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Mighty Gorgon [ Wed 05 Oct, 2011 23:44 ]
Post subject: Icy Phoenix 2.0 Beta 1
Hi all,
I'm glad to announce that Icy Phoenix 2.0 Beta 1 is available for downloads.

What's New Respect To Latest Stable Release

  • CMS recoded with many AJAX features
  • Plugins System with ACP modules and specific permissions that could be managed through CMS
  • Cache Functions ported from phpBB 3
  • DB Class ported from phpBB 3
  • User Class ported from phpBB 3
  • Auth System ported from phpBB 3 and integrated into CMS and Plugins
  • Many Core Functions ported from phpBB 3
  • Almost all core SQL checked and rewritten
  • New classes coded to improve useability and simplify coding and modding
  • Optimized templates parsing
  • Improved SEO functions
  • Tags feature
  • Custom BBCodes in ACP
  • Private AJAX Chat rooms
  • Multiple Vote Polls
  • Many smaller updates and features... install the latest version to enjoy them all!


Old templates: please note that the template system has been totally revamped, so templates designed for Icy Phoenix 1.3.0.53 or below won't work at all with this version. At the moment apart of the styles included in the installation package only proSilver is available over GIT: Icy Phoenix Styles @ GIT.


Translations: please note that lang packs for Icy Phoenix 1.3.0.53 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. If you currently have some mods installed and you cannot update them on your own, you should be aware that you will not able to use those old mods until someone is going to update them.


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 Older Icy Phoenix Versions
  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. Copy install/convert_utf8_nodbal.php to your website root and launch it (this is needed to convert your old DB to UTF-8)
  8. Delete convert_utf8_nodbal.php from your root
  9. Launch install/database_update.php and update your DB
  10. Delete or rename install folder
  11. 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)
  12. Enjoy your New Site



Available Packages

Icy Phoenix 2.0 Beta 1
Package Name: Icy Phoenix
Package Version: 1.3.24.77
Release Spot: Happy Beerday MG


DOWNLOAD: Icy Phoenix 2.0 Beta 1 ( Mirror 1 ) ( Mirror 2 )

GIT Links



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 to report any bug you find.


icy_phoenix_small


Enjoy Icy Phoenix!
Luca Libralato


Informpro [ Thu 06 Oct, 2011 12:19 ]
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2nd (after buldo).

Amazing job :).


Mighty Gorgon [ Thu 06 Oct, 2011 12:46 ]
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I have just updated the package with two files that I replaced by mistake before uploading.

If you downloaded the package before 11 AM GMT this morning (2011/10/06), it is better than you download it again.

I'm sorry for that.


raphael10 [ Thu 06 Oct, 2011 17:53 ]
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Thanks a lot, Luca! good


portalpez [ Thu 06 Oct, 2011 18:18 ]
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Thanks you very much!!!!


Costa [ Thu 06 Oct, 2011 19:09 ]
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Thanks you very much


TheSteffen [ Thu 06 Oct, 2011 19:13 ]
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Thanks for your amazing work

Hopefully I find the next days the time to test it and found bugs


Chryzz [ Thu 06 Oct, 2011 23:25 ]
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Dankeschön!!!!


Death_note [ Thu 06 Oct, 2011 23:56 ]
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Thank's it proves


m740 [ Fri 07 Oct, 2011 20:16 ]
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THANKS!!!!





zsolti10 [ Sat 08 Oct, 2011 16:19 ]
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Thanks MG, you are great!

I will try it and start translating as soon as I can!

Well, I have a simple question: Does it support UTF-8 in language files?


Informpro [ Sat 08 Oct, 2011 19:52 ]
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Yes it does. Be sure to use UTF8 WITHOUT BOM.


zsolti10 [ Sat 08 Oct, 2011 20:50 ]
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Informpro wrote: [View Post]
Yes it does. Be sure to use UTF8 WITHOUT BOM.


Ok, Thanks


Mighty Gorgon [ Wed 12 Oct, 2011 20:15 ]
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I have already edited many files from the release, attempting to solve some issues with sessions and charset.

As soon as I finish testing the new code I will update the beta release again.


Mighty Gorgon [ Thu 13 Oct, 2011 23:47 ]
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I have found many bugs in the current Beta... I have updated GIT with all the fixes I could find.

I'll release a new beta soon.


portalpez [ Fri 14 Oct, 2011 00:47 ]
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Thanks you very much MG. I am very impressed with the speed of the forum. Thank you for working so hard.


coffeefreak [ Sat 15 Oct, 2011 02:16 ]
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Thanks mg for the great job!



result of opening install/install.php :

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '(', expecting '}' in /home/dm007332/public_html/beta/install/includes/functions_install.php on line 941


Mighty Gorgon [ Sun 16 Oct, 2011 14:05 ]
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coffeefreak wrote: [View Post]
result of opening install/install.php :

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '(', expecting '}' in /home/dm007332/public_html/beta/install/includes/functions_install.php on line 941

Hi, can you please tell me how to replicate that error?

I don't see any syntax error on that file... can you also try to download again the latest package from GIT and tell if the error is still there?

Thanks


coffeefreak [ Sun 16 Oct, 2011 22:25 ]
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Mighty Gorgon wrote: [View Post]
coffeefreak wrote: [View Post]
result of opening install/install.php :

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '(', expecting '}' in /home/dm007332/public_html/beta/install/includes/functions_install.php on line 941

Hi, can you please tell me how to replicate that error?

I don't see any syntax error on that file... can you also try to download again the latest package from GIT and tell if the error is still there?

Thanks


Happened in fresh instalation with files downloaded from GIT.

I'm sorry for my limited English...


Mighty Gorgon [ Sun 16 Oct, 2011 22:46 ]
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Are you going to install it on a local server?

Can you please tell me which version of PHP are you using?


coffeefreak [ Mon 17 Oct, 2011 01:09 ]
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No, is a web hosting service.

And when you run install/install.php I get the error.


ankur0412 [ Wed 26 Oct, 2011 16:21 ]
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I am getting following error when opening convert_utf8_nodbal.php

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Warning: require(./config.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/xxxx7x/public_html/xxxxx.com/forums/install/convert_utf8_nodbal.php on line 32

Warning: require(./config.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/xxxx7x/public_html/xxxxx.com/forums/install/convert_utf8_nodbal.php on line 32

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required './config.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/xxxx7x/public_html/xxxxx.com/forums/install/convert_utf8_nodbal.php on line 32


TheSteffen [ Wed 26 Oct, 2011 17:07 ]
Post subject: Re: Icy Phoenix 2.0 Beta 1
Quote:
7. Copy install/convert_utf8_nodbal.php to your website root and launch it (this is needed to convert your old DB to UTF-8)


Have you done this? Copy convert_utf8_nodbal.php to root and launch it?


ankur0412 [ Thu 27 Oct, 2011 07:51 ]
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TheSteffen wrote: [View Post]
Quote:
7. Copy install/convert_utf8_nodbal.php to your website root and launch it (this is needed to convert your old DB to UTF-8)


Have you done this? Copy convert_utf8_nodbal.php to root and lunch it?


Thankyou, works.
But after installation it appears blank. None of the pages are showing anything. Just blank.


TheSteffen [ Thu 27 Oct, 2011 08:02 ]
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Can you try to clean the cache.

Go via ftp to cache folder and subfolders and delete each file except .htaccess and index.html


spydie [ Thu 27 Oct, 2011 13:28 ]
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and if that does´nt work, try reuploading templates/icy_phoenix/theme.cfg


ganesh [ Sat 05 Nov, 2011 09:11 ]
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Great work Luca.
Trying some local testing now...


Pauso [ Wed 09 Nov, 2011 18:50 ]
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Hello there,
I installed a few days ago the 2.0 beta version in order to try that on my server but two days later my account was closed down apparently due to malware/virus (or thats what the server bluehost.com said). I was not told anything else, nor explained where was the faillure but having installed it so recently, and being that the only change I had done on my server I thought that could be the reason, so I uninstalled the ip 2.0 beta and wrote to them, they re-activated my account and I have had no further problems since.
Can you please clarify wether it was due to the installation or just a coincidence?
Best regards and congrats for the work


spydie [ Wed 09 Nov, 2011 22:10 ]
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that should have been coincidence.


Mighty Gorgon [ Fri 11 Nov, 2011 09:41 ]
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Thanks for reporting, but I honestly think that it was just a coincidence.

You should insist in asking them the reason for locking your account, how can they just report of malware/virus without specifying anything about that?

Pauso wrote: [View Post]
Hello there,
I installed a few days ago the 2.0 beta version in order to try that on my server but two days later my account was closed down apparently due to malware/virus (or thats what the server bluehost.com said). I was not told anything else, nor explained where was the faillure but having installed it so recently, and being that the only change I had done on my server I thought that could be the reason, so I uninstalled the ip 2.0 beta and wrote to them, they re-activated my account and I have had no further problems since.
Can you please clarify wether it was due to the installation or just a coincidence?
Best regards and congrats for the work


Mighty Gorgon [ Wed 04 Jan, 2012 00:27 ]
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GIT Repository updated with possible Beta 2.

If I'm not finding any major issues I will release Beta 2 shortly.


TheSteffen [ Wed 04 Jan, 2012 18:30 ]
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Thanks for changing german umlautes in clean name...

But it is not working fine.
For: ÄÜÖßäöü ä ü ö ß Ä Ö Ü Straße

I get: uml-uml-uml-szaou-a-u-o-sz-uml-uml-uml-strasze

Looks quite strange, but maybe you have a idea to solve this


AndyGpy [ Wed 04 Jan, 2012 19:09 ]
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Mighty Gorgon --

Can i ask one question.

I have recently had a major issue with my server and decided to restart with a fresh install of IP, yep i have went with 2.0 Beta 1 and it is awsome. The question i have is when i type my website the top providing i am logged in it takes me

http://www.scotbird.co.uk/Forum/forum.php

I want it such that when i type in www.scotbird.co.uk, it goes to

http://www.scotbird.co.uk/Forum/index.php ( HOME )

can i ask where i change to make this happen.

Sorry if this isnt the right place to ask this.

regards


Costa [ Wed 04 Jan, 2012 21:17 ]
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a question.


Mighty Gorgon wrote: 

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This download



DOWNLOAD: Icy Phoenix 2.0 Beta 1 ( Mirror 1 ) ( Mirror 2 )
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is upgraded with the fixet here??



Please use the Bugs Tracker to report any bug you find.
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Joshua203 [ Wed 04 Jan, 2012 22:20 ]
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Off Topic
:
@AndyGpy:
There would be more than one way to do that, please open a separate support thread for it and I'm almost sure you wil get a few suggestions

@Costa
the latest Release is at download and mirrors, the latest !uploaded! fixes would be at the GIT links

I would wait for Beta 2 release if I were you


Costa [ Wed 04 Jan, 2012 22:32 ]
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thanks Joshua


Mighty Gorgon [ Sun 08 Jan, 2012 20:10 ]
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Beta 2 released... closing this.




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