Please remember: This is BETA release for features testing only!!!!
DO NOT install it on a production site and DO NOT upgrade any production site with it!!!
This is NOT an Update to Alpha 1 or 2. You HAVE TO install it as a FRESH Install.
Download it from Sourceforge repository.
Please post and discuss all issues related to this release in this forumWe also need help with Translations System requirements -----------------------------------
PHP: Any PHP version >= 5.2+
Please note: XOOPS 2.5.x series is tested and certified exclusively on PHP5: Read more here
MySQL: MySQL server 5.0+
Please note: XOOPS 2.5.x series is tested and certified exclusively on MySQL 5.0+:
Web server: Any server supporting the required PHP version (Apache highly recommended)
1. Copy the content of the htdocs/ folder where it can be accessed by your server 2. Ensure mainfile.php and uploads/ are writable by the web server 3. For security considerations, you are STRONGLY encouraged to move directories "/xoops_lib" (for XOOPS libraries) and "/xoops_data" (for XOOPS data) out of Document Root, and change the folder names. 4. Make the directory xoops_data/ writable; Create (if not already present) and make the directories xoops_data/caches/, xoops_data/caches/xoops_cache/, xoops_data/caches/smarty_cache/ and xoops_data/caches/smarty_compile/ writable (permission 0777 on Linux). 5. Access the folder where you've installed the htdocs/ files using your web browser to launch the installation wizard 6. Follow the instructions
Debug information display level -----------------------------------
Since XOOPS 2.3.1 debug information display level is enabled as a temporary solution for 2.3* to show debug information to different level of users: to all users, to members or to admins only. The configuration can be set in /xoops_data/configs/xoopsconfig.php A new debug information tools will be available for 2.4 using FireBug (seehttp://tinyurl.com/nmnjdp)
The full XOOPS package is released with a script able to check if all the system files have been correctly uploaded to the server. To use it, follow these instructions:
1. Upload the checksum.php and checksum.md5 files located in the XOOPS package root to your XOOPS server folder (putting them next to mainfile.php). 2. Execute checksum.php with your browser 3. If necessary, re-upload the missing or corrupted system files 4. Remove checksum.php and checksum.md5 from your server
Modules -----------------------------------
This release contains only the "system-related modules". You are invited to browse the XOOPS modules repository to if you need additional functionality. Note: as a new repository is being built, the current repository is not up-to-date, PLEASE VISIT INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPERS' WEBSITES TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING LATEST VERSION OF MODULES.