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An introduction to the sierra-php framework article has been published in the June 2009 issue of php|architect magazine. The full article is now available in PDF format here: http://c0423401.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/sierra-php-phparch-jun09.pdf

Version 1.1.4 includes a handful of bug fixes as well as a new authentication feature allowing for designation of a login smarty template to be used for authentication instead of only the standard http authentication available in the previously release. For more information, review the documentation provided in app-config.dtd

Version 1.1.3 includes a butt load of minor fixes and enhancements as well as a complete rewrite of SRA_TimeZone (see release notes for more details)

A simple blogging tutorial has been created here: http://code.google.com/p/sierra-php/wiki/BlogTutorial

This version of sierra-php includes primarily bugs fixes related to web services
and authentication as well as some new functionality for caching
(lib/util/SRA_Cache.php) and some additional utility functions (SRA_Util::stem,
SRA_Util::createThumbnail, SRA_Util::isPrivateNetworkIp,
SRA_Util::getServicePort, SRA_Util::getServiceName,
SRA_Util::normalizeMeasurement)

sierra-php is yet another PHP framework. It is compatible with both PHP 4 and 5. It provides a foundation of reusable object-oriented code for Linux/Unix PHP software implementations.

This version of sierra-php includes completely new REST and SOAP web services integration in the entity model (model/entity_model.dtd)

sierra-os PHP RIA Framework version 1.0, based entirely on sierra-php has been released after nearly 3 years of development. checkout the website http://code.google.com/p/sierra-os/ or http://sourceforge.net/projects/sierra-os/ for more information

Version 1.0.3 has been released. this version includes a significantly enhanced console (bin/sra-console.php) based on readline and some minor bug fixes related to php5 compatibility

Version 1.0.2 includes both a source archive and rpm package. If you use the rpm, you will most likely still want to run the installer: sierra/bin/sra-installler.php to fine tune your configuration and/or to add the example application

The first official release of the sierra-php framework has been released. This release includes a full implementation of all framework functionality including the framework installer.

The SIERRA PHP Application Framework v0.8 incorporates all of the core functionality planned for the framework minus workflow. O/R mapping and code generation of DAOs and VOs is fully functional and tested, but may contain some in bugs in handling complex relational schemas.

The SIERRA Framework has been deployed on PHP v4.1.2 and up. It is not PHP v5 compatible yet.

Extensive inline API and DTD documentation is provided in the corresponding source files. Additionally, a sample documented application is included in this release. Further documentation is forthcoming. ... read more