We have some new releases available for download. Version 1.1.18.5850 [1] is
a bug fix update to the current stable release. Version 1.2.0.5875 pre-beta
[2] is the pre beta release of the current development version.
We decided to have pre beta since a lot of new features have been added
since the last alpha release. There are still some new features to
implement, so we are holding the beta release until all the enhancement
tickets are closed. This release took a little bit longer than expected, but
we say it was worth the wait.
As usual, this release includes hundreds of minor fixes, enhancements, and
speed improvements. This release also includes several major feature
additions, which we've been working hard on to implement so CakePHP remains
the best framework for web application development in PHP.
A number of important features were added to improve support for
implementing web services, including simplified REST routing, i.e.:
Router::mapResources('posts');
This will map each HTTP request to it's corresponding controller method
(index, view, add, edit or delete). For example, a PUT request to /posts/1
maps to the edit() method of PostsController. In addition, the Router now
supports a whole range of HTTP header detection options. Controlling access
to your web services is easier than ever, too. The Security component now
supports HTTP basic and digest authentication, which is easily configurable
in your controller's beforeFilter() method.
The Auth component has also undergone extensive refactoring, making it
possible for you to plug in your own custom login authentication method or
access control system.
In the first of several major changes to the Model, findCount() and
findAll() are being replaced by the new find() syntax. This new syntax
allows you to specify parameters as an array, like the following:
Post->find('count', array('conditions' => array('Post.comments_count' => '<
20'));
Post->find('first', array('conditions' => array('Post.comments_count' => '<
20'), 'order' => 'Post.date ASC'));
Post->find('all', array('limit' => 10, 'order' => 'Post.date ASC'));
Pagination flexibility has also been improved with the addition of
Model::paginate(), and Model::paginateCount(), which you can define in your
models to handle custom pagination. Each method takes the same parameters
as findAll() and findCount(), respectively.
Also in the database department, schema generation has been implemented for
several databases. Schema generation allows you to create and edit your
database schemas with your favorite tool, and Cake's schema tools will
manage the changes for you.
In an ongoing effort to improve the flexibility of Cake's (minimalistic)
configuration, most of the constants in core.php have been migrated to
settings in the Configure class. Check out the latest version of
core.phpand update your app's configuration accordingly. To help you
identify the
settings that should be changed, friendly warning messages have been added
to point you in the right direction.
In addition to code, the docs team has been hard at work over the past few
months improving the documentation, and along with this release, we're now
ready to unveil the pre-beta version of the CakePHP 1.2 manual, at
http://tempdocs.cakephp.org/. There are still many things missing, but if
you find any errors, please submit documentation tickets.
And last but certainly not least, significant work has done to lay the
foundation for full, PHP-native Unicode support in CakePHP. This means we do
not have to wait for PHP6 to make it possible to fully internationalize your
PHP application on any platform, independent of installed extensions.
With all these new features, we hope you agree that CakePHP 1.2 pre-beta was
worth the wait. This will be the last release before the 1.2 API is fully
stabilized, and we can't wait for you to try it.
[1] Download 1.1.18.5850:
http://cakeforge.org/frs/?group_id=23&release_id=343
1.1.x.x change long: https://trac.cakephp.org/wiki/changelog/1.1.x.x
[2] Download 1.2.0.5875 pre-beta:
http://cakeforge.org/frs/?group_id=23&release_id=344
1.2.x.x change log: https://trac.cakephp.org/wiki/changelog/1.2.x.x
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