phpns

Site issues

Posted by alecwh on Wednesday August 27, 2008 8:32 pm

We're having a few issues with the main website, for an unknown reason. If you see oddness throughout the site, don't be alarmed. It should be fixed soon!

2.2.3 patch 1 released

Posted by alecwh on Sunday August 24, 2008 11:12 pm

Since the last release, 2.2.3, we've received a decent amount of bug reports that we have fixed. We thank everyone for their help finding these bugs; even though the project is deprecated, we still commit to the repository every now and then with important bug fixes. Patch 1 is the most recent patch to fix a lot of issues with 2.2.3. Remember, this patch is NOT the whole package. It only contains files that have changed since the last release.

To use this patch, simply open it, and dump its contents into your /phpns/ folder. Overwrite the old files.

Download it here.

Once again, if you find any bugs, report them to Launchpad!

Update: download link has been fixed!

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!

2.2.2 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.