+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Openads v2.3 | | ============ | | | | Copyright (c) 2003-2007 Openads Limited | | For contact details, see: http://www.openads.org/ | | | | This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify | | it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by | | the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or | | (at your option) any later version. | | | | This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, | | but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of | | MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the | | GNU General Public License for more details. | | | | You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License | | along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software | | Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Release Notes: Openads 2.3.38-beta ================================== Openads 2.3 is the next generation release of the hugely popular Openads adserver. These release notes cover what's new, system requirements, download and installation instructions, known issues and frequently asked questions for Openads 2.3.38-beta. Please read these notes before reporting any bugs. Please tell us what you think on the Openads 2.3 forum [http://forum.openads.org/index.php?showforum=37]. What's New in Openads 2.3.38-beta --------------------------------- * Release date: 2007-08-13 * Fixed upgrade of 2.0 flash banners with converted hard-coded links. * Fixed 2.0/2.1.29 upgrade paths to correctly set the "Booked" impression value. * After a succesful upgrade from MMM 0.1 the campaigns table still had a wrong datataype for the priority column, preventing the application to correctly work. * For complete details, see https://developer.openads.org/. System Requirements ------------------- Before installing, please make sure your server meets the system requirements [http://docs.openads.org/openads-2.3-guide/requirements.html]. Downloading and Installing -------------------------- * Downloading Openads You can get the latest version of Openads 2.3 here [http://www.openads.org/downloads/download-openads-2.3.html]. * Installing Openads 2.3.38-beta Installing Openads 2.3.38-beta is a straightforward process. Follow these steps [http://docs.openads.org/openads-2.3-guide/installing-openads.html] and use the links to refer to detailed information on each step where necessary. * Upgrading Openads 2.3.38-beta Upgrading to Openads 2.3.38-beta is a straightforward process. Follow these steps [http://docs.openads.org/openads-2.3-guide/upgrading.html] and use the links to refer to detailed information on each step where necessary. Please note: The upgrade process will upgrade your Openads database, and the database may no longer be compatible with your old code base. Therefore, you should create a backup of your database, just in case. The upgrade wizard supports upgrading from the following previous releases of Openads: --------------------------------------------------------------- | Product | Version(s) | --------------------------------------------------------------- | Openads 2.0 for MySQL | 2.0.11-pr1 | | (formerly phpAdsNew) | | --------------------------------------------------------------- | Openads 2.3 alpha | 2.3.31-alpha-pr3 | | (formerly Max Media Manager v0.3) | (v0.3.31-alpha-pr3) | --------------------------------------------------------------- | Openads 2.3 beta | All versions | --------------------------------------------------------------- | Max Media Manager v0.1 | v0.1.29-rc | --------------------------------------------------------------- | Openads 2.0 for Postgresql | Not supported | | (formerly phpPgAds) | at this time | --------------------------------------------------------------- If you are not running one of these versions, you will need to upgrade your existing installation before you will be able to upgrade to Openads 2.3.38-beta. * Uninstalling Openads 2.3.38-beta To remove Openads from your server delete the installed files and database tables. Known Issues ------------ This list covers some of the known problems with Openads 2.3.38-beta. Please read this before reporting any new bugs. * Openads 2.3.38-beta does NOT work with MySQL 3.x. If you are running Openads 2.0 on this very old version of MySQL, do NOT attempt to upgrade, as your installation will no longer work correctly. * The recovery process will not work when MySQL is configured to use case-insensitive table names. For this reason, installation and upgrade is currently prevented when MySQL is configured this way. If your version of MySQL has "lower_case_table_name != 0", please see https://developer.openads.org/ticket/901 for more information. * Some of the PEAR libraries used are not compatible with database prefix names with double "_" characters (e.g. "oa__"). You should NOT install Openads with a prefix of this format. * The upgrade process may time out with very large databases. See the FAQ [http://www.openads.org/support/faq.html] for more information if you have a large database. * Some users have reported issues of being logged out when viewing statistics. This can be worked around by ensuring that the timezone is correctly set in PHP [http://docs.openads.org/openads-2.3-guide/administrator-settings.html]. * See https://developer.openads.org/ for the latest bug reports. FAQ --- 1. What can I do to help? We need help from developers and the testing community to provide as much feedback as possible to make Openads even better. Please read these notes and how to report a bug [https://developer.openads.org/wiki/ReportingBugs] before reporting any bugs. You can also give us your feedback through the Openads forum [http://forum.openads.org/]. 2. Can I upgrade from phpAdsNew? Yes. phpAdsNew was rebranded as Openads 2.0. You will need to ensure you first upgrade to the latest version of Openads 2.0 before using the Openads 2.3 upgrade wizard. 3. Does Openads 2.3.38-beta support PostgreSQL? No, there is currently no support for PostgreSQL in Openads 2.3.38-beta. Installing and upgrading from Openads 2.0 for PostgreSQL are likely to be supported in a future release of Openads. 4. Where do I go for support? Support is provided through the Openads forum [http://forum.openads.org/]. In this way, we hope that the whole community benefits from the answers given. 5. Where's the source code? You can access the Openads source code using subversion. See our developer website [https://developer.openads.org/].