inertianews

Inertianews Status

2001-07-23 @ 10:56:39

Ok guys, it's time to be honest.

inertianews development has stopped. I haven't opened the source in quite some time now.

My job at work has since september has been full-time php coding, and I really haven't had any desire to work on php at home after doing it for 8-10hours all day.

Maybe I'll get inspired someday and do all the upgrades that i've wanted to do, but don't hold your breath.

Sorry if this is a disappointment.

-inertia

v0.03b

2001-01-07 @ 23:41:07

Just wanted to let you guys know that I'm working on v0.03 as we speak... it's a slow process, but stuff is being done.

Right now I'm working on getting the source commented primarily... and I'll be looking to add a few new features.

anyways,
later
-inertia

Hiatus

2000-10-18 @ 00:06:39

Hey there. Well, I guess you guys are wondering whats going on, so I'll fill you in (providing anyone is even coming to the site anymore).

First things first, I worked on the first release of inertianews entirely in free time for a good 3 months before it was released. After I released version 0.02b, I sorta stepped back and haven't touched it much (asside from a few fixes).

At the time of the release I was doing pure html at work, but not any actual programming. Since the release though my projects at work have changed to 100% php programming, and subsequently I haven't had much desire to do more of it when I got home.

As the winter approches though I know I'll be spending some more time inside, and I know I'll work more on the script.

Some of the things I've got in mind for the next version are:

-Timezone Support
-Post Preview
-Implementation Examples!
-A nailing of that nasty 'Maximum execution time' bug (I think I've fixed it for sure).

So keep checking in for updates/bug fixes!

-inertia

ps. I'd love to hear of any success you've had with 0.02b. head on over to the discussion board and let me know!

Related Link: Discussion Forum

When it rains... it pours...

2000-08-18 @ 13:17:41

Well, I've discovered yet ANOTHER error in the documentation.

This one is actually pretty serious, and I'm wondering how many peopl out there have actually gotten the script to work.

Anyways, in Section 4 of the manual (usage/functions) just before:

4.2 -initialization-

this chunk of text should have been included:

The final thing to do for ready inertianews for use is to point it to
the configuration file. To do this we will use the Set() function
to set the "configfile" variable. The Syntax for setting this
variable is this:

<?PHP
$George->Set("configfile","path to inertianews_conf.php");
?>

You need to change "path to inertianews_conf.php" to point to
the config file (this path will be relative to whatever file
is calling this function, to make it relative to the server
root dir start the path with a '/').
Example:
<?PHP
$George->Set("configfile","inertianews/inertianews_conf.php");
?>

$George should now be ready to be used.

-

Again, the online and distribution documentation have been updated with this change.

Again, sorry for any frustration this may have caused.

In case many people are ultra confused by how to use inertianews at this point I'll give a sample of what one would put in an index.php so that it outputs it's articles:

-Example-
<?PHP

include("inertianews/inertianews_class.php");

$George = new inertianews;
$George->Set("configfile","inertianews/inertianews_conf.php");
$George->init();
$George->outputArticles("5");

?>

-End of Example-
(this is the actual code used for this page!)

anyways, I hope this helps.

-later
inertia

Error In The Documentation

2000-08-17 @ 21:07:56

As some of you may have noticed, there is an error in the documentation.

In the installation section, step 4 said:
4. Open inertianews_main.php and set the $inews_path variable.

That line should ACTUALLY read:
4. Open inertianews_class.php and set the $inews_path variable.

The docs have been fixed (both in the dirstribution and the online version)

Sorry for any troubles this may have caused anyone.

Discussion Forum!

2000-08-17 @ 20:40:59

We now have a discussion forum up and running! Feel free to use it to discuss your experiences with inertianews.

I'll check it regularily and try to respond to your questions as best as possible.

later,
-inertia