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Koha 3.4.8 is now available
by Chris Nighswonger 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.4.8. The package can be retrieved from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.08.tar.gz You can use the following checksum and signature files to verify the download: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.08.tar.gz.MD5 http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.08.tar.gz.MD5.asc http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.08.tar.gz.sig Release notes for 3.4.8 are below. Come and get it! RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.4.8 27 Jan 2012 ======================================================================== Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The website for the Koha project is http://koha-community.org/ Koha 3.4.8 can be downloaded from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.08.tar.gz Installation instructions can be found at: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball Koha 3.4.8 is a bugfix/maintenance release. Highlights of 3.4.8 ====================== 6627 blocker [security] insecure file creation 2830 critical Hold not removed when "trapped" item on hold shelf is checked out to a different patron in the holds queue 3651 critical Require patron login to send shelves and baskets 5533 critical marking item lost diff in two places 6292 critical Overdue notices have a bug when multiple overdues exist 7093 critical Placeholders for suggestion table in suggestion related mails broken 7160 critical paying fines throws error 7193 critical can't remove end date from subscriptions 7316 critical Missing escaping in search results 7360 critical Importing a SQL file for frameworks based on Default Framework deletes the default framework 7370 critical Longoverdue cronjob claims Undefined subroutine &main::LostItem 7407 critical HidePatronName not working anymore 2012 major Add bilio crashes under no zebra 6302 major Failing to send email notices - to_address not set 6923 major can't load help files 7202 major z39.50 search on bib edit not working 7226 major Can't add tags on list 7275 major Pagination lost when click in the option "Show more" of facets column Bugs fixed in 3.4.8 ====================== 2307 normal Calendar widget cannot be translated 2534 normal Viewing items table on item edit screen requires horizontal scrolling 3431 normal Catalog by itemtype report pulling from holdingbranch 5226 normal MARC21 field 545 missing 5369 normal se queries with paranthesis fail 6098 normal zebra conf NSB NSE indexed as space 6142 normal CanBookBeReserved function is redefined in C4/ILSDI/Utility.pm 6374 normal Use "size" as names/hash keys leads to an unexpected results when using Template::Toolkit (name of a virtual method there) 6466 normal hung socket read causes SIP tests to fail 6700 normal Better handling of version numbers in updatedatabase 6717 normal Sub total doubled up on borrower pay fines page 6885 normal Superlibrarian users can't delete items from another library when IndependantBranches 6917 normal Acquisitions reports: Dates filters doesn't work when they are not selected on row or column 7097 normal HidePatronName not hiding in all places 7198 normal overdue report does not display patron name if firstname and/or surname are null 7215 normal callnumber versus itemcallnumber 7245 normal Errors in MySQL tables population with mandatory data for italian installation 7262 normal No calendar present in holidays module when there are quotes in title or description 7276 normal member entry Performance improvement 7277 normal keyword mapping needs spaces in the OPAC 7287 normal overdue notification is processed several times if some sites do not have rules 7313 normal Untranslatable strings in 'search to hold' feature 7332 normal Translated title (MARC21 field 242) doesn't display 7338 normal link to serial detail wrong 7349 normal Sorting patron search result by cardnumber doesn't work 7361 normal 'Default' encoding in staged marc import breaks diacritics 7363 normal Downloading a list in CSV format doesn't work 7381 normal wrong isbn showing on the staff search results 1623 enhancement Retain history of approved comments 2011 enhancement Link patron extra sort fields to authorized values 3184 enhancement Show creator and budget receiving a document 5327 enhancement Unit tests required for all C4 modules 5565 enhancement Default OAI UNIMARC to Dublin Core XSL adds superfluous blanks 5607 enhancement Make fields from issues table available in overdues 6193 enhancement Use memcached cache koha-conf.xml configuration variables 6663 enhancement would be nice to put ranges of dates in the calendar 6716 enhancement Database Documentation 6787 enhancement NORMARC needs a Fast Add framework 6865 enhancement Replace image-based gradient backgrounds with CSS3 gradients 6975 enhancement OPACBaseURL called as OPACBaseurl in many templates 7135 enhancement in addbiblio, make save button floating to have it on always on screen 7139 enhancement Log circulation messags 7143 enhancement Bug for tracking changes to the about page 7159 enhancement Add branchcode to circulation.pl search 7164 enhancement add Koha history timeline tab to 'About' page 7197 enhancement ES translation of the Debian readme 7220 enhancement Add IDs to check-in message dialogs to facilitate CSS customization 7240 enhancement Cleaning up import tables and action_logs 7247 enhancement rebuild_zebra.pl -v should show all Zebra log output 7309 enhancement Add NORMARCslim2intranetDetail.xsl for detail view in intranet 7324 enhancement Show alternate email as mailto link on patron summary 7326 enhancement longoverdue.pl was hardcoded to 1 year, is now a parameter 7373 enhancement new bridge icons 7439 enhancement Mailmap for git shortlog System requirements ====================== Changes since 3.2: * Template::Toolkit Documentation ====================== As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The home page for Koha documentation is http://koha-community.org/documentation/ As of the date of these release notes, only the english version of the Koha manual is available: http://koha-community.org/documentation/3-4-manual/ The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary Translations ====================== Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff interface are available in this release for the following languages: * Chinese * Danish * English (New Zealand) * English (USA) * French (France) * French (Canada) * German * Greek * Hindi * Italian * Norwegian * Portuguese * Spanish * Turkish Partial translations are available for various other languages. The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate list to volunteer: http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate The most up-to-date translations can be found at: http://translate.koha-community.org/ Release Team ====================== The release team for Koha 3.4 is Release Manager: Chris Cormack <chrisc(a)catalyst.net.nz> Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard(a)gmail.com> Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic(a)tamil.fr> Release Maintainer (3.2.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger(a)foundations.edu> Release Maintainer (3.4.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger(a)foundations.edu> QA Manager: Colin Campbell Credits ====================== We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.4.8 (The numeral in the first column represents the number of patches included in this release): 1 Tomas Cohen Arazi 2 Alex Arnaud 1 Marc Balmer 3 Brendan 5 Jared Camins-Esakov 1 Frédérick Capovilla 1 Galen Charlton 1 Garry Collum 17 Chris Cormack 2 Christophe Croullebois 7 Frédéric Demians 3 Connor Dewar 8 Nicole Engard 3 Magnus Enger 12 Katrin Fischer 5 Chris Hall 1 Mason James 1 Srdjan Jankovic 1 Admin User Koha 1 Henri-Damien Laurent 20 Owen Leonard 1 Frère Sébastien Marie 1 Jesse Maseto 1 James Mason 2 Julian Maurice 4 Sophie Meynieux 3 Chris Nighswonger 1 Albert Oller 1 Dobrica Pavlinusic 9 Paul Poulain 3 Liz Rea 8 Marcel de Rooy 1 Fridolyn SOMERS 4 Adrien Saurat 1 Robin Sheat 2 Juan Sieira 11 Duncan Tyler 8 Ian Walls We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed, please send a patch against these release notes to koha-patches(a)lists.koha-community.org. Revision control notes ====================== The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git The branch for Koha 3.4.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix releases) is 3.4.x. The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.6.0. Bugs and feature requests ====================== Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug tracker at http://bugs.koha-community.org/ Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini ##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 27 Jan 2012 14:02:53 Z #####

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Overdue Notices
by Marie Wardall 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

We are currently working with Koha 3.2 soon to be moving to 3.6 but we have a question regarding Overdue Notices. Our secondary schools have notices set up to run with a delay of 0 days to 10 days (there are 3 schools and all have different delay settings). They would like one notice they can run that would show all items overdue to patrons when they run it on a particular day. For example our Senior High runs overdue notices every Tuesday. They would like any overdue items to show up on one notice for patrons so that they can print them out, cut them apart, and give to the patrons homeroom teacher. Can anyone tell us how we would do this? Can we set it up in Tools>Notices or Overdue notice/status triggers? Or do we need to create a report that will do this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Marie Marie J. Wardall Library Media Specialist Mountain Bay Elementary School 8602 Schofield Ave. Weston, WI 54476 mwardall(a)dce.k12.wi.us Phone: 715-355-0302 ext. 5824 Change Today, Change Tomorrow, Keep Changing

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error while installing latest koha and 3.2.3 versions - redirecting to maintenance page with err opac-main.pl: Use of uninitialized value in split
by archer 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Hello, installing the latest koha on my 11.04 ubuntu system. Install went well but while taking koha in browser the site is redirecting to maintenance page with the below error in logs. [Fri Jan 27 09:56:38 2012] opac-main.pl: Use of uninitialized value in split at /usr/local/koha/lib/C4/Templates.pm line 277. [Fri Jan 27 09:56:38 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [Fri Jan 27 09:56:38 2012] opac-main.pl: Use of uninitialized value in split at /usr/local/koha/lib/C4/Templates.pm line 290. [Fri Jan 27 09:56:38 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [Fri Jan 27 09:56:38 2012] opac-main.pl: Use of uninitialized value in split at /usr/local/koha/lib/C4/Templates.pm line 277. [Fri Jan 27 09:56:38 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [Fri Jan 27 09:56:38 2012] opac-main.pl: Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /usr/local/koha/lib/C4/Templates.pm line 237. [Fri Jan 27 09:56:38 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [Fri Jan 27 09:56:38 2012] opac-main.pl: OPAC Install required, redirecting to maintenance at /usr/local/koha/lib/C4/Auth.pm line 599. [Fri Jan 27 09:56:40 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [Fri Jan 27 09:56:40 2012] maintenance.pl: Use of uninitialized value in split at /usr/local/koha/lib/C4/Templates.pm line 277. I also tried installing an older version but that is even taken me to maintenance page. so defenitely i seem to be missing something. I get the below error then, 'Opac install required' [Fri Jan 27 12:13:01 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [Fri Jan 27 12:13:01 2012] opac-main.pl: OPAC Install required, redirecting to maintenance at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Auth.pm line 558. [Fri Jan 27 12:13:02 2012] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] [Fri Jan 27 12:13:02 2012] maintenance.pl: Use of uninitialized value in hash element at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Context.pm line 974. Can someone please guide me? Thanks in advance. -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/error-while-installing-latest-koha-and-3-… Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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best way to catalog new library?
by smurfett＠gmail.com 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Hi We're a bilingual school in the US that's trying to catalog our chinese books from scratch. Because I can't find the Chinese MARC records from US libraries, I've added some z39.50 servers in Taiwan. I'm trying to figure out if there is a way for us to easily catalog our books. The current Koha interface seem to suggest that I have to type in ISBN numbers one by one, it searches the z39.50, I edit the MARC record, and save it. I know Koha allows importing via Excel. But my problem is I don't know how else to get all these MARC records to begin with except through Koha. I bought a barcode scanner and I'd hoped I could somehow scan all the ISBN numbers in and some program will search and download all the MARC records in a batch format instead. Do you have any suggestions on how I can catalog my books? thanks! nancy

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Re: [Koha] Biblio deletion
by library 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

When I try to import the file into the Batch Item Delete tool I get the following message. I'm not sure I have understood the function of the tool as it seems to be asking for a barcode not the biblio numbers that I am trying to load. Software error: Can't call method "as_usmarc" on an undefined value at /koha/lib/C4/Items.pm line 589. Regards Ann Murphy

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Re: [Koha] Biblio deletion
by Adalid Ortiz 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Home Tools Batch item deletion Felipe Adalid Ortiz Anzaldo Bibliotecario de sistemas Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana Biblioteca Loyola http://clavius.tij.uia.mx Ave. Centro Universitario 2501 Playas de Tijuana 22200, Tijuana, B.C. 0 664 630-1577 Ext. 623 adalid(a)tij.uia.mx "En una jerarquía, el poder lo tiene quien guarda secretos; en una red el poder lo obtiene quien disemina información. -John Perry Barlow-> >Subject: [Koha] Biblio deletion > From: library <library(a)katikaticollege.school.nz> > Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:33:03 +1300 > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > >Goodmorning > >Can anyone direct me to instructions on how to batch delete biblio records. >I managed to batch delete the items attached to the records and now I need >to delete the records themselves, but I really don't want to do this one at >a time for over 1100 records. Or have I misunderstood the process >entirely. > >Best wishes >Ann Murphy >Librarian >Katikati College > >amurphy(a)katikaticollege.school.nz >_______________________________________________ >Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org >Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha

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Biblio deletion
by library 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Goodmorning Can anyone direct me to instructions on how to batch delete biblio records. I managed to batch delete the items attached to the records and now I need to delete the records themselves, but I really don't want to do this one at a time for over 1100 records. …Or have I misunderstood the process entirely. Best wishes Ann Murphy Librarian Katikati College amurphy(a)katikaticollege.school.nz

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Koha 3.6.3 is now available
by Chris Nighswonger 26 Jan '12

26 Jan '12

It is with pleasure that I announce the release of Koha 3.6.3. The package can be retrieved from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.03.tar.gz You can use the following checksum and signature files to verify the download: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.03.tar.gz.MD5 http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.03.tar.gz.MD5.asc http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.03.tar.gz.sig Release notes for 3.6.3 are below. Come and get it! RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.3 26 Jan 2012 ======================================================================== Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The website for the Koha project is http://koha-community.org/ Koha 3.6.3 can be downloaded from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.03.tar.gz Installation instructions can be found at: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball Koha 3.6.3 is a bugfix/maintenance release. Highlights of 3.6.3 ====================== 6627 blocker [security] insecure file creation 2830 critical Hold not removed when "trapped" item on hold shelf is checked out to a different patron in the holds queue 3651 critical Require patron login to send shelves and baskets 5533 critical marking item lost diff in two places 6292 critical Overdue notices have a bug when multiple overdues exist 7193 critical can't remove end date from subscriptions 7360 critical Importing a SQL file for frameworks based on Default Framework deletes the default framework 7370 critical Longoverdue cronjob claims Undefined subroutine &main::LostItem 7394 critical Broken detail page for last link from result page 7407 critical HidePatronName not working anymore 2012 major Add bilio crashes under no zebra 6302 major Failing to send email notices - to_address not set 7226 major Can't add tags on list 7282 major invalid language selection Bugs fixed in 3.6.3 ====================== 2307 normal Calendar widget cannot be translated 3431 normal Catalog by itemtype report pulling from holdingbranch 4300 normal Display 866z summary holdings public note in OPAC 5226 normal MARC21 field 545 missing 5369 normal se queries with paranthesis fail 6098 normal zebra conf NSB NSE indexed as space 6142 normal CanBookBeReserved function is redefined in C4/ILSDI/Utility.pm 6374 normal Use "size" as names/hash keys leads to an unexpected results when using Template::Toolkit (name of a virtual method there) 6466 normal hung socket read causes SIP tests to fail 6700 normal Better handling of version numbers in updatedatabase 6717 normal Sub total doubled up on borrower pay fines page 6885 normal Superlibrarian users can't delete items from another library when IndependantBranches 7097 normal HidePatronName not hiding in all places 7266 normal overdue.pl : filter on flags "debarred" "suspended" and "gonenoaddress" not working 7276 normal member entry Performance improvement 7277 normal keyword mapping needs spaces in the OPAC 7311 normal Error when records have UNIMARC 461$0 or 773$0 for something other than bibnumber 7313 normal Untranslatable strings in 'search to hold' feature 7328 normal Expanded options in advanced search 7332 normal Translated title (MARC21 field 242) doesn't display 7338 normal link to serial detail wrong 7349 normal Sorting patron search result by cardnumber doesn't work 7356 normal Fix various typos and mis-spellings 7361 normal 'Default' encoding in staged marc import breaks diacritics 7363 normal Downloading a list in CSV format doesn't work 7381 normal wrong isbn showing on the staff search results 1623 enhancement Retain history of approved comments 3184 enhancement Show creator and budget receiving a document 5327 enhancement Unit tests required for all C4 modules 5565 enhancement Default OAI UNIMARC to Dublin Core XSL adds superfluous blanks 5607 enhancement Make fields from issues table available in overdues 5729 enhancement Add coins information to the intranet 6015 enhancement Enhancing the performance test suite 6193 enhancement Use memcached cache koha-conf.xml configuration variables 6787 enhancement NORMARC needs a Fast Add framework 6990 enhancement TransformKohaToMarc enhancement 7079 enhancement Default values for German system preferences (web installer) 7143 enhancement Bug for tracking changes to the about page 7220 enhancement Add IDs to check-in message dialogs to facilitate CSS customization 7240 enhancement Cleaning up import tables and action_logs 7247 enhancement rebuild_zebra.pl -v should show all Zebra log output 7278 enhancement In the items table, make items.materials of type text, and show its contents at circulation 7324 enhancement Show alternate email as mailto link on patron summary 7326 enhancement longoverdue.pl was hardcoded to 1 year, is now a parameter 7364 enhancement Fast-Add framework doesn't always get the branch for item creation 7373 enhancement new bridge icons 7439 enhancement Mailmap for git shortlog System requirements ====================== Changes since 3.4: * Perl 5.10 is required Documentation ====================== As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The home page for Koha documentation is http://koha-community.org/documentation/ As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the Koha manual is available: http://manual.koha-community.org/3.6/en/ The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary Translations ====================== Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff interface are available in this release for the following languages: * Chinese (Taiwan) * Danish * English (USA) * English (UK) * French (France) * German * Italian * Portuguese (Brazil) * Spanish Partial translations are available for various other languages. The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate list to volunteer: http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate The most up-to-date translations can be found at: http://translate.koha-community.org/ Release Team ====================== The release team for Koha 3.6 is Release Manager: Chris Cormack <chrisc(a)catalyst.net.nz> Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard(a)gmail.com> Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic(a)tamil.fr> QA Manager: Ian Walls <ian.walls(a)bywatersolutions.com> Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel de Rooy, Paul Poulain, Mason James Release Maintainer (3.4.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger(a)foundations.edu> Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger(a)foundations.edu> Credits ====================== We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored new features in Koha 3.6: * Los Gatos Public Library * NEKLS * East Brunswick Public Library * Athens County Public Libraries * Horowhenua Library Trust * Halton Borough Council * South Taranaki District Council We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.6.3. 1 Tomas Cohen Arazi 1 Alex Arnaud 2 Marc Balmer 2 D Ruth Bavousett 6 Jared Camins-Esakov 1 Frédérick Capovilla 1 Garry Collum 15 Chris Cormack 1 Christophe Croullebois 8 Frédéric Demians 3 Connor Dewar 2 Nicole Engard 2 Magnus Enger 14 Katrin Fischer 4 Chris Hall 1 Srdjan Jankovic 1 Admin User Koha 2 Henri-Damien Laurent 12 Owen Leonard 1 Frère Sébastien Marie 1 Jesse Maseto 1 James Mason 2 Julian Maurice 3 Sophie Meynieux 5 Chris Nighswonger 1 Albert Oller 1 Dobrica Pavlinusic 10 Paul Poulain 2 Liz Rea 7 Marcel de Rooy 1 Fridolyn SOMERS 1 Sam Sanders 5 Adrien Saurat 11 Duncan Tyler 5 Ian Walls We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed, please send a patch against these release notes to koha-patches(a)lists.koha-community.org. Revision control notes ====================== The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git The branch for Koha 3.6.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix releases) is 3.6.x. The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.8.0. Bugs and feature requests ====================== Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug tracker at http://bugs.koha-community.org/ Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini ##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 26 Jan 2012 15:06:56 Z #####

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Deleted authorities
by Stefano Bargioni 26 Jan '12

26 Jan '12

Hi, I'm looking for a way to trace deleted authorities. A table for biblio is deletedbiblioitems, but I found no deletedauth_header or something similar for auth records. I only need the auth_id. Any idea? Thanks. Stefano

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installing koha on hosted server?
by lionalx 26 Jan '12

26 Jan '12

hey, sorry if im out of line asking this here, but didnt find answers in documentation pages. im experienced home linux user, but dont have much knowledge about servers, expect installing wordpress and drupals.. i got an impression that ur installation guidelines assume im running my own server, but will i be able to install it on average paid linux hosting? do i need to look for specific feature(s)? thx, alex -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/installing-koha-on-hosted-server-tp543245… Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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