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XtraUpload v2 has just received its new file storage engine. For the previous portion of development I implemented the old storage system used in 1.6. This engine is effective but does not properly handle files previously uploaded. v1.6 discards the upload and just tells the user that the file was previously uploaded, providing them with the other files links. (more…)

I have setup a demo of XtraUpload 1.6 for people to see how it works. Please leave a comment below if anything doesn’t look right or is not working correctly. Current Filesize limit is 50MB and files will be deleted after 7 days.
-Matt

Well, well, well. After more then 5 months since the last release I am very proud to announce that XtraUpload v1.6 has moved into Release Candidate(RC) Status! This release is Very Highly recommended for anyone running XtraUpload. There has been a massive number of changes from 1.5 to 1.6, from full unicode encoding to 4x speed improvements in some places. Because this is the first RC release i am including 2 changelogs, one from the v1.6 beta series and one from v1.5.6. They are included below:

v1.5.6 -> 1.6.0 RC1

Improvements, Additions

Admin Panel Redesign
Kernel Recoded(again)
Kernel Extensions
New Template System
CSS/Div/xHTML Templates
Download Code Vastly Improved
File Manager Improved
Upload Error Reporting Improved
Improved Site Menu System
New/Updated File Icons Added
4x Speed Improvements in some places
Restructured Initilization of XU Core
Other Small Improvements

Bug Fixes

Fixed Timed File delete, EG: after X days of no downloads
Fixed Issue with MoneyBrokers payment processor
Fixed Issue with StormPay Payment Processor
Fixed Account Bandwith Limits
Fixed Folder Delete
Fixed 200+ PHP Notices
Fixed Log Reading errors on large sites, admin page kills server
Fixed Download Limit for Groups
Fixed Invalid REGEXP to check for valid emails
Fixed Language Bit not showing for Contact Us page
Fixed Remote URL Upload Error: Class 'http_class' not found
Fixed File Password does not show on upload success
Fixed Invalid PHP Upload Not showing Error
+ Many others

1.6 B4 -> 1.6 RC1

Improvements, Additions

Updated jQuery to 1.2.6
Added Duplicate File Upload Option
Integrated JS-AIO-Packer javascript packer into code
Fixed Log Reading errors on large sites, admin page kills server
Resolved 30+ PHP Notices
Fixed Ads Manager for groups with 'no_ads'
Fixed Flash Upload JavaScript Errors
New/Updated File Icons Added
More Speed Improvements
Better Download Manager
Preliminary URL Upload Progress Bar FIX
New Language Bit: $lang['file_upload']['5']
Switched to Unicode encoding
Optimized final download routine
Removed 3 mysql queries


Bug Fixes

Download Limit for Groups does not work
Invalid REGEXP to check for valid emails
Language Bit not showing for Contact Us page
Remote URL Upload Error: Class 'http_class' not found
File Password does not show on upload success
Invalid PHP Upload Not showing Error

Now that we are in RC I am recommending this release over the previous 1.5.6. A demo will be setup shortly on Xtrafile.com so you can all test it out. Keep those bug reports coming so I can make this as stable as it can be before v2.

Download

You can find the download links on its product page or Google Code.

-Matt

Yay!
The new site is finally done! The switch to Wordpress has been in the works for some time now and its been a snap to setup the way we needed it. Once I saw that 2.6 had been released I knew it was time to make the switch. It took just under 18 hours to completely configure the new site, a new record for us. I hope everyone likes the new site, all pages are working correctly now and by popular demand the downloads links for XtraUpload are all over the site including to the right of EVERY page. ( -> Look over there under downloads ->)

Now that the new site is up its time to talk about XtraUpload 2.0(XU2). Details about XU2, current development status, SVN access, etc. can be found on its product page. The information on that page WILL change in the next 24 hours to reflect the changes XU2 brings to the table. For instance, sometime this week I will be opening up the language bits for translation, on site. That’s right, you can just come to xtrafile.com and begin helping translate XU2 right in your browser. Not only that but the online translation engine is built into XU2 so you have a nice interface to keep up with language changes. There are just a few more changes i have to make to XU2 before i will release the first ALPHA(read: unstable & incomplete).

Sit tight for a few more days, you long wait is about to pay off!

-Matt

Well now that the site is 80% complete I can sit back and enjoy what 24 hours have produced. I was reluctant about using WordPress for the new site, mainly because I had very little prior experience using it as a CMS. That changed quickly and I learned the whole system in about an hour. I love the new admin design and the helpful additions 2.6 brings, like version control and gears support. Well now that its basically setup I will be getting back to work on XtraUpload 2.0. The details are abundant on the fourms and those details will be moving over to the new site slowly. Some features I had announced as complete will be moved out of the core into addons, my goal is to provide a rock solid file hosting platform before anything else. Thankfully CodeIgniter allows drop-in modules to be deployed for maximum ease of use. More details to come later(read: tomorrow), for now im open for comments, questions, bug reports etc.
-Matt

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