Version 5.3 Release Notes

Release Information

Version 5.3.0 Beta 1

• Release Type: Beta (For Testing)
• Release Date: 27th September 2013

Version 5.3.1 Beta 2

• Release Type: Beta (For Testing)
• Release Date: 4th October 2013

Version 5.3.2 Beta 3

• Release Type: Beta (For Testing)
• Release Date: 23rd December 2013

Version 5.3.3 RC 1

• Release Type: Release Candidate (For Testing)
• Release Date: 14th January 2014

Version 5.3.3 RC 2

• Release Type: Release Candidate (For Testing)
• Release Date: 28th January 2014

Version 5.3.3

• Release Type: General Release
• Release Date: 5th February 2014

Version 5.3.4

• Release Type: Maintenance
• Release Date: 18th February 2014

Version 5.3.5

• Release Type: Maintenance
• Release Date: 20th February 2014

Version 5.3.6

• Release Type: Security
• Release Date: 25th March 2014

Version 5.3.7

• Release Type: Maintenance
• Release Date: 13th May 2014

Changelog

http://changelog.whmcs.com/WHMCS_V5.3

Upgrade Steps

The same usual steps for upgrading WHMCS apply to Version 5.3. They are:

Make a Full Backup - We cannot stress enough how important it is to *always* take a full backup before attempting any kind of upgrade. Both for WHMCS and any other software you use. A full backup should be taken of both the WHMCS files and the database.

1. Begin by obtaining the latest full release download of WHMCS either from our client area or from your license provider (if using a reseller)
2. Unzip the contents of the WHMCS zip file download to a folder on your computer
   1. If you have renamed your "admin" directory, be sure to rename the /whmcs/admin directory in the new files to match.
   2. Similarly, if you have customised the location of the /crons/ directory, be sure to upload that to the custom location
3. Upload the new files to your existing installation folder replacing any existing folders & files
4. Visit your WHMCS installation and you should then be automatically redirected to the upgrade process. If you see a message saying WHMCS is not installed, this indicates you have overwritten the configuration.php file for your installation. Stop and restore that file from your backup before continuing.
5. Agree to the WHMCS End User License Agreement and follow the steps on screen to upgrade your database.
6. When prompted, delete the install folder from your server.
7. Your upgrade is now complete.

At this stage, the installation update is complete. However, if you have custom template files you will want to review the Release Notes again so that you know which templates, if any, were updated and act accordingly to propagate these changes to your customised template set.

These steps can be used to upgrade from any version of WHMCS from V3.3 & later.

Remember: After upgrading, your browser may still display cached versions of the previous files. So if you get any display issues or inconsistencies, always try clearing your cache first, both in your browser, and the WHMCS templates cache (templates_c folder files)

Template Changes

Version 5.3.7

Case #2609 - Add support to translate password strength in client area

This involves the addition of javascript code to set the localized language values based on the user's current language. If you do not require this functionality then you can skip these template changes.

Classic Client Area Template

• clientareaaddcontact.tpl- Lines 16-21
• clientareachangepw.tpl - Lines 13-19
• clientareacontacts.tpl - Lines 20-25
• clientareaproductdetails.tpl - Lines 41-46
• clientregister.tpl - Lines 61-66
• pwresetvalidation.tpl - Lines 36-43

Portal Client Area Template

• clientareaaddcontact.tpl - Lines 26-31
• clientareachahgepw.tpl - Lines 15-20
• clientareacontacts.tpl - Lines 48-53
• clientareaproductdetails.tpl - Lines 123-128
• clientregister.tpl - Lines 14-19
• pwresetvalidation.tpl - Lines 56-61

Order Form Templates, viewcart.tpl:

• Ajaxcart - Lines 5-11, 38-40
• Boxes - Lines 34-39, 43-45
• Cart - Lines 6-11, 44-46
• Comparison - Lines 24-29, 39-41
• Modern - Lines 22-27, 37-39
• Slider - Lines 22-27, 37-39
• VerticalSteps - Lines 22-27, 52-54
• Web20Cart - Lines 50, 54, 58

Case #2695 - Auto re-populate security question on error

Maintains user input for security question choice and answer on validation failure. If you do not use security questions, you can skip these template changes.

Order Form Templates, viewcart.tpl

• Ajaxcart - Line 35
• Boxes - Line 204
• Cart - Line 225
• Comparison - Line 174
• Modern - Line 173
• Slider - Line 173
• VerticalSteps - Line 227
• Web20Cart - Line 404

Case #3991 - Improve Product Assigned Downloads Logic

Improved logic and formatting of error condition messages. If you do not require this functionality then you can skip these template changes.

• All three client area themes:
  • downloaddenied.tpl - File added

Case #4462 Validate CVV length on order form, admin and client pages

We now validate the CVV input length dynamically based on the selected card type. This requires the addition of a javascript file include and ID tags to a number of fields. If you do not require this functionality then you can skip these template changes.

Classic Client Area Template

• clientareacreditcard.tpl - Three changes:
  • Line 1 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 35 adds an id="cctype" to the field area
  • Line 56 adds an id="cccvv" to the field area
• creditcard.tpl - Three changes:
  • Line 1 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 65 adds an id="cctype" to the field area
  • Line 88 adds an id="cccvv" to the field area

Default Client Area Template

• clinetareacreditcard.tpl - Two changes:
  • Line 1 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
• creditcard.tpl - Three changes:
  • Line 1 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js

Portal Client Area Template

• clientareacreditcard.tpl - Three changes:
  • Line 1 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 38 Select element now has id="cctype"
  • Line 59 Input element now has id="cardcvv"
• creditcard.tpl - Three changes:
  • Line 1 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 96 Select element now has id="cctype"
  • Line 134 Input element now has id="cccvv"

AjaxCart Order Form Template

• viewcart.tpl - Three Changes:
  • Line 3 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 89 Select element now has id="cctype"
  • Line 110 Input element now has id="cccvv"

Boxes Order Form Template

• viewcart.tpl - Three Changes:
  • Line 5 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 267 Select element now has id="cctype"
  • Line 288 Input element now has id="cccvv"

Cart Order Form Template

• viewcart.tpl - Three Changes:
  • Line 4 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 289 Select element now has id="cctype"
  • Line 310 Input element now has id="cccvv"

Comparison Order Form Template

• viewcart.tpl - Three Changes:
  • Line 5 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 238 Select element now has id="cctype"
  • Line 259 Input element now has id="cccvv"

Modern Order Form Template

• viewcart.tpl - Three Changes:
  • Line 6 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 241 Select element now has id="cctype"
  • Line 266 Input element now has id="cccvv"

Slider Order Form Template

• viewcart.tpl - Three Changes:
  • Line 6 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 241 Select element now has id="cctype"
  • Line 266 Input element now has id="cccvv"

VerticalSteps Order Form Template

• viewcart.tpl - Three Changes:
  • Line 4 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 284 Select element now has id="cctype"
  • Line 309 Input element now has id="cccvv"

Web20Cart Order Form Template

• viewcart.tpl - Three Changes:
  • Line 3 now reference includes/jscript/creditcard.js
  • Line 548 Select element now has id="cctype"
  • Line 584 Input element now has id="cccvv"

Miscellaneous Changes

• CSS change to css/whmcs.css
  • Line 413-418 add .contentpadded .alert-message

Cart Order Form Template

• adddomain.tpl - One change:
  • Line 8 form action now has parameters

Comparison Order Form Template

• configuredomains.tpl - One change:
  • Line 23 "Hosting:" string replaced with {$LANG.hosting} translatable string.

Modern Order Form Template

• adddomain.tpl - One change:
  • Line 27 Equals sign typo repaired on parameter domain
• configuredomains.tpl - One change:
  • Line 21 "Hosting:" string replaced with {$LANG.hosting} translatable string.

Slider Order Form Template

• adddomain.tpl - One change:
  • Line 27 Equals sign typo repaired on parameter domain
• configuredomains.tpl - One change:
  • Line 21 "Hosting:" string replaced with {$LANG.hosting} translatable string.

Classic Client Area Template

• clientareadomaincontactinfo.tpl - One change:
  • $name is now a translatable string
• domainchecker.tpl - Two changes:
  • Lines 47 & 53 the {$domain} variable is now {$sld}
• ticketfeedback.tpl - One change:
  • Line 15 value of "Return to Client Area" button now translatable string {$LANG.returnclient}

Default Client Area Template

• clinetareacreditcard.tpl - One change:
  • Line 17 now shows delete confirmation translatable string or changes saved translatable string depending on what function was called.
• clientareadomaincontactinfo.tpl - One change:
  • Line 64 $name is now a translatable string
• clientareadomaindetails.tpl - One change:
  • Line 325 remove duplicated div close tag.
• domainchecker.tpl - One change:
  • Line 35 Domains Transfer button is now only shown conditionally based on {$condlinks.domaintrans}
• downloads.tpl - One change:
  • Line 6 Input name changed from "q" to "search"
• knowledgebasecat.tpl - One change:
  • Like 43 {foreachelse} changed to {/foreach}{else}
• ticketfeedback.tpl - One change:
  • Line 17 value of "Return to Client Area" button now translatable string {$LANG.returnclient}
• viewquote.tpl - Three changes:
  • Lines 141, 145, 149 Hardcoded strings changed for translatable strings

Portal Client Area Template

• clientareadomaincontactinfo.tpl - One change:
  • Line 48 Use translatable string instead of {$name}
• domainchecker.tpl - Two changes:
  • Lines 54 & 60 the {$domain} variable is now {$sld}
• ticketfeedback.tpl - One change:
  • Line 47 value of "Return to Client Area" button now translatable string {$LANG.returnclient}
• viewquote.tpl - Three changes:
  • Lines 141, 145, 149 Hardcoded strings changed for translatable strings

Version 5.3.6

Default Client Area Template

• clientareacreditcard.tpl - Eight changes:
  • Line 33 updated to add css class
  • Line 40 updated to add lines 40-50 in new file, making the delete button conditional on perms and include CSRF
  • Line 67,69,71 updated to include in form field so it uses CSRF
  • Line 81 post action added for form.
  • Line 120, 128, fields updated to use CSRF in form

Classic Client Area Template

• clientareacreditcard.tpl - Line 19 updated to be a post action so that it posts on credit card delete and uses the CSRF token

Portal Client Area Template

• clientareacreditcard.tpl - Three changes:
  • Lines 20, 23 updated to use CSRF in form
  • Form post action moved to lines 30-32

Version 5.3.5

No template changes

Version 5.3.4

Default Client Area Template

• header.tpl - Changed line 65 relating to the eNom New TLDs Addon - if you do not use the eNom New TLDs Addon, this is not a required change (Case 4088)

All Admin Area Templates

• clientsummary.tpl and style.css - Added the ability to filter clients items by status on the admin client summary page (Case 4076)
  • added a wrapper div at the top and bottom of the file
  • and new code between the info blocks and the table of items (around half way down the page)

V4 and Original Admin Area Templates

• sidebar.tpl - Corrected the variable name used in product type links (Case 3939)

Version 5.3.3

All Client Area Templates

• clientareadomains.tpl
  • Wrap the Mass Domain Renew button on line 80 with {if $allowrenew}...{/if}

Classic and Portal Client Area Templates

• viewinvoice.tpl - Move the following line from line 55 to 56, ensuring it is below the <form> open tag. Please note this was released in 5.2.16 and so if you upgraded to that version first the change will have already been applied

<div class="creditbox">{$LANG.invoiceaddcreditdesc1} {$totalcredit}. {$LANG.invoiceaddcreditdesc2}<br />

Version 5.3.2

No template changes

Version 5.3.1

No template changes

Version 5.3.0

Default Client Area Template

• domainchecker.tpl
  • lines 46-49 - additional conditional display of errors for the domain checker
• header.tpl
  • additional conditional at lines 104 & 146 for livehelp activation
• supportticketlist.tpl
  • lines 17-21 & lines 47-48 changed to make sure search term persists

Classic Client Area Template

• clientareachangesq.tpl
  • removed entirely
• domainchecker.tpl
  • additional error handling at line 44
• supportticketslist.tpl
  • table definitions change at line: 11 and 33

Portal Client Area Template

• clientareachangesq.tpl
  • removed
• clientareasecurity.tpl
  • remove: {include file="$template/pageheader.tpl" title=$LANG.clientareanavsecurity} at line 3
• domainchecker.tpl
  • additonal error handling at line 51
• supportticketslist.tpl
  • alter lines: 18, 47, 48 to persist search term

Comparison Order Form Template

• domainoptions.tpl
  • line 2, additional error reporting.

Modern Order Form Template

• domainoptions.tpl
  • line 2, additional error reporting

Slider Order Form Template

• domainoptions.tpl
  • line 2, additional error reporting.
• products.tpl
  • add in productNums array deff at line 10.
  • modify conditional at line 42.
• viewcart.tpl
  • Add variable definition at line 2.

Release Notes

Important Changes to file locations

As part of a restructure of the WHMCS class layout, many of the third party classes used by WHMCS have now moved. Their previous and new locations are as follows:

/includes/classes/class.phpmailer.php --> /includes/classes/PHPMailer/
/includes/classes/class.smtp.php --> /includes/classes/PHPMailer/
/includes/classes/class.tcpdf.php --> /includes/classes/TCPDF/
/includes/fonts/*.* --> /includes/classes/TCPDF/fonts/*.*
/includes/smarty/*.* --> /includes/classes/Smarty/*.*

A comparison of the includes/classes/ directory between 5.2 and 5.3 is recommended to remove any relocated files.