Welcome to Zend Framework 1.7.1! This is the first maintenance release in the Zend Framework 1.7 series. This release maintains backwards compatibility with all Zend Framework 1.x releases. RELEASE INFORMATION --------------- Zend Framework 1.7.1 ([INSERT REV NUM HERE]). Released on 2008-12-01. SPECIAL NOTICE -------------- Since it implements a binary protocol, the Zend_Amf component must be aware of the processor architecture on which it is executed. Currently Zend_Amf has been tested on machines with 32- and 64-bit Intel-based processors. Specifically, it has not been tested on Power (i5), PowerPC, and Sparc processors. Zend_Amf may work with these architectures, but is not currently supported. We intend to add support for additional archtectures in upcoming mini releases. NEW FEATURES ------------ * Zend_Amf with support for AMF0 and AMF3 protocols * Dojo Toolkit 1.2.1 * Support for dijit editor available in the Dojo Toolkit * ZendX_JQuery in extras library (see extras folder in the full package) * Metadata API in Zend_Cache * Google book search API in Zend_Gdata * Preliminary support for GData Protocol v2 in Zend_Gdata * Support for skip data processing in Zend_Search_Lucene * Support for Open Office XML documents in Zend_Search_Lucene indexer * Performance enhancements in Zend_Loader, Zend_Controller, and server components * Zend_Mail_Storage_Writable_Maildir enhancements for mail delivery * Zend_Tool in incubator (see incubator folder in the full package) * Zend_Text_Table for formatting table using characters * Zend_ProgressBar * Zend_Config_Writer * ZendX_Console_Unix_Process in the extras library * Zend_Db_Table_Select support for Zend_Paginator * Global parameters for routes * Using Chain-Routes for Hostname-Routes via Zend_Config * I18N improvements - Application wide locale for all classes - Data retrieving methods are now static - Additional cache handling methods in all I18N classes - Zend_Translate API simplified * File transfer enhancements - Support for file elements in subforms - Support for multifile elements - Support for MAX_FILES_SIZE in form - Support for breaking validation chain - Support for translation of failure ,messages - New IsCompressed, IsImage, ExcludeMimeType, ExcludeExtension validators - Support for FileInfo extension in MimeType validator * Zend_Db_Table_Select adapater for Zend_Paginator * Support for custom adapters in Zend_Paginator * More flexible handling of complex types in Zend_Soap A detailed list of all features and bug fixes in this release may be found at: http://framework.zend.com/issues/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?requestId=10903 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ------------------- Zend Framework requires PHP 5.1.4 or later and works best with 5.2.3 or later. Please see our reference guide for more detailed system requirements: http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/requirements.html INSTALLATION ------------ Please see /INSTALL.txt. QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK ---------------------- Online documentation can be found at http://framework.zend.com/manual. Questions that are not addressed in the manual should be directed to the appropriate mailing list: http://framework.zend.com/wiki/display/ZFDEV/Mailing+Lists If you find code in this release behaving in an unexpected manner or contrary to its documented behavior, please create an issue in the Zend Framework issue tracker at: http://framework.zend.com/issues If you would like to be notified of new releases- including further maintenance releases of Zend Framework 1.7- you can subscribe to the fw-announce mailing list by sending a blank message to fw-announce-subscribe@lists.zend.com. LICENSE ------- The files in this archive are released under the Zend Framework license. You can find a copy of this license in /LICENSE.txt. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ---------------- The Zend Framework team would like to thank all the contributors to the Zend Framework project, our corporate sponsor (Zend Technologies), and you- the Zend Framework user. Please visit us sometime soon at http://framework.zend.com!