Version Checker

Very original idea.

That is great! I will try later!

Isn’t this just:

if( $_GET[‘version’] == 2.1 ) { include( “out-of-date.php” ); }

or is there something I am missing sorry?

can you describe more about how this process works, and how we would use your script?

Well the idea is you use this with your program you’ve made. In your program somewhere you place a link to this script with the current version on your host:

http://www.yoursite.com/product/version.php?v=1.2

The idea is you simple drag and drop the files into the product folder and when ‘version.php’ loads up, it will tell you if your version (provided in the URL ) will need updating, is up to date or is invalid. All you do is open up the configuration file and change the version to the current version of your product.

Is there a Control Panel to configure the items, current versions and URLs for re-download ?

There is a configuration file (v-config.php) which just lists all the details that need to be changed, separate from the rest of the program – for example:

$vCurrentVersion = '2.2';

This page is commented for help and doesn’t haven’t any unnecessary code.

Why not use PHP ’s native version_compare() function? That function is also able to handle text like “alpha”, “beta” or “RC” in version numbers, and doesn’t limit itself to numbers only.

Hey, thanks for the advice GeertDD – I’d never heard of version_compare() before you mentioned it. I’ve uploaded a new version of the script (1.2) after implementing version_compare() to it. I will post a message when it is available to download, but to see a demo of the new version, just look at the demo URL .

Version 1.2 has just been approved for download, anybody who wants the updated version can go to their downloads page via their dashboard to get the new edition.

How would I have version 1.0-alpha then, since 1.0 and 1.0-alpha are the same?

Hey, sent you an e-mail about your comment.

Looks interesting apearce, might buy it soon!

What this needs is an automatic upgrade function, kind of like what WordPress has.

Cool! Is it possible to show a list of new features for a new version? For example, if user’s version is 1.2, and the latest version is 1.3 and added several new features , the version checker page will show something like the following features:

1. Cool new feature 1 2. great new feature 2 3….

Is it possible?

I want to be able to edit a html or text file to describe the new features.

Well. The Preview doesn’t works =/