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New downloads added

October 2005

Several free scripts are now available for download directly from the front page.  These include a password format verification class, a cron schedule parsing class, a currency conversion class, a printing class that uses LPR, a tiered menu class, and last but not least, WebCanvas.  Here are the links again:

• WebCanvas Lite
  This is the full WebCanvas codebase, available under LGPL. Note that this is no longer in active development and there is no support.
• PHP Password validator
  This validates that a given password meets given security requirements, such as length, number of digits and other characters, etc.
• PHP Cron Schedule Parser
  Given a cron schedule like 0 2,4 * * 2, this class calculates when a job was due to run last.
• PHP LPR implementation
  Prints to any internet-accessible LPR queue
• Tiered semantic PHP menu
  Uses meaningful markup to create an accessible menu
• Currency converterConverts between currencies using an XML feed from the European Central Bank

eCreate wins PHP Classes Innovation award

June 2005

eCreate is proud to announce that we were nominated for and won the Innovation award for PHPClasses.org for this month.  The award was won for a PHP class which parses cron schedules to determine when a cron job was last due to run.  For more information, visit PHPClasses or view the code source.

WebCanvas gets new RSS feature

May 2005

eCreate is pleased to announce that WebCanvas now includes RSS syndication as standard.  Adding a feed is a simple process, and pages can be added and removed at will.  This is a great feature for customers publishing news articles, press releases, training materials and more, and really helps to keep visitors returning.

New open-source CMS project commences

April 2005

eCreate has started a new CMS project.  The product will be known as Project Canvas and will take the form of a 'from the basics' tutorial that results in a downloadable product.  The software will be built around PHP5, and will utilise XML for content authoring and management, giving easy routes to a diverse set of output formats, such as PDF, WML, RSS, and more.

Store goes live

April 2005

eCreate is pleased to announce that WebCanvas will be available to buy and download via our website from the end of this month.  WebCanvas will be sold both as a skeleton product with add-on plugins and as a complete package including plugins.  The checkout process will go via Paypal.

New plugin system powers WebCanvas

March 2005
Extending WebCanvas has never been easier.  Now, anyone can extend WebCanvas with their own php scripts, asp scripts and xml content.

The new system addresses the ease with which plugins can be developed and deployed.  Plugins can now be tested on their own, and can be deployed simply by copying to a certain directory.