Kyle leaves the Phpns-team
Posted by alecwh on Saturday August 16, 2008 2:30 pm
I got an email this morning from Launchpad letting me know that Kyle Osborn has left the Phpns-team, and no longer has commit access to the repository. Kyle has worked with Phpns since mid-development of version 2, and has been a huge help ever since. He has contributed to the code-base, released many patches and fixes for various bugs, and overseen the project during my absences.
I sincerely thank Kyle for all the work, time, and dedication he's put into the project. Phpns has definitely benefited from his contributions.
Thanks Kyle!
2.2.3 released [EOF]
Posted by alecwh on Tuesday July 08, 2008 9:13 pm
The Phpns-team announces the next and final planned version of the project: 2.2.3. This version will be the last planned for the Phpns project, with potential security patches as necessary. Download it by clicking "Download!" on the navigation. The patch can be found here.
UPDATE: Use THIS LINK to download the file!
Featuring (from the CHANGELOG):
- final feature release preparation
- updated about page, removed invalid support methods
- emphasized Launchpad project page
- minor bug fixes
- fixed bug with cookie destruction
- CSS fixes (inconsistant message styles)
- spelling and website inconsistancies/mistakes
The Phpns-team (Kyle, myself, and other contributors) sincerely thanks everybody for their work, questions, and support. Since version 1.0 we have been working in our free time to bring our users a stable and powerful content management system, and we don't regret a second of it. The project started as a means of gaining experience with administrating a software project, and that's exactly what it did! It has been a very enjoyable, challenging, fun and frustrating experience. We encourage absolutely anybody to fork/branch the project at Launchpad if they want to continue development.
It doesn't end here; the team will continue to release security patches as necessary. There will be a few changs though. We are officially disabling the forums, mailing lists, and IRC network. To get assistance, you will need to head over to our launchpad website (http://launchpad.net/phpns) and go to the Answers section. We will be notified (via email) of every question asked on that website, and you WILL get a response and assistance.
We hope you have found this project useful. If you feel compelled, please leave us a note via email or a comment in this article. If you have any questions regarding phpns in general (that can't be addressed at Launchpad), email us.
From us to you,
Au Revoir!
P.S. Please feel free to leave comments for the developers below this article!
2.2.3 release date set
Posted by alecwh on Sunday June 29, 2008 12:46 am
The Phpns-team has planned the next release of Phpns for: Wednesday July 9, 2008.
The release will focus on some small bugs found, along with a bug concerning cookie distribution and destroying. This release will likely be the last planned version of phpns, not counting security patches. More on this later.
Update: We pushed the release two days, we had some unfinished work that we didn't fit into the schedule. Look forward to it!
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.
2.2.2 release date set
Posted by alecwh on Friday June 06, 2008 2:54 pm
The Phpns-team has set the release date for 2.2.2: Friday June 13, 2008.
This version will focus on much needed SEF URL fixes and optimization, along with the regular bunch of small fixes. We recommend upgrading, even though there will be no security fixes (as of now).
Fixed download link
Posted by alecwh on Monday May 19, 2008 12:40 am
Wupps - we just fixed a problem with the download link in the upper left corner. Sorry about that!
Switching to the bazaar CVS
Posted by alecwh on Saturday May 17, 2008 11:03 pm
The Phpns-team has decided to switch to the bazaar CVS, which tracks modifications we make to the code. Previously, we used "git" which didn't work out; we had problems with the git hosting website, and the program - while powerful - is somewhat complicated to use. After some experimentation, we decided to use bazaar, which has worked great for about a week now!
Launchpad, which currently tracks software bugs in the Phpns software, offers free bazaar hosting! If your have objections, or ideas, please leave a comment below.
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.
2.2.1 release date set
Posted by alecwh on Wednesday May 07, 2008 12:30 pm
The release date for 2.2.1 has been set for: Sunday May 18, 2008
This version will fix a variety of bugs found in the previous version, 2.2.0. There are no known security bugs that will be fixed in this upcoming package, however, we still encourage an upgrade as soon as possible.
Edit: We have pulled the release date up 3 days, from Wednesday to Sunday.
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:
- Copy over (overwrite) all the files in the .zip to your phpns directory. Note, not all files are replaced!
- Run "upgrade_to_2.2.0.php" in the root of your installation.
- Delete upgrade_to_2.2.0.php.
- Login, and enjoy!
If you get any errors, we're happy to help in our forums or mailing list.