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Welcome to Icy Phoenix Uk
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What is Icy Phoenix?
Icy Phoenix is a CMS based on phpBB (a fully scalable and highly customisable open-source Bulletin Board package PHP based) plus many modifications and code integrations which add flexibility to the whole package. The official home page for phpBB is www.phpbb.com. Icy Phoenix has some features originally developed for phpBB XS Project which has been founded by Bicet and then developed by both Bicet and Mighty Gorgon. Icy Phoenix has been created by Mighty Gorgon after he left the phpBB XS Project.
What are the main features of Icy Phoenix?
Icy Phoenix has many features, most of them are listed in the Credits on this site, but the main ones are:
- phpBB bulletin board and permission system
- CMS features allowing the creation of new pages and blocks (some of the functions are based on the abandoned IM Portal project)
- Overall template integration among all site sections
- Many ready to use features: Photo Gallery, Downloads, Knowledge Base, Links, Chat...
- Multi-language and multi-template ready
- Almost 100% XHTML and CSS W3C compliant
- ...and many others...
Is Icy Phoenix supported for bugs, security issues, improvements?
Icy Phoenix is an open source project. As like many open source projects it is developed by people using their free time. At the moment there are several persons in the staff willing to help and to contribute to this project. We hope the community will continue to grow and be able to provide all the necessary support to all the users who may need help.
Is Icy Phoenix easy to install and upgrade from other platforms?
Icy Phoenix has its own setup procedure which guides the user through the steps of the setup process. An upgrading file is provided to upgrade the package from standard phpBB and phpBB XS. Hopefully an upgrade procedure from any other platform will be written in the future: at the moment the only way to upgrade from another pre-modded is by downgrading it to phpBB (has been written a procedure for this) and then run the provided upgrade procedure.
Does Icy Phoenix have many templates?
Yes, at the moment there are some free templates (some of them with multicolour variations) and we are working to create new ones. If you are interested in new templates you should regularly check the support forum.
Is Icy Phoenix multi-language?
English is the main language of Icy Phoenix, but it has been translated into other languages (alphabetical order): Catalan, Dutch, Galego, German, Italian, Serbian, Spanish... and more to come! If you don't find your language listed here, please ask at the support forum, maybe someone else is working on the translation you need and you would be welcome to join the translation team to give your contribution.
Will Icy Phoenix be upgraded to phpBB 3?
At the moment there is no plan to upgrade Icy Phoenix to phpBB 3. There are several reasons for this. Of course when phpBB 3 will be out for a while, things may change...
May I join the Icy Phoenix Project?
Of course. Icy Phoenix is an open source project, and anyone who is willing to give his own contribution on a stable basis may then apply to join the Team.

Before trying to install Icy Phoenix make sure you have the following STRICTLY NEEDED requirements:

At least 20 MB of free space in the folder you would like to install the package.
Web server with PHP (4 or higher) installed and running (works best on Linux + Apache). You can find appropriate PHP hosting providers from a guide such as Web Hosting Search.
MySQL (3 or higher) database with at least 1MB of free space (of course the space needed depends on how big your site will be... 1MB is enough for a basic empty setup).
Ability to set CHMOD permissions.

These other requirements (even if not strictly needed) are suggested for optimal performance of Icy Phoenix:

Webserver with .htaccess capability.
Apache Rewrite Mod installed and running.
GD Libraries (at least 2.0.28) installed and running.
Register Globals set to OFF.

Icy Phoenix Features Comparison

Please refer to the forum for further informations.

Been out of the country for the last two months

Posted Sat 09 Jan, 2010 16:04 By DWho

Hi to everyone

Due to complicated family problems I have not been at home for the last few months after having to drop everything and fly out of the country and apart from being able to log in for a few minutes occasionally I have not been able to do anything on my sites or for any one else.

Anyone who has tried to contact me I apologise as I have had no real means to check anything from my mobile phone to email...

I must say I am glad to be back home and hopefully start catching up on everything I have fallen behind from..

Thanks for your patience.

Mike

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Apologies

Posted Thu 15 Oct, 2009 08:05 By DWho

Due to a death in the family I have not been able to be online so much and will not be for at least another week...

So my apologies for any support or questions that have not been answered..

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Icy Phoenix 1.3.0.53 [Taken from main Icy Phoenix.com]

Posted Tue 21 Jul, 2009 16:51 By DWho

Hi all,
here is the third stable release of Icy Phoenix.

What's New Respect To Latest Stable Release

CMS Administration recoded with new features (some AJAX) and restyled
CMS Blocks and Layouts recoded from scratch to increase flexibility and performance (now block style is in a single file to help designing new styles)
CMS Standard Pages now is more flexible... can also handle new pages (even if a little code should be added to those pages to work correctly)
Removed the old CMS Pages Permissions section in CMS which has been replaced by the new Standard Pages section
New template structure: it is now possible to create brand new templates by just creating a CSS and a CFG file, this will reduce the number of files needed for each template, reducing also the job in case of updates or customizations; not only, you will be able to easily create combinations between different templates without having to duplicate directory structure
Common CMS and ACP templates now fully independent from all other templates
Common JS and CSS in common folder and possibility to include extra CSS and JS via PHP without editing TPL
Some Functions and other common includes splitted among several files to reduce memory charge and increase performance
Created new overall vars and switches to increase flexibility and performances (old switches were based upon loops, new ones are based on conditions, which are faster to be processed)
English language files grammatically reviewed (thanks Lopalong!) and in some cases updated to the new phpBB 3 format
New Junior Admin permission which gives full admin power while in the forum but restricted in ACP and CMS (ACP modules can be assigned via Junior Admin management and CMS permission for CMS management)
Brand new Statistics system which integrates new features and replace also old Site History page
Bots Parsing now is DB dependent and bots can now have REG access... also you can now add a switch for bots in TPL files to avoid bots spidering something you don't want them to
URL Rewrite modified to be more efficient
Print Page improved
Added Google Search page to be used alternatively the standard search system, this will reduce the charge on your server
Colorize username function recoded to reduce looping and cache issues with a large userbase
Recoded caching system which in older Icy Phoenix version was proved to fail for high traffic sites: this new way to cache should be more efficient and should reduce CPU charge under stressing condition
Birthdays and Calendar should now use less resources than before, again big sites will benefit from this
New CRON system which should be easier to be customized and improved... basic functions already added, new features to come with future versions...
Created new user related functions to simplify Icy Phoenix integration and coding: user_get_avatar, build_im_link, PM Class, generate_user_info
AJAX Sorting in some ACP and CMS pages to speed up things in administrating things
New Recent Topics page allowing admins to track latest users activity
Forums Sorting capabilities both by adding alphabetical sorts and columns headers links
Higher Lang Encoding compatibility
Mass PM feature integrated in Mass Email section
Brand new Ads and Banners system
Mass Email supports now full HTML format for nicely formatted newsletters
Smileys Categories section... it is hardcoded to improve performances even with thousands of smileys
Step by step DB Backup System similar to MySQLDumper... to avoid nasty timeouts when backing up the site
HighSlide JS (http://highslide.com/) integration
Event Registration feature has been added
Fixed a lot of bugs in IE
Many smaller updates and features... install the new version to discover all of them!

Older templates: Please note that the template system has been totally revamped, so templates designed for 1.2.0.27 or below won't work at all with this version. Check the new styles section for templates which already work with this version: Styles.

Translations: Please note that lang packs for 1.2.0.27 won't work with this version. Lang packs need to be updated before you can use them on your site. I will update all lang files in download section as soon as translators will send me their latest release. Currently lang files for Icy Phoenix 1.3 RC 2 should work fine even if not fully up to date. You can find latest development translations here: http://code.assembla.com/icyphoenix_langs/subversion/nodes/trunk

Customizations And Mods: Please note that this version has many core difference from the previous one, so it is really unlikely that old customizations and mods will work with this brand new release. If you have some mods installed and you cannot update them on your own, please be patient until the author or the person who have ported them to Icy Phoenix will find some free time to update them.

Requirements

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Before trying to install Icy Phoenix make sure you have the following STRICTLY NEEDED requirements:

* At least 20 MB of free space in the folder you would like to install the package.
* Web server with PHP (4 or higher) installed and running (works best on Linux + Apache). You can find appropriate PHP hosting providers from a guide such as Web Hosting Search.
* MySQL (3 or higher) database with at least 1MB of free space (of course the space needed depends on how big your site will be... 1MB is enough for a basic empty setup).
* Ability to set CHMOD permissions.

These other requirements (even if not strictly needed) are suggested for optimal performance of Icy Phoenix:

* Webserver with .htaccess capability.
* Apache Rewrite Mod installed and running.
* GD Libraries (at least 2.0.28) installed and running.
* Register Globals set to OFF.
Fresh Installation

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1. Unpack Icy Phoenix package to one folder on your HD.
2. Copy all Icy Phoenix files in one folder on your webserver (i.e. /icyphoenix/)
3. Set the permissions to CHMOD 777 to the following files and folders (please note that you may not have all of them in your setup):
* backup/
* cache/
* cache/forums/
* cache/posts/
* cache/sql/
* cache/topics/
* cache/users/
* ctracker/logfiles/logfile_attempt_counter.txt
* ctracker/logfiles/logfile_blocklist.txt
* ctracker/logfiles/logfile_debug_mode.txt
* ctracker/logfiles/logfile_malformed_logins.txt
* ctracker/logfiles/logfile_spammer.txt
* ctracker/logfiles/logfile_worms.txt
* downloads/
* files/
* files/album/
* files/album/cache/
* files/album/med_cache/
* files/album/users/
* files/album/wm_cache/
* files/posted_images/
* files/screenshots/
* files/thumbs/
* images/avatars/
* logs/

4. Launch the setup from the install folder: install/install.php (i.e. http://www.mysite.com/forum/install/install.php)
5. Follow all the instructions on the screen, fill all requested data and complete the setup.
6. Delete or rename install folder.
7. Customize what needs to be customized in files and db (some files needs to be edited manually, while most of the options may be set in ACP and CMS).
8. Enjoy your New Site Enjoy!.
How To Upgrade From phpBB 2

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If you're already using phpBB, you can easily upgrade your board by following these instructions:

1. Make a full backup of all files and database (if you don't do a backup, don't dare to ask for support! Backup Rules!)
2. Did you backup everything? If you didn't make the backup, please, step back to the previous point.
3. Copy your current config.php and keep it in a safe place.
4. Check again that your backup is ok and keep it in a safe place. Backup Rules!
5. Login as administrator.
6. Unpack Icy Phoenix package to one folder on your HD.
7. Upload install folder to the root of your phpBB forum and launch database_update.php (i.e. http://www.mysite.com/phpbb/install/database_update.php).
8. Delete install folder.
9. Remove the following folders (make sure you don't have in those folders some files you may need for some mods you have installed in standard phpBB, but in any case you should have a backup Backup Rules!):
* admin
* db
* includes
* language
* templates
10. Remove all files but config.php in your forum root (make sure you don't have some files you may need for some mods you have installed in standard phpBB, but in any case you should have a backup Backup Rules!).
11. Upload all Icy Phoenix files (all but config.php) in the same folder where phpBB was installed and running. Pay attention that all older files eventually still there must be replaced by new ones.
12. Apply all permissions listed in Fresh Installation.
13. Customize what needs to be customized in files and db (some files needs to be edited manually, while most of the options may be set in ACP and CMS).
14. Unlock your site.
15. Enjoy your New Icy Phoenix Site Enjoy!.
How To Upgrade From Old Icy Phoenix Versions

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If you're using Icy Phoenix 1.0.9.9 or above, you can upgrade your board by following these instructions:

1. Login as administrator.
2. Lock your site.
3. Make a full backup of all files and database (if you don't do a backup, don't dare to ask for support! Backup Rules!)
4. Did you backup everything? If you didn't make the backup, please, step back to the previous point.
5. Copy your current .htaccess (if you edit it) and config.php and keep them in a safe place.
6. You may also want to backup the customized pages you have created using the CMS (if you have created some).
7. Check again that your backup is ok and keep it in a safe place. Backup Rules!
8. Unpack Icy Phoenix package to one folder on your HD.
9. Upload install folder to the root of your Icy Phoenix and launch database_update.php (i.e. http://www.mysite.com/IP/install/database_update.php).
10. Move the following folders:
* pafiledb/uploads/*.* ==> downloads/*.*
11. Remove the following folders (make sure you don't have in those folders some files you may need for some mods you have installed, but in any case you should have a backup Backup Rules!):
* adm
* includes
* language
* templates
12. Remove all files but config.php in your Icy Phoenix root (make sure you don't have some files you may need for some mods you have installed, but in any case you should have a backup Backup Rules!).
13. Upload all Icy Phoenix files (all but config.php) in the same folder where Icy Phoenix was installed and running. Pay attention that all older files still there (if any) must be replaced by the new ones.
14. Apply all permissions listed in Fresh Installation.
15. Customize what needs to be customized in files and db (some files needs to be edited manually, while most of the options may be set in ACP and CMS). Here is a short list of some files you may want to edit manually:
* common.php
* config.php
* includes/constants.php
* language/lang_***/lang_main_settings.php
16. Run install/install.php and complete the update by renaming and moving images (both posted and in album) and replacing all old links in posts: the automated procedure should be able to perform all these actions automatically, just follow the instructions.
17. Delete install folder.
18. Unlock your site.
19. Enjoy your New Icy Phoenix Site Enjoy!.
How To Upgrade From Icy Phoenix Beta OR RC Versions

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Upgrading from Beta versions is really easy... just upload all new files and run install/database_update.php.
Pay attention to customized files, CHMOD permissions and config.php when overwriting.

Available Packages

Icy Phoenix 1.3.0.53

Package Name: Icy Phoenix
Package Version: 1.3.0.53
Release Spot: Non c'era la legge sul pericolo!

DOWNLOAD: Icy Phoenix 1.3.0.53 ( Mirror 1 ) ( Mirror 2 )

LANGUAGES, STYLES AND ADDONS: Downloads
MG STYLES: Styles

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SVN Links
Using a client:

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http://svn.assembla.com/svn/icy_phoenix

http://svn.assembla.com/svn/icyphoenix_langs

Using a browser:

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http://code.assembla.com/icy_phoenix/subversion/nodes/IP/trunk

http://code.assembla.com/icyphoenix_langs/subversion/nodes/trunk

Support

All older versions of Icy Phoenix will not be supported any more, you are invited to upgrade to the latest stable release which adds many improvements to the system and it is more secure.

Please note that if you decide to upgrade your existing site with this version, you may face some problems and you may not be able to recover your datas in case something goes wrong. Make sure you have a full backup before proceeding.

Should you ask for support, please remember that this is an open source community and me and all the Staff are doing all for free and in their spare time... be kind, be patient and respect other users efforts and hard work.

Enjoy Icy Phoenix!
Luca Libralato

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Icy Phoenix 1.2.24.51 RC 2 (post taken form the main Icy phoenix Site)

Posted Sat 13 Jun, 2009 11:16 By DWho

Hi all,
here is the second release candidate version of Icy Phoenix.

What's New Respect To RC 1

CMS Standard Pages now is more flexible... can also handle new pages (even if a little code should be added to those pages to work correctly)
Removed the old CMS Pages Permissions section in CMS which has been replaced by the new Standard Pages section
Event Registration feature has been added
Fixed a lot of bugs in IE
Fixed some minor bugs

What's New Respect To Latest Stable Release

CMS Administration recoded with new features (some AJAX) and restyled
CMS Blocks and Layouts recoded from scratch to increase flexibility and performance (now block style is in a single file to help designing new styles)
New template structure: it is now possible to create brand new templates by just creating a CSS and a CFG file, this will reduce the number of files needed for each template, reducing also the job in case of updates or customizations; not only, you will be able to easily create combinations between different templates without having to duplicate directory structure
Common CMS and ACP templates now fully independent from all other templates
Common JS and CSS in common folder and possibility to include extra CSS and JS via PHP without editing TPL
Some Functions and other common includes splitted among several files to reduce memory charge and increase performance
Created new overall vars and switches to increase flexibility and performances (old switches were based upon loops, new ones are based on conditions, which are faster to be processed)
English language files grammatically reviewed (thanks Lopalong!) and in some cases updated to the new phpBB 3 format
New Junior Admin permission which gives full admin power while in the forum but restricted in ACP and CMS (ACP modules can be assigned via Junior Admin management and CMS permission for CMS management)
Brand new Statistics system which integrates new features and replace also old Site History page
Bots Parsing now is DB dependent and bots can now have REG access... also you can now add a switch for bots in TPL files to avoid bots spidering something you don't want them to
URL Rewrite modified to be more efficient
Print Page improved
Added Google Search page to be used alternatively the standard search system, this will reduce the charge on your server
Colorize username function recoded to reduce looping and cache issues with a large userbase
Recoded caching system which in older Icy Phoenix version was proved to fail for high traffic sites: this new way to cache should be more efficient and should reduce CPU charge under stressing condition
Birthdays and Calendar should now use less resources than before, again big sites will benefit from this
New CRON system which should be easier to be customized and improved... basic functions already added, new features to come with future versions...
Created new user related functions to simplify Icy Phoenix integration and coding: user_get_avatar, build_im_link, PM Class, generate_user_info
AJAX Sorting in some ACP and CMS pages to speed up things in administrating things
New Recent Topics page allowing admins to track latest users activity
Forums Sorting capabilities both by adding alphabetical sorts and columns headers links
Higher Lang Encoding compatibility
Mass PM feature integrated in Mass Email section
Brand new Ads and Banners system
Mass Email supports now full HTML format for nicely formatted newsletters
Smileys Categories section... it is hardcoded to improve performances even with thousands of smileys
Step by step DB Backup System similar to MySQLDumper... to avoid nasty timeouts when backing up the site
HighSlide JS (http://highslide.com/) integration
Many smaller updates and features... install the release candidate to discover all of them!

Requirements

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Fresh Installation

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How To Upgrade From phpBB

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How To Upgrade From Old Icy Phoenix Versions

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How To Upgrade From Icy Phoenix Beta OR RC Versions

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Upgrading from Beta versions is really easy... just upload all new files and run install/database_update.php.
Pay attention to customized files, CHMOD permissions and config.php when overwriting.

Available Packages

Icy Phoenix 1.2.24.51 RC 2

Package Name: Icy Phoenix
Package Version: 1.2.24.51 RC 2
Release Spot: Happy Birthday Giorgia!!!

DOWNLOAD: Icy Phoenix 1.2.24.51 RC 2 ( Mirror ) ( SourceForge )

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This is only the standard package, should you be interested in having extra languages or styles, currently they are only available @ SVN (check the SVN topic to have more info about this).

Using an SVN client:

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http://svn.assembla.com/svn/icy_phoenix

http://svn.assembla.com/svn/icyphoenix_langs

Using a browser:

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http://code.assembla.com/icy_phoenix/subversion/nodes/IP/trunk

http://code.assembla.com/icyphoenix_langs/subversion/nodes/trunk

Support

During the RC phase a basic level of support will be given only for standard installations. We will provide answers to general setup and update questions, configuration problems and support for determining common problems mostly related to bugs. We will not support modifications and customizations until the final release.

Please note that if you decide to upgrade your existing site with this version, you may face some problems and you may not be able to recover your datas in case something goes wrong. Make sure you have a full backup before proceeding.

Should you ask for support, please remember that this is an open source community and me and all the Staff are doing all for free and in their spare time... be kind, be patient and respect other users efforts and hard work.

Enjoy Icy Phoenix!
Luca Libralato

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Welcome to Icy Phoenix UK

Posted Fri 01 May, 2009 00:00 By DWho

Welcome to Icy Phoenix UK..

This is an extension site of main Icy Phoenix site.. where my mods and themes will be available for download.

This is due to the large size of some of the mods and to give better support for them...

At the moment this is a showcase as not everything is available to download but will be very shortly...

Enjoy

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