Installing XOOPS (new installation) ----------------------------------- 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 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. 5. Access the folder where you installed the htdocs/ files using your web browser to launch the installation wizard You can also check out the detailed Installation Guide and the Operations Guide Installing Protector in XOOPS ----------------------------------- We also highly recommend the installation of the PROTECTOR module which will bring additional security protection and logging capabilities to your site. Upgrading from a previous version ----------------------------------- Upgrading from 2.5.x to 2.5.4 Beta: 1. Get the right update package from the sourceforge file repository 2. Overwrite files in XOOPS directory on your server with the content of /htdocs * make sure that you copy the content of /xoops_lib to whatever directory you keep it on the server now (it should be your current XOOPS_TRUST_PATH directory), then delete the /xoops_lib directory. There can NOT be two directories with the content of /xoops_lib 3. Update the "System" module from the modules administration interface. Other modules, especially "Profile", "PM", and "Protector" are recommended to update as well Upgrading from previous versions older than 2.5.0: 0. Verify the system requirements, in particular the version of PHP. Backup your XOOPS database and site directory. (There are several ways to do these actions, which are discussed elsewhere.) Turning your site off is optional. Change the permissions on mainfile.php and /include/license.php to be writable, for example: File Normal For upgrade mainfile.php 400 700 /include/license.php 444 777 Get the correct update package from the SourceForge file repository. 1. In the upgrade package folder, move the "upgrade" folder inside the "htdocs" folder, if it's not already there. Remove the install folder from the "htdocs" folder, if it's there. Remove the mainfile.php file from the "htdocs" folder, if it's there. If you've moved the xoops_data and xoops_lib folders outside your site's root directory, move these folders out of the "htdocs" folder in the upgrade package folder. 2. Delete the /modules/system directory on your current XOOPS site (to get rid of any old unnecessary files). 3. Overwrite the files in the XOOPS directory on your current XOOPS site with the content of "htdocs" folder of the upgrade package. (There are several ways to do this action, which are discussed elsewhere.) As noted above, if relocated, overwrite the files in your current xoops_data and xoops_lib with the content of those in the upgrade package. 4. If you have Protector previously installed, open the "mainfile.php" file , and remove the Pre-check and Post-check lines (if they exist): include XOOPS_TRUST_PATH.'/modules/protector/include/precheck.inc.php' ; include XOOPS_TRUST_PATH.'/modules/protector/include/postcheck.inc.php' ; 5. At your site's address (URL), login as administrator. Access /upgrade/ with a browser, and follow the instructions (and any for updating your XOOPS database). After all updates have been applied (green checkmarks), note the link in the Updater to update the "system" module, and do so. 6. Delete the "upgrade" folder from your site's "htdocs" directory. 7. Update (reload) other modules, especially "Profile", "PM", and "Protector," if necessary. 8. Change permissions on the files noted above back to their normal state. 9. Turn your site back on, if you turned it off earlier. 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 As a default, the display level is set for 2 (Admin only). Files integrity check ----------------------------------- 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. How to contribute ----------------------------------- Bug report: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=41586&atid=430840 Patch and enhancement: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=41586&atid=430842 Feature design: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=41586&atid=430843 Release announcement: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xoops-announcement We would like to thank all developers who contributed fixes to this release (ForMuss, Trabis, Mamba, DCrussader, Casag), and our users who helped us with testing, especially Sabahan. XOOPS Development Team October 9th, 2011 ================ Change Log ================ Bugfixes: - ID: 3419812 Drag and drop Xoops 2.5.3 bug (cesag/trabis) - Calendar form element does not work properly (trabis) - Make sure xoops_data/data is writable during install (trabis) - ID: 3419332 Logout bug (cesag/trabis) Updated: - Update tinymce to version 3.4.6 - Update PhpMailer to version 5.1 - Update jQuery o version 1.6.4 - Update Core modules (PM, Profile, Protector) to ModuleAdmin GUI (mamba) Deleted: - Delete xoops_lib/data/secure.php file for exclude update error Languages: - updated several English translations (DCrussader/Mamba) - deleted language/english/calendar.php _CAL_DEF_DATE_FORMAT - deleted language/english/calendar.php _CAL_TT_DATE_FORMAT - deleted modules/system/language/english/admin/users.php _AM_SYSTEM_USERS_NAV_MANAGER - deleted modules/system/language/english/admin/preferences.php _MD_AM_LOADINGIMG - deleted modules/system/language/english/admin/preferences.php _MD_AM_CHNGUTHEME - deleted modules/pm/language/english/admin/main.php _PM_RECEIVE, _PM_POST, _PM_READBOX, _PM_RSAVEBOX, _PM_SENTBOX, _PM_PSAVEBOX, _PM_SAVED, _PM_TOC - added /modules/profile/language/english/admin.php _PROFILE_AM_ACTION - added /modules/profile/language/english/main.php _PROFILE_MI_ABOUT - added /modules/profile/language/english/main.php _PROFILE_MI_HOME - added /modules/pm/language/english/modinfo.php _PM_MI_ABOUT - added modules/system/language/english/admin/users.php _AM_SYSTEM_USERS_FACEBOOK, _AM_SYSTEM_USERS_SKYPE - added language/english/user.php _US_SKYPE, _US_FACEBOOK