Well, we saw it coming long time ago, as development on PHP 4 was ceased in 2007 and phpbb 2.0 branch runs mainly on PHP 4 codebase, developers of phpbb found it unwise to continue support of outdated software and require people to install old PHP in order to use phpBB.

That’s why they announced retirement plans for phpBB 2.0.x:

1. Wednesday 1st October 2008 - download links will be removed from the download page at phpBB.com of course you can still download it from SourceForge.NET
2. Thursday 1st January 2009 - phpBB 2.0.x will be formally retired, and support will no longer be actively provided for 2.0.x. Converting from 2.0.x to 3.0.x will continue to be supported
3. Sunday 1st February 2009 - Security patches, if required, will be provided by this date

as for modifications for phpBB 2.0.x they will retire too:

1. July 1, 2008 - MODs for phpBB2 will no longer be accepted into the MOD Database. Updates to phpBB2 MODs that fix security issues will continue to be accepted. [2.0.x] MOD Writers Discussion and [2.0.x] MOD Requests forums will be set to read only. [2.0.x] MODs in Development will be changed to not allow new topics but replying to existing topics will still be allowed. [2.0.x] MOD Database Releases forum will not change and will continue to operate the same way it has been.
2. February 1, 2009 - all submissions of phpBB2 MODs will no longer be accepted into the MOD Database. [2.0.x] MODs in Development and [2.0.x] MOD Database Releases will be switched to read only.
3. May 1, 2009 - all of the forums will be closed and hidden from public view. All downloads for phpBB2 MODs will be removed from this site.

phpbb 2.0.x is dead, long live phpbb 3.0.x

Quick News: This is first bug-fixing-only version of the phpMyAdmin, and its first Release Candidate as well!

Download fresh copy [HERE]

It’s always nice to see two nifty group of people team up, ActiveReload creators of the LightHouse - a bug smashing, issue tracking web-based software, recently provided [SETUP FOR CHYRP] So, now we all can go there and report all the bugs, feature requests and enhancements for Chyrp - a super lightweight blogging platform.

Hopefully, this helps Chyrp to rise and prosper.

Good Luck guys!

From time to time, we get into situation when we would like to know just how-to import big database in phpmyadmin?

The problem is that most of the php.ini - the PHP configuration file on server (that is your host, if you are on shared hosting) is limiting maximum file upload size to 2mb.

In that case casual BROWSE>UPLOAD model fails to work with phpmyadmin, so we need to seek altarnatives. Let’s see what we can do:

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So we have new, a maintenance release that fixes problems reported before, aslo security vulnerabilities is now available for download.

Please also not that this security problems not applicable to sites running on Drupal 5.

According to off.site:

Upgrading your existing Drupal 6 sites is strongly recommended. There are no new features in this release, but we fixed some notable performance issues too. For more information about the Drupal 6.x release series, consult the Drupal 6.0 release announcement.

You can get your copy [HERE]

The ultra-lightweight ultra-flexible blogging engine Chyrp has moved it’s source to GitHub so if you want to download it or contribute, you should go here.

They also had their community [MOVED]  and Docs section is also fixed now, PHP5 version of Chyrp is still in development and yet to come

Stay Tuned: http://chyrp.net

It’s been a while and phpbb team was working hard on stability and security. Lot’s of bugs were fixed and some of them were critical, plus 2 minor security related bugs.

Good news is that they still continue to support phpBB 2.0.23 branch.

For full list of what has been changed, you can go [HERE]

So, have fun with latest opensource forum software phpbb3

Or just [GET] your copy for fresh install or test drive

Family Connections - it is actually family related CMS, pretty interesting ha? This CMS was made for people with little to no web design experience to create a fully functional, feature packed, family website.

So that they could keep in touch with family and friends from all over the world. It even has own calendar so you will never forget your wifes birthday or anniversary again… and that is good thing!

Some more features include:

1. Share pictures on the Photo Gallery
2. Communicate with friends and family on the Message Board
3. Keep track of birthdays and anniversaries on the Calendar
4. Store addresses and phone numbers in the Address Book
5. Create a blog with the Family News section
6. More…

So I guess it’s pretty neat peace of code for those who travel a lot, or maybe leave in other country.

You can download it [HERE]

phpMyAdmin popular web interface for MySQL, open source project started in 1998 and has gained the trust of host providers worldwide - decided to take part in Hackontest, that will take place on September 24/25, 2008 in Zurich, Switzerland, Along with some other opensource projects, such as OpenOffice, GNOME, Ubunto etc.

Currently you can go to Hackontest site and submit features request or vote on already submitted ones. phpmyadmin has already won SourceForge.net 2007 Community Choice Award for “Best Tool or Utility for SysAdmins

Good Luck phpmyadmin

After a month, Movable Type releases first public beta, it was completly based on log files that was submitted by users themselvs, but thats not all, now Movable Type has more features, such as:

1. Threaded Commenting
2. Simpler, Easier Default Templates
3. Updated Navigation and Menus
4. New Template and Widget Listing Screens
5. Template Previews
6. Faster, More Powerful Search — and now with Pagination!
7. Even More Publishing Control

You can get your copy [HERE] and view full release note [HERE]