cPanel & WHM 11.32 reaches end of life August 20, 2013. That means there are only 5 months left in the life cycle. In accordance with our End of Life Policy cPanel & WHM 11.32 will continue functioning on servers after reaching end of life. No further updates, including security …
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March 11, 2013 Houston, TX- cPanel Inc., announces the release of cPanel & WHM 11.36 to the RELEASE tier. Included in this brand new release are further improvements to the update system, building on work started with cPanel & WHM 11.30. A new staging step during installation allows a variety …
The Joomla! Project is pleased to announce the availability of Joomla! CMS 3 Beta1. Community members are asked to download and install the package in order to provide quality assurance for Joomla 3.1. Joomla 3.1 is scheduled for release on or around March 25th, 2013.
Joomla 3 is the latest major release of the Joomla CMS, with Joomla 3.1 the second short term support release in this series. Please note that going from Joomla 3.0 to 3.1 is a one-click upgrade and is NOT a migration. The same is true is for any subsequent versions in the Joomla 3 series. That being said, please do not upgrade any of your production sites to the beta version as beta is ONLY intended for testing.
What is this release for?
This is a beta release and not for use on production sites.
Extension developers are encouraged to work with this release in order to prepare extensions for the General Availability release of Joomla 3.1, though there shouldn’t be any backward compatibility issues. Users are encouraged to test the package for issues and to report issues in the Joomla! issue tracker.
What are the new features of Joomla! 3.1?
- 29855 – Tags (click here to see the recent blog post about it)
- 29822 – Show logs in debug console
- 30085 – Refactor installation to use new application and MVC classes
- 29965 – Add pagination in COM_SEARCH component
- 29770 – Added triggers on save for com_config
Miscellaneous: 28574 – Removed the GeSHi plug-in
What are the other new features of the Joomla! 3 series?
- Incorporation of Twitter Bootstrap into a jui media package.
- A new responsive administrator template–Isis– and interface.
- A new front end template–Protostar– built using Twitter Bootstrap Updated accessible template called Beez3
- PostgreSQL Driver. You will be able to run Joomla 3.0 sites using the PostgreSQL database.
- PHP Memcached Driver
- Use of JFeed for feed management rather than SimplePie
- Installation of language packages directly from the extension manager
- Guest user group present by default
- Saving blank articles allowed
- New administrator statistics module
- Update TinyMCE to version 3.5.6
- Continued clean up of older unused code, files and database fields and tables and improved standardization of tables.
- Improvements to Smart Search
- Extensive work on code style standardisation and consistency
- Unit testing in the CMS
- Updated system tests in the CMS
- Multilanguage: adding items associations in remaining core components.
- Language Installation tool for the Joomla Installer.
- Items associations in multi-language
- Allow different update packages for different version dev levels
What is the status of Joomla! 2.5?
Version 2.5 of the Joomla! CMS is a Long Term Support release and support for it will continue until shortly after the release of Joomla 3.5 scheduled for Spring 2014. Joomla 2.5 users do not need to migrate to Joomla 3.0 or 3.1.
Will I be able to update directly to Joomla! 3?
Moving to Joomla 3.x from Joomla 2.5 will be a mini-migration not an upgrade, although for the core of Joomla! the migration should be simple. However, it is likely that templates for Joomla 2.5 will need modification to work with Joomla 3 as will many extensions. Always test prior to migrating and consult with the developers of any extensions and templates you use.
What is the status of Joomla! 1.5?
Support for Joomla 1.5 ended in April of 2012 and we continued to support it unofficially until the end of 2012 for medium to high priority security issues.
Does that mean your 1.5 site will suddenly stop working? No, your site will continue to work as it always has. However, Joomla’s developers will not be releasing new versions for Joomla 1.5, so you won’t be getting bug fixes or security fixes. For this reason, it’s recommended to migrate from 1.5.
Moving from 2.5 to any Joomla 3 version is relatively simple, since Joomla has made the process easy for newer versions. Unfortunately, moving from 1.5 is not a trivial task. Fortunately, there are two good extensions that make the process easier: jUpgrade and SPUpgrade.
You have a choice of going straight to Joomla 3.0 or going to 2.5 first. Both jUpgrade and SPUpgrade have versions ready for both versions. Please consult with their documentation on how to migrate from Joomla 1.5 to 3.0/2.5.
For most new/migrated sites, the Joomla! 3 series is the preferred series and starting on it avoids a mini-migration from Joomla 2.5 later down the road. Starting on the Joomla 3 series for a new/migrated site, also provides you with longer backward compatible support (with one-click upgrades) than starting a new site on 2.5 right now, because support for 3.x ends in 2016.
How can you help Joomla development?
There are a variety of ways in which you can get actively involved with Joomla! It doesn’t matter if you are a coder, an integrator, or merely a user of Joomla!. You can contact the Joomla! Community Development Manager, David Hurley, [email protected], to get more information, or if you are ready you can jump right into the Joomla! Bug Squad.
The Joomla Bug Squad is one of the most active teams in the Joomla development process and is always looking for people (not just developers) that can help with sorting bug reports, coding patches and testing solutions. It’s a great way for increasing your working knowledge of Joomla, and also a great way to meet new people from all around the world.
If you are interested, please read about us on the Joomla Wiki and, if you wish to join, email Mark Dexter, one of the Bug Squad co-coordinators.
You can also help Joomla development by thanking those involved in the many areas of the process. Since the release of Joomla 1.6, a whopping 375 issues have been fixed by the JBS. The project also wants to thank all of the people who have taken the time to prepare and submit work to be included in Joomla 1.7, 2.5, & 3.1, and to those who have worked very hard on the Joomla Platform separation project.
Related information
If you are an extension developer, please make sure you subscribe to the general developer mailing list as this is a place where you can discuss extension development and news that may affect custom development will be posted from time to time.
Following is a list of previous news and information about Joomla and other sites of interest:
- Working with the Joomla Feature Tracker
- General developer mailing list
- Joomla developer network
- Joomla development strategy
A Huge Thank You to Our Volunteers!
This beta release is the result of thousands of hours of work by dozens of volunteers. Thank you so very much for making Joomla the best CMS on the planet!
The March issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editors Introduction
Adventures in Joomla! Event Planning…, by Dianne Henning
Feature Stories
Interview with Andrew Eddie from The Art of Joomla, by John Rampton
IXAPI startup, by Stefan Neculai
Joomla! Facebook Page Hits 100,000 Fans, by John Rampton
Events
Joomla User Group Toronto — The Journey, by Bob Bloom
The 2nd JoomlaDay Switzerland 2013 in Berne, by Roger Perren
The 3rd Joomla! Day India, by Ashwin Date
JoomlaDay Events in April and May 2013, by Jacques Rentzke
Project News
Leadership Highlights – February 2013, by Marijke Stuivenberg
Designers
Do LESS in Joomla!, by David Hurley
Business Matters
SEO Optimizing Your Joomla Website, by Luke Summerfield
Book Reviews
Installing Joomla 3.0 on local host using XAMPP, by Tuan Bui
Developers
Joomla! 3.0 Extension Development Series: Writing The Core, by David Hurley
Differences between the Joomla Framework and Joomla Platform, by Matt Thomas
Sitebuilders
Training Your Clients with Video – Part 3, by Rod Martin
Adding Access Control through Overrides, by Randy Carey
Standing Out in the Stream – Adding Interactive Posts to your Content, by Ruth Cheesley
Help Wanted
The Joomla! Project Wants You – March 2013, by Dianne Henning
Administrators
It Can’t Be Said Often Enough. Save, Update and BackUp Your Site, by Markus Færø-Lunde
Are you Suffering from Keyword Overload? Keeping Google Happy after the Exact Match Domain (EMD) Update, by Ruth Cheesley
Joomla Security Tips 101, by John Rampton
Community Choice Extensions
Community Choice Extensions – March 2013, by Peter van Westen
The Joomla! Haikus
Post your Haikus for March, by Dianne Henning
International Stories
Browse the international articles submitted this month.
In our next issue
We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!
cPanel has released new builds for all public update tiers. These updates provide targeted changes to address security concerns with the cPanel & WHM product. These builds are currently available to all customers via the standard update system. cPanel has rated these updates as having important security impact. Information on …
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The February issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editors Introduction
We Heart Joomla!, by Alice Grevet
Feature Stories
Going to Production with Joomla!, by Marek Husek
Have You Browsed Joomla.org Lately?, by Helvecio da Silva
Interview: Humble Bundles – Behind the Bargain, by Dianne Henning
Events
Presenting… JUG Rio!, by Jennifer Gress
JoomlaDay Events in February and March 2013, by Jacques Rentzke
Help Wanted
The Joomla! Project Wants You – February 2013, by Paul Orwig
Project News
More Hands on Deck, by Alice Grevet
Business Matters
Marketing & Dating Meet at the Thank You Economy, by Luke Summerfield
Designers
Top 10 Fashion VirtueMart Templates, by Iryna
Beyond Responsive Design: Scalable User Experiences, by Alan Langford
Administrators
What You Probably Never Knew Lurked Within Google Analytics!, by Ruth Cheesley
Developers
20 Suggestions for Better Style and Script Designing in Joomla! Extensions (Part 2), by Soheil Novinfard
Joomla! 3.0 Extension Development Series: Beginning Development, by David Hurley
Sitebuilders
Training Your Clients with Video – Part 2, by Rod Martin
Tutorial: Taking Advantage of Alternative Layouts for Articles and Modules, by Scott Greenwald
The Joomla! Haikus
Post your Haikus for February, by Dianne Henning
International Stories
Browse the international articles submitted this month.
In our next issue
We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!
EasyApache 3.18 in 11.36
cPanel Inc., announces the release of EasyApache 3.18, our powerful and simple-to-use script that you can use to update and configure your Apache web server. The most important feature of this new release is Apache 2.4, the latest version of the Apache web server. However, we have made a few …
January 28, 2013 Houston, TX- cPanel Inc., announces the release of cPanel & WHM 11.36 to the CURRENT tier. Included in this brand new release are further improvements to the update system, building on work started with cPanel & WHM 11.30. A new staging step during installation allows a variety …
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This is the notification of the End of Life for cPanel & WHM 11.30 The 18-month lifetime of cPanel & WHM 11.30 ends now. The last release of cPanel & WHM 11.30, being 11.30.8.0, will remain on our mirrors indefinitely. You may continue using this last release, however no updates …
cPanel has published a new security release, 11.34.1.7, containing Rails and ProFTPd security fixes. We recommend that all affected customers on the CURRENT, RELEASE, and STABLE tiers update to 11.34.1.7 as soon as possible. This release addresses two major vulnerabilities with Ruby on Rails (CVE-2012-5664 and CVE-2013-0156) which are resolved …
State of IPv6 in cPanel & WHM IPv4 IP allocation depletion is somewhat analogous to Y2K. The solution is essentially the same, except instead of going from 2 to 4 decimal digits in a year, we’re going from 32 to 128 binary digits in IP addresses while still supporting the …
The January issue of the Joomla Community Magazine is here! Our stories this month:
Editors Introduction
There Are No Limits…, by Dianne Henning
Feature Stories
The Beginning: A New Joomla User Tells Her Story, by Renea Leathers
JWC 12 – An Unexpected Journey, by Olivier NOLBERT
Join a JUG, by Richard Pearce
Project News
The Joomla Translation Experience, by Helvecio
Developers
The Shift Joomla Needs to Make: My Challenge, by Luke Summerfield
Joomla! 3.0 Extension Development Series: Setting the Stage, by David Hurley
Administrators
The Two Most Important Things You Can do to Secure Your Joomla Site, by Alan Langford
How Secure is Your Joomla! Website?, by Ruth Cheesley
Sitebuilders
What Makes a Website Memorable?, by Pete Juratovivc
Successful Extension Potluck, JUG Bay Area, California, USA, by Jennifer Gress
How SSL Can Secure and Add Features to Your Joomla! Site, by Alex Andreae
Training Your Clients with Video – Part 1, by Rod Martin
Mobilize Joomla!, by Ali Safaie
Business Matters
The Unbalanced Force in Your Marketing Strategy, by Luke Summerfield
International Stories
Browse the international articles submitted this month.
In our next issue
We want to publish your Joomla! story in the next JCM issue! So take a look at our Author Resources content to get a better idea of what we are looking for, and then register to become a JCM author and submit your Joomla! story!
cPanel recently released EasyApache 3.16. This version of EasyApache contains an updated version of ModSecurity that has an important change to Rule IDs which will affect you. In addition to the RuleID change, another change in ModSecurity that affects directive names will be incorporated into EasyApache 3.18. Unique Rule IDs …
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In 11.36, cPanel will ship with a distribution of Perl 5.14.3. This version of Perl will be located inside the /usr/local/cpanel tree to avoid problems with the RPMs provided by the distro. While the installer will still require basic Perl, cPanel will no longer need /usr/bin/perl in order to function. …
For Immediate Release December 10, 2012 Houston, TX- cPanel officially announces that its partnership with Attracta has been redefined. The relationship between the two companies has now shifted from Attracta being bundled with cPanel to Attracta being included as part of cPanel’s third party application catalog. Integrating Attracta as part …
Case 60203
Case 60203 Summary Password hashes truncated by 0×80 characters Security Rating cPanel has assigned a Security Level of “Moderate” to this vulnerability. Description cPanel & WHM relies on the Crypt::Passwd::XS Perl module to perform password hashing. This module suffers from the same vulnerability disclosed in CVE-2012-2143 where passwords with the …
Case 59926
Case 59926 Summary Multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to the use of Storable for serialization Security Rating cPanel has assigned a Security Level of “Important” to this vulnerability. Description The Perl Storable module provides support for serialization and deserialization of Perl data structures. In cPanel & WHM this functionality is …
Case 61251
Case 61251 Summary Arbitrary code execution via translatable phrases due to the use of Locale::Maketext Security Rating cPanel has assigned a Security Level of “Important” to this vulnerability. Description The Perl Locale::Maketext module is used to render translatable phrases into a user’s chosen locale. cPanel & WHM uses this module …
Case 60970
Case 60970 Summary Privilege escalation vulnerabilities due to the use of YAML::Syck for serialization Security Rating cPanel has assigned a Security Level of “Important” to this vulnerability. Description The Perl YAML::Syck module provides support for serialization and deserialization of data structures using the YAML format. In cPanel & WHM this …
Case 62230
Case 62230 Summary Shell code injection via translatable phrases in Cpanel::Locale Security Rating cPanel has assigned a Security Level of “Important” to this vulnerability. Description The Cpanel::Locale module wraps around Perl’s Locale::Maketext module and extends it to provide additional Maketext tags and functionality. Locale::Maketext is used to render translatable phrases …
Important: New Information about cPanel & WHM 11.30, 11.32, and 11.34 Updates Now Available Summary: cPanel & WHM 11.30.7.4; 11.32.5.15; 11.34.0.11, which fixes multiple security issues, is now available for download. cPanel has rated these updates as having important security impact. Information on security ratings is available at http://go.cpanel.net/securitylevels. Description: …