Joomla 1.5 RC3 Released

I wonder if I should download and test it. But migration is too tedious!

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The march to a stable Joomla 1.5 quickened earlier this month with the release of RC3. Here's some helpful links about RC3.

Read the official news
Get Joomla 1.5 RC3
Instructions for upgrading from RC2 to RC3
Discuss Joomla 1.5 on our forum
Joomla 1.5 installation guide

If you're curious when Joomla 1.5 is going to "released" and "finished," better check out this perspective piece by one of Joomla's core team members and developers. Needless to say, RC3 is not the last of the RCs, as Joomla's developers believe in the "release early, release often" philosophy of open source development.

One thing's for sure- Joomla 1.5 will only improve if you use it, break it, report your problems, and offer your input. Download it today and try out Weblogic, our 1.5 native template!

Joomla! 1.5 RC3 — Codename Takriban

I haven't used and tested any 1.5 RCs yet but this looks promising. I'd like to use it when it's in the stable version. But who knows, if I will use it now, maybe I could contribute some useful ideas and suggestions to the developers community. And if I really participate in this, maybe I could learn how to make templates and creat a 1.5 compatible version complete with a fresh new design for everyone to use. Hey, if I don't sleep for the rest of my life then maybe I could really do these things...

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Saturday, 06 October 2007

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 has further fuelled interest, as has the number of 1.5 native extensions finding their way onto the Joomla! Extensions Directory . Joomla! 1.5 is really gaining momentum.

Now for some technical stuff

Important, you need to upgrade! In the first release candidate (RC1) we found three security issues, one SQL injection, one XSS, and a few full path disclosure vulnerabilities. Those security issues were solved in RC2 and no further security issues have since arisen.

Packages

For the 1.5 Takriban RC3 Release, only full packages are available for download. As usual, the packages are provided in three compression formats (zip, tar, bzip2). The download link for this release:

Download here

Upgrade instructions

Upgrading from any version of Joomla! 1.5 to 1.5.RC3 simply involves overwriting your current sites files, with the files in the proper Patch Package that applies to your site. Note; during Beta and RC development, some files could be removed from the Core Code. Using the above method for upgrading might leave some deprecated files in place. This could be solved by performing a fresh install once the Stable release is available and exporting/importing your database. Between Beta and the RC3 some small database changes have been made. Check the /installation/sql/mysql folder for the diff.sql file. Run that with any database tool such as phpMyAdmin to get your database updated.

This can be done by either uncompressing the Patch Package and then using an FTP client to transfer these files to your server and overwriting existing file. If you find errors after the process, ensure that all files were properly transferred. There have been verified reports of some FTP clients not properly transferring files across to a server - without notifying the user of such a problem. One possible cause is that under certain circumstances the webserver locks the files it is using, and the ftp-server can't update those files. One possibility is to take the site offline momentarily during the FTP transfer.


If your Web Provider gives you access to your site via some sort of Web Admin panel like CPanel or Plesk, you can use the systems file manager to upload the Patch Package file to your server and then extracting the package file and overwriting all the files on your server.

More information can be found on the Forums and if at any stage you are unsure, then search the forums for posts on the subject. Most will be found in the Upgrading forum .

Conversion / Migration

With the new 1.5 version it is not that easy anymore to convert for example a Mambo site to Joomla!, especially to 1.5. You will need to perform a migration which is described here: Click here

Backing up

Before undertaking an Upgrade or Conversion, it is extremely important that you backup your site's Database and if possible, also your site's files. While we try to ensure that an Upgrade or Conversion process is relatively straightforward, we cannot guarantee that this will always be the case for every user. So it is imperative that users take protective measures in case they face problems after the Upgrade or Conversion. We hope you enjoy Takriban and as always, we look forward to your feedback.

Multilingual site

I was considering that the site should be multilingual since a large portion of the Philippines are using Bisaya and other similar dialects. Especially if we hace clients that are farmers, they would rather read an online resource that is using their own language. That way they'd be much more adaptive to our ICT services.

That's an example of a multilingual site (as seen above)

www.multiculturalhivhepc.net.au

They even have a Tagalog translation.

MULTICULTURAL WEBSITES (National)

The Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia
www.fecca.org.au
FECCA is the peak, national body representing Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. FECCA's role is to advocate, lobby and promote issues on behalf of its constituency to government, business and the broader community. The site has information on a range of cultural diversity issues and links to health/community services.

Health Translations Directory
http://www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au
The Health Translations Online Directory enables health practitioners, and those working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities to easily find reliable translated health information.

The Directory provides web links to online multilingual resources across the health sector including government departments, peak health bodies, hospitals, community health centres and welfare agencies.

Multicultural Mental Health Australia
http://www.mmha.org.au
Multicultural Mental Health Australia (MMHA) provides national leadership in mental health and suicide prevention for Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. MMHA links a wide range of state and territory mental health specialists and services, advocacy groups and tertiary institutions to promote the mental health and well being of Australia's diverse communities.

NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au
NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (Multicultural Communication) provides information and services to assist health professionals to communicate with culturally diverse communities throughout New South Wales. There are over 400 publications on health in a wide range of languages and a new publication is produced each month. Some multilingual resources produced by other services are also listed on this website and there are links to related websites.

The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma
www.fasstt.org.au
FASSTT is a coalition of agencies that respond to the needs of survivors of torture and trauma who have come to Australia from overseas. FASSTT and its related organisations seek to combat the impact of torture on the individual, the family and the community. There is a torture and trauma service in each state and territory of Australia.