[Phpwebsite-developers] phpWebSite v0.8.0 Released!

[Brian W. B. <br...@tu...>]

Dear phpWebSite User:

Version 0.8.0 has been released and is now posted. Please see:

http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu/

0.8.0 is an important release for several reasons:

o We have finalized an API for Plug-Ins, which means that
Plug-Ins written for 0.8.0 will work in a consistent manner,
and will continue to work with future versions of phpWebSite.

o The transition to class-based modules for the phpWebSite
core has been implemented for Web Page creation and the Poll
Booth. phpWebSite is becoming increasingly modular in design,
and the code is getting smaller. You should notice some
performance improvement with this release.

o Increased stability. 0.8.0 has gone through five release
candidates, and has been extensively tested at Appalachian
State University.

This upgrade does involve database conversion -

PLEASE BACKUP YOUR CURRENT FILES AND DATABASE *BEFORE*
ATTEMPTING THE UPGRADE!

You will need manually copy your images from
/images/user_pages/ to /mod/userpage/images/

Also note that existing plug-ins may not work, although
several developers have already ported plug-ins to 0.8.0.
Additionally, themes will require some modifications to the
poll section of the footer.php file - see the footer.php in
the tarball for details.

We hope you enjoy this release.

Thanks and Kind Regards,
Brian Brown
phpWebSite Project Manager


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Brian W. Brown
Director, Electronic Student Services
Student Development
Room 269, John Thomas Hall
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608

vox: 828-262-7124
fax: 828-262-2585