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Magento Version 1.2.1 Now Available

February 4th, 2009

We are happy to announce the availability of Magento version 1.2.1 for download and upgrade.

This version includes some issue resolutions for Magento version 1.2.x. A full list of items included in this release can be found on the release notes page.

Diff files for the latest version can be found here.

Please use this forum to discuss any issue with Magento 1.2.1 and please report all bugs on the bug-tracker.

Note: We do NOT recommend upgrading a production installation of Magento directly. Please backup database and all files before upgrading. Please make sure to check file permission before trying to upgrade through your Magento Connect Manager.

This version seems to be more stable on the upgrade process, my experience on the upgrade is quite smooth process. And in the magento forum, there is a little less complaint on a faulty upgrade process. For upgrading better turn off the cache before run the upgrade process.

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Wordpress 2.7 is near

December 2nd, 2008

Yesterday, wordpress development has just announce the availability of Wordpress 2.7 RC1. This release should have brought the new icon from the Icon Design Contest, which was held last month. This release candidate are should be please many of the wordpress fans out there, since the 2.7 version is surely something that was worth waiting for.

I have just finished upgrading my 2.6.5 version of wordpress to this RC version in my other blog. And it looks like stable enough to be use in a live website. But of course, with so many changes in their administration screen layout some few plugins definitely will gonna need an update to be used with this release. The changes to the plugin, is should be quite minimal I believe. In my other blog the plugin that I have found need slight modification is All in One SEO Pack. Well it’s just a cosmetic modification, their input box is not blend correctly with the new 2.7 version editor screen layout. Some plugins that add button to the editor toolbar should also need to be checked.

In my other blog, when editing is made some times it throw an error of not finding the edited page. I’m not sure if it was a bug in this version, or is it because my connection to the server which was a bit unstable at the time I test the functionality. The upgrade process from 2.6.5 version to this RC1 version is run quite well, no problem arised in the process. But be carefull when you want to do the upgrade your own blog. Don’t forget to always do a full backup of your blog before you do it. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

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Tags: wordpress 2.7 RC1

Upgrade to Magento 1.1.7

November 26th, 2008

Just about today I tried the automatic upgrade process of Magento that was done through Magento Connect Manager screen. The upgrade process is quite straight forward and easy. After you get to the Magento Connect Manager screen, just enter “magento-core/Mage_All_Latest” to the Extension Key field and then click on Install New Extensions. After that the system will automatically upgrade all the file in your Magento installation. When it finished just click Refresh to see updated list of all Magento packages that was installed.

Well in my case, after the upgrade process the screen won’t show up. The store page also down, it only gave me “Internal Server Error” page. By looking at my server error log, shows that the server is complaining about the file permission on some files. It seems that the Magento Connect Manager has accidently change the permission to which is not supported or denied by the server. The file that was changed is “index.php” in your Magento root directory, and “index.php” in the downloader directory. Change them to “644″ or writeable only by user, and it should now able to run without problem.

Please remember to backup all your files and database before doing the upgrade process, especially when doing it on a production server. If you had encountered another problem regarding the upgrade, just head on Magento Upgrade Forum here.

update: After seeing more into the logfile it seems that many file need have their permission check, especially the file named index.php.

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Tags: 500 Internal Server Error Magento 1.1.7 Upgrade

Magento Version 1.1.7 Now Available

November 20th, 2008

The magento development team is announcing the availability of Magento version 1.1.7, user should be able to download or upgrade directly using Magento Connect Manager. This version includes over 350 issue resolutions for Magento 1.1.x that are listed in the release notes section, and new functionality that includes:

Google Website Optimizer integration
Google Base integration
Scheduled DB logs cleaning option

For upgrading issue, user are advised to visit the Magento Upgrade Forum. It is advised that the upgrade should not be carried out directly in a production environment. Remember to make backup of your site before doing an upgrade on your Magento site.

Source : Magento Blog

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Wordpress 2.7 Beta 3 is released

November 18th, 2008

Wordpress 2.7 Beta 3 is now officialy has been released to the public for testing. There are more than 160 changes since the last beta release. Some of the changes are :

Numerous style improvements and refinements.
All admin notices now go under the page title.
PHP Notice fixes.
Dashboard widget options now properly save.
Menu fixes.
New design for Quick Edit.
Canonical feed URL fixes.
Walker fixes.
An update for Hello Dolly.
Plugin installer updates.
Numerous font updates.
Updated login logo.
Switch position of “Save Draft” and “Preview” buttons in publish module.
File upload support for MS Office 2007+ file formats.
Media upload buttons won’t show if the user doesn’t have the upload capability.
Canonical redirects only do yes-www or no-www redirection for domains.
Shift-click checkbox range selection improvement.
Add New User page now separate.
Tag suggest only suggests tags (not other taxonomy terms).
QuickPress shows “Submit for Review” if user cannot publish.
Private posts/pages, and password-protected posts/pages are rolled into new “Visibility” section of publish module.

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WordPress 2.7 Beta 2 is ready

November 11th, 2008

Wordpress developer team has released the beta 2 of the 2.7 wordpress version. Here is some of the changes that was made compared to the Beta 1 version.

The Upload button didn’t always show. Fixed.
JS on the Dashboard broke for blogs with no comments, causing several UI elements to “freeze”. Fixed.
Recent Drafts Dashboard module didn’t show correct times. Fixed.
Various Autosave fixes.
Redirect after deleting a page from the editor went back to the deleted page. Fixed.
Fixed loading of translations for default TinyMCE plugins.
Added avatars to the edit users list.
Added some missing translations.
Fixed some validation errors.
Fixed some PHP warnings and notices.
Handle inconsistent file permissions during auto upgrade
Change Publish box layout to better accommodate internationalized text
Fix quick editing of the last page in the Edit Pages list
Fix Screen Options for IE
Fixes for choose tag from tag cloud
Rewrite rules fixes for certain hosts
Don’t check for updates on every page load
Easier post box dropping
Preview fixes
RTL fixes
Fixed broken wp-mail
Plugin update and install fixes
First draft of contextual help tab

For those who already installed the Beta 1 version, could just simply upgrade from the admin screen just go to the Tools -> Update Menu. Unfortunately there was a bug in the auto update process of Beta 1, so if problem arise better be prepared to make manual upgrade.