Midgard 1.7alpha1 "Leoni & Akseli" released.
Lodz, April 11th 2005 -- The Midgard Project has released the first alpha
release
version of the 1.7 Midgard Open Source Content Management Framework.
Midgard provides a reliable, carrier-grade CMS framework build for the the
LAMP platform.
Midgard's core features include internationalization, accessibility,
scalability and PHP connectivity.
This development release includes a Midgard2 technology preview.
Major features included:
* New Midgard Site Wizard for easily setting up websites
* Multilang support
* PAM and NTLM support
* New midgard-data
* Improved Datagard Midgard database installer
* MgdSchema , GObjects and XML defined PHP objects
Multilang feature makes Midgard more flexible as it separates metadata
from the current language of objects. Now is easy to use with the new
midgard-data package which allows to create or update databases very easily
even for Midgard beginners.
PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) lets applications authenticate with
external password repositories. NTLM, single sign-on solution used in Windows
(NT4 and Active Directory) networks. Both solutions allows to use typical
Midgard
applications with transparent person's authentication.
Midgard-data provides latest file system Midgard Component Framework -
"MidCOM" ,
and its over twenty ready to use components. User-friendly "Aegir" and admin
interface "Spider" are also included in midgard-data. All Midgard applications
may be easy imported to database with new tool "datagard" which is also
responsible
now to make updates from previous installations.
Changes from 1.6 releases:
Midgard-core
* MgdSchema ( global types information storage )
* New internal types builded with GObjects and GType system
* Xml based types definition
Midgard-apache modules
* New MidgardSchema directive for pointing correct MgdSchema path.
* Page and style elements are handled by midgard internals data instead of
Apache tables.
Midgard-php4
* Classes are defined in XML file
* New API methods for new MgdSchema objects
- get_by_id
- update
- create
- find
- fetch
- is_in_tree
- is_in_parent_tree
* All new objects has path created or updated during update or create
* Initial ability to run midgard-php from command line
* API changes:
- mgd_auth_midgard does not send cookie anymore
http://www.midgard-project.org/documentation/reference/other/mgd_auth_midgard.html
- mgd_set_style works with mgd_preparse
http://www.midgard-project.org/documentation/reference/style/functions/mgd_set_style.html
Midgard-data
* New file system based MidCOM
* MidCOM 2.x component system located in file system for better performance
* New midcom-template package
* Site creation Wizard
* Datagard's update changed to make update from previous midgard installations
Planned for next releases
* Final 1.7 release in May 2005
* Next Sheduled release - August 2005
* Automated testing releases
* Automated database MgdSchema management
Download page for latest release:
http://www.midgard-project.org/download/1.7.html
Getting started with Midgard:
http://www.midgard-project.org/documentation
Bugs reporting:
http://midgard.tigris.org/issues/reports.cgi
Users and developers support:
Mailing list [email protected]
About Midgard
The Midgard Content Management Framework was initially released in May
1999, and has since gathered a sizable user and developer community.
Midgard powers thousands of web sites ranging from simple organizational
websites to major portals like New Zealand eGovernment site and
Playbill.
Midgard is being developed by an international team of professionals.
Midgard's development team includes new media designers, system
integrators and content management consultants. Midgard development is
being supported by several commercial and governmental entities
including the European Union.
Piotr Pokora, Midgard release manager
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Henri Bergius, Midgard spokesman
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The Midgard Project
http://www.midgard-project.org/
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