Midgard 1.6.0beta "Five Years" released.

Major features included in this release:

• Multilang support
• PAM support
• Apache2 module
• PHP4 module ready to use with Apache1 and Apache2
• New midgard-data

Multilang feature is now easy to use with the new midgard-data package which allows to create or update databases very easily even for Midgard beginners. This feature makes Midgard more flexible as it separates metadata from the current language of objects.

PHP4 module may be configured with old Apache or new Apache2. Both modules has caching facilities which increase performance and reduce request time.
These modules have also abilities to work as old apache module which is now deprecated and no more supported.

Midgard-data provides latest Midgard Component Framework - "MidCOM" 1.3, and its twenty ready to use components. User-friendly "Aegir" and admin interface "Spider" are also included in midgard-data. All Midgard applications may be easy imported to database with new tool "datagard" included in this package. Midgard-data also provides YAMP scripts.

Changes from Alpha2 release:

Beta release has plenty of bugfixes made mostly for Apache2 and PHP4 modules which makes Midgard easier to configure and install on almost all Linux distributions including Mandrake, Red-Hat and Debian, as well as on Mac OS X.
Using datagard tool included in midgard-data is highly recommended as it updates database structure for new features like multilang, page owner and cache fix. Sitegroup support is now mandatory.

Planned for stable release:

• Integrate YAMP with datagard
• Make MidRepository workflow module enabled by default
• Binary packages for most popular Linux distributions

Download page for latest release:
http://www.midgard-project.org/download/1.6.0.html

Getting started with Midgard:
http://www.midgard-project.org/documentation

Bugs reporting:
http://midgard.tigris.org/issues/reports.cgi

Users and developers support:
Mailing list user@midgard-project.org

About Midgard

The Midgard Content Management Framework was initially released in May 1999, and has since gathered a sizable user and developer community. Midgard powers thousands of web sites ranging from simple organizational websites to major portals like New Zealand eGovernment site and Playbill.

Midgard is being developed by an international team of professionals. Midgard's development team includes new media designers, system integrators and content management consultants. Midgard development is being supported by several commercial and governmental entities including the European Union.