What is phpns?

Phpns is a free, open-source PHP News System that will enable you to design your website the way you want, and include a dynamic CMS with one line of code. Phpns is released under the GNU GPL license, allowing you to edit, distribute, and share your customization. Check out some screenshots.

You can play with the Phpns codebase by cloning our hg repository:

$ hg clone http://bitbucket.org/alecwh/phpns/ (you can fork it here)

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2.2.0 released

Posted by alecwh on Saturday April 12, 2008 7:26 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 7:21 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. 

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