. It's roughly 10 weeks since RC1 and five weeks since RC2 and thanks to valuable community feedback, there have been improvements and bug fixes. The uptake of Joomla! 1.5 has been incredible, with many people diving in to the new API and finding ways to make it sing. The current Joomla! 1.5 template competition (http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/board,479.0.html) has further fuelled interest, as has the number of 1.5 native extensions finding their way onto the Joomla! Extensions Directory (http://extensions.joomla.org/) . Joomla! 1.5 is really gaining momentum.

With the release of the eagerly anticipated Joomla! 1.5, the time has come to allow one of the skilled designers in our midst to become a part of the success that will be Joomla! 1.5. The Joomla! 1.5 Template Contest is open to anyone with a passion for design and a desire to have their design seen and used by millions of people globally as they download and install the stable release of Joomla! 1.5. Contest Prizes The five finalists will each receive a Joomla! prize package that includes a Joomla! laptop bag, Joomla! shirt, Joomla! hat, and a Joomla! 256MB USB memory stick. The grand prize winner will have his/her template added as the third template to the Joomla! 1.5 core distribution to be downloaded in every Joomla! 1.5 package. Contest Timeline The Joomla! 1.5 Template Contest procedure will be very similar to the Joomla! Logo Contest from 2005: Contestants will have until the 22nd of September 2007 to submit their designs via a contest thread set up in the Joomla! forums. Entries are submitted by way of a post titled Template Contest Entries which includes a brief introduction to your design and a link to the template package. The template package must be available without registration and must be available until the five finalists have been announced. At 23:59 GMT on the 22nd of September 2007 the thread will be locked and no further entries will be allowed. The Core Team will go through all contest entries and create a short list of their favourite 5 designs that meet the design and technical requirements of the Template Contest. At 23:59 GMT October 6th 2007 the contest finalists will be revealed in a poll thread on the Joomla! Forums and all five templates will be made available via a demo site provided for the duration of the voting period. Forum members will have exactly one week, until the 23:59 GMT October 13th 2007 to cast a vote for their favourite design. The winner of the competition will be revealed in the final release of Joomla! 1.5. Contest Rules and Requirements Template packages must be installable via the Joomla! 1.5 extension installer. All template files must be licensed under the GNU/GPL version 2. Templates must be an original work of the person making the design entry. Templates must run natively in Joomla! 1.5. They must not require Legacy Mode in order to function. Templates must use the Joomla! sample content as-is and not require any moving/modifying of modules/content. Templates must utilize at least one Joomla! 1.5 template parameter. Templates must provide an example of custom module chrome or template overriding. Templates must be valid XHTML 1.0 and CSS. Templates should look and function similarly in Internet Explorer 6+, FireFox, Safari, and Opera. Templates should not break with any of the sample content. Core Team members may not submit entries in the template contest.

Do you want to look sensational? Joomla! today announces the launch of two new products with the Joomla! embroidered logo in its official merchandise range. You can now proudly show your Joomla! colours with an official Joomla! Cap, our Joomla! Laptop Bag, or both! We hope these new products will provide Joomla! fans with a strong visual statement to demonstrate their support. All profits from our online shop go back into the project to further its not-for-profit aims and ambitions. Look cool and support Joomla! at the same time. Joomla! Fitted Cap The ultra-light brushed cotton of this low profile cap looks sensational with the Joomla! embroidered logo. You'll enjoy the comfort of 96% cotton and just enough spandex to provide pleasant flexibility for long-term wear. The NU-FIT band provides a fitted cap look and is designed to absorb moisture while maintaining its shape. You won't believe how comfortable this cap is to wear and you'll look great from the first moment you put it on. Price: $19.95 Joomla! Laptop Messenger Bag If you rely on your laptop, you need a reliable laptop bag. Our Joomla! Laptop Messenger Bag is built for the long haul. With 1680-denier, advanced ballistic nylon and super-tough polyurethane coating on one side for water resistance. The padded computer compartment will hold up to a 15" lap top and is designed to keep it safe, but this versatile travel companion can hold a whole lot more. Two sets of interior organizer pockets help keep everything you need at your fingertips. Measuring 16.25" w x 12" h x 5.75" d, this solid unit features a durable, PVC bottom; an adjustable, padded shoulder strap with a guided release button; a padded handle; superior stitching; and reflective accents. Carry the Joomla! embroidered logo proudly on this Laptop Messenger Bag. Price: $49.95

Joomla! 1.0.13 [ Sunglow ] is now available for download. Joomla! 1.0.13 features: Several low-risk security fixes Improved password storage system Easier control over Register Globals Emulation An Itemid backwards compatibility setting Improved administrative session security Improved HTTP/HTTPS switchover support Because Joomla! 1.0.13 is a security release, it is important that you upgrade but we strongly recommend that you take extra precautions when performing this upgrade. This release features several improvements to the password storage system designed to help protect the future security of your Joomla! powered website. These changes will cause compatibility issues with some 3rd Party Extensions, especially bridges. If your Joomla! site utilizes bridges to other applications or extensions that have their own login system such as Community Builder, Virtuemart, or others you should not upgrade your site until those extensions have also been updated. The changes to the password storage system should be transparent to your Joomla! site's users. As users login for the first time after your site has been upgraded, their passwords will automatically be converted from the old password storage system to the new system. Because of this automatic conversion of passwords, it is important that you backup your entire database before performing this upgrade. Once the process of converting passwords has started, it cannot be reversed. Release Information 1.0.13 is available as a full package, which contains all Joomla! files or as patch packages which contain only the files that have changed since previous Joomla! 1.0.x version. 1.0.13 Full Package (http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/frs/?action=FrsReleaseView release_id=4508) 1.0.13 Patch Packages (http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/frs/?action=FrsReleaseView release_id=5097) 1.0.13 Version Information (content/view/3669/66/) 1.0.13 Changelog (content/view/3670/78/)

OK, first let me head off the inevitable 'why isn't this on Drupal' comments: outta' my control for now, but I'm workin' on it :)

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Post. Comment. Complain. Request. Rant. If it has to do with Drupal on Sun (Solaris, Sun Fire Servers, etc.), we're interested in your input. In the near future, look for postings on performance, configuration, scaling, documentation, etc. related to Drupal on Sun.

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Node 191919!

Sorry for the bandwidth. Couldn't resist. It's like watching the odometer turn over on your car. You've just got to honk the horn and yell a bit.

Boy, that's a lot of nodes.

I am hoping by putting up a post here would attract more Malaysia Drupal developer to join our group at http://groups.drupal.org/malaysia. I have also wrote in http://drupal.org/node/160239#comment-262886 regarding our issues.

Anyhow, I will be talking about Drupal in WebmasterMalaysia Gathering 17th November @ Starbucks, KL Sentral.

In addition, we have just uploaded our website Successideaweb.com to commercially support Drupal in Malaysia. We have yet to fine-tune the content and standard complaints, and cross-browser issue. Other freelance developers in Malaysia is welcome to join our team ...

From the M$ release announcement at http://www.iis.net/php/

The IIS Team is eager to announce the official release of Microsoft FastCGI Extension for IIS 6.0 as a free download. For the first time, we are providing hosters and PHP developers full support for a stack of technology that enables reliable, scalable PHP hosting on production Internet Information Services 6.0 (IIS 6) Web servers.

This release could not have come at a more exciting time for the technology: previous beta releases on IIS.NET have had over 17,000 downloads and no less than six hosting partners have already begun offering PHP hosting on IIS 6 with the FastCGI Extension. In addition to the downloads, the IIS community site also has a very active forum of users exchanging ideas and providing feedback about the FastCGI Extension.

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UPDATE2:Thank-you to the 34 people and 11 organizations that signed for membership since this announcement was posted. We now have over 130 paid members and have raised 5000EUR in memberships out of 7500EUR to pay for this hardware.

As part of our ongoing efforts to support the Drupal.org infrastructure, the Drupal Association has further bulked up our hardware resources with 10 GB of RAM and a new master database server. These improvements will help us deal with the exponential growth curve the Drupal community has been experiencing, and help us prepare for the anticipated growth due to Drupal 6.

The Drupal Association spent approximately $11,000 USD on hardware. To help pay for these upgrades and support the Drupal.org infrastructure, please purchase a membership (individual, organization). Your membership will help the association plan and spend money to support the Drupal.org infrastructure and Drupal events such as Drupalcons for the next 12 months.

You can learn about the evolving architecture of our infrastructure in these diagrams. You can learn about our efforts to scale the Drupal.org architecture in this presentation. You can also view a picture of the new database server.

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The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate availability of PHP 5.2.5. This release focuses on improving the stability of the PHP 5.2.x branch with over 60 bug fixes, several of which are security related. All users of PHP are encouraged to upgrade to this release. Further details about the PHP 5.2.5 release can be found in the release announcement for 5.2.5, the full list of changes is available in the ChangeLog for PHP 5.Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.2.5:Fixed dl() to only accept filenames. Reported by Laurent Gaffie.Fixed dl() to limit argument size to MAXPATHLEN (CVE-2007-4887). Reported by Laurent Gaffie.Fixed htmlentities/htmlspecialchars not to accept partial multibyte sequences. Reported by Rasmus LerdorfFixed possible triggering of buffer overflows inside glibc implementations of the fnmatch(), setlocale() and glob() functions. Reported by Laurent Gaffie.Fixed "mail.force_extra_parameters" php.ini directive not to be modifiable in .htaccess due to the security implications. Reported by SecurityReason.Fixed bug #42869 (automatic session id insertion adds sessions id to non-local forms).Fixed bug #41561 (Values set with php_admin_* in httpd.conf can be overwritten with ini_set()).For users upgrading to PHP 5.2 from PHP 5.0 and PHP 5.1, an upgrade guide is available here, detailing the changes between those releases and PHP 5.2.5.

The Drupal Association welcomes proposals from aspiring DrupalCon organizers. The association board votes and approves DrupalCon proposals. Smaller events, such as DrupalCamps are self organized and do not require approval by the association. We are requesting proposals that meet the following guidelines.

DrupalCon conference proposal guidelines

UPDATE: The next Drupal association board meeting is November 12, 2007. Please contact the association if you are interested in submitting a proposal.

HI
I changed the below things ,

ini_set('session.cookie_lifetime', 0);
ini_set('session.use_only_cookies', 0);
After changing this i clear the browser cookies ,and then login by username and password after login close the browser and again enter to the sites,it asks the username and password .That means session destroyed when the browser closes .It happens only on Internet Explorer ( IE ).But in firefox doesnot happened.

For firefoe browser any chages in settings.php file.

If any know this please help me.

Thanks in advance.

digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/programming/Drupal_Wins_Overall_2007_Open_Source_CMS_Award';

Packt Publishing has announced the overall winner of their 2007 Open Source CMS Award and it's Drupal! This first place award comes with a cash prize of $5,000, the highest of the cash prizes offered, which will be used by the Drupal Association to help the Drupal project flourish.

When asked about the award, Dries Buytaert (Drupal project founder) said, "The past year, we have worked hard to make Drupal more powerful and easier to use. It is great to see the Drupal community receive recognition for their hard work and dedication." Congratulations, team!

The forthcoming Drupal 6.x builds on the features recognized by this award, and offers a number of compelling improvements, including:

* Enhanced localization and i18n support
* Performance improvements and Improved Caching
* OpenID Client Support
* Task automation with Actions and Trigger system
* Many usability enhancements

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HI,
thank u for giving a reply. but it does not work

In settings.php i chaned three things they are:

ini_set('session.cookie_lifetime', 2000000);

with
ini_set('session.cookie_lifetime', 0);

And

ini_set('session.use_only_cookies', 1);
with
ini_set('session.use_only_cookies', 0);

And

ini_set('session.cache_limiter', 'none');
with
ini_set('session.cache_limiter', 0);

i made all these three things bbut it doesnot works.It works fine only at the time of manuualy clear the cache and cookies in the browser ,but i donot want like that .I want Just by close the browser the session destroyed .
If any one know please help me, regarding these.

thanks in advace.

Drupal 4.7.8 and 5.3 are now available for download. These are maintenance releases that fix problems reported using the bug tracking system, as well as some security vulnerabilities.

Upgrading your existing Drupal sites is strongly recommended.

Download

• Download Drupal 5.3.
• Download Drupal 4.7.8.

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The PHP documentation team is pleased to announce the initial release of the new build system that generates the PHP Manual. Written in PHP, PhD ([PH]P based [D]ocBook renderer) builds are now available for viewing at docs.php.net. Everyone is encouraged to test and use this system so that bugs will be found and squashed. Once the new build system is stable, expect additional changes to the PHP manual that will include an improved navigation system and styling for OOP documentation. Feel free to set this developmental mirror as your default by using my.php.