4.3 RC2 released

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Added 09 December 2009, 11:44 AM

Version 4.3 RC2 has now been released. This version fixes some new bugs found in 4.3.0 RC1, and some other ocPortal bugs reported recently. Upgrading is not recommended for live sites.

To upgrade follow the steps in your website's http://mybaseurl/upgrader.php script. You will need to copy the URL of the attached TAR file as one of these steps ("3: Upload an upgrade TAR for extraction").

ť alternatively (but not recommended), you can manually upload the files inside the attached TAR file over existing files (7-zip is just one of many tools for tar files). This is not recommended because it will bypass the upgraders addon-aware extraction algorithm and potentially cause problems.

Your upgrade to version 4.3 RC2

You can generate an upgrader from any version of ocPortal to any other version. If you access this upgrade post via the version information box on your Admin Zone front page then we'll automatically know what version you're running.
If you'd prefer though you can enter in your version number right here:

Important

ocProducts cannot make any guarantees about the speed of which any new bugs might be patched, for this upgrade or any other upgrade. It is your own responsibility to make and test a full website backup (files and database) before you upgrade, for use in the unlikely event of you wanting to revert your upgrade. Some users may wish to test upgrades (and pre-fix any theme compatibility problems that could occur) on a staging site (a private mirror of their live site).
If you don't follow our advice by taking and testing a backup, and end up needing emergency repair help, ocProducts can help charged at our hourly rate.

For more details, see our upgrading tutorial.

Fixes have been made to the following issues:

Fixed nasty bug in RC1 that stopped clean installs working
Fixed the SEF URLs (broken in RC1)
Fixed some nasty OCF bugs (broken in RC1)
Fixed bug when using Tempcode loop's (broken in RC1)
Fixed bug with staff tips, when running a multi-language site that is not used in English (broken in RC1)
Fixed broken 'Continue shopping' link in the shopping cart module
Fixed Comcode-validity checking to support tickets
Fixed multiple "IP verification" e-mails going out
Made the points leaderboard block's table have auto-set width (so it'll work easily as a side block too)
Fixed advanced member searching so that it properly covers translateable/Comcode fields
Fixed the support ticket AJAX change-detection notifier (broken in 4.2.0)
Added our new integrated database to the public release (it's not something we recommend to use for live sites though)
Fixed possible error if ocPortal's custom profile fields are deleted from third party forums
Fixed error if "themes/default/templates_cached/index.html" gets deleted for some reason
Stopped the SWFupload file type list looking like it is shorter than it is on Windows
Fixed problems with the username/author selectors on Safari
Fixed nasty bug on Safari with certain buttons not working when clicked (broken in RC1)
Fixed opacity setting support on IE8
Fixed IE PNG support problem
Fixed race-condition in SWFupload support
Fixed stack trace if an invalid image is uploaded
Fixed support for the PHP getid3 library (added in 4.3, not officially announced/supported)
Disabled SWFupload for sites with http-authentication enabled (as it does not work on them)
Fixed mall bug in file size reporting
Fixed case where PHP errors in ocPortal startup might not be reported correctly
Given a better 'out of stock' message in the shopping cart system
Better error message if install.php needs deleting
Fixed some problems with emoticons in the WYSWIYG editor
Fixed the width/height ability in the Comcode 'flash' tag, and allowed unofficial support for separate width/height attributes
Fixed incorrect suggestion to upload images/videos to galleries that don't support them, in the do-next interface
Enabled guest access to the eCommerce catalogue by default
Fixed XHTML validation issues for eCommerce product thumbnail display
Prevented error mails caused by bots accessing the calendar incorrectly
Changed the 'no author profile' message to be displayed as informational rather than as a warning
Corrected double-listing of '.mov' in the file type whitelist

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Comments

Cant get the upgrade...

By rd-irl, posted 10 December 2009, 12:14 AM

Version 4.3 is not recognised
Version 4.3 rc1 is not recognised

AppServ :

By Guest, posted 10 December 2009, 5:59 AM

hello

I Get This Error Message In My Local Server After Installing And Re-Installing It For 5 Times:

__________
An error has occurred

Cannot write to C:\AppServ\www\1/lang_cached/EN/page__site__galleries.lcd. File permissions for it (or the directory it is in) have not been set correctly.

_______
I Can see The PHP.file ( page__site__galleries.lcd ) In The folder ( lang_cached/EN/ ) .

Thanks

AppServ

By Guest, posted 10 December 2009, 6:02 AM

SORRY
I Mean The ( .lcd ) File Not PHP

By Chris Graham, posted 10 December 2009, 9:26 AM

rd-irl said

Version 4.3 is not recognised
Version 4.3 rc1 is not recognised

Thanks for letting us know – it was a problem with our systems, and is now fixed.

I Mean The ( .lcd ) File Not PHP

The issue is the permissions on the directory (EN) – it isn't able to create a new file in there. You're on Windows which means how you set permissions really depends on your server setup, but you may be able to just assign full recursive "IUSR_<username>" write permissions from explorer.
We have a tutorial on installing on Windows.
If you have further problems please ask on the forum to other users, or us via commercial support – I'd rather avoid the news post getting too noisy.