Release 2.3.0 Status 2025-09-06

Overview of > 650 commits since version v2.2.0-beta-1

Major functional improvements:

• Enhanced OPAC;
• Rewritten OAI-PHM;
• Redesigned statistics and reports;
• Captcha implemented;
• Added Search, result in list
• Moved Empweb to separate GitHub repository

Other improvements:

• Stabelized layout and convert more scripts to new look;
• Make z3980 protocol working
• Update Portuguese, Spanish and French languages
• Improved example databases
• Many small functional improvements in menus/buttons/layout
• Improved generated HTML and solved small bugs

Prerequisites

This ABCD version is already tested on PHP 8.4. Will still run on PHP 7.4, recommendation is to upgrade to at least PHP 8.1.
Note that Z3950 requires the YAZ extension for PHP. YAZ is not available for every PHP version.

Upgrading

Upgrading to this version depends heavily on your current version.
It is recommended to read the standard upgrade instructions in
https://github.com/ABCD-DEVCOM/ABCD/blob/v2.3.0/zz_installation/upgrade_instructions.md
Check the configuration files of your databases with the corresponding upgraded example databases.

The new Upgrade tool is still in the development phase: Will become available in a next release.
If you use it now: Take sufficient precautions (e.g. backups). Data loss and/or code mismatches may occur by using it now.

Original text in: https://github.com/ABCD-DEVCOM/ABCD/releases/tag/v2.3.0