Version 4.5 Release Notes

Release Information

Version 4.5.0

• Release Type: Beta (For Testing)
• Release Date: 13th April 2011

Provisional Changelog

A provisional changelog of what you can expect to see in Version 4.5 is available @ http://www.whmcs.com/members/dl.php?type=d&id=74

Upgrade Steps

To upgrade your current WHMCS installation to V4.5, simply follow the usual upgrade instructions below.

1. Begin by taking a backup of your database using a tool such as phpMyAdmin
2. Now download the latest WHMCS version either from our client area (http://wiki.whmcs.com/Upgrading#Downloading_the_Latest_Version) or from the provider of your license
3. Next, unzip the contents of the latest WHMCS zip file download to a folder on your computer
4. Now remove the /images/logo.jpg file to avoid overwriting your customised logo
5. Upload the files to your existing installation folder overwriting any existing files
6. Visit the admin area as you normally would to login and you should then see the upgrade script
7. Accept the license agreement
8. Confirm you have backed up your database and click the upgrade button
9. Once the updates finish, delete the install folder from your server

The upgrade is now completed. The only thing left to do is apply the new and changed template files to your custom template folders.

Template Changes

Below is a list of all the client area template files have changed between V4.4 and V4.5. A description of the change is provided to help with merging changes.

• clientareaaddcontact.tpl (added state dropdown chooser)
• clientareacontacts.tpl (added state dropdown chooser)
• clientareadetails.tpl (added state dropdown chooser)
• clientareaquotes.tpl (new client area quote listing page)
• clientregister.tpl (added state dropdown chooser)
• configuressl-complete.tpl (updates to support more flexible SSL configurations)
• configuressl-stepone.tpl (updates to support more flexible SSL configurations)
• creditcard.tpl (added state dropdown chooser)
• header.tpl (added link to new clientarea.php?action=quotes page - optional update)
• quotepdf.tpl (added multi-language support - optional update)
• upgradesummary.tpl (added promotion code support to upgrade process)

The V4.5 update includes a number of new order templates. No existing template changes are needed, but to take advantage of the state dropdown chooser during checkout you will need to add a new line to the viewcart.tpl template files of any active templates.

There are a couple of admin area template file changes also as follows:

• clientsummary.tpl (added new summary page hook point for HTML output)
• viewticket.tpl (added predefined reply quick search)

New Language File Lines

The new language file lines for Version 4.5 can be found below the "# Version 4.5" line in each language file.