ImpressCMS 1.1.2 RC 2 is being released to address several issues discovered along with various improvements made in many other areas. Users are encouraged to install this release in a test environment and thoroughly test this version - it is not intended for production sites.

What's new?

Fixed

• #244: $HTTP_SERVER_VARS replaced with $_SERVER in checklogin.php (vaughan)
• #245: $HTTP_SERVER_VARS replaced with $_SERVER in common.php (vaughan)
• #246: <>\/ specialchars were being stripped from password fields unneccessarily. changed from stopXSS to filter_var() (and use FILTER_SANITIZE_URL) which sanitizes and only allows characters that can be used in a URL (which is applicable for passwords) (vaughan)
• #246: SMTPAuth not working - xoopsmultimailer was setting authentication type to ssl (which is correct, but other issues with phpmailer prevent it) (skenow)
  
  

Changed

• Updated HTMLPurifier Library from 3.2.0 to 3.3.0 (various bugfixes in the library including a bugfix in youtube filter). (vaughan)

For a complete list of changes, read the changelog.

Where do I get it?

You can download the latest release from our file release system on SourceForge. The download packages allows you to either do a fresh installation, or upgrade from an earlier version of ImpressCMS or XOOPS.

ImpressCMS 1.1.2 RC2 is a release candidate version - it is not recommended for live sites!

Release candidates are intended to increase the number of testers and to provide the developers with additional information related to bugs found in different environments. Any feedback about this release can be posted in the Current Release Discussions forum. Any security vulnerabilities should be reported directly to the developers - security@impresscms.org.

What else do I need?

With this release, we are moving farther into only supporting stable versions of PHP5.  The current stable release of PHP is 5.2.8 and 5.2.7 has been removed from distribution because of several critical flaws.

• PHP: 5.2.0+(5.2.7 is NOT recommended!)
  
• 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

How do I upgrade or install it?

Installing the full version of ImpressCMS 1.1.2
Upgrading a previous version of ImpressCMS or XOOPS

About ImpressCMS

In its short history, ImpressCMS has surpassed over 8,000 commits to its code base, been a finalist in the 2008 SourceForge Community Choice Awards and is currently a finalist for the Packt Publishing Most Promising Open Source CMS.

The goal of the ImpressCMS Project is to stimulate and promote the open source nature of the CMS in both the core and its modules and establish itself as the premiere CMS by expanding the system to meet the needs of their users now and well into the future.

ImpressCMS is -
* Open Source
* Open Development - Apply now!
* Open Philosophy
* Open Community

I want to get involved!

If your looking to join the ImpressCMS project, then get on board! All you need to do is head on over and fill in the following form: I want to join the ImpressCMS Team!

We're always on the look out for talented people who can develop, design, test pre-releases, support and contribute to the community in anyway possible, if your unsure of how you can help but have a desire to get involved then get in touch and we'll work something out.

Contact:
The ImpressCMS Project
Timothy Bowers and Steve Kenow
Spokespersons
press@impresscms.org