December 2005 - support - lists.drupal.org

IRC Hacking Files
by Rob 27 Dec '05

27 Dec '05

My hosting company has twice recently claimed there are IRC hacking files in one of my accounts which uses Drupal. Has anyone had this experience or have any idea how they could be uploaded into my account like that? Is there a security hole in Drupal that could cause this? Rob

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weblinks or directory
by Mohammed al-shar' 24 Dec '05

24 Dec '05

hello everybody. I looked alot in the module pages at drupal.org for a web links directory module but found none. some forum threats do mention such a module, anybody have a better idea? what i want to achieve is to publish pages of links in various catigories and to give users the ability to suggest their favorite websites too. thanks in advance. regards, mohammed al-shar' www.mystop.net

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Expert Drupal Developer Needed - starting Jan 2006 - long term contract
by Jason Diceman 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

[Apologies for any duplication of this message in your Inbox] Co-op Tools (www.cooptools.ca) is hiring a PHP/MySQL programmer to do extensive support and upgrades to a Drupal (www.drupal.org) code base to be shared across multiple large scale web sites. Approximately 15 hours a week. 10 week contract with potential to continue long-term. Wage: $40-60/hr USD Starting January 2006 Please submit your C.V. and list of recent Drupal projects to: jd(at)cooptools.ca Deadline is December 29th. International applications are welcome. == Skills Required == * Linux Apache system administration. * PHP, MySQL, XML and JavaScript programming. * Expert knowledge of evolving Drupal APIs. * Awareness of accessibility standards. * Subversion code management. * Collaboration within the Drupal community. * Reasonable (technical) English == Expectations == * Extremely dependable. * Quick and friendly communication on a daily basis. * Addressing bugs right away. * Reusing other peoples good code when ever appropriate. * Contributing code back to Drupal community. * Proactive in improving functionality. * Co-operate well with project manager to refine specifications, set reasonable milestones and to follow through with professionalism. * Co-operate well with other developers. == Responsibilities == * Development, testing, release and maintenance of secure, efficient and stable Drupal code. * Managing contributions of code by other developers. * Maintaining TRAC system (www.edgewall.com/trac/) * Research into development options and recommending approaches. * Maintaining functionality of multiple Drupal sites. * Working with web hosts to help with server administration. == Context == Interface Design and functional requirements will be provided by Co-op Tools in the form of documentation and mock-ups clarified through frequent discussion via e-mail and/or chat. You will not be expected to do direct support or training for clients. You can work from home. Project management style will be tailored to your preferences. We use a TRAC wiki to document development plans and tickets to track issues and minor upgrades. Average three hours a day, five days a week. == About Co-op Tools == Jason Diceman started Co-op Tools in January 2004 as a small business to provide easy to use collaboration tools to progressive organizations. Our clients have included: * Ashoka www.ashoka.org (key Drupal client) * Centre for Global eHealth Innovation * Green Peace Canada * Sierra Club of Canada * The City of Toronto * Green Party of Canada * Canadian co-operative associations * Centre for Social Innovation * The Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment The Drupal projects we are doing this year will be global in scope with a focus on mass participatory decision-making and collaboration between social entrepreneurs (aka change makers). We are fun and professional folks who aim to make a lasting positive impact on our society. -- Please submit your C.V. and list of recent Drupal projects to: jd(at)cooptools.ca Deadline is December 29th. International applications are welcome. -- I sincerely hope you will apply for this job. - jd - ------------------------------ Jason Diceman Co-op Tools www.CoopTools.ca Phone: 416-538-co-op (2667) Toll-free: 1-866-519-co-op (2667) jd(a)cooptools.ca ------------------------------

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multiple menu bugs? Or a classic case of PEBKAC?
by Kobus Myburgh 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hi, Possible bug 1: If you use the menu to customize the items, and set a menu so that users may control whether they can see it or not, and then saving your user account after that, doesn't seem to work. Here is the recipe: 1. Create a new menu (let's call it "advanced"). 2. Create a menu item under this menu (let's call it "home" and link it to index.php). 3. Enable the block in block administration. 4. Configure the block to be NOT shown by default but allow individual users to display it. 5. Edit your own account and check the box next to the advanced menu. Possible bug 2: I am not sure where to file this one. Is it a BlueMarine issue or is it a PHPTemplate issue, or what is this? When you go to the menu, and you DELETE the Primary Links menu, it still displays in the header section of my site. Typically not everyone would delete this menu, so it is possible that I am the first one to notice this, but I only deleted it becauuse I could not find a way to disable it. I am not sure whether these are bugs or not. I have searched the bug list, and couldn't find anything (although I only had a few minutes to do so - our power is going out in 25 minutes or so). If these are indeed bugs, could someone please file then, as our power will be out for the whole day, and I am not going to be back here until 3rd of January. Regards, Kobus

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<!break--> tag?
by Kobus Myburgh 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hi! In previous version of Drupal I could split a node to have a "read more" section by using the  tag. It seems that I can't do that with Drupal CVS of 19 December (or thereabouts). Is this a bug, or did I miss something? My nodes were set up in various configurations to test this: either as "unlimited" or 2000 words length, so I doubt that is where the problem lies. Regards, Kobus

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Re: [support] Drupal does not work on PHP 5.1.1?
by Nimish Pachapurkar 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Thanks for the quick response, Ted! I will look for the 4.7 release. Somehow, I got a feeling that the issue was - at least in part - due to XTemplate. But waiting for 4.7 sounds like a good idea. Thanks, - Nimish Theodore Serbinski wrote: > Hi Nimish, > > Drupal 4.7 runs correctly on 5.1.1, I have not tried 4.6.5 on anything > besides 5.0.4 but it worked correctly there. > > I know there were some bigger changes from 5.0.5 to 5.1.1 and this > broke a few things. Drupal 4.7 is in beta now and will be released > sometime soon. This will fix the problem. > > Also, I found a 7-12% performance increase moving from 5.0.5 to 5.1.1 > while runing Drupal 4.7. > > Thanks! > > ted > > On 12/22/05, Nimish Pachapurkar <npac(a)spikesource.com> wrote: >> I was using Drupal 4.6.5 on PHP 5.0.4 before and worked very well. Since >> there was recent security vulnerability discovered for PHP 5.0.x >> versions (http://secunia.com/advisories/17763/) I decided to move to >> 5.1.1. However, Drupal won't work anymore with PHP 5.1.1 version. Is >> this a known issue? Has anyone else used Drupal with PHP 5.1.1?

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Drupal does not work on PHP 5.1.1?
by Nimish Pachapurkar 23 Dec '05

23 Dec '05

Hello, I was using Drupal 4.6.5 on PHP 5.0.4 before and worked very well. Since there was recent security vulnerability discovered for PHP 5.0.x versions (http://secunia.com/advisories/17763/) I decided to move to 5.1.1. However, Drupal won't work anymore with PHP 5.1.1 version. Is this a known issue? Has anyone else used Drupal with PHP 5.1.1? The problem I am facing is that Drupal index page does not show up correctly after installation. It seems that the templates are not getting rendered properly. I see this on the index page: {head} {styles} {_BLOCK_.header.logo} {_BLOCK_.header.site_name} {secondary_links} {primary_links} {_BLOCK_.header.blocks} Welcome to your new Drupal-powered website. This message will guide you through your first steps with Drupal, and will disappear once you have posted your first piece of content. <etc., etc.> There is no error message in PHP or Apache log - even with error_reporting switched to E_ALL. Is this a problem with Drupal, XTemplate, or both? I am using Drupal 4.6.5, PHP 5.1.1, Apache 2.0.55 and MySQL 4.1.15. Thanks, - Nimish

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Re: [support] Upgrade question from 4.6.3 to 4.6.5
by Kobus Myburgh 22 Dec '05

22 Dec '05

Skip, I think you can upgrade directly to 4.6.5. 4.6.4 was a security release and 4.6.5 was only a maintenance release. Regards, Kobus >>> avskip(a)gmail.com 12/15/2005 9:23:57 AM >>> I see it's now 4.6.5! It seems a week or so ago it was 4.6.4! Now the question is this: Since I'm at 4.6.3, how does one go to 4.6.5? Should I go 4.6.4, then 4.6.5 or just straight to 4.6.5? Are there any database changes that could mess up there? Thanks for info! Skip

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RE: [support] Story approval
by Kobus Myburgh 21 Dec '05

21 Dec '05

Thank you, Dave! Regards, Kobus >>> MetzlerD(a)evergreen.edu 12/20/2005 7:20 PM >>> FYI: I have confirmed that this works as designed. You can only bypass the queue if you have "administer node" permissions. If you're careful not to give out that permission, this works as Bill indicated. Dave -----Original Message----- From: support-bounces(a)drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of Kobus Myburgh Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 9:47 AM To: support(a)drupal.org Subject: Re: [support] Story approval I have done this only once, a few versions ago, but if I am not mistaken, the person who created the post could bypass the queue automatically and set it to published. Not sure if that was a permissions issue on my side, but that didn't work for me as expected. I would appreciate if you test Bill's suggestion and give feedback for future people with this problem. Thanks in advance, Kobus >>> bill(a)funnymonkeydata.com 12/15/2005 3:28:18 PM >>> In the workflow, set stories to go into the moderation queue. Then, give your "editor" role the ability to moderate stories. Cheers, Bill ----- http://www.funnymonkey.com Tools for Teachers Dulmandakh Sukhbaatar wrote: >I'm thinking about how to add news writer and editor roles in access >control in drupal 4.7. News writer will only post news or stories, but >stories not published without editor approval. How I can do this? >Please help. > > -- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ] -- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ] -- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]

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RE: [support] Story approval
by Metzler, David 20 Dec '05

20 Dec '05

FYI: I have confirmed that this works as designed. You can only bypass the queue if you have "administer node" permissions. If you're careful not to give out that permission, this works as Bill indicated. Dave -----Original Message----- From: support-bounces(a)drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of Kobus Myburgh Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 9:47 AM To: support(a)drupal.org Subject: Re: [support] Story approval I have done this only once, a few versions ago, but if I am not mistaken, the person who created the post could bypass the queue automatically and set it to published. Not sure if that was a permissions issue on my side, but that didn't work for me as expected. I would appreciate if you test Bill's suggestion and give feedback for future people with this problem. Thanks in advance, Kobus >>> bill(a)funnymonkeydata.com 12/15/2005 3:28:18 PM >>> In the workflow, set stories to go into the moderation queue. Then, give your "editor" role the ability to moderate stories. Cheers, Bill ----- http://www.funnymonkey.com Tools for Teachers Dulmandakh Sukhbaatar wrote: >I'm thinking about how to add news writer and editor roles in access >control in drupal 4.7. News writer will only post news or stories, but >stories not published without editor approval. How I can do this? >Please help. > > -- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ] -- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]

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