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# README
[](https://travis-ci.org/owncloud/news)
[](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/owncloud/news/?branch=master)
[](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/owncloud/news/?branch=master)
The News app is an RSS/Atom feed aggregator. It offers a [RESTful API](https://github.com/owncloud/news/wiki/API-1.2) for app developers. The source code is [available on GitHub](https://github.com/owncloud/news)
For further developer and user documentation please visit [the wiki](https://github.com/owncloud/news/wiki)
## Maintainers
* [Bernhard Posselt](https://github.com/Raydiation)
* [Alessandro Cosentino](https://github.com/cosenal)
* [Jan-Christoph Borchardt](https://github.com/jancborchardt) (Design)
## Sync Clients
are listed on the [ownCloud apps overview](https://github.com/owncloud/core/wiki/Apps)
## Dependencies
* ownCloud >= 7.0.3
* PHP >= 5.4
* libxml >= 2.7.8 (2.9 recommended)
* php-curl
* zlib (if installed from the appstore)
* SimpleXML
## Supported Browsers
* Firefox (Desktop, Android, Firefox OS)
* Chrome (Desktop, Android)
## Supported Databases
* PostgreSQL
* SQLite
* MySql
## Bugs
### Before reporting bugs
* We do not support Internet Explorer and Safari (Patches accepted though, except for IE < 10)
* get the newest version of the News app
* [check if they have already been reported](https://github.com/owncloud/news/issues?state=open)
If you are not able to add a feed because its XML *does not validate* (see [this issue](https://github.com/owncloud/news/issues/133) for an example),
check if:
* it is a valid RSS by running it through the [W3C validator](http://validator.w3.org/feed/)
* you are able to add the feed in other feed readers
* it runs without error through [SimplePie demo](http://www.simplepie.org/demo/)
In the case the third condition is not met, please file a bug on [SimplePie issue tracker](https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie).
### When reporting bugs
* Turn on debug level debug by adding **"loglevel" => 0,** to your **config/config.php** and reproduce the problem
* check **data/owncloud.log**
Please provide the following details so that your problem can be fixed:
* **data/owncloud.log** (important!)
* ownCloud version
* News version
* Browser and version
* PHP version
* Distribution
## Before you install the News app
Before you install the app check that the following requirements are met:
* You can use a cron or webcron to call Background Jobs in ownCloud
* Your **data/** directory is owned by your webserver user and write/readable
* You have installed **php-curl** and activated it in the **php.ini**
* You run **ownCloud 7**
Should you have upgraded from a prior version, disable the CSS and JavaScript caching by adding this to **owncloud/config/config.php**:
DEFINE('DEBUG', true);
You can remove the line after a page reload
## App Store
* Go to the ownCloud apps page
* Activate the **News** app in the apps menu
* If the app fails to install, add this at the bottom of the file **config/config.php**:
$CONFIG["appcodechecker"] = false;
* [Set up ownCloud Background Jobs](http://doc.owncloud.org/server/7.0/admin_manual/configuration/background_jobs.html) to enable feed updates. A recommended timespan for feed updates is 15-30 Minutes.
The **News** App can be updated through the ownCloud apps page.
### Git (development version)
* The master branch will always be stable in conjunction with the latest master branch from ownCloud
* Clone the **News** app into the **/var/www/owncloud/apps/** directory:
git clone https://github.com/owncloud/news.git
* If the app fails to install, add this at the bottom of the file **config/config.php**:
$CONFIG["appcodechecker"] = false;
* Activate the **News** app in the apps menu
* [Set up ownCloud Background Jobs](http://doc.owncloud.org/server/7.0/admin_manual/configuration/background_jobs.html) to enable feed updates. A recommended timespan for feed updates is 15-30 Minutes.
To update the News app use:
cd /var/www/owncloud/apps/news
git pull --rebase origin master
## Keyboard shortcuts
* **Next item**: n / j / right arrow
* **Previous item**: p / k / left arrow
* **Star current item**: s / i
* **Keep current item unread**: u
* **Star item and jump to next one**: h
* **Open current item**: o
* **Toggle expand of current item in compact view**: e
* **Reload the currently active feed**: r
* **Load the next feed**: f
* **Load the previous feed**: d
## Performance Notices
* Use MySQL or PostgreSQL for better database performance
* Use the [updater script to thread and speed up the update](https://github.com/owncloud/news/wiki/Cron-1.2)
* Feed updates on plattforms using **php-fpm are significantly slower** due to workarounds which are needed to deal with [libxml not being threadsafe](https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64938)
## FAQ
### How do I reset the News app
Delete the folder **owncloud/apps/news/** and **owncloud/data/news/**, then connect to your database and run the following commands where **oc\_** is your table prefix (defaults to oc\_)
```sql
DELETE FROM oc_appconfig WHERE appid = 'news';
DROP TABLE oc_news_items;
DROP TABLE oc_news_feeds;
DROP TABLE oc_news_folders;
```
### App is stuck in maintenance mode after failed update
Check the **owncloud/data/owncloud.log** for hints why it failed. After the issues are fixed, turn off the maintenance mode by editing your **owncloud/config/config.php** by setting the **maintenance** key to false:
"maintenance" => false,
### All feeds are not updated anymore
[This is a bug in the core backgroundjob system](https://github.com/owncloud/core/issues/3221) deleting the **owncloud/data/cron.lock** file gets the cron back up running
Another way to fix this is to run a custom [updater script](https://github.com/owncloud/news/wiki/Cron-1.2)
### All feeds are not updated and theres no cron.lock
* Check if the cronjob exists with **crontab -u www-data -e** (replace www-data with your httpd user)
* Check the file permissions of the **cron.php** file and if **www-data** (or whatever your httpd user is called like) can read and execute that script
* Check if the cronjob is ever executed by placing an **error_log('updating')** in the [background job file](https://github.com/owncloud/news/blob/master/backgroundjob/task.php#L37). If the cronjob runs, there should be an updating log statement in your httpd log.
* If there is no **updating** statement in your logs check if your cronjob is executed by executing a different script
* If your cron works fine but owncloud's cronjobs are never executed, file a bug in [core](https://github.com/owncloud/core/)
* Try the [updater script](https://github.com/owncloud/news/wiki/Cron-1.2)
Configuration
-------------
All configuration values are set inside **owncloud/data/news/config/config.ini**
The configuration is in **INI** format and looks like this:
```ini
autoPurgeMinimumInterval = 60
autoPurgeCount = 200
simplePieCacheDuration = 1800
feedFetcherTimeout = 60
useCronUpdates = true
```
* **autoPurgeMinimumInterval**: Minimum amount of seconds after deleted feeds and folders are removed from the database. Values below 60 seconds are ignored
* **autoPurgeCount**: Defines the minimum amount of articles that can be unread per feed before they get deleted
* **simplePieCacheDuration**: Amount of seconds to cache feeds
* **feedFetcherTimeout**: Maximum number of seconds to wait for an RSS or Atom feed to load. If a feed takes longer than that number of seconds to update, the update will be aborted
* **useCronUpdates**: To use a custom update/cron script you need to disable the cronjob which is run by ownCloud by default by setting this to false
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