March 2006 - News - lists.phpmyadmin.net

[Phpmyadmin-news] phpMyAdmin 2.8.0.2 is released
by Marc Delisle 17 Mar '06

17 Mar '06

Hi, Version 2.8.0.2 is a maintenance release containing a security fix (XSS problem) as well as fixes for - mysqli problems with zend.ze1_compatibility_mode enabled - setup script did not save the mysql/mysqli extension - Documentation.txt badly formatted Marc Delisle, for the team

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[Phpmyadmin-news] A third category for the final vote...
by Marc Delisle 17 Mar '06

17 Mar '06

Hi, The SourceForge.net 2006 Community Choice Awards is now accepting your final votes until March 23. You are invited to vote for phpMyAdmin in the _three_ following categories: Sys Admin, Databases and Best Overall. http://sourceforge.net/awards/cca/ Thanks, Marc Delisle

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[Phpmyadmin-news] nominate phpMyAdmin !
by Marc Delisle 10 Mar '06

10 Mar '06

Hi, The SourceForge.net 2006 Community Choice Awards is now accepting votes in the nomination phase. You are invited to nominate phpMyAdmin in the following categories: Sys Admin and Best Overall. You have until March 15th to vote in this phase. http://sourceforge.net/awards/cca/ Thanks, Marc Delisle

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[Phpmyadmin-news] phpMyAdmin 2.8.0.1 is released
by Marc Delisle 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Hi, Version 2.8.0.1 contains two fixes: - compatibility with PHP < 4.3.0 - CREATE/ALTER TABLE compatibility with MySQL 5.1.x (but 5.1.x support has not been fully tested) Marc Delisle, for the team

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[Phpmyadmin-news] phpMyAdmin 2.8.0 is released
by Marc Delisle 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

_ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ | |__ _ __ | \/ |_ _ / \ __| |_ __ ___ (_)_ __ | "_ \| "_ \| "_ \| |\/| | | | | / _ \ / _` | "_ ` _ \| | "_ \ | |_) | | | | |_) | | | | |_| |/ ___ \ (_| | | | | | | | | | | | .__/|_| |_| .__/|_| |_|\__, /_/ \_\__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_| |_| |_| |___/ 2.8.0 http://www.phpmyadmin.net phpMyAdmin 2.8.0 - March 6, 2006 ================================ A set of PHP-scripts to administrate MySQL over the Web. -------------------------------------------------------- Announcement ------------ The phpMyAdmin Project is proud to announce the immediate availability of phpMyAdmin 2.8.0. phpMyAdmin is a web administration tool for MySQL databases, intended to handle a whole database server as well as a single database. Over the years, it has become the most popular Web GUI for MySQL and is downloaded between 6,000 and 14,000 times a day, according to SourceForge.net. The jump from 2.7.0 to 2.8.0 is partly because from now on, versions with the same X.Y number will have the same feature set, while the third number will be for bug fixes. Also, 2.8.0 has a new web-based setup script. Highlights ---------- Improvements: * PHP 5.1.2 compatibility * Possibility to hide databases * Configurable memory limit for import/export * Better support for CGI * Web-based setup * ... and more than 55 bugs fixed Detailed list of changes is available under http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ChangeLog.txt Availability ------------ This software is available under the GNU General Public License V2.0. You can get the newest version at http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ Available file formats are: .zip, .tar.gz and .tar.bz2. If you install phpMyAdmin on your system, it's recommended to subscribe to the news mailing list by adding your address under http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/phpmyadmin-news This way, you will be informed of new updates and security fixes. It is a read only list, and traffic is not greater than a few mail every year. Support and Documentation ------------------------- The documentation is included in the software package as text and HTML file, but can also be downloaded from: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation/ The software is provided as is without any express or implied warranty, but there is a bugs tracker page under: http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/ [click on "Bugs"] In addition, there are also a number of discussion lists related to phpMyAdmin. A list of mailing lists with archives is available at: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=23067 or http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/ [click on "Lists"] Finally, an users support forum is also available under: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=72909 Known bugs ---------- Please subscribe to the news mailing list under http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/phpmyadmin-news or regularly check the sourceforge bugs tracker. Donations --------- The project accepts donations to help improve the product. There is a "Donations" link on http://www.phpmyadmin.net. Description ----------- (from http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation) phpMyAdmin handles the administration of MySQL over the Web. It can manage a whole MySQL server as well as a single database. Currently it can: * easily browse through databases and tables * create, copy, rename, alter and drop databases * create, copy, rename, alter and drop tables * do table maintenance * add, edit and drop fields * execute any SQL-statement, even multiple queries * create, alter and drop indexes * load text files into tables * create (*) and read dumps of tables or databases * export (*) data to SQL, CSV, XML, Word, Excel, PDF and Latex formats * administer multiple servers * manage MySQL users and privileges * check server settings and runtime information with configuration hints * check referential integrity in MyISAM tables * using Query-by-example (QBE), create complex queries automatically connecting required tables * create PDF graphics of your Database layout * search globally in a database or a subset of it * transform stored data into any format using a set of predefined functions, like displaying BLOB-data as image or download-link * support InnoDB tables and foreign keys (see FAQ 3.6) * support mysqli, the improved MySQL extension (see FAQ 1.17) * communicate in 50 different languages (*) phpMyAdmin can compress (Zip, GZip -RFC 1952- or Bzip2 formats) dumps and CSV exports if you use PHP4 >= 4.0.4 with Zlib support (--with-zlib) and/or Bzip2 support (--with-bz2). Authors & Copyright ------------------- Copyright (C) 1998-2000 Tobias Ratschiller <tobias_at_ratschiller..com> Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Marc Delisle <Marc.Delisle_at_cegepsherbrooke.qc.ca> Olivier Müller <om_at_omnis.ch> Robin Johnson <robbat2_at_users.sourceforge.net> Alexander M. Turek <me_at_derrabus.de> Michal Cihar <michal_at_cihar.com> Garvin Hicking <me_at_supergarv.de> Marcel Tschopp <ne0x_at_users.sourceforge.net> Sebastian Mendel <cybot_tm_at_users.sourceforge.net> + many other people (check the CREDITS section of our documentation) This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Marc Delisle/ 2006-03-06

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[Phpmyadmin-news] phpMyAdmin 2.8.0-rc2 is released
by Marc Delisle 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

_ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ | |__ _ __ | \/ |_ _ / \ __| |_ __ ___ (_)_ __ | "_ \| "_ \| "_ \| |\/| | | | | / _ \ / _` | "_ ` _ \| | "_ \ | |_) | | | | |_) | | | | |_| |/ ___ \ (_| | | | | | | | | | | | .__/|_| |_| .__/|_| |_|\__, /_/ \_\__,_|_| |_| |_|_|_| |_| |_| |_| |___/ 2.8.0-rc2 http://www.phpmyadmin.net phpMyAdmin 2.8.0-rc2 - March 2, 2006 ==================================== A set of PHP-scripts to administrate MySQL over the Web. -------------------------------------------------------- Announcement ------------ The phpMyAdmin Project is proud to announce the immediate availability of the second release candidate for phpMyAdmin 2.8.0. phpMyAdmin is a web administration tool for MySQL databases, intended to handle a whole database server as well as a single database. Over the years, it has become the most popular Web GUI for MySQL and is downloaded between 6,000 and 14,000 times a day, according to SourceForge.net. The jump from 2.7.0 to 2.8.0 is partly because from now on, versions with the same X.Y number will have the same feature set, while the third number will be for bug fixes. Also, 2.8.0 has a new web-based setup script. Highlights ---------- Improvements: * PHP 5.1.2 compatibility * Possibility to hide databases * Configurable memory limit for import/export * Better support for CGI * Web-based setup * ... and more than 55 bugs fixed Detailed list of changes is available under http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ChangeLog.txt Availability ------------ This software is available under the GNU General Public License V2.0. You can get the newest version at http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ Available file formats are: .zip, .tar.gz and .tar.bz2. If you install phpMyAdmin on your system, it's recommended to subscribe to the news mailing list by adding your address under http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/phpmyadmin-news This way, you will be informed of new updates and security fixes. It is a read only list, and traffic is not greater than a few mail every year. Support and Documentation ------------------------- The documentation is included in the software package as text and HTML file, but can also be downloaded from: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation/ The software is provided as is without any express or implied warranty, but there is a bugs tracker page under: http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/ [click on "Bugs"] In addition, there are also a number of discussion lists related to phpMyAdmin. A list of mailing lists with archives is available at: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=23067 or http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/ [click on "Lists"] Finally, an users support forum is also available under: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=72909 Known bugs ---------- Please subscribe to the news mailing list under http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/phpmyadmin-news or regularly check the sourceforge bugs tracker. Donations --------- The project accepts donations to help improve the product. There is a "Donations" link on http://www.phpmyadmin.net. Description ----------- (from http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation) phpMyAdmin handles the administration of MySQL over the Web. It can manage a whole MySQL server as well as a single database. Currently it can: * easily browse through databases and tables * create, copy, rename, alter and drop databases * create, copy, rename, alter and drop tables * do table maintenance * add, edit and drop fields * execute any SQL-statement, even multiple queries * create, alter and drop indexes * load text files into tables * create (*) and read dumps of tables or databases * export (*) data to SQL, CSV, XML, Word, Excel, PDF and Latex formats * administer multiple servers * manage MySQL users and privileges * check server settings and runtime information with configuration hints * check referential integrity in MyISAM tables * using Query-by-example (QBE), create complex queries automatically connecting required tables * create PDF graphics of your Database layout * search globally in a database or a subset of it * transform stored data into any format using a set of predefined functions, like displaying BLOB-data as image or download-link * support InnoDB tables and foreign keys (see FAQ 3.6) * support mysqli, the improved MySQL extension (see FAQ 1.17) * communicate in 50 different languages (*) phpMyAdmin can compress (Zip, GZip -RFC 1952- or Bzip2 formats) dumps and CSV exports if you use PHP4 >= 4.0.4 with Zlib support (--with-zlib) and/or Bzip2 support (--with-bz2). Authors & Copyright ------------------- Copyright (C) 1998-2000 Tobias Ratschiller <tobias_at_ratschiller..com> Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Marc Delisle <Marc.Delisle_at_cegepsherbrooke.qc.ca> Olivier Müller <om_at_omnis.ch> Robin Johnson <robbat2_at_users.sourceforge.net> Alexander M. Turek <me_at_derrabus.de> Michal Cihar <michal_at_cihar.com> Garvin Hicking <me_at_supergarv.de> Marcel Tschopp <ne0x_at_users.sourceforge.net> Sebastian Mendel <cybot_tm_at_users.sourceforge.net> + many other people (check the CREDITS section of our documentation) This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Marc Delisle/ 2006-03-02

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