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Fixed issue related to how WAG determines which directory it has been installed. WAG should now work regardless of whether or not it has been installed in the root web directory or a sub-directory under the root web directory.

Version 1.0.0 represents a complete redesign and rewrite of the underlying architecture from the previous release (version 0.6.3, March, 2005) WAG retains the original look and feel and has the added benefit of a smaller, more efficient code base. Sessions are no longer maintained via custom functions and changes to WAG setting, users, groups and applications are made via asynchronous JavaScript calls to the web server. Example applications are in the process of being modified to accommodate the new architecture. Any custom applications will need a minimum of modifications to be compliant with the new WAG API.

Enhanced wagErrorHandler function to provide application specific handlers, e-mail address validation, error reporting for both WAG and application database errors and added "Date Added" and "Date Last Login" information to Administration > Users screen. Fixed e-mail address validation and e-mail password sync issues.

Initial release - Includes "WAG Applications - Developing web applications compliant with the requirements for hosting by the Web Application Gateway" in OpenOffice 2.0 and PDF format.

Enhanced form and HTTP request handlers to minimize risk of SQL injection attacks, added check for valid user email address format in User Detail screen, added code to override "magic_quote" settings in the php.ini file thereby eliminating 1) the possiblity of data being stored with multiple backslashes, 2) the need to replace two single quotes with one single quote, and 3) the need to use the stripslashes function on retrieved data. Fixed a major bug where selecting an existing group or user for modification always resulted in the presentation of the "Add Group" or "Add User" screen.

Enhanced form and HTTP request handlers to minimize risk of cross-site request forgeries. Added demo mode checks to installing and uninstalling applications.

The Project Manager is an example application for the Web Application Gateway (WAG). This is the initial release as an independent application. Previously, the Project Manager application was bundled with the WAG core code. Application installation via WAG's GUI was implemented with WAG version 0.6.0.

The Online Quote Database is an example application for the Web Application Gateway (WAG). This is the initial release as an independent application. Previously, the Online Quote Database was bundled with the WAG core code. Application installation via WAG's GUI was implemented with WAG version 0.6.0.

Added initial functionality for uploading and installing WAG hosted applications. With this release, all but one of the example applications will be bundled separately and not included with the core WAG application. Enhanced the session timeout capabilities by adding client side code to check for user idle time. If the idle time matches the session life span entered for WAG, the browser will initiate a logout and redirect the browser to the login screen. There are several other minor enhancements and bug fixes.

Added ability for WAG to synchronize WAG account password with user's e-mail account. This requires the user's e-mail login information be held in an RDBMS that can be accessed given server, database, table and field names. Several minor convenience changes such as added label tags to checkboxes so clicking on the label checks/unchecks the checkbox and added "close window" link to all the popup help screens. Fixed focus bug that prevented cursor from being placed in the first available text box, password box or selection list when a form is first displayed.

Custom session handlers allow for definable session life spans, administration screens redesigned, screen shots updated on http://wag.javazen.org and added to SourceForge.net project page, numerous bug fixes and cosmetic changes to example applications.

NOTE: If you are upgrading from a previous version, you will need to read the CHANGE_LOG.txt and UPGRADE.txt files for very important information regarding this release.

Fixed bug with session handler that essentially hard coded the session timeout to 5 minutes.

Refined session timeout code and made timeout value configurable from the Administration > Gateway screen. Added a number of enhancements to the Bill Planner example application.

Numerous cosmetic/usability enhancements, several databases changes to accommodate longer descriptions, etc., small changes to example applications.

Added createGUID() function to common/functions.php for managing sessions across hosted applications, small cosmetic changes, updated FAQ, added Mihai Bazon's DHTML Calendar, fixed onload focus issue for pages where the initial field is a password field. WAG hosted, production demo application available at http://www.paperwait.com

Added on-line help for admin screens and made numerous UI changes to WAG to make the overall look-and-feel more consistent.

Made database scripts and access code more conducive to future MySQL upgrades and compatible with a wider range of DBMS's (Read CHANGE_LOG.txt for IMPORTANT upgrade information), clarified install instructions, added several field lengths checks and squashed several bugs.

Added example config.php file (config_example.php). This example will provide a way to manually create a configuration file in the event the automatic installation process fails. Completed code for enforcing password length and alphanumeric constraints and fixed issue so as modifying any account information other than the password for an existing user no longer resets the user's password to a randomly generated value.

Added "default" flag to Groups. When a new user is added, and groups flagged as "default" automatically be included in the "Group Memberships > Members" list. Fixed a display bug in the Project Management example application.

Added initial upgrade functionality, ability for admin to force a user to change their password at next logon, added Bill Planner sample application (a simple cash flow tracker) as well as several bug fixes.

A new example application, Project Management, has been added to the wagateway-core distribution, improved error handling, additional screen shots on project home page, bug fixes.

Along with the inevitable bug fixes, 0.3.0 includes password expiration for users and enhanced administration control over gateway settings. The UI has been cleaned up and the look and feel made more consistent. The groundwork has been laid for upgrade functionality.

Several bug fixes. Most of the changes in this release reflect the effort to clean up the look and feel and provide a more consistent presentation.

Sever install bugs fixed, example application polished up.

Several bug fixes, polished application installation/permission code, completed initial pass at creating a demonstration/example application that is capable of being hosted by the Web Application Gateway.