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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi David<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I just tested your svn updates locally with a clean install and everything installed without problem. Good to have the prompt about php 5+ version in the installer. Although I can see that requirement being a problem in some educational organisations but as you say the potential risks with still using PHP 4 arguably means that's a good thing!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I can see the language changer at the top of the page but I take it that isn't going to change anything until the languages are in place?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Did you see the notes in the googledoc about export not working correctly because it's not including the languages folder in the zip? Is that something you're able to resolve?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Also Julian had asked: Can we put the focus in the login field when you hit the welcome page?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ron<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Goodwin<br><b>Sent:</b> 29 April 2012 17:49<br><b>To:</b> Xerte discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b> [Xerte] Re: database.php<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>PHP 4 was end-of-lifed back in 2008 (2008/08/08).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>See <a href="http://developers.slashdot.org/story/07/07/14/0646216/php-4-end-of-life-announcement">http://developers.slashdot.org/story/07/07/14/0646216/php-4-end-of-life-announcement</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I don't think it's unreasonable to no longer support PHP4. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>From a work capacity I haven't come across anyone using PHP 4 for ~3 years.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you're planning for the XOT site you are installing to be accessible to 'the world' then you are likely to have security problems if you're still using PHP4.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Having said all that, I'm about to commit a change to the code which will remove the foreach($params as &$value). But I'm also about to commit some other stuff which will definitely not be compatible with PHP4.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>David<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 29 Apr 2012, at 17:39, Dave Burnett wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>Is there a dire necessity to force an upgrade to a php version that will accept pass by ref?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Thought for most languages that was the default, you had to be explicit if you wanted an autonomous copy.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>> Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:31:41 +0100<br>> From:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:patrick.lockley@googlemail.com">patrick.lockley@googlemail.com</a><br>> To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk">xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a><br>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: database.php<br>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>> & is php speak for pass by reference, it isn't a typo<br>><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Dave Burnett <<a href="mailto:d_b_burnett@hotmail.com">d_b_burnett@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > I'm still not clear.<br>> > So there is a &$ syntax or is it a typo?<br>> ><br>> > I hate asking ISP's or IT departments for upgrades.<br>> > The answer is usually no.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > ________________________________<br>> > From:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:david@palepurple.co.uk">david@palepurple.co.uk</a><br>> > Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:05:35 +0100<br>> > To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk">xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk</a><br>> > Subject: [Xerte] Re: database.php<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On 29 Apr 2012, at 16:59, Dave Burnett wrote:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > 4.4.9 according to phpversion()<br>> > So is it a typo or version/platform issue?<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Crumbs. Yes. That version of PHP has been obsolete and unsupported for a few<br>> > years now. You should really use PHP 5.2+<br>> ><br>> > I suspect PHP 4 doesn't like something about my code (as I wrote the 'fake'<br>> > prepared statement stuff in Xerte).<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > I'll add some sort of version check into the setup wizard to stop anything<br>> > less than PHP 5 being used.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > thanks,<br>> ><br>> > David.<br>> ><br>> > Pale Purple Ltd. (Company No: 5580814)<br>> > 'Business Web Application Development and Training in PHP'<br>> ><br>> ><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.palepurple.co.uk/">http://www.palepurple.co.uk</a><br>> > Office: 0845 0046746 Mobile: 07792380669<br>> ><br>> > Follow us on Twitter: @PalePurpleLtd<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and<br>> > may contain confidential information. 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