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'm proud to announce that we have released today the first application for iPhone/iPod/iPad based on Icy Phoenix.

This application at the moment is in Italian only (because all contents are in Italian!) but if you love Italian Food you can have a look anyway.

The goal of the application is to share recipes and other contents published by users in the Italian community CucinaInSimpatia. You can use the application to access the content:

• By Category
  
• By Author
  
• By Keyword/Tag

You can also filter recipes to show "gluten free" only or add any recipe to favourites.

All contents are published in the site through Icy Phoenix, I have coded the API to access the content directly online, so everything will be always up to date. It's a good test to eventually publish further applications based on Icy Phoenix.

If you have time or if you are interested, feel free to try the application.





For any specific information you can reply to this topic or contact me privately.

Thanks,
Luca Libralato

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!

Hi all,
I'm glad to announce that Icy Phoenix 2.0 first stable release 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
  
• New Mobile style (automatically detected)
  
• Improved SEO functions
  
• Revamped AJAX Chat with Private Rooms
  
• Brand new Tags, Share and Likes features
  
• Custom BBCodes in ACP
  
• 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. Update versions for all styles will be available very soon 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 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 40 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/ip/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 files and settings to correctly setup your site (some files needs to be edited manually, while most of the options may be set in ACP and CMS). Here is a short list of some files you may want to edit manually:
   
   • .htaccess: settings about your domain and basic Apache settings.
     
   • robots.txt: change the path of your sitemap and customize basics bots rules.
     
   • favicon.ico and images/favicon.ico: customize your site icon.
     
   • includes/constants.php: customize some constants values and set your main admins id.
     
   • language/lang_XXX/lang_main_settings.php: some important data about you, your site and basic settings.
     
   • templates/default/overall_header*.tpl: you can customize here some parts of the appearance of your template (some of these settings may be changed in ACP and CMS, so you don't need to edit these files).
8. Customize options in ACP and CMS.
   
9. 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. Run install/install.php since you need to run Add Uploaded Images To DB (Upgrading from Icy Phoenix 1.3 or above) to add all uploaded images to DB (i.e. http://www.mysite.com/ip/install/install.php).
    
11. Delete or rename install folder
    
12. Customize files and settings to correctly setup your site (some files needs to be edited manually, while most of the options may be set in ACP and CMS). Here is a short list of some files you may want to edit manually:
    
    • .htaccess: settings about your domain and basic Apache settings.
      
    • robots.txt: change the path of your sitemap and customize basics bots rules.
      
    • favicon.ico and images/favicon.ico: customize your site icon.
      
    • includes/constants.php: customize some constants values and set your main admins id.
      
    • language/lang_XXX/lang_main_settings.php: some important data about you, your site and basic settings.
      
    • templates/default/overall_header*.tpl: you can customize here some parts of the appearance of your template (some of these settings may be changed in ACP and CMS, so you don't need to edit these files).
13. Customize options in ACP and CMS.
    
14. Enjoy your New Site

For further information you can check this Icy Phoenix Read Me file.

Available Packages




Support

Any support request should be posted in the forum, here is a list of links you may find useful to access directly the various sections:

• Read Me And Basic Instructions
  
• Features
  
• Documentation And How To
  
• General Support Requests
  
• Bugs Tracker
  
• Styles Support
  
• Translations Support

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





Enjoy Icy Phoenix!
Luca Libralato