[phpgrabcomics-announce] next stable release

[Andres B. <an...@ba...>]

Hi all,
phpGrabComics has been in beta testing for 6 months now.

A stable release will be released in the next 2 weeks, as the correct
beta looks stable, the known bugs have been corrected and no new bugs or
improvements have been submitted.

The new version will include very few corrections compared to the last
beta, and quite many changes since the last stable version, that was
released nearly one year ago.

The main changes from the last stable version are:
-increased the performance, thanks to better cache settings, to the use
of jpcache and to a new policy on inclusion of classes. strong access to
the file system was slowing phpGrabComics. more than 300% performance
increase in the more complex pages, less in the simple pages.
-security fixes in the application, to make it more secure in
environments different from the "perfect" environment.
-increased compatibility with different configurations of the
web server.
-full-length documentation is now provided, including a in-depth how-to
for the installation and exhaustive information for the developers.
-installation is easier. not yet as easy as in the first versions of
phpGrabComics, but easier than in the last years.
-correction and update of most of the modules.
-improved implementation of RSS (phpGrabComics is now keeping track of
the last strips, not just of the latest), and implementation of OPML.
this allow an easy access of the RSS from any RSS reader.
-strips include more information, as author and description.

Greg has done a greet job in testing the installation procedure, that
was full of bugs, and working on most of the modules. Thanks, Greg!

Support for comics that provide RSS feeds has been tested in the last
betas, but it is not yet enough reliable and so it will not be included
in the forthcoming stable version.

Hope you will enjoy the news. If you want to try the last beta
(1.5beta7) and to submit your comments, this is a good option to help to
have a even better stable version.

	Andres

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Andres Baravalle
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