phpns

2.2.2 released

Posted by alecwh on Wednesday June 11, 2008 8:27 pm

The Phpns-team is proud to announce the 2.2.2 release of phpns. This release focuses on some problems using SEF URLs, however, there were other issues that were addressed. 2.2.2 has also gotten an improved design. This release features (CHANGELOG):

• regular small bug fixes
• SEF URLs fixed (problematic characters)
• RSS/SEF URL addition
• help.php fixes and updates
• $phpns['override_sef'] deprecation (introducing $phpns['sef'])
• noticeable GUI improvements
• welcome page implemented
• SEF URL code generation fix

Thanks for all the positive email messages, we love to read them. You can download this release by clicking on the box in the upper left. The patch can be found here.

2.2.1 released

Posted by alecwh on Saturday May 17, 2008 10:45 pm

The Phpns team is happy to present the next version of the system: 2.2.1. This version fixes a few medium bugs that were found in the 2.2.0, along with some minor feature enhancements. From the CHANGELOG:

version 2.2.1 @ May 18 2008 @ 12:00am MT

• minor bug fixes
• notification (email) optimization and fixes
• CSS changes for Firefox 3
• some grammar fixes
• bug affecting SEF URLs (http://phpns.alecwh.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=9&page=1#Item_0, thanks to jbdesignandphoto for the fix)
• help section updates 

The patch can be found at our downloads section. Simply unzip the package, and overwrite all the files in your phpns directory with those in the package. No script needs to be run.

Once again, thanks for all the support. If you find any bugs, please post them at our launchpad website. On a side note, we are currently gearing up to switch to the bazaar VCS for all development. Check back for updates.

2.2.0 upgrade

Posted by alecwh on Saturday April 19, 2008 2:29 pm

The 2.2.0 upgrade patch (from version 2.1.3) has been completed, after much distress over some code. Special thanks to commenter Erik on our PHP help post.

You can download the patch here. Instructions:

1. Copy over (overwrite) all the files in the .zip to your phpns directory. Note, not all files are replaced!
2. Run "upgrade_to_2.2.0.php" in the root of your installation.
3. Delete upgrade_to_2.2.0.php.
4. Login, and enjoy!

If you get any errors, we're happy to help in our forums or mailing list.

2.2.0 released

Posted by alecwh on Saturday April 12, 2008 6:26 pm

At last, phpns 2.2.0 has been released to the public. This version is a major upgrade from the 2.1.x series, offering many feature and security enhancements. We recommend all users to upgrade as soon as possible! Head over to the downloads section to get it.

From the CHANGELOG:

• major bug fixes
• default theme enhancements
• usability enhancements
• security enhancements
• major feature additions
  • PHP code can be used in themes
  • freeze/cache management
  • customized with pre-include variables
• temp. variable change ({full_story} to ) to minimize confusion
• help.php clarifications, additions
• mail notifications for misc. actions
  • specific to each user (ON/OFF)
• $phpns['script_link'] variable introduced for linking optimization
• misc theme changes/fixes
• all links related to phpns.com changed to correct domain (phpns.alecwh.com)
• rank-specific category access support
• integration wizard update and fixes
• auto-complete turned off on codepress textareas

We are currenty working on the upgrade from 2.1.3 => 2.2.0. We experienced some problems with the script, but it should be up tomrrow!

2.1.3 released

Posted by alecwh on Saturday March 29, 2008 6:21 pm

Phpns 2.1.3 has been officially released to the general public. You can find a patch from 2.1.2 here.

Featuring (from the CHANGLOG):

• various minor bug fixes
• fixed large bug involving article publishing
• security fix involving activation permissions
• opera bug fix with codepress
• GUI mods and usability updates
• new logo update
• major help.php redo
• small theme enhancements

We're very excited about this release, the phpns package has improved greatly. We've already started on the 2.2.0 release, which will improve this project further. Check back for details soon.

Note: Our website was overloaded with traffic on the release date, killing our server and mySQL database. We had to restart everything, including the database we use for latest news on phpns.com.