Hi All,
I'm glad to announce that all plugins have been updated for last Icy Phoenix release (2.2.0.105):

Icy Phoenix Plugins

Here is a short list of all the plugins:















Enjoy Icy Phoenix Plugins!
Luca Libralato

Hi all,
I'm glad to announce that Icy Phoenix 2.2.0.105 is available for downloads.

What's New Respect To Latest Stable Release

• PHP: increased compatibility with recent PHP versions
  
• Plugins System: improved with new functions and features
  
• New Classes: to improve coding and modding
  
• Templates: few edits to templates functions and parsing, prepared for HTML 5
  
• Thanks System: has been removed in favour of Likes System which supports AJAX and offers more flexibility.
  
• Album and Links: have been removed as core components and created as plugin.
  
• Cookies And Privacy Policy: due to new web rules, these two new sections have been created.
  
• Many smaller updates and features... install this beta version to enjoy them all!

Old templates: please note that templates designed for Icy Phoenix 2.0.0.86 (or older) won't work with this version. Update versions for all my styles are available here: Icy Phoenix Styles. Also you may want to keep monitored styles on GIT: Icy Phoenix Styles @ GIT.


Translations: please note that lang packs for Icy Phoenix 2.0.0.86 won't work with this version. Lang packs need to be updated before you can use them on your site. I will update all lang files in download section as soon as translators will send me their latest release. You can find latest development translations here: Icy Phoenix Languages @ GIT.


Customizations And Mods: please note that this version has many core code differences from the previous one, so it is really unlikely that old customizations and mods will work on this beta release. You can test current development versions of plugins if you wish: Icy Phoenix Plugins @ GIT.


Requirements
Before trying to install Icy Phoenix make sure you have the following STRICTLY NEEDED requirements:

• At least 20 MB of free space in the folder you would like to install the package
  
• Web server with PHP (5.2 or higher) installed and running (works best on Linux + Apache)
  
• MySQL (5 or higher) database with at least 5MB of free space (of course the space needed depends on how big your site will be... 5MB is enough for a basic empty setup)
  
• Ability to set CHMOD permissions

These other requirements (even if not strictly needed) are suggested for optimal performance of Icy Phoenix:

• Webserver with .htaccess capability
  
• Apache Rewrite Mod installed and running
  
• GD Libraries (at least 2.0.28) installed and running
  
• Register Globals set to OFF

Fresh Installation

1. Unpack Icy Phoenix package to one folder on your HD.
   
2. Copy all Icy Phoenix files in one folder on your webserver (i.e. /icyphoenix/)
   
3. Set the permissions to CHMOD 777 to the following files and folders (please note that you may not have all of them in your setup):
   
   • backup/
     
   • cache/
     
   • cache/cms/
     
   • cache/forums/
     
   • cache/posts/
     
   • cache/sql/
     
   • cache/topics/
     
   • cache/users/
     
   • downloads/
     
   • files/
     
   • files/album/
     
   • files/album/cache/
     
   • files/album/med_cache/
     
   • files/album/users/
     
   • files/album/wm_cache/
     
   • files/posted_images/
     
   • files/screenshots/
     
   • files/thumbs/
     
   • images/avatars/
     
   • logs/
     
   • logs/logfile_attempt_counter.txt
     
   • logs/logfile_blocklist.txt
     
   • logs/logfile_debug_mode.txt
     
   • logs/logfile_malformed_logins.txt
     
   • logs/logfile_spammer.txt
     
   • logs/logfile_worms.txt
   
   
4. Launch the setup from the install folder: install/install.php (i.e. http://www.mysite.com/forum/install/install.php)
   
5. Follow all the instructions on the screen, fill all requested data and complete the setup
   
6. Delete or rename install folder
   
7. Customize what needs to be customized in files and db (some files needs to be edited manually, while most of the options may be set in ACP and CMS)
   
8. Enjoy your New Site

How To Upgrade From Icy Phoenix 2.0.0.86 Version

1. Lock the site from ACP
   
2. Make a full backup of your website (both files and DB)
   
3. Remove all old Icy Phoenix files, but make sure you are not deleting other stuff you may need!
   
4. When deleting files, pay particular attention to custom files and folders like these:
   • config.php
     
   • backup/
     
   • downloads/
     
   • images/
     
   • files/
     
   • logs/
   
   
5. Copy all new Icy Phoenix files into your root
   
6. Make sure you apply the right CHMOD permissions as listed in the Fresh Installation section above
   
7. Launch install/database_update.php and update your DB
   
8. Delete or rename install folder
   
9. Customize what needs to be customized in files and db (some files needs to be edited manually, while most of the options may be set in ACP and CMS)
   
10. Enjoy your New Site

If you have an older Icy Phoenix version, please follow instructions on how to update to Icy Phoenix 2.0 first.


Available Packages




Support

As per each beta release, this version is still unsupported, and you should not use this version on any live site (unless you really understand the risks in doing that!).

You should test this beta release only on your local testing environments and reports bugs and feedback so the code could be improved before final release.


Please use the Bugs Tracker or GIT Issues to report any bug you find.





Enjoy Icy Phoenix!
Luca Libralato



P.S.: last but not least... I have to thank you especially Informpro and mort for being present much more than me on this website recently! Thank you very much my friends for your precious help and support.

Hi all,
as you probably already know phpBB 3.1 has been released: phpBB 3.1 Ascraeus Feature Release Published

The new phpBB codebase is quite different from the previous one, even if there is only a minor revision increase (from 3.0.x to 3.1.x).

Unfortunately I don't have the time to upgrade all my styles and few hacks I developed for phpBB 3.0.x, so I have to drop the support for all my phpBB related stuff.

Trust me, I'm not happy to take this decision, but I hate doing things poorly, and I'm yet doing poorly with Icy Phoenix... so I think that this decision is in the best interest of the whole community.

I have already moved most of old discussions into an archive section. I'll probably remove all phpBB related stuff from Downloads pages in the next few months.

I hope you understand the reasons behind this choice.

All the best.

Luca Libralato

Enjoy

Thanks to MG for giving me space on his domain.

Hi all,
I just wanted to mention that I started a new repository for a new project: Icy Phoenix CMS (only CMS).

Currently it's very basic, because only CMS works, I need to integrate configuration panel and profile page at least...

But hey... it's a start!

You can find the new project here:

Icy Phoenix CMS

I may change its name in the future...

The goal of this package is to have a small CMS to create websites without any specific feature. Special features will be added through Plugins (hopefully I will convert existing Icy Phoenix plugins). I think the first plugins will be dedicated to photgraphy, since I'm going to recode my personal photographic website.

If someone wants to help, you are more than welcome. Code will be much less than Icy Phoenix, so I think it would be easier for new user to join and help coding. At the moment I also need help in cleaning up the package from some old code (Icy Phoenix left over). Feel free to contact me privately if you want to help.

Hopefully I will also add a wish list here, so everyone can contribute with ideas on the new development.

I'm waiting for your feedback (be kind!).

Hi All,
I'm glad to announce that I added all FK Themes / iThemes Styles which should be compatible with Icy Phoenix 2.0 to the download section.

FK Themes / iThemes Styles For Icy Phoenix 2.0

A big thank you to Limun who helped me in completing this task.

If you find any bug in these styles, please report here.

Thank you,
Luca

Hi All,
I just wanted to announce that today I have finally added some Icy Phoenix Plugins to the downloads section:

Icy Phoenix Plugins

I have released 9 plugins so far, and I will try to release more in the future. I'm also planning to write a tutorial on how to write a proper plugin for Icy Phoenix, but that is going to require some time (to make sure I will include as much informations as possible).

Here is a short list of the plugins released today:












I hope you will enjoy these new releases.

Enjoy Icy Phoenix!
Luca Libralato

Since many users already asked how to create an empty page into Icy Phoenix 2.0 to insert custom content, I have decided to create this small tutorial.

There several ways to create custom pages, here are 2 different approaches:

1. Create a CMS page (with the "central_block") and add the content into a custom block, so you can output whatever you like by creating a proper function. Just duplicate a block, and add in the function your content, something like this:
   
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   <?php
   /**
   *
   * @package Icy Phoenix
   * @version $Id$
   * @copyright (c) 2008 Icy Phoenix
   * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-license.php GNU Public License
   *
   */
   
   if (!defined('IN_ICYPHOENIX'))
   {
   die('Hacking attempt');
   }
   
   if(!function_exists('cms_block_myblock'))
   {
   function cms_block_myblock()
   {
   global $db, $cache, $config, $template, $theme, $images, $user, $lang, $table_prefix, $block_id, $cms_config_vars, $cms_config_layouts, $cms_page;
   
   $mycontent = '<b>My Fantastic Page</b>';
   $template->assign_vars(array(
   'MYCONTENT' => $mycontent,
   )
   );
   
   }
   }
   
   cms_block_myblock();
   
   ?>
   
   Then you just need to create a tpl called myblock_block.tpl in templates/default/blocks/ with this content:
   
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   {MYCONTENT}
   
   
   Then just add the block to the page and you are done.
   
2. As a second option you can create an empty PHP page like this:
   
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   <?php
   /**
   *
   * @package Icy Phoenix
   * @version $Id$
   * @copyright (c) 2008 Icy Phoenix
   * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-license.php GNU Public License
   *
   */
   
   define('IN_ICYPHOENIX', true);
   if (!defined('IP_ROOT_PATH')) define('IP_ROOT_PATH', './');
   if (!defined('PHP_EXT')) define('PHP_EXT', substr(strrchr(__FILE__, '.'), 1));
   include(IP_ROOT_PATH . 'common.' . PHP_EXT);
   
   $cms_page['page_id'] = 'mypage';
   
   // Start session management
   $user->session_begin();
   $auth->acl($user->data);
   $user->setup();
   // End session management
   
   $mycontent = '<b>My Fantastic Page</b>';
   
   $template->assign_vars(array(
   'MYCONTENT' => $mycontent
   )
   );
   
   full_page_generation('mycontent_body.tpl', $lang['MYCONTENT'], '', '');
   
   ?>
   
   Then you just need to create a tpl called mycontent_body.tpl in templates/default/ with this content:
   
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   <!-- INCLUDE overall_header.tpl -->
   {MYCONTENT}
   <!-- INCLUDE overall_footer.tpl -->
   
   
   Then in CMS => Standard Pages create the new page so you can add blocks and specify other features:
   
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   Name: My Fantastic Page
   PageID: mypage
   filename: mypage.php

Enjoy your newly created pages!