Download & Releases

3.8.3 (stable)

Very important notes for MySQL 4.1.x users:

If you update from ILIAS 3.4.0 or 3.4.1 and already used MySQL 4.1.x: Due to a problem in the UTF-8 handling some extra update steps are necessary. Please click here and follow the instructions.

If you just plan to update from MySQL 4.0.x to MySQL 4.1.x please read our Migrating from MySQL 4.0.x to MySQL 4.1.x instructions.

Release 3.8.3 has been released on September 23, 2007.

Release 3.8.3 is a bugfix release and does not contain major new features compared to release 3.8.0.

Please read the 3.8.0 release report for information about major changes and new features.

Information about first time installation can be found here.

Important note for Updates: Instructions for updating ILIAS can be found in section 3 of the general installation instructions. For major updates (e.g. 3.7.x -> 3.8.x) the safest proceeding is, to upgrade a copy of your productive system first and test whether everything works ok.


Download 3.8.3.tar.gz
(.tar.gz; 46MB; 2007-09-23)

md5: 40fec1e9c700d2292642d1eec3eb4f7b

Known Issues

1. External Web Feeds Patch

Many times, external web feeds are not recognized correctly in the creation screen.

To fix this, please download the following patch file. It contains a file class.ilExternalFeed.php. Please make a backup copy of the existing file Services/Feeds/classes/class.ilExternalFeed.php and move the patch .php file to directory Services/Feeds/classes/.

- ilias.3.8.3.feed.patch.zip - md5sum: 098302836729fb2076677b21e6bc902d

2. Access Control Patch

There is a function call in the Access Conrol Service that depends on PHP >=5.1.0.
This patch only has to be installed if ILIAS is running on a PHP 5.0.x Server.

To fix this, please download the following patch file. It contains a file class.ilAccessControl.php. Please make a backup copy of the existing file Services/AccessControl/classes/class.ilAccessControl.php and move the patch .php file to directory Services/AccessControl/classes.

- ilias.3.8.3.accessControl.patch.zip - md5sum: e870cdac0a436607bf123424a6176a63

3. Mail and Forum Security Patch

This patch eliminates a XSS problem in mail and forums. Thanks to L4teral for reporting this vulnerability.

The zip file contains four files:
Services/Utilities/classes/class.ilMWParserAdapter.php
Services/Utilities/classes/Parser.php
Services/Utilities/classes/Sanitizer.php
Services/Utilities/classes/class.ilUtil.php

Please backup your current version of Services/Utilities/classes/class.ilUtil.php (all other files are new) and copy the patch files to the corresponding directories.

- ilias.3.8.3.security.patch.zip - md5sum: eb2aa8ae397fc22d8e44843928bf0de9

4. File Security Patch

This patch eliminates a security issue in the file objects.

The zip file contains one files:
Modules/File/classes/class.ilObjFileGUI.php

Please backup your current version of Modules/File/classes/class.ilObjFileGUI.php and copy the patch file to the corresponding directory.

- ilias.3.8.3.filesec.patch.zip - md5sum: b8ce9c54b4dc5f447e55e717564335a8

Fixed Bugs

  • News: News setting "Personal Desktop News Period" to limit time period for news on personal desktop. (Alex Killing)

  • Test & Assessment: Fixed Mantis bug #2790: Problems with preconditions in courses: In some cases the passed status for tests was not calculated correctly. (Helmut Schottmüller, 2007-08-23)

  • Test & Assessment: Fixed Mantis bug #2794: Empty Screen when trying to start a test. In some cases the correct pass for a random test has not been calculated. (Helmut Schottmüller, 2007-08-23)

  • Test & Assessment: Fixed wrong calculation of ECTS grade in test statistics. (Helmut Schottmüller, 2007-08-23)

  • RBAC: Fixed Mantis bug #2806. The selection of cloneable objects (e.g in dialog create course) may show only a subset of objects if the current user is not assigned to the global administrator role. (Stefan Meyer, 2007-09-05)

  • Media Casts: Fixed bug #2857: Filenames with spaces break player. (Alex Killing)

  • Templates: Fixed Bug #2376: Template problems for new objects screens. (Alex Killing)

  • Media Casts: Fixed bug #2699: Execute "Delete" without selection results in error message. (Alex Killing)

  • Repository: Fixed bug #2810: Top icon of the repository tree doesn't appear. (Alex Killing)

  • Scorm/AICC: Fixed bug #2772: User Tracking SCORM + AICC data inconsistency. (Alex Killing)

  • Media Pool: Fixed bug #2841: Error message when browsing through media pool object list. (Alex Killing)

  • Learning Modules/Glossaries: Fixed bug #2752: Definition not displayed, when internal links used. (Alex Killing)

  • Web Feeds: Fixed bug #2795: Added missing proxy settings in administration. (Alex Killing)

  • Learning Modules: Fixed bug #2820: Deleting Footer and Header leads to error. (Alex Killing)

  • Media Casts: Fixed bug #2797: Fatal error after clicking "Download". (Alex Killing)