CakePHP 2.4.0

CakePHP 2.4.0 is now marked as stable. It is a new version in the 2.x series that is API compatible with other releases in the 2.x series. Make sure you read the migration guide [2] before upgrading as there are a few changes you may need to make.

A quick overview of the changes in 2.4 are:

• The constants IMAGES_URL, JS_URL, CSS_URL have been deprecated and replaced with config variables App.imageBaseUrl, App.jsBaseUrl, App.cssBaseUrl respectively. Each of the deprecated constants will be removed in 3.0.
• The CAKEPHP_SHELL constant has been deprecated and will be removed in 3.0.
• Sanitize class has been deprecated and will be removed in 3.0.
• FileLogs can now have a max size and simple rotation configured.
• Logging now support syslog out of the box.
• A number of locales have been renamed.
• JSONP support has been added to the JsonView
• You can disable updating counterCache values with the counterCache option when saving models.
• Password hashing has been extracted into a set of PasswordHasher classes. These classes make changing out password hashing strategies for the various authentication adapters simple.
• Stateless authentication has been improved.

For a full list of the changes and improvements you should review the 2.4 Migration guide [2].

CakePHP 2.3.10

2.3.10 marks the end of normal bug fix releases for 2.3.x. Security fixes will continue to be released for 2.3.x until 2.6.0. The following is a short list of issues fixed and changes you can find in 2.3.10

• Configuration values are now merged between Emails and their transports.
• CakeTime::timeAgoInWords() now uses ‘about X ago’ when the time delta is lower than accuracy.
• DbAcl now uses INNER joins instead of LEFT joins. This yields improved performance with some database vendors.
• CakeEmail::template() can now disable the layout as documented.
• Number formatting in locales that use ‘,’ for a decimal separator is now correct.
• RedirectRoute now honors the ‘persist’ parameter correctly.
• Constants are now conditionally defined in ShellDispatcher.
• session.auto_start is no longer set as it never worked and triggers errors in PHP 5.5.
• Sqlite now generates schema correctly when BIGINT columns are used as a primary key.
• FileCache now removes special characters that would cause issues on windows systems.
• i18n shell now correctly extracts categories other than LC_MESSAGES.

Development continues to progress on 3.0 with pull requests being frequently opened. Work has also begun on 2.5, another API compatible release in the 2.x line of releases. A huge thanks to all involved in terms of both contributions through commits, tickets, documentation edits, and those whom have otherwise contributed to the framework. Without you there would be no CakePHP. Download a packaged release [3].