XOOPS: XOOPS 2.0.18 Released
Posted by: phpppOn 2007/12/30 17:25:06 22772 readsThe XOOPS development team is pleased to announce the release of XOOPS 2.0.18.
This is mainly a security fix release. Some main changes include:
- Added sanitizing to integer parameters before being used in DB query to avoid SQL injection
- Added sanitizing to XOOPS form elements to avoid XSS
- Added theme "zetagenesis" as experimental step towards XOOPS 3.0 theme engine
- Improved permission check in comments
Read the full changelog for details.
Get XOOPS 2.0.18 from xoops.org:
https://xoops.org/modules/core/
NOTE: Upon irmob's report, the upgrade packages have been modified. Check details inside.
System requirements ----------------------------------- PHP Any PHP version >= 4.3 (PHP 4.2.x may work but is not officially supported) MySQL MySQL server 3.23+ Web server Any server supporting the required PHP version (Apache highly recommended) Downloading XOOPS ----------------------------------- Your can get this release package from the sourceforge.net file repository. Both .zip and .gz archives are provided. Installing XOOPS ----------------------------------- 1. Copy the content of the htdocs/ folder where it can be accessed by your server 2. Ensure mainfile.php, cache, templates_c and uploads are writable by the webserver 3. Access the folder where you installed the htdocs/ files using your web browser to launch the installation wizard Upgrading from a previous version ----------------------------------- Upgrading from XOOPS 2.0.17.1 (easy way) 1. Get the update package from the sourceforge file repository 2. Overwrite your existing files with the new ones Upgrading from XOOPS 2.0.14/2.0.15/2.0.16/2.0.17.* (using the full package) 1. Move the "upgrade" folder inside the "htdocs" folder (it's been kept out as it's not needed for full installs) 2. Delete htdocs/mainfile.php, htdocs/install/, htdocs/cache/, htdocs/extras/, htdocs/template_c/, htdocs/themes/ and htdocs/uploads/ 3. Upload the content of the htdocs folder over your existing files 4. Access