PolarLava::Blog

MyClient V3.1.0 (Night Monkey) has been released.

Enhancements

• Support for MySQL Improved Extension has been added.
• Added the ability to load locally saved queries.  You can load either .sql or .sql.gz (GZip compressed) files only.

• Added language translations for error messages that previously were hard coded.

• Added MYSQLI_ENABLE

I've removed the bug tracking system from the site.  I wasn't getting that many reports, my project development has ground pretty much to a halt and the software was way outdated and prevented a security risk.  Thus I've removed it and simply replaced it with a link to my Contact form which should suffice for my current needs.

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I've (finally) installed and setup a bug tracking system for my projects.  If you believe you've found a bug in a project or simply would like to request an enhancement, please submit it here.

It's very quick and easy, so I encourage you to use it.  If this is something you see yourself using more than once or twice, I encourage you to contact me (kevinp AT polarlava.com) and I'll setup an account for you.

At the moment you can't view bugs without logging into an account.  This is something I'm looking into fixing.  It may just be a configuration that I need to figure out or I may need to write a custom logged out viewing screen.  One thing at a time…

Thanks!

PolarBlog V1.7.1 (Blind Squirrel) has been released.

Enhancements

• None

• Includes the missing upgrade/installer utility for V1.7.0 that was released yesterday.  You must run the upgrade utility in order for your PolarBlog V1.7.0 installation to work properly.

• None

PolarBlog V1.7.0 (Homing Pigeon) has been released.  The major focus of this release is that addition posting via email, reworking of the installation/upgrade utility and resolution of a RSS handling error.

Enhancements

• Added blog posting via email!
• Major rewrite of the installer/upgrade utility.
• Added Multi-Section "Other Blogs" support.
• Added Ping-O-Matic! checkbox to entry add/update (if USE_PINGER enabled).
• Additional validation of input data for improved security.
• New input_text CSS replaces title in most places.
  * title = Entry Title and Entry Index Date
  * input_text = Edit input field text
  
• Database performance improvements to entry selection.
• Addition of English and Spanish translation in UTF-8 character sets.

• Bad header redirect (304) is causing the RSS feed to not be sent when no updates have been made, but the user doesn't currently have the file!  This has been corrected by redirecting to the existing RSS feed.
• FULLTEXT entry search may have not been created properly in a previous upgrade.  This condition is automatically checked and corrected in the new upgrade process.
• Undefined variable $display in PolarBlog::buildComment() issuing a PHP Notice.
• Edit topic or user cancel button returns to main page.  While editing a topic or user when you cancel it now returns to the section selection menu.

• Added USE_TIMER
• Added POP3_MODE
• Added POP3_HOST
• Added POP3_PORT
• Added POP3_USER
• Added POP3_PASSWD
• Added POP3_MAIL
• Added POP3_TOPIC

The next release of PolarBlog, "Homing Pigeon" is complete!  I still need to finish updating the documentation and get it packaged for release, but other than bug fixes, I'm done coding.  This new release is now running on this blog so if you experience any problems, please let me know: kevinp AT polarlava.com.  I would think that this should be released in the next couple of weeks.

The primary focus of this release was posting by email.  But there are a number of other changes also: A major rewrite of the install/update utility, multi-section blogroll (see right navigation), optional pinging on entry add/update, separation of entry title and edit text CSS, some minor security enhancements and database performance improvements.