PhotoPost 5.2 Upgrade Information (updated 9/29/05 1:49 PM)

[Michael P]

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VERSION UPDATE: 5.2
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5.2 is a code update which incorporates a couple bug fixes as well as significant performance enhancing changes and a new caching system which significant reduces page generation times.

/*.php (except config-inc.php, config-int.php, inc_features.php, inc_photopost.php, install.php and upgrade.php)

forums/ib2.php (only if using IB2 integration)
forums/photopost.php (only if using stand-alone integration)
forums/postnuke.php (only if using postnuke integration)
forums/threads.php (only if using .threads integration)
forums/vb3.php (only if using vB3 integration)

templates/calpal.tmpl (new file)
templates/catintro.tmpl
templates/commentspal.tmpl
templates/editphoto.tmpl
templates/indexstats.tmpl
templates/sidebar_leftopen.tmpl
templates/sidebar_rightclose.tmpl
templates/register.tmpl
templates/showgallery.tmpl
templates/showphoto.tmpl
templates/statspal.tmpl
templates/topposterpal.tmpl
templates/topratedpal.tmpl
templates/undercat.tmpl
templates/uploadphoto.tmpl

vb3enhanced/templates/calpal.tmpl (new file)
vb3enhanced/templates/catintro.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/commentspal.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/editphoto.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/indexstats.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/quickcom.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/showgallery.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/showphoto.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/sidebar_leftopen.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/sidebar_rightclose.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/statspal.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/topposterpal.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/topratedpal.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/undercat.tmpl
vb3enhanced/templates/uploadphoto.tmpl

languages/*.php

One language string was added to each language file:

$Globals['pp_lang']['photosadded'] = "photos added";

To upgrade your 5.12, 5.13 or 5.14 version, simply upload the changed files and upgrade.php - run upgrade.php and select the 5.1x -> 5.2 upgrade and proceed as instructed.

Changes:

. New cache system to store frequently used data
. New Calendar sidebar which shows current month with links to photos uploaded that day
(this can be turned on/off in the Sidebar Options panel)
. Updated vBulletin 3.5 compatibility
. Query optimization to reduce queries on some pages
. Fixed a checkboxes problem where deselecting all options would not change selections
. .threads integration updated to reduce queries for users who belong to multiple usergroups

[Michael P]

Build Date: 9/29/05 1:49 PM

With the release of vBulletin 3.5 Gold, an update was made to the build for PhotoPost 5.2 to accommodate a couple changes.

The files that changed from the initial release are:

adm-photo.php
bulkupload.php
ecard.php
editphoto.php
index.php
misc.php
pp-inc.php
register.php
showgallery.php
showmembers.php
showphoto.php
slideshow.php
uploadphoto.php
useralbums.php

templates/albums.tmpl
templates/categories.tmpl
templates/commentspal.tmpl
templates/editphoto.tmpl
templates/indexstats.tmpl
templates/showgallery.tmpl
templates/showmlist.tmpl

templates/vb3enhanced/albums.tmpl
templates/vb3enhanced/categories.tmpl
templates/vb3enhanced/comments.tmpl
templates/vb3enhanced/commentspal.tmpl
templates/vb3enhanced/indexstats.tmpl
templates/vb3enhanced/quickcom.tmpl
templates/vb3enhanced/showgallery.tmpl
templates/vb3enhanced/showmlist.tmpl

Fixes include:
. vB3.5 Gold issue when vB and PP are in separate databases
. vB3.5 Gold issue with quick comments Javasciprt error

Also included fixes for:
. Comments PAL cache refresh using wrong permissions
. Personal Albums not displaying in Members Gallery
. Assigned Albums not appears in category list
. Links in Members Gallery not working
. Force refresh of cache when new photos are uploaded or photos are deleted (forces Recent Photos to update immediately)
. Query format error in regsiter.php
. Fixed problem where two Random PALs on a single page messed with the cache
. Fixed a parse error in slideshow.php
. editphoto - fixed Make Index Thumb problem where update didnt take til next cache update
. useralbums - fixed category caching problem