Category: Tech
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I managed to bring large file uploads into PHP 5.6
A colleague of mine recently faced difficulties to upload large opensource DVD images (>4G) into ownCloud during a demonstration. After some analysis, it turned out that it wasn’t ownCloud’s fault at all: PHP itself simply could not cope with large file uploads due to an overflow in some key variables. Further research showed that this…
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Horde starts Crowdfunding for IMP Multi-Account feature: Funded after a week
Michael Slusarz of Horde LLC started a crowdfunding experiment: He offered a 3000 $ project at crowdtilt.com to back up development of the IMP multi-account feature. Multi-Account support allows users to manage multiple mail boxes within one horde account. The feature is meant to replace Horde 3’s fetchmail feature which has not been ported for…
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Horde Configuration: How to move passwd app into settings menu
The passwd app is a password management/changing utility for Horde which normally lives in a menu “my account” in the toolbar. While it has been released and is in production use at many sites, it is also under development to expand and improve the module.Bankdrukken training + kogelvrije schouders bouwen – Lee Hayward’s totale fitness…
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PHP 5.5 to ship a byte cache soon? Zend Optimizer+ going opensource and into main PHP project
In a recent discussion among php core developers, Zeev Suraski of Zend Technologies offered to open source their proprietary byte cache “Zend Optimizer+”. The main objective is to get a bytecode cache into the PHP distribution and finally into the core. There is a lot of discussion if the 5.5 release should be delayed by…
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They’re taking the Horde to Debian, to Debian!
Now that Horde Groupware 5 has been released as stable software, a lot of users noticed the shortcomings of the PEAR packaging systems. It does not provide an easy and smooth way to upgrade Horde 4 to the latest bugfix version anymore. If you run Horde 4 apps that have not been ported for Horde…
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Heads Up: PHP deprecates mysql extension in 5.5.
In a recent developer vote, the php project decided to deprecate the mysql extension in PHP 5.5 and finally remove it from the main PHP project. It may or may not be available for a longer period as a PECL extension. The mysql extension has long been superseded by two more powerful extensions, PDO/Mysql and…
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No Bullshit #1: Apache vhost config AllowOverride All does not activate mod_rewrite
This is beginner’s talk, but I have seen it too many times anyway. A lot of tutorials on the web claim that you have to state “AllowOverride All” in an apache config and it magically activates mod_rewrite somehow. This is all bullshit. Your mileage may vary, you may be lucky on debianish systems. It’s not…
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jappix needs php-mbstring and will fail on SLES11
jappix is a fine piece of xmpp (jabber) based community building software. Sadly, its installer needs php-mbstring (for SLES 11 SP2, this is php5-mbstring or php53-mbstring depending on your php choice). Sadly, it hides any error messages before requiring this crucial library. You will never know until you investigate closely. Or as some person on…
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Horde 5 enters release cycle – First Alpha of Sesha Inventory App available
All’s well that ends well. During the last few days, the first alpha releases of the Horde Framework and some of its core apps hit the announcement list. Horde 5 sports a completely revamped user interface which allows a much tighter integration of the portal dashboard, ajax mode applications like the IMP Webmailer or traditional…
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Horde 5 Preview: Sesha Inventory App 1.0 and updated Rdo library
Dear folks, I am very pleased to announce: The Sesha Inventory application is ready for Horde 5 and it is in good shape. Sesha is a simple inventory keeping application which originally developed by Bo Daley and Andrew Coleman on Horde 3. The product was never officially released but it went into production at several…