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SiteX CMS currently requires magic_quotes_gpc and in some cases register_globals to be turned on on your server. Both magic_quotes_gpc and register_globals are depreciated in PHP 5.3, and removed in PHP 6.

Even though a release date has not yet been set for PHP 6, many hosting companies upgrading to PHP 5.3 already have their PHP configuration set to reflect changes coming in PHP 6. Hence, magic_quotes_gpc and register_globals are often turned off by default on the server. Our advice would be to start considering the implications of this already.

SiteX CMS will be updated to deal with this issue prior to the release of PHP 6. This is OK for new installs, but it does mean that if your webhost upgrades their PHP version, action will be required by you in order for earlier SiteX CMS websites to function normally. Either your existing install will need to be modified, or you will need to upgrade SiteX to the latest version.

Information will be available on at sitexcms.org about how to make the necessary modifications to SiteX yourself. We will also be offering a paid upgrade service for those who don't want to get their hands dirty.

More information will follow once we have a stable PHP 6 compatible SiteX version ready.

Some recent changes to php.ini settings on our server caused a login session problem. The effect was that you could login fine, but as soon as you try to post to forums or edit pages, you'd get kicked out.  Anyway, its working again now.

The Wiki link on the support page was broken - its fixed now ;)

Finally, we're really pleased to announce that SiteX CMS 0.8.0 Beta has been released. It's been a long time coming, and those of you who have downloaded any of the earlier release candidates will already know that it's worth the wait.

SiteX CMS 0.8.0 release can be considered a major milestone, as not only does it include a whole host of great new features, but SiteX also now has a new home,  http://www.sitexcms.org, a facelift (as you'll see), and a new name "SiteX CMS".

All existing usernames and passwords should work fine on the new site.

New features:

• Google analytics integration
• New user levels - Editor, Forum manager
• New component: Downloads
• HTML mailshots
• TinyMCE less bloat
• RSS feed autodiscovery
• Contact form - textarea
• Batch image upload with browser
• Navigation targets
• Gallery lightbox
• Extended user profile - MSN, skype, user bio
• Replace photo
• New theme 'Harmony’
• Many theme config items migrated to admin panel

Download it here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/sitex/

If you're reading this, I probably don't need to explain, but its good anyway. With the launch of SiteX 0.8.0, comes some major changes, the first of which is the new site. Since its birth, SiteX has lived in a subdomain of its creator BJ Sintay. But just as a bird has to leave its nest and learn to fly, so too does SiteX.

In the last few years BJ himself has taken a backseat and most of the development of SiteX has been done by me (Phil). With the launch of 0.8, in which BJ has had no direct involvement, he has allowed me take full control of the project, its development, and its hosting. I'm sure BJ will check-in occasionally to see how things are going, and offer help here and there.

From now on sitexcms.org will be the home of SiteX. SiteX will also be officially known as SiteX CMS, as other products named 'sitex' exist and we don't want ours to be confused with them. The old site http://sitex.bjsintay.com will continue to exist but only in the form of a redirect to the new site, and to serve the version checking script for installations previous to 0.8.0

A brief introduction to the new site:

• Site content, as you can probably see, has been simplified greatly to get rid of 'information overload'.
• Existing logins from the old site should work here also, unless you managed to sign up at the same time we were transferring the site.
• Documentation for SiteX CMS is now mostly handled in our Wiki over at Sourceforge
• Bug reports should be submitted using Trac at Sourceforge