Midgard 1.7beta1 "FlyHigh" released.
Lodz, June 2nd 2005 -- The Midgard Project has released the first beta 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
* MidgardQueryBuilder class , SQL queries creator and executor
* PHP5 extension without old classic Midgard API
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.
MidgardQueryBuilder is a special Midgard class responsible for creating and
executing SQL queries. It is intended to boost performance of all aplications
which
use new objects registered in Midgard Framework with MgdSchema technology.
PHP5 extension do not use old classic Midgard API. It is experimental package
and should not be considered for any production usage. This extension is able
to use
only new MgdSchema objects and classes. This extension is also usable with PHP5
language
used as command line interpreter.
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
* 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
* MidgadQueryBuilder class creates and executes SQL queries
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 database' option is changed to make updates from previous
midgard installations
* PEAR packages installation supported Datagard
Changes from 1.7alpha1 release:
Midgard-core
* MidgardQueryBuilder
* Multilang feature implemented for MgdSchema objects
( and also for objects returned by MidgardQueryBuilder )
* Experimental GetObjectInfo class which describes common properties for
objects
of any type
( MgdSchema object is created from three classes without need to extend
them )
* Repligard: fixes for records replicated by changed date
* MgdSchema objects serialization (initial)
* Build system rewritten
* Some of internal functions rewritten in favour of glib based ones
* URL parser fixes
Midgard-php4
* Many fixes for Multilang objects
* Major improvements for GObject object's properties which are set from Zend
object's ones
* Old midgard-core API function replaced by glib based ones used in preparser
* $_MIDGARD autoglobal array transparently updated when mgd_auth_midgad or
mgd_set_lang are called
* MgdSchema registered types are also registered in $_MIDGARD autoglobal
* MgdSchema registered classes may be extended by PHP classes
( these classes have also default members registered )
* SG0 persons may be members of SG0 groups again.
Midgard-data
* New style template for Site Wizard
* Datagard creates cache and log directories for MidCOM
* Fixes for newly created virtual hosts
Planned for next releases
* Final 1.7 release in June 2005
* Next Sheduled release - August/September 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
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Henri Bergius, Midgard spokesman
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The Midgard Project
http://www.midgard-project.org/
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