xenforo XenForo 2.0.0 Developer Preview 1 Released

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This is an alpha-level release. Do not use it in production. Understand the restrictions listed below before downloading this release.

 

We are very excited to announce that the first developer preview of XenForo 2.0.0 is now available. Any customer with an active license may download this. However, before you download this release, it is very important you understand these restrictions:

• You cannot upgrade into this release. You will only be able to do a fresh installation (into an unused database).
  
• You will not be able to upgrade out of this release. Subsequent developer previews will require a fresh installation. We will not support upgrading from a developer preview to a beta or other release.
  
• You must be comfortable manually editing files, modifying file permissions and accessing PHP via the command line to setup and install this version. If you want to install this on an external server, you are very likely to need SSH access.
  

This release is primarily targeted at XenForo add-on developers, to allow them to start to understand the new XenForo 2 code and begin to experiment with writing add-ons for it. Beyond that, keen enthusiasts are welcome to install this release to understand more about what is included out of the box and to test that functionality. However, if you do not feel comfortable with the requirements/restrictions above, we'd recommend you wait for a beta release to experiment.

 

To reiterate, you should not use this release in production. Any data you create within a developer preview release will likely be lost as subsequent releases will require re-installation.

 

This is the first of the developer preview releases. There will be more released frequently. Once we are happy with the state of the developer preview, we intend to move onto the "standard" beta process.

 

XenForo 2.0 requirements

 

Make sure you meet the following requirements before downloading:

• PHP 5.4+
  
• MySQL 5.5+
  
• Currently the same PHP modules as XenForo 1, though cURL may potentially be added as a requirement.
  

Downloading XenForo 2.0

 

You would download this (and future) XenForo 2.0 releases in the same way you download any other version. Log into your Customer Area and click download on one of your licenses. Provided it's active, you'll have an option to change the version to the developer preview.

 

Note that because you will be doing a fresh install, we recommend you ensure the "Download the upgrade package only" option is NOT selected.

 

Installing and developer documentation

 

We have prepared some initial documentation to help developers understand a lot of the new concepts in XenForo 2. This also covers the installation process. This documentation should be considered a work in progress, something that will be consistently reworked and expanded over time.

 

Get started with the documentation and installation guide: Getting started - XenForo 2.0 Documentation

 

Bugs reports and development questions

 

We will continue using this demo installation through the developer preview.

 

Any bugs you find in the developer preview should be posted in the bugs forum here. For development-related questions, we have added a new development questions forum.

 

Any other feedback should go in feedback and comments. As per before, full blown suggestions should remain on the main XenForo community.