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WordPress 2.3 RC 1 is now available. I’m still running on 2.2.3, however, I may upgrade to this RC - we’ll see. I’ve been busy with the new job. Anyway..

Official Announcement:

The first release candidate for WordPress 2.3 is now available. We’ve spent the week since beta 3 fixing bugs and shaping RC1 into release candidate material. If you would like try RC1 and help us get 2.3 ready for its final release on Monday the 24th, download RC1 here and report any bugs you find. Although we consider this release candidate to be stable, keep in mind that this is still pre-release software. You may find some lingering bugs. Please back up your database before upgrading. If you have problems with RC1, you will not be able to revert back to your previous release without a database backup.

And a big thanks to those of you who have been testing the betas and now the RC. Your efforts make 2.3 better for everyone.

Well, started the new job today. I’ll be going through training the next 3 weeks. It’s alright, can be a bit boring at times, but I like it Hopefully I can make it through all of training just fine

Well, after nearly 4 years working online, I’ve gotten a job.. offline. I’ll be starting the 17^th for Vangent, Inc. It’s a nice job and I’m hoping it turns out well

Sadly though, I won’t have much time for PHP programming, domain names, etc, once the job starts. I’ll be working 8-10 hour days.

However, I believe things will work out for the best Wish me luck.

WordPress 2.3 Beta 3 is now available.

Official Announcement:

Beta 3, the third and final beta for WordPress 2.3, is now available. Many bugs have been fixed since the second beta, and we could use your help finding and fixing more bugs in preparation for the first Release Candidate due next Monday. The standard disclaimer for betas applies. Beta 3 is pre-release software that is still being tested. If you would like try out Beta 3 and help report bugs, join the wp-testers mailing list and download beta 3 here.

WordPress has released 2.2.3, I’ll be upgrading this blog soon. I’d advise anyone using the 2.2 series to upgrade.

Official Announcement:

2.2.3 is a security and bug-fix release for the 2.2 series. Since this is a security release, we suggest you upgrade immediately. Two of the fixes are high priority.

On our Trac you can see the bugs closed and the files changed for 2.2.3.

To get 2.2.3, please see our download page.

As always, upgrade instructions including an extended upgrade guide are available.

Thanks to Alexendar Concha, Aaron Newman, and xknown for identifying and helping us fix the security vulnerabilities.

Installed APC (Advanced PHP Cache) today, and I must say, I love it! Things are much faster. I decided to install it after no luck with eAccelerator or Xcache. Out of the three, APC also is the most actively developed, and has a kick ass control interface (stats and graphs galore).

If you’re looking for a PHP cache solution, I’d highly recommend APC.

WordPress 2.3 Beta 2 is now available.

Official announcement:

WordPress 2.3 will be here before you know it! We’re putting out a beta release every Monday until WordPress 2.3 ships on September 24th. Today the second beta drops for your testing pleasure. We’ve fixed a bunch of bugs in the last week — thanks to everyone who participated! That said, this is still rough code, so you should only test the beta if you are comfortable troubleshooting PHP issues, filing tickets, and backing up your blog’s data.

Still want to play? Go ahead and join the wp-testers mailing list and download beta 2 here.

Don’t turn away
I pray you’ve heard
The words I’ve spoken
Dare to believe
Over one last time
Then I’ll let the

Darkness cover me
Deny everything
Slowly walk away
To breathe again
On my own

Carry me away
I need your strength
To get me through this
Dare to believe
Over one last time
Then I’ll let the

Darkness cover me
Deny everything
Slowly walk away
To breathe again
On my own

I went through and deleted 55 posts and around 50 comments from the blog. So if you’re looking for a certain post and are redirected back here, don’t be surprised

PHP 5.2.4 was released a couple days ago, it’s recommended to upgrade. I did a few hours ago.

PHP.net official announcement:

PHP 5.2.4 Released

[30-Aug-2007]

The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate availability of PHP 5.2.4. This release focuses on improving the stability of the PHP 5.2.X branch with over 120 various bug fixes in addition to resolving several low priority security bugs. All users of PHP are encouraged to upgrade to this release.

Further details about the PHP 5.2.4 release can be found in the release announcement for 5.2.4, the full list of changes is available in the ChangeLog for PHP 5.

Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.2.4:

• Fixed a floating point exception inside wordwrap() (Reported by Mattias Bengtsson)
• Fixed several integer overflows inside the GD extension (Reported by Mattias Bengtsson)
• Fixed size calculation in chunk_split() (Reported by Gerhard Wagner)
• Fixed integer overflow in str[c]spn(). (Reported by Mattias Bengtsson)
• Fixed money_format() not to accept multiple %i or %n tokens. (Reported by Stanislav Malyshev)
• Fixed zend_alter_ini_entry() memory_limit interruption vulnerability. (Reported by Stefan Esser)
• Fixed INFILE LOCAL option handling with MySQL extensions not to be allowed when open_basedir or safe_mode is active. (Reported by Mattias Bengtsson)
• Fixed session.save_path and error_log values to be checked against open_basedir and safe_mode (CVE-2007-3378) (Reported by Maksymilian Arciemowicz)
• Fixed a possible invalid read in glob() win32 implementation (CVE-2007-3806) (Reported by shinnai)
• Fixed a possible buffer overflow in php_openssl_make_REQ (Reported by zatanzlatan at hotbrev dot com)
• Fixed an open_basedir bypass inside glob() function (Reported by dr at peytz dot dk)
• Fixed a possible open_basedir bypass inside session extension when the session file is a symlink (Reported by c dot i dot morris at durham dot ac dot uk)
• Improved fix for MOPB-03-2007.
• Corrected fix for CVE-2007-2872.

For users upgrading to PHP 5.2 from PHP 5.0 and PHP 5.1, an upgrade guide is available here, detailing the changes between those releases and PHP 5.2.4.