Re: [Phpwebsite-developers] non-MySQL Database support in phpWebSite

[Matthew M. <ma...@tu...>]

On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 09:31 -0500, Jim Wilson wrote:
> Is 1.x another major rewrite compared to the current release(s)? How much module rework are we talking about?

Yes it is a major rewrite. It is over 3 years old.
I am hoping the module rework won't be too bad.

Modules I don't plan on rewriting for release are here:
http://res.stddev.appstate.edu/cvs/conversions/

PhotoAlbum is the only one at this point.

Here are the docs to convert an old module to work with the new core:
http://res.stddev.appstate.edu/cvs/fallout/docs/Converting_Modules.txt?rev=1.3

The good news is that once you convert, your old module gets all the
bells and whistles of the new core.

I have rewritten all the core modules as well as announcements (now
called Blog), Web Pages, Blocks, Fatcat (now just Categories), What's
Related, and I am in the middle of Calendar.

I have also written the conversion scripts to move the old data over:
http://res.stddev.appstate.edu/cvs/fallout/convert/modules/

I am working on the User conversion but got buried in the foundation
(i.e. users needs the alternate authorization to work properly, so I
reinstalled and noticed a problem with permissions, which had to do with
keys, which had to do with the Database class not performing joins well,
but I digress).

> Please
> let me know how things progress so that I can participate appropriately.

Thanks Jim. I know people have waited so long for 1.x that I can sense
eyerolls every time I say it will be out "soon". That said, it is
getting really close. There is still a lot of work to do but I feel a
release will be coming soon.

Developers out there can help me by testing, questioning, and writing
documentation to fill in the blanks.

Thanks,
Matt
-- 
Matthew McNaney
Electronic Student Services
Appalachian State University
http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu