https://www.icyphoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6117&p=41361#p41361
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Mighty Gorgon
Sat 18 Jul, 2009 09:57

Icy Phoenix 1.3.0.53b
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Hi all,
here is the third stable release of Icy Phoenix.

[size=12][color=#dd2222][b]What's New Respect To Latest Stable Release[/b][/color][/size]

[list][*][b]CMS Administration[/b] recoded with new features (some AJAX) and restyled
[*][b]CMS Blocks and Layouts[/b] recoded from scratch to increase flexibility and performance (now block style is in a single file to help designing new styles)
[*][b]CMS Standard Pages[/b] now is more flexible... can also handle new pages (even if a little code should be added to those pages to work correctly)
[*]Removed the old [b]CMS Pages Permissions[/b] section in CMS which has been replaced by the new Standard Pages section
[*][b]New template structure[/b]: it is now possible to create brand new templates by just creating a CSS and a CFG file, this will reduce the number of files needed for each template, reducing also the job in case of updates or customizations; not only, you will be able to easily create combinations between different templates without having to duplicate directory structure
[*][b]Common CMS and ACP templates[/b] now fully independent from all other templates
[*][b]Common JS and CSS[/b] in common folder and possibility to [b]include extra CSS and JS[/b] via PHP without editing TPL
[*]Some [b]Functions[/b] and other common includes splitted among several files to reduce memory charge and increase performance
[*]Created [b]new overall vars and switches[/b] to increase flexibility and performances (old switches were based upon loops, new ones are based on conditions, which are faster to be processed)
[*][b]English language files[/b] grammatically reviewed (thanks Lopalong!) and in some cases updated to the new phpBB 3 format
[*]New [b]Junior Admin[/b] permission which gives full admin power while in the forum but restricted in ACP and CMS (ACP modules can be assigned via Junior Admin management and CMS permission for CMS management)
[*]Brand new [b]Statistics[/b] system which integrates new features and replace also old Site History page
[*][b]Bots Parsing[/b] now is DB dependent and bots can now have REG access... also you can now add a switch for bots in TPL files to avoid bots spidering something you don't want them to
[*][b]URL Rewrite[/b] modified to be more efficient
[*][b]Print Page[/b] improved
[*]Added [b]Google Search page[/b] to be used alternatively the standard search system, this will reduce the charge on your [url=http://www.webhostingsearch.com/dedicated-server.php]server
[*][b]Colorize username[/b] function recoded to reduce looping and cache issues with a large userbase
[*]Recoded [b]caching system[/b] which in older Icy Phoenix version was proved to fail for high traffic sites: this new way to cache should be more efficient and should reduce CPU charge under stressing condition
[*][b]Birthdays and Calendar[/b] should now use less resources than before, again big sites will benefit from this
[*]New [b]CRON[/b] system which should be easier to be customized and improved... basic functions already added, new features to come with future versions...
[*]Created new user related functions to simplify Icy Phoenix integration and coding: [b]user_get_avatar[/b], [b]build_im_link[/b], [b]PM Class[/b], [b]generate_user_info[/b]
[*][b]AJAX Sorting[/b] in some ACP and CMS pages to speed up things in administrating things
[*]New [b]Recent Topics page[/b] allowing admins to track latest users activity
[*][b]Forums Sorting[/b] capabilities both by adding alphabetical sorts and columns headers links
[*]Higher [b]Lang Encoding[/b] compatibility
[*][b]Mass PM[/b] feature integrated in Mass Email section
[*]Brand new [b]Ads and Banners[/b] system
[*][b]Mass Email[/b] supports now full HTML format for nicely formatted newsletters
[*][b]Smileys Categories[/b] section... it is hardcoded to improve performances even with thousands of smileys
[*]Step by step [b]DB Backup System[/b] similar to MySQLDumper... to avoid nasty timeouts when backing up the site
[*][b]HighSlide JS[/b] (http://highslide.com/) integration
[*][b]Event Registration[/b] feature has been added
[*]Fixed a lot of bugs in [b]IE[/b]
[*][b]Many smaller updates and features... install the new version to discover all of them![/b][/list]

[color=#880000][b]Older templates[/b]: Please note that the template system has been totally revamped, so templates designed for 1.2.0.27 or below won't work at all with this version. Check the new styles section for templates which already work with this version: [url=http://www.icyphoenix.com/styles/styles.php?cat_id=ip]Styles.[/color]


[color=#006600][b]Translations[/b]: Please note that lang packs for 1.2.0.27 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. Currently lang files for Icy Phoenix 1.3 RC 2 should work fine even if not fully up to date. You can find latest development translations here: http://code.assembla.com/icyphoenix_langs/subversion/nodes/trunk[/color]


[color=#880088][b]Customizations And Mods[/b]: Please note that this version has many core difference from the previous one, so it is really unlikely that old customizations and mods will work with this brand new release. If you have some mods installed and you cannot update them on your own, please be patient until the author or the person who have ported them to Icy Phoenix will find some free time to update them.[/color]

[list][*][size=12][color=#dd22dd][b]Requirements[/b][/color][/size]
[spoiler][url=docs/readme_english.html#requirements]Readme[/spoiler]
[*][size=12][color=#224488][b]Fresh Installation[/b][/color][/size]
[spoiler][url=docs/readme_english.html#fresh_installation]Readme[/spoiler]
[*][size=12][color=#bbaa55][b]How To Upgrade From phpBB 2[/b][/color][/size]
[spoiler][url=docs/readme_english.html#upgrade_phpbb]Readme[/spoiler]
[*][size=12][color=#bb5588][b]How To Upgrade From Old Icy Phoenix Versions[/b][/color][/size]
[spoiler][url=docs/readme_english.html#upgrade_ip]Readme[/spoiler]
[*][size=12][color=#66bbaa][b]How To Upgrade From Icy Phoenix Beta OR RC Versions[/b][/color][/size]
[spoiler]Upgrading from Beta versions is really easy... just upload all new files and run [b]install/database_update.php[/b].
Pay attention to [b]customized files[/b], [b]CHMOD permissions[/b] and [b]config.php[/b] when overwriting.[/spoiler][/list]

[size=12][color=#ff5500][b]Available Packages[/b][/color][/size]

[align=center][cell class=mg_attachtitle][font=Trebuchet MS][b][size=14]Icy Phoenix 1.3.0.53b[/size][/b][/font][/cell][cell class=mg_attachdiv][b]Package Name: Icy Phoenix
Package Version: 1.3.0.53b
Release Spot: [gradient cols=DD2222 cole=FF5500 iterations=35]Non c'era la legge sul pericolo![/gradient][/b]

[b]DOWNLOAD:[/b] [url=http://www.icyphoenix.com/dload.php?action=file&file_id=171][b]Icy Phoenix 1.3.0.53b[/b] ( [url=http://www.lucalibralato.com/files/ip_20110224_13053b.zip][b]Mirror 1[/b] ) ( [url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/icyphoenix/files/Icy%20Phoenix/1.3.0.53/ip_20110224_13053b.zip/download][b]Mirror 2[/b] )

[b]LANGUAGES, STYLES AND ADDONS:[/b] [url=http://www.icyphoenix.com/dload.php]Downloads
[b]MG STYLES:[/b] [url=http://www.icyphoenix.com/styles/styles.php?cat_id=ip]Styles

[size=10]As per [url=http://highslide.com/#licence]HighSlide JS license agreement I report this:[/size]
[list][*][size=10]Highslide JS is not free for commercial use[/size]
[*][size=10][url=http://highslide.com/#licence]HighSlide JS license agreement[/size][/list][/cell][/align]

[b]GIT Links[/b]
https://github.com/MightyGorgon/icy_phoenix
[codeblock]https://github.com/MightyGorgon/icy_phoenix[/codeblock]

[b]SVN Links[/b]
Using a client:
[codeblock]http://svn.assembla.com/svn/icy_phoenix
http://svn.assembla.com/svn/icyphoenix_langs[/codeblock]

Using a browser:
[codeblock]http://code.assembla.com/icy_phoenix/subversion/nodes/ip/trunk
http://code.assembla.com/icyphoenix_langs/subversion/nodes/trunk[/codeblock]

[b]SourceForge Page[/b]
[url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/icyphoenix/files/Icy%20Phoenix/]Icy Phoenix @ SourceForge

[b]Ohloh Page[/b]
[url=https://www.ohloh.net/p/icyphoenix/]Icy Phoenix @ Ohloh

[size=12][color=#228822][b]Support[/b][/color][/size]

[color=#dd2222]All older versions of Icy Phoenix will not be supported any more, you are invited to upgrade to the latest stable release which adds many improvements to the system and it is more secure.[/color]

[color=#dd2222]Please note that if you decide to upgrade your existing site with this version, you may face some problems and you may not be able to recover your datas in case something goes wrong. Make sure you have a full backup before proceeding.[/color]

[color=#dd2222][i]Should you ask for support, please remember that this is an open source community and me and all the Staff are doing all for free and in their spare time... be kind, be patient and respect other users efforts and hard work.[/i][/color]



Enjoy Icy Phoenix!
Luca Libralato


