Icy Phoenix

Hi all,
here is the first release candidate version of Icy Phoenix.


What's New

• CMS Administration recoded with new features (some AJAX) and restyled
  
• CMS Blocks and Layouts recoded from scratch to increase flexibility and performance (now block style is in a single file to help designing new styles)
  
• New template structure: 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
  
• Common CMS and ACP templates now fully independent from all other templates
  
• Common JS and CSS in common folder and possibility to include extra CSS and JS via PHP without editing TPL
  
• Some Functions and other common includes splitted among several files to reduce memory charge and increase performance
  
• Created new overall vars and switches to increase flexibility and performances (old switches were based upon loops, new ones are based on conditions, which are faster to be processed)
  
• English language files grammatically reviewed (thanks Lopalong!) and in some cases updated to the new phpBB 3 format
  
• New Junior Admin 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 Statistics system which integrates new features and replace also old Site History page
  
• Bots Parsing 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
  
• URL Rewrite modified to be more efficient
  
• Print Page improved
  
• Added Google Search page to be used alternatively the standard search system, this will reduce the charge on your server
  
• Colorize username function recoded to reduce looping and cache issues with a large userbase
  
• Recoded caching system 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
  
• Birthdays and Calendar should now use less resources than before, again big sites will benefit from this
  
• New CRON 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: user_get_avatar, build_im_link, PM Class, generate_user_info
  
• AJAX Sorting in some ACP and CMS pages to speed up things in administrating things
  
• New Recent Topics page allowing admins to track latest users activity
  
• Forums Sorting capabilities both by adding alphabetical sorts and columns headers links
  
• Higher Lang Encoding compatibility
  
• Mass PM feature integrated in Mass Email section
  
• Brand new Ads and Banners system
  
• Mass Email supports now full HTML format for nicely formatted newsletters
  
• Smileys Categories section... it is hardcoded to improve performances even with thousands of smileys
  
• Step by step DB Backup System similar to MySQLDumper... to avoid nasty timeouts when backing up the site
  
• HighSlide JS (http://highslide.com/) integration
  
• Many smaller updates and features... install the release candidate to discover all of them!

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• How To Upgrade From Old Icy Phoenix Versions
  
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  Upgrading from Beta versions is really easy... just upload all new files and run install/database_update.php.
  Pay attention to customized files, CHMOD permissions and config.php when overwriting.

Available Packages



This is only the standard package, should you be interested in having extra languages or styles, currently they are only available @ SVN (check the SVN topic to have more info about this):


Please note that currently (2009/04/02) only Dutch, English and Italian are up to date with the RC... other lang packs won't work properly!
I'll update this post as soon as other languages will be updated to work with the RC... be patient, we are all volunteers here!


Support

During the RC phase a basic level of support will be given only for standard installations. We will provide answers to general setup and update questions, configuration problems and support for determining common problems mostly related to bugs. We will not support modifications and customizations until the final release.

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.

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.



Enjoy Icy Phoenix!
Luca Libralato

Luca, your jobs always astonish me!

Thank you Big Emmegi

great job Luca!!!

i´ve been already waiting sleeplessly for this.

Is this a stable version ??
Possible to run live or wait for final release??

good news

great work

Quote:

Is this a stable version ??
Possible to run live or wait for final release??

not stable at the moment but when no bugs found then is the stable version

but it is better to make an other rc and relaese then the stable

Thanks all.

I also quote what New Player told you spydie...

New Player wrote: [View Post]

good news

great work

Quote:

Is this a stable version ??
Possible to run live or wait for final release??

not stable at the moment but when no bugs found then is the stable version

but it is better to make an other rc and relaese then the stable

The difference between this version and the Beta is that we will try our best to support it, while we weren't support beta if not for bugs.

If you are willing to go live with this release, remember that currently it supports only English and Italian and the default templates... I'm working hard to provide a new styles section... Maybe I will open it as a beta...

Thank You, downloading now...

Thanks!!!!

Downloading and upgrading.

Thanks Luca for this new release

I have (if I have enought time) tomorrow a translation to Dutch for this release!

MG is basically the only one coding this whole release and it's amazing to see how far and fast this RC has come.

Amazing.

Thanks Luca...
Now, i install your new version...

Thanks Luca...

Going to test and to translate

So good ^^

Thanks

Great...Downloading and Upgrading

Nice work man !

Thank you !

Working on Spanish and Catalan translation!!

Greets.

Tell me please because I'm confused:
Icy Phoenix 1.2.0.27c is "Icy Phoenix 1.0.9.9 or above" or an "Icy Phoenix Beta Version"?

Structor wrote: [View Post]

Tell me please because I'm confused:
Icy Phoenix 1.2.0.27c is "Icy Phoenix 1.0.9.9 or above" or an "Icy Phoenix Beta Version"?

Icy Phoenix 1.2.0.27c is "Icy Phoenix 1.0.9.9 or above"

Excellent, now I'm down thank you very much

Thanks to brandsrus, Dutch is now ready for RC.

No es que quiera acer spam pero les dejo algunos bugs que tiene esta vercion.
se supone que esto ya no deveria pasar :S

no aparece el el administrador de bloques blobales
no funionan correctamente lo bbcodes
no funciona el MOD hide en esta vercion queda todo desconfigurado

Only English, please. I have no idea what you just posted.

Thank you Luca for all your time and effort in creating what can only be described as terrific forum software.

I will run with this, and if I find anything buggy (no matter how small), I'll let you know about it.

Now I've got to work out what templates can be left unchanged from my beta2 theme dabbling.

traduccion google
It is not about spam but you want to let them have some errors that this vercion.
it is assumed that this no longer deveria pasar: S

does not the administrator blocks blobales
not correctly funionan BBCode
not the MOD is hiding in all this vercion deconfigure

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as modifying the width of the forum?

Not all BBCode are parsed in the Calendar !! If I post something as a Calendar News, When I'll pass the mouse on the title (in my exemple "Joyeux Anniversaire Daragun" (Happy Birthday Daragun)), I've have the strike BBcode active, but not all. I can understand that the marquee bbcode will not work but...


>>Demo<<

Edit: When go to CMS Ads>Settings>Pages Permissions>(change what u want .. Global block in viewforum, by example)
And click "submit". If calendar row is activated, u'll've(XD) this error "Fatal error: Call to undefined method stdClass::parse_only_smilies() in /home/web/clients/geek/www/includes/functions_calendar.php on line 464"

Mighty Gorgon wrote: [View Post]

Thanks to brandsrus, Dutch is now ready for RC.

A BIG THX to Brtandsrus for the Dutch language !!

Hey, so I'm new to IP, and I've got to say, I've hit the jackpot here.

The perfect cms, enough mods for anyone, and the ajax is awesome.

So if I start up a site in 1.2.0.27, upgrading to this version once it becomes stable would/might be a problem?

ChillyBoarder wrote: [View Post]

Hey, so I'm new to IP, and I've got to say, I've hit the jackpot here.

The perfect cms, enough mods for anyone, and the ajax is awesome.

So if I start up a site in 1.2.0.27, upgrading to this version once it becomes stable would/might be a problem?

RC1 is possibly the best way to go if you are starting new with Icy Phoenix - It's not that buggy or immature that it should be avoided until the final release.

If you opt to run with v*27 to begin with - you will have more updating, and upgrading files, folders and everything else that's possibly better left to the current Die-Hard users of IP to deal with.

Either way - It's your ball-game.

Has anyone got a mirror I have unsuccessfully been able to download from here as It keeps timing out at 97% been trying for nearly 2 hours now...

Quote:

http://rapidshare.com/files/217676840/ip_20090401_122148_rc_1.zip

There you go DWho

Thanks brilliant...

works great...

Yeah!

And who knows what else will come down from RapidShare with it.

Jesus! Who the hell would put IP RC candidates on a POX website for any other reason than to add some scumware to it. @*%$!@

Use this DWho - Guaranteed clean and vermin free!

http://lopalong.com/ip_rc_1.zip

Pardon?

I didn't realize that rapidshare modified it's files it anyway. Sorry mate.

Structor

1.2.0.27c is greater than 1.0.9.9 and is not a Beta, i believe 1.2.0.27c was the last stable release.

regards

Thanks for both downloads

Lopalong wrote: [View Post]

Yeah!

And who knows what else will come down from RapidShare with it.

Jesus! Who the hell would put IP RC candidates on a POX website for any other reason than to add some scumware to it. @*%$!@

Use this DWho - Guaranteed clean and vermin free!

http://lopalong.com/ip_rc_1.zip

sorry i have nothing against you but who has no knowledge about rapidshare should keep quiet

And what about styles, are the ones you have so far for this board supported on the new Beta?

Went over the feature list, are any of the following going to be added to this new version?

Set min / max Username Length
Allow / Disallow e-mail Address Re-usage
Custom BBCode Buttons
Multiple Poll Option Voting
Memberlist Searching
Password Protected Forums
Manage Attachments
Additional PM Folders
Send to Multiple Recipients
Multiple Group Leaders
Group Avatars
Localised Moderator Logs
Topics / Posts Moderation Queue
Manage Report / Denial Reasons
Custom BBCodes

Yes it's a lot, nearly all the ones that aren't supported but are in BB3. I'm just curious though

Informpro wrote: [View Post]

Not all BBCode are parsed in the Calendar !! If I post something as a Calendar News, When I'll pass the mouse on the title (in my exemple "Joyeux Anniversaire Daragun" (Happy Birthday Daragun)), I've have the strike BBcode active, but not all. I can understand that the marquee bbcode will not work but...

No, thats no BUG...

ACP -> Configuration -> Icy Phoenix -> Calendar -> Length of the text displayed in the overview windows

change the 200 to more

Because you don´t get the closing BBCode

Hello Mr. Gorgon and Other Partners.

I just installed IP and I considered this work extremelly serious and I decide to abandon the phpbb3 to use the IP. I will try to upgrade to 1.2.21.48 and after I will start the translation for brazilian portuguese that I will send for you after.

Thanks a lot.

Mauro.

Hi all,

I appologize in advance if i am asking this in the wrong forum / topic.

I have upgraded as per the instructions but i get this message during the database_update.php

File Writing :: Your server doesn't support file creation and editing.

* ../backup Ok
* ../cache Ok
* ../cache/forums Ok
* ../cache/posts Ok
* ../cache/sql Ok
* ../cache/topics Ok
* ../cache/users Ok
* ../ctracker/logfiles/logfile_attempt_counter.txt Ok
* ../ctracker/logfiles/logfile_blocklist.txt Ok
* ../ctracker/logfiles/logfile_debug_mode.txt Ok
* ../ctracker/logfiles/logfile_malformed_logins.txt Ok
* ../ctracker/logfiles/logfile_spammer.txt Ok
* ../ctracker/logfiles/logfile_worms.txt Ok
* ../downloads Ok
* ../files Ok
* ../files/album Ok
* ../files/album/cache Ok
* ../files/album/med_cache Ok
* ../files/album/users Ok
* ../files/album/wm_cache Ok
* ../files/posted_images Ok
* ../files/screenshots Ok
* ../files/thumbs Ok
* ../images/avatars Ok
* ../logs Ok


I have full control over my server, i have checked that apache rewrite mod is installed, how do i overcome this problem, any help would be appreciated.

Regards

ChillyBoarder wrote: [View Post]

Pardon?

I didn't realize that rapidshare modified it's files it anyway. Sorry mate.

Don't worry about it and we appreciate you being eager to help others here.

See you around the IP site.

New Player wrote: [View Post]

sorry i have nothing against you but who has no knowledge about rapidshare should keep quiet

Not everyone shares your opinion unfortunately - And this thread is NOT about RapidShare.

http://www.icyphoenix.com/viewtopic.php?p=27797#p27797

Lopalong wrote: [View Post]

New Player wrote: [View Post]

sorry i have nothing against you but who has no knowledge about rapidshare should keep quiet

Not everyone shares your opinion unfortunately - And this thread is NOT about RapidShare.

http://www.icyphoenix.com/viewtopic.php?p=27797#p27797

yes novice programmer has maybe right with this post but this is not rapidshare. the uploader of the file has hidden a trojan or something in that file.
not rapidshare

If you wish to vehemently defend RapidShare, please start another thread in chat or wherever - I did say that this was NOT the place to discuss RapidShare.

Lopalong wrote: [View Post]

If you wish to vehemently defend RapidShare, please start another thread in chat or wherever - I did say that this was NOT the place to discuss RapidShare.

i know but this wrong statement couldn't stand longer without answer

Please guys, stop talking about RapidShare here...

I don't know why someone could not download files from here correctly... this should not happen.

Please, also beware of non official mirrors... this stands not only for Icy Phoenix, but for any other software as well.

Question!!!

¿¿¿¿¿¿ IS THERE ALREADY A SPANISCH TRANSLATION FOR RC1 ????????

I don't think there is an official one yet.

Let's wait ThE KuKa.

MG, maybe you should add a Rich Editor (wysiwyg) for the new version. Please!

abels_182 wrote: [View Post]

MG, maybe you should add a Rich Editor (wysiwyg) for the new version. Please!

the bbcode already installed will do everything you need... what other features of wysisyg would you like to add ...as I can have a look at it...as an add on

Hi Guys,

I am looking for themes for this new version, i currently use .27 version as my main site and RC for my developing site, once i am happy with the developing site i will switch off my main site.

Does anyone have styles / themes for this version, ideally i would like dark green aphrodite but alas it does not even install.

anyone ideas ??

spydie wrote: [View Post]

Question!!!

¿¿¿¿¿¿ IS THERE ALREADY A SPANISCH TRANSLATION FOR RC1 ????????

I am working.
Please be patient.