Free Document Management Software

A new version of OpenDocMan is now available. Version 1.2.4 includes minor bug fixes, has some new patches applied, and should be PHP5 compatible. One new database column was added as well. Check downloads link for latest version.

The OpenDocMan SVN repository is also updated.

Changelog:

• added PHP5 changes
• fixed old SERVER vars
• fixed addslashes on dept_reviewers
• fixed issue #[ 1230565 ] unable to change the reviewer groups
• fixed issue with reviewer user settings not being saved
• fixed reviewer checkbox not-checked
• fixed issue #[ 1431911 ] patch to treeview
• applied patch #[ 1114195 ] add functionality for "one-click" view
• added patch #[ 1387635 ] Utility to Reset Forgotten Password
• added 1.2p3 upgrade path for 1.2.4
• added patch #[ 1431875 ] Add "QDF" to mimetypes
• added patch #[ 1449920 ] Special characters may cause login to fail
• fixed issue #[ 1117924 ] OpenOffice document mime types
• removed NIS patch. It was causing too many errors and warnings

Version 1.2p2 has been released. Some highlights are:

This release is mostly bug fixes with some new features added as well.

New Features:

• One-Click View in file list
• NIS/YP for login option
• Tree-view in file list
• Signup Page

Bug Fixes:

• setup.php: fixed issue # [ 1116314 ] Access denied during fresh install
• applied patch from SF patch #1113224 – jonathanwminer – sytax error in MySQL statments
• applied SF patch # 1114195 – jonathanwminer – add functionality for “one-click” view
• added patch [ 1160981 ] fix: Normal user update password
• applied patch [ 1118889 ] fixes to search.php
• applied patch [ 1163776 ] Check password against NIS/YP
• added patch [ 931891 ] Change the display of documents to a tree view
• patch [ 955024 ] Login Page Signup
• fixed bug [ 1114071 ] Cancel button in dept. maint screen is broke
• fixed bug # [ 1120379 ] Error in Query: INSERT INTO max records limit in db?

Logical Arts is now providing fee-based installation support for OpenDocMan. Please contact them at their site to schedule an installation: OpenDocMan Installation Assistance

I am interested to compile a list of companies that are using OpenDocMan for their document management needs.

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There has been a new release posted on the download site. This is version 1.2p1 and is a release that fixes bugs in 1.2-Final. All users are encouraged to upgrade.
To update: Install this in a new directory and edit the config.php file to match your old one. Thats it.
Changelog:

• view_file.php: applied patch #[ 1014553 ] MIME decoding problem – blackwes
• check-out.php, view_file.php: fixed bug #[ 999102 ] mozilla download error
• error.php, add.php, config.php: fixed bug # [ 1000887 ] There is no warning message when a file is too big
• functions.php: fixed bug [ 1003626 ] draw statusbar and menu
• config.php, functions.php: fixed bug [ 1003629 ] config.php mis-nomer
• search.php: fixed bug#[ 1006450 ] filtering docs with browse by
• index.php: fixed bug #[ 1043583 ] index should check for missing dirs
• toBePublished.php: fixed bug #[ 1028268 ] mail not sent on reject – Chad B.
• commitchange.php: fixed bug when updating user
• category.php, department.php: fixed bug where non-admin could edit items – c. bloomquist
• category.php, department.php: fixed bug # 1000380 – category and department security fixes – c. bloomquist
• check_exp.php: fixed bug about no footer
• check_exp.php: fixed bug #1003648- no footer on check_exp.php – c. bloomquist
• index.php, include/library/functions.php: added login username field validation added long php tags
• functions.php, index.php: fixed bug #999791 – username login field validation
• view_file.php: fixed spaces in filename bug fixed view file perms check bug – c. bloomquist
• view_file.php: Fixed bug #999780 – added perm check to view/downloading files – C. Bloomquist
• commitchange.php: initial addition of updateuser admin logic – needs testing
• commitchange.php: Added admin logic – thanks Chad changed submit checks to POST with new verbose action values as the keys changed all _REQUEST vars to appropriate _POST/_GET vars for security and integrity reformatted some if’s
• department.php: moved cancel logic to end added admin check for bug #1000380 – thanks chad changed _REQUEST vars to proper GET or POST removed defunct delete logic changed submit buttons to be named submit and have value = verbose action
• user.php: changed post submit buttons to all be named submit, with the action as the value
• admin.php: added comments
• secureurl.php: added closing ?>
• view_file.php: fixed bug# 999102 submitted by Chad Blomquist – spaces in filenames fails download in mozilla
• commitchange.php: applied security checks for each action

This release is the final release for version 1.2. All users are encouraged to upgrade. If upgrading from 1.2rc2 or 1.2rc3, there are no DB changes.

Next release will be 1.3rc1.

Changes:

• install/odm.php, database.sql: changed admin email to RFC compliant example.com
• config.php: vanilla changed default URL to RFC proper example.com
• added copyright to all files added and added Khoa Nguyen to copyright notices where appropriate
• commitchange.php: fixed security vulnerability where commitchange was not checking to make sure users were authorized to make the requested changes
• functions.php: fixed bug ID#982733: modified_on column sort error in out.php
• details.php: Fixed bug ID#917813: View only was able to read
• setup.php: Added smart defaults for database connection form and
• Added more feedback during installation steps
• view_file.php: Fixed bug ID#909399: View file does not open in new window
• toBePublished.php: fixed short tags added braces to if’s
• profile.php: case change on php tag
• delete.php: cleaned up braces added isset’s
• add.php, edit.php: added Joe Jeskiewicz fix to spTo_
• edit.php: added an isset for forbidden array to keep notices from showing in source code when no forbidden are selected
• functions.php: fixed < ? tags that were causing $ in functions.php error
• images/companylogo.gif: changed logo to opendocman logo

This release fixes various bugs including:

1. Removed extra } in functions.php
2. added @$_POST['roothost] to setup.php’s GRANT statement to allow for connections from localhost.

This release fixes various bugs including:

1. Fixed bug wher mkdir is expecting 2 args but only one was being used
2. Fixed broken search engine bug
3. Fixed pagination bug resolved IIS issues of REQUEST_URI
4. Fixed bugs in update/install sql scripts by removing semicolons at the end of lines
5. Fixed bug in setup script where 1.2rc1 updgrade case statement was mislabeled.

This release adds many new features including: Better permissions, multiple version of a document, archiving function for deleted files, ability to change owner of file, file expiration, Enable/Disable Reviewing/Authorization, bookmarkable URL, Wildcard search, bread crumb and more.

A new release has been announced at freshmeat.net for 1.1. This release fixes minor bugs from 1.1rc2 and is the final production release for the 1.1 branch.