Release Notes:1.5.2

Xibo 1.5.2 - Codename "d'Arrest"
'''This is a development preview release of Xibo. This release is a feature and bug fix release of the development preview releases of Xibo working towards the release of Xibo 1.6.0, the next stable line of Xibo released. This should NOT BE USED IN PRODUCTION.'''

You can download this release from https://launchpad.net/xibo/1.5/1.5.2

Requirements
You must use the 1.5.2 .NET Client or 1.4.2 Python Client or later with this version of the Xibo server.

Xibo requires PHP 5.3 or higher. A full list of module requirements is presented at the point of installation - we'll even tell you which modules you're missing! Please note: The PHP-PDO module is required from this release onwards.

Upgrading
There are significant database schema changes between the 1.5 series of Xibo and prior released. The upgrader will take a prior database and convert it to a schema suitable for the 1.5 series to date. Note that this is a one-way conversion. Please do not upgrade your production database to test Xibo 1.5 functionality, and then expect to run a prior series codebase against that database. Instructions for cloning a Xibo database are available here Release Notes:Clone Database.


 * Clone your existing Xibo database and grant permissions (see Release Notes:Clone Database for details)
 * Backup settings.php from your installation
 * Manually take a backup of your database
 * Replace your existing installation with the new version from the tar.gz or zip file
 * Replace your backup settings.php file in your Xibo installation directory
 * Browse to http://your.server/path as normal
 * You will be prompted that an upgrade is required.
 * Enter your xibo_admin password, and follow the upgrade wizard.
 * The upgrade should run, and finally ask you to log in as you would normally.

Help
Please ask for help/advice in the Answers section of Launchpad: https://answers.launchpad.net/xibo

Please report any bugs in the Bugs section of Launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xibo (if you're not sure that what you have found is a bug, please ask in the Answers section first!)

Please report any enhancement requests in the Blueprints section of Launchpad: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/xibo

When asking for assistance with Xibo 1.5 series releases, please make it clear that you're using a development preview and not a stable release of Xibo.

New Features
For a complete list of new features please refer to the Release Project Page Blueprint section: https://launchpad.net/xibo/1.5/1.5.2

PDO
The most significant change in 1.5.2 is the core add/edit/delete transactions have been converted to use PHP PDO. This makes Xibo more secure and more portable.

Bug Fixes
For a full list of bug fixes please refer to the Release Project Page: https://launchpad.net/xibo/1.5/1.5.2

Known Issues and Limitations
There are plenty of new features in the pipeline, but to provide a stable platform for users wanting Xibo now, the 1.4 series of releases are now feature-frozen (no new features will be implemented). All new development work will go in to the 1.5 series - which will be unstable.

This will be the last feature release in the 1.5 series as we feel the improvements made in 1.5.0, 1.5.1 and 1.5.2 warrant a new stable series - we will now be working towards a 1.6.0 release candidate! Any future releases of Xibo 1.4 will be bug fix releases only.