Remository

- the home of the great file repository! Also the home of the Glossary component and the Remosef URI transformer.

Remository 3.46 and PHP4/5

Just released!  Remository version 3.46 with a number of new features, requested by users. Also bug fixes that should see the new, powerful access control mechanisms fully stable.

It is now some time since development of PHP4 ceased, and hosts are rapidly moving to PHP5. Much better code can be written by taking advantage of the newer features of PHP5.  Remository 3.46 is the last release that will be PHP4 compatible.  Future releases will require PHP5.  

Alternative Remository icon set

A Remository user has posted an alternative icon set in the forum, with a download link.  For more information look at this posting .

Glossary rewrite released

The first step in the future of Glossary was a complete rewrite which is now released with a number of fixes. Glossary is a great concept, and was transferred here by its previous developer, Sascha Claren. With a background of several different developers, although the code worked, it was difficult to develop further.

But now it has been totally rewritten using the techniques proved in Remository. Over time, the amount of common code between them will increase further. Right now, the new Glossary has essentially the same functions as the old one. New developments will be coming along though.

The aTicket support ticket system for Help Desk

Just launched! I was concerned that the formerly open source eTicket (based on osTicket) system had changed hands and stopped being open source. So aTicket is a new development, based on the last open source version of eTicket. It is a slick, easy to use system for small to medium support operations. Tickets can be raised by email or Web, and are neatly followed using just the owner's email address and the ticket ID. There are extensive admin functions. You can find the new project at http://aticket.org

The aTicket system is currently stand alone, although I hope to develop RESTful interfaces that will make it possible to create front ends for aTicket in other environments, such as within a CMS. The code has been greatly cleaned up, and the output now comes close to conforming to XHTML.

CMS framework development

If you're interested in PHP 5 development, especially as it applies to the creation of a CMS framework, take a look at my new book. The examples are taken from the Aliro CMS, developed by me and now released in beta, but the techniques are applicable to building any PHP framework for use on the web, and to some extent to any kind of PHP development. Click on the image of the book to go to the publisher's site to see more information and purchase options.

Problems installing into Joomla 1.5.x

Some people are having difficulty installing Remository into Joomla 1.5.x and receive the message "Error - could not find an XML setup file in the package". The error is an unhelpful generic message and really means that Joomla is not having success unpacking the archive. It appears that the reason for this is use by Joomla of very recent additions to PHP for archive handling, and these appear to be less than totally reliable. The problems are erratic and not easily linked with a particular software configuration. Remository for Joomla 1.5 is now available in two formats - a zip file or a tar.gz file. If one of these does not work for you, then please try the other.

Name clash on "downloads"

The default directory for the Remository file repository is called downloads. But if you create a system that uses SEF to have a file repository URI like http://mydomain.com/downloads this will not work because the CMS sees this as the real directory and not as a SEF'd CMS URI. The solutions are: either avoid using the exact name "downloads" at the start of a SEF URI, or put the files somewhere else and change the default location in the Remsitory configuration and any containers that have an absolute path specified. Make sure any new directories exist before changing absolute paths.

Remository on Joomla! version 1.5+

As one of the first major components to be published in a version capable of running as native Joomla 1.5, Remository is leading the field. But that doesn't mean that people using other systems are being left behind. In fact, code has been developed so that the major components hosted here are able to run on any of the supported platforms.

Versions that will run on Joomla 1.0.x are in the Mambo download section. Extensions are the same for Mambo 4.x and Joomla 1.0.x. The packaging has to be different for Joomla 1.5, so there is a special Joomla section to cater for software built to work there.