Adventure PHP Framework

It features a unique DOM model, the generic page controller component, and a set of shipped XML tag libraries to build GUIs based on XML/HTML templates.

The framework core contains components like front controller, global benchmark concept, global error handling, and a configuration management class.

Comes with complete modules like a guestbook, a comment function, a generic pager and much more.

What is new in this release:

• Configuration
• Request processing
• Extended template functionality

What is new in version 2.1:

• The implementation of the extended templating syntax offering a short hand notation for place holders.
• The front controller and the LinkScheme implementations delivered have been improved to be able to define shorter and more user friendly URLs.

What is new in version 2.0:

• Totally re-designed class loading according to PSR-0.

What is new in version 1.17:

• The APF parser is now able to resolve nested structures of tags with the same prefix and name within one document or a file. This eases the implementation of tags compared to the previous version once again. Details on this feature can be taken from the tutorial Implementation of tags.
• This new release includes full support for PHP's APC extension with the ApcCacheProvider (see CacheManager) and the ApcConfigurationProvider (see Configuration). Both can be used to store application data within an APC in-memory store which can accelerate applications by factor 4-5.
• With the present release the Logger has been redesigned from the scratch. Besides the consolidation with the AdvancedLogger adding more flexibility and increase the extensibility has been the focus of 1.17's work.
• The state model of APF form controls has been added a visibility indicator. You are now able to hide form fields and their dependent controls programmatically. Details can be taken from the Usage of forms chapter.
• Besides the new functionality this APF release contains several bug fixes and optimizations to code and documentation.

What is new in version 1.16:

• The APF form support now includes a multi-file-upload by Werner Liemberger. The feature is based on jQuery and integrates into APF forms seamlessly.
• APF user Coach83 contributed the implementation of the roadmap feature permanent log-in for the user management module. Users that have logged-in once stay logged-in even after closing the browser.
• Release 1.16 now supports a native integration of ReCaptcha - the CAPTCHA service by Google. Similar to the existing implementation - of course the existing implementation is still supported - ReCaptcha can be integrated via tag.
• Nicolas Pecher finished the work of Werner Liemberger creating a new set of file system tools. The APF now contains a brand new abstraction for accessing folders and files.

What is new in version 1.15:

• The user management module has been enhanced in 1.15.
• The FilterChain implementation now supports adding filters at runtime.
• Within release 1.15 the global error and exception handling mechanism has been updated.
• The database connection configuration now contains separate keys for ports and sockets.
• Starting with 1.15 database connections can be created using PHP's PDO extension.

What is new in version 1.14:

• Re-design and optimization of the link generation and url abstraction. This change enables you in combination with the input and output filters to change the URL layout without code changes.
• Input and output filter are now executed with a filter chain. This allows multiple filter execution during one request as well as adding or removing filters on runtime.
• The usermanagement module was added a generic login functionality that can be added to any kind of application without code changes. Further, the module now saves password data in a more secure way using static and user-dependent dynamic salts.
• The famous o/r mapper of the APF has been added domain object handling. This feature supports the implementation according to the domain object software design pattern. Moreover, the update tool and the query facade GenericCriterionObject have been enhanced.

What is new in version 1.13:

• Redesign and refactoring of the configuration mechanism to have more flexibility and easy enhancement.
• Extension of the form validation and introduction of XSS protection mechanisms.
• Enhancement of the GORM API to ease relation queries.
• Redesign of the Sandbox.
• Performance optimization of the XmlParser and the output filters.
• API clean-ups and optimization to the PHP 5.3.X support.
• Reworking of the CacheManager to address more complex cache keys.

Requirements:

• PHP 5.3 or higher