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20 Mar 2004: ADOdb 4.21 released. PHP5 RC1 compat fixes. New ODBTP driver. adodb-time bug fixed. New Dutch language file.

[18-Mar-2004] The first Release Candidate of PHP 5 is finally here! The move from Beta stage to RC stage means that PHP 5 is now feature complete, and is quite stable - stable enough for everyone to start playing with. Note that it is still not recommended for mission-critical use.

Some of the key features of PHP 5 include:

* The Zend Engine II with a new object model and dozens of new features.
* XML support has been completely redone in PHP 5, all extensions are now focused around the excellent libxml2 library (http://www.xmlsoft.org/).
* A new MySQL extension named MySQLi for developers using MySQL 4.1 and later. This new extension includes an object-oriented interface in addition to a traditional interface; as well as support for many of MySQL's new features, such as prepared statements.
* SQLite has been bundled with PHP. For more information on SQLite, please visit their website.
* A brand new built-in SOAP extension for interoperability with Web Services.
* A new SimpleXML extension for easily accessing and manipulating XML as PHP objects. It can also interface with the DOM extension and vice-versa.
* Streams have been greatly improved, including the ability to access low-level socket operations on streams.
* And lots more…

Phorum 是我最早接触的 PHP 论坛，还以为这个项目早已经停掉了，没想到，呵呵
After 2 long years, Phorum 5 has hit beta. It is 99.9% feature compatible with the latest Phorum 3 releases. At this point, we will be guaranteeing an upgrade path to future version of Phorum 5. The long alpha cycle means that this beta code is in really good shape. Some of the users that have already switched believe it is RC quality code.

Here are some things that are not quite compatible with Phorum 3:
* Permissions are much different in Phorum 5. There is no conversion script for them yet.
* Phorummail has not yet been developed for Phorum 5.
* Users without cookies will not be able to log in to Phorum 5 in this release.
* Float-to-top in threaded view is not supported and will not be supported.
* Colors and such are not set via the admin in Phorum 5. The HTML of the templates needs to be edited.

Here are some neat features of Phorum 5 that are not in Phorum 3:
* Access control to the forums is very detailed. Nearly any option can be given to a single user or a group of users.
* Phorum 5 uses a template system that separates the HTML from the PHP code.
* Phorum 5 stores all of its messages in a single table.
* Phorum 5 requires no special file permisions for most installs.
* Phorum 5 includes an HTML modlue that will safely allow your users to post HTML in their posts.
* The new BBCode module is more robust than the PhorumCode options of Phorum 3.
* Terrific new moderation features
* Read message status is now stored in the database and moves with the user.
* And more….

Enjoy and please report back any bug reports you find.

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