The ImpressCMS project are proud to announce our latest release, ImpressCMS 1.1 Beta

This is an important stage in the development of ImpressCMS as we step closer towards a second stable release this time with more features than ever before. Because of this, it's important that you test this beta release and report any bugs you find so we can squash them quickly and release the stable version in a timely manner.

Whats New in 1.1?

ImpressCMS brings many exciting new features to the table:

+ Built in content manager.
+ OpenID - OpenID feature information.
+ Symlink - Symlink feature information.
+ Registration by invitation.
+ New password encryption with Salt for added security.
+ RTL language support.
+ Administrate Groups Privileges Group privilege feature Information.

This isn't even half of the new additions! You can check out the rest by Clicking Here.

Whats changed since the last Alpha release?

# Upgrade script 1.0 --> 1.1beta. (stranger)
# Upgrade script XOOPS 2.2 & 2.3 --> ImpressCMS. (stranger)
# New warning to let users know about protector with credits to GIJOE. (stranger)
# HTML Purifier is now properly using the trust path to create its cache data (Vaughan/malanciault)
# Fixed Security Vulnerabilty (http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30330) in modules/system/admin.php (Vaughan/Rodrigo/Wtravel)

This is by no means a conclusive list, full details of changes can be found within our wiki.

Where can I get the files?

As a community we urge our members to test the latest releases but we must also remind you that this should be done in a local test environment because a beta release is not classed as stable and as such should not be used within a production environment. We also recommend if you are upgrading that you make a back-up of your existing database and files.

You can download the full package or patch files from SourceForge - Click Here

Fresh Install

If you are running a new installation or prefer to use the full package then grab either the impresscms_1.1_beta1.tar.gz or impresscms_1.1_beta1.zip file. (If you are upgrading via the full package, then don't forget not to over write your mainfile.php or at least make a copy of the details required).

Upgrading

If you are updating from ImpressCMS 1.0 you can download the upgrade package but first of all remember to make a backup of your database and files!

Download xoops-or-impresscms_1.0-to-impresscms_1.1_beta1.tar.gz or xoops-or-impresscms_1.0-to-impresscms_1.1_beta1.zip and follow the instructions contained within the package to upgrade.

Anything else to read

Release notes
Changelog
Roadmap
Installation Guide
Migrating From XOOPS

System requirements

* PHP: 5.1+
* MySQL: MySQL server 4.1.0+ - With UTF-8 Support
* Web server: Any server supporting the required PHP version (Apache highly recommended)
* Special characters require UTF-8 support from hosting providers.
* 16MB PHP Memory

Nightly Build

ImpressCMS automatically generates nightly builds, these allow you to test the latest additions to the code and although we urge users not to try this in a live production website, we would like to request that you do test run these builds and give us your feedback to help improve future releases. When giving feedback please include the file name.

You can find all the 'Nightly Builds' here: http://www.impresscms.org/nightly/

Final Words

Please remember this is a Beta release and as such could contain bugs and security related issues. Because of this we advise people not to use this in a live production websites.

We do however urge our users to test this release and give us feed back of any issues your find. Please make your bug reports to our Source Forge project area

ImpressCMS Project
http://impresscms.org