News : PhpMySport 1.3 released

Release date : 27-11-2007
Written by : Jérôme Place

Since November 27^th 2007, just one year after version 1.1 was released, phpMySport v1.3 is available to download. This new version fixes several bugs and proposes many additional functionalities.

Among all the new features, we described previously the importation of members, team photos, mini standings and the registration form. They are not the only ones! In fact, the version 1.3 includes also a new skin and a simplified template system. Besides, users who want to modify the source code without altering the original script will appreciate the "overload of PHP pages".

A new design: "bluesky"

PhpMySport 1.3 includes a new template called "bluesky". With a blue color, it was created for a screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels and web pages will therefore be wider than the template "defaut". There was also some changes in the layout and the main menu is now floating on the left of the main content. With two templates, you will now have a choice for the design of your website depending on your tastes! The best of course is still to create your own template and we will see that the process of skin creation is much easier now…

Create your design in few seconds!

To create a new design in version 1.2, you were supposed to copy/paste all the template files and modify them one-by-one. In version 1.3, you won’t need to edit all the files anymore. You just need to create a directory (e.g. "my_design") and to copy/paste only the files that you want to modify.
In fact, the template management system works a bit differently. When a page is generated, phpMySport looks in your template directory to check if the required file exists. If it does, the software build the page with your file and the modifications you made. Otherwise, it uses the default file which exists in the template "defaut". Thus, you only have to modify the files you want to and that’s all! The directories organization and filenames need however to be respected.
The template "bluesky" described previously is built using this method: only the files "index.html" and "tpl_image/styles.css" as well as several images have been modified and placed into a new directory "bluesky".

Modify PHP code without altering the original script!

Version 1.3 of phpMySport will allow you to modify any PHP file without altering the original code… How is it possible? Thanks to the overload of PHP pages. In fact, you need to create a directory called "my_code" where you will copy/paste PHP files that you want to modify (e.g. "math/match_list.php").
The technique is the same as the new template system: phpMySport checks if a PHP file exists in the directory "my_code" and will use it first. If it does not exist, the software will use the file of the original script.
Thus, if you place all your modified files in the directory "my_code", you will be able to realize all the modifications you want avoiding the risk that your work is erased during an update!

List of new features and bugs fixed

Here is the list of all the improvements and new functionalities included in phpMySport v1.3:

Here is the list of all the bugs found in version 1.2 and fixed in version 1.3 :

Conclusion

To conclude, this new version should satisfy many users even if some functionalities are still missing such as the Main menu management or Matches importation. That will come with next versions. But for now, let’s go to the download page to discover phpMySport v1.3 and create or update the site of your club!

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