What is new in 4.00_01 - Wednesday, February 09, 2005
* NEW: load() - constructor method to prevent unnecessary session creations
* NEW: is_expired() - method to intercept expired sessions
* NEW: is_empty() - to intercept requests for unexisting sessions
* NEW: more optimized source code
* NEW: updated and improved driver specs
* NEW: standard testing framework
* NEW: 'sqlite' driver
What is new in 3.12?
* cache() method introduced, which is normally used
by library drivers to cache certain value within the single process
* Apache::Session-like tie interface supported (EXPERIMENTAL!)
* trace() and tracemsg() methods added for debugging purposes
What is new in 3.8?
* Abbreviations in DSN parameters are supported via Text::Abbrev.
* Automatic api3 detection makes "-api3" switch obsolete
* Experimental "-frozen" switch added, but not yet functional.
* sync_param() utility function added
* header() replacement to CGI::header() added, which outputs
proper HTTP headers with session information
* Private data records have been documented.
* Bug in clear() kept failing if passed no arguments to be cleared.
What is new in 3.x?
* Ability to choose between serializers, drivers and id generators
while creating the session object. Supported via '-api3' switch.
* New serializers added: Storable, FreezeThaw in addition to Default.
* New ID generator added: Incr, which generates auto incrementing
id numbers, in addition to MD5
* "-ip_match" switch enabled for additional security
* Expire() method is fully functional
* Ability to expire certain session parameters
* Better documented drivers specifications
* Main documentation is split into two:
CGI::Session and CGI::Session::Tutorial
* Bug in POD documentation is fixed (thanks to Graham Barr)
Changes,v 3.5 2005/02/09 08:30:35 sherzodr Exp