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Project Support => Announcements => Topic started by: emanuele on February 09, 2014, 11:50:41 am

Title: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: emanuele on February 09, 2014, 11:50:41 am
The ElkArte Community is pleased to announce the second public beta release of ElkArte 1.0 is now available. This beta release is made available to allow a broad user base to test and evaluate the first major version of ElkArte but is not recommended for production use at this stage.

For a more detailed list of issues fixed and improvements from the previous beta, please read the ElkArte 1.0 Beta 2 release notes (http://www.elkarte.net/community/index.php?topic=844.0) topic on the site.

For a list of known issues, please follow both the topic
ElkArte 1.0 Beta 2 known issues (http://www.elkarte.net/community/index.php?topic=961.0) and the list of issues assigned to the 1.0 final milestone (https://github.com/elkarte/Elkarte/issues?milestone=5&state=open) here at gitHub.

In order to help us release ElkArte on schedule, users of the beta release are encouraged to report any bugs, issues or errors at our
GitHub Issue Traker (https://github.com/elkarte/Elkarte/issues?direction=desc&sort=updated&state=open)

If you are nervous about reporting bugs through the formal bug reporting system, you can simply report your issues to our user community at
ElkArte (http://www.elkarte.net/community/).

We look forward to receiving your feedback on this 2nd beta release of ElkArte!
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Robert. on February 09, 2014, 04:36:43 pm
Congratulations! :)
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: IchBin on February 09, 2014, 06:28:50 pm
woohoo! You guys have been working hard! Keep it up.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: meetdilip on February 09, 2014, 10:21:15 pm
Great milestone. First beta for ElkArte, a great leap in forum software ;)
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Darknico on February 10, 2014, 03:17:03 am
Great! =D
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Allan on February 17, 2014, 02:40:17 pm
This is great, I was looking for something new to use on a upcoming forum I'm working on. So far I like this fork.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Adrek on February 21, 2014, 01:34:08 pm
In beta 2 package I don't see upgrade.php file. Is there some way to update Beta 1 to Beta 2? I just don't want to lose settings :)
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: TE on February 21, 2014, 02:24:07 pm
Upgrade.php + related sql is attached to this message:
http://www.elkarte.net/community/index.php?topic=1009.msg7059#msg7059
Please make sure to disable caching before, could cause problems due to the changed password encryption.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Nao on February 21, 2014, 03:44:40 pm
Suggestion: integrate the uograde script into Elk and call it if beta 1 is detected. Works wonders for usability!
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: emanuele on February 21, 2014, 04:49:22 pm
There is no reason to run upgrade.php from beta 1 to beta 2 (or any step in between and hopefully after): no db changes or settings (well, actually I think 1 :P) has been done since beta 1 was released.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Allan on February 21, 2014, 05:09:30 pm
So how would be upgrade, just FTP over top what is there already.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: emanuele on February 21, 2014, 05:19:27 pm
Yep.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Adrek on February 21, 2014, 05:40:26 pm
Oh.. I didn't knew this, thanks for quick response :)
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Allan on February 21, 2014, 05:53:04 pm
Worked great, had to run the installer again though. But once done everything was still there.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: emanuele on February 21, 2014, 06:06:45 pm
Why the installer?
What was the problem?
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Allan on February 21, 2014, 06:15:37 pm
Just something stupid I did all good though.  :-[
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Allan on February 22, 2014, 07:18:58 am
Ran the upgrade.php and now having a problem, Site can't connect to the Database- any clue how to get it back.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: emanuele on February 22, 2014, 08:55:11 am
From what I see now from your site you (or the upgrader) set it to maintenance mode level 2, now what you can do is open Settings.php find:
$maintenance = 2;
and change it to:
Code: [Select]
$maintenance = 0;
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Allan on February 22, 2014, 09:06:44 am
worked great thank you  :D

It was me the upgrade script did this.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Antechinus on February 27, 2014, 01:41:35 am
Eh question: I haz old alpha Elks hiding on my local. The download link on the front page here just gives me a basic install pack, so obviously I need upgrade files. So, took a look over on GitHub (may its name be cursed forever) and there's a nifty pile of stuff here:

https://github.com/elkarte/Elkarte/tree/master/install

So, if upgrading an alpha Elk to Latest Awesomeness, what effin filez do I need? Kthnx. ;D
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: emanuele on February 27, 2014, 07:43:47 pm
Try using the attached file, not tested at all... O:-)
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Antechinus on February 27, 2014, 11:25:29 pm
K. Will give it a whirl and see what explodes. :D

ETA: Ha. Just saw this: http://www.elkarte.net/community/index.php?topic=1120.0

So it'll be needing an RC1 upgrade.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: emanuele on February 28, 2014, 03:57:25 am
Quote from: Antechinus – ETA: Ha. Just saw this: http://www.elkarte.net/community/index.php?topic=1120.0
Last time I started a "WIP" it took 2 months before the actual release. :P

From any beta up to final it should (unless we face some serious problem that forces us to break something) the upgrade should be just a matter or replacing the files. No need for "upgrades". ;)
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Antechinus on February 28, 2014, 04:18:57 am
Well ok then. I'm probably thinking of SMF 2.0 "betas" too much. :D
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: emanuele on February 28, 2014, 04:59:25 am
O:-)

:P
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Trekkie101 on April 08, 2014, 09:38:16 am
QuoteCritical Error!
The installer was unable to detect any database support in PHP. Please ask your host to ensure that PHP was compiled with the desired database, or that the proper extension is being loaded.

What's it looking for?  :o
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: scripple on April 08, 2014, 11:23:47 am
If you've been using mysql, it's looking for mysqli the new mysql module.  Got bit by the same thing.  You have to have the module built for php.  Elk really needs to state this somewhere since it's a change from SMF 2.0x.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: Spuds on April 08, 2014, 08:13:21 pm
Seems like we could update the error message with what db interfaces we are looking for ... as a start.
Title: Re: ElkArte 1.0 beta 2 released
Post by: scripple on April 08, 2014, 09:45:12 pm
Probably good.  And isn't there a requirements page somewhere?  Should probably call out the i version of the mysql module there with a not the older mysql.... type line.