June 26, 2024
see news item
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/mapbender-version-4-0-0-released-2024-06-26/
The Mapbender development team has released Mapbender version 4.0.0 on
26 June 2024. Thanks a lot to all people involved.
The new version is a major release with numerous new features, a revised
design and bug fixes.
Existing Mapbender installations can be updated to version 4.0.0 without
any problems.
The built package can be found at [1] and the version 4.0.0 tag at [2].
New features of version 4.0.0
-----------------------------
For an overview of the new features, we would like to refer you to the
detailed Visual Changlog News [4]
The changelog also provides a complete overview of the changes [5].
Docker
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Docker integration has been added see PR125 [6]. The Mapbender project
now also provides dockerHub images [7].
The documentation for Docker can be found at [8].
Documentation
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The documentation is also currently being updated to version 4. It can
be found at [9].
Switching to the new version
----------------------------
PHP 8.1 is now the oldest supported PHP version. PHP 8.2 and PHP 8.3 are
fully supported.
An update from 3.3.x to version 4.0.0 is possible. However, there are a
few steps to follow.
It is therefore essential that you read the document UPGRADING.md [10].
The migration guide in the documentation contains additional information
on updating to new versions [11]
All other important information as well as links to the download and
documentation can be found on the Mapbender website [12].
The Mapbender team
Find out more about Mapbender at [12].
About OSGeo
-------------------
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) [13] is a non-profit
organization dedicated to the development and promotion of open-source
geospatial technologies and data. OSGeo serves as an umbrella
organization for the collaborative development of open source geospatial
software, and provides financial, organizational, and legal support to
the broader geospatial community.
[1] https://mapbender.org/builds/4.0.0/
[2] https://github.com/mapbender/mapbender-starter/releases/tag/v4.0.0
[3] Visual Changelog german
https://mapbender.org/aktuelles/details/mapbender-version-400-veroeffentlicht/
[4] Visual Changelog english
https://mapbender.org/aktuelles/details/mapbender-version-400-released/
[5]
https://github.com/mapbender/mapbender-starter/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md
[6] https://github.com/mapbender/mapbender-starter/pull/125
[7] https://hub.docker.com/r/mapbender/mapbender/tags
[8]
https://github.com/mapbender/mapbender-starter/blob/develop/README.md#docker
[9] https://doc.mapbender.org/
[10]
https://github.com/mapbender/mapbender/blob/master/docs/UPGRADING.md
[11] https://doc.mapbender.org/en/installation/migration.html
[12] https://doc.mapbender.org/
[13] https://www.osgeo.org
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