FiForms 0.9.3 - A framework for rapid Web application development.

by Daniel (http://freshmeat.net/~databases/) Wed, Dec 21st 2005 22:46

FiForms is a framework of PHP classes that lets you rapidly prototype and develop a Web/database front end using the latest PHP and XML technologies. It currently includes data-entry classes and XML report generation scripts. These libraries utilize the new XML capabilities of PHP 5 to create a framework for developing Web applications completely in XML languages. The FiForms framework also includes a collection of XML Schemas for building these forms, reports, and scripts in XML. FiReports uses XML and XSLT to generate high-quality on-screen and printable reports, as well spreadsheets from an SQL query stored in a PHP or XML definition.

Changes: This release added a FiForms XML Applications framework. Several improvements were made to the classes, including server-side XSLT transformation and added customizability in FiForms_global.inc.php. The authentication system was updated to make the interface more modular. This release also included a mechanism to add concurrency control to alert users if multiple users change the same data. This is implemented through a unique change detection and synchronization system to allow critical OLTP database applications to be implemented in a Web browser.

Release focus: Major feature enhancements License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/fiforms/

documented on: 2007.01.26