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List of changes: * New OOP API using PHP namespace \core\session\. * All handlers now update the sessions table consistently. * Experimental DB session support in Oracle. * Full support for session file handler (filesystem locking required). * New option for alternative session directory. * Official memcached session handler support. * Workaround for memcached version with non-functional gc. * Improved security - forced session id regeneration. * Improved compatibility with recent PHP releases. * Fixed borked CSS during install in debug mode. * Switched to file based sessions in new installs. * DB session setting disappears if DB does not support sessions. * DB session setting disappears if session handler specified in config.php. * Fast purging of sessions used in request only. * No legacy distinction - file, database and memcached support the same functionality. * Session handler name included in performance info. * Fixed user_loggedin and user_loggedout event triggering. * Other minor bugfixing and improvements. * Fixed database session segfault if MUC disposed before $DB. Limitations: * Session access time is now updated right after session start. * Support for $CFG->sessionlockloggedinonly was removed. * First request does not update userid in sessions table. * The timeouts may break badly if server hosting forces PHP.ini session settings. * The session GC is a lot slower, we do not rely on external session timeouts. * There cannot be any hooks triggered at the session write time. * File and memcached handlers do not support session lock acquire timeouts. * Some low level PHP session functions can not be used directly in Moodle code.
Official Chat Module for Moodle ------------------------------ The chat module now supports a backend daemon for more efficiency. It's still buggy and being worked on, but if you want to test it and help out here are some quick instructions: 1) Admin -> Config -> Modules -> Chat -> Settings 2) Set the method to "sockets" and set up the ports etc 3) Start the server like this (from the Unix command line): cd moodle/mod/chat php chatd.php --start & 4) Go to a chat room in Moodle and open it as normal. ------ KNOWN PROBLEMS - User list is not always working - Some browsers (eg Safari) cause lines to be repeated by 10 - 20 times - Occasionally "Document was empty" messages Help solving these very welcome! Martin, 31 July 2004