Removed Bird(broken)step support from ODBC

Author: KalleZ

Diff for: NEWS

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 ?? ??? ????, PHP 7.3.0alpha1
 
+ ODBC:
+  . Removed support for Birdstep. (Kalle)
 
 <<< NOTE: Insert NEWS from last stable release here prior to actual release! >>>

Diff for: UPGRADING

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PHP 7.2 UPGRADE NOTES
+PHP 7.3 UPGRADE NOTES
 
 1. Backward Incompatible Changes
 2. New Features
@@ -19,136 +19,10 @@ PHP 7.2 UPGRADE NOTES
 1. Backward Incompatible Changes
 ========================================
 
-- Core:
-  . gettype() will now return "resource (closed)" instead of "unknown type" for
-    closed resources.
-  . is_object() will now return true for objects of class
-    __PHP_Incomplete_Class.
-  . Support for Netware operating systems have been removed.
-  . Casting arrays to objects (with (object) or settype()) will now covert
-    integer keys to string property names. This fixes the behaviour of previous
-    versions, where integer keys would become inaccessible properties with
-    integer names.
-  . Casting objects to arrays (with (array) or settype()), and retrieving
-    object properties in an array with get_object_vars(), will now convert
-    numeric string property names (that is, property names of the format
-    /^(0|(-?[1-9][0-9]*))$/ where PHP_INT_MIN <= n <= PHP_INT_MAX) to integer
-    keys. This fixes the behaviour of previous versions, where numeric string
-    property names would become inaccessible string keys.
-  . Unqualified references to undefined constants now generate a Warning instead
-    of a notice. They will generate an Error in a future version of PHP.
-    (https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecate-bareword-strings)
-  . Minimum supported Windows versions are Windows 7/Server 2008 R2.
-  . Initial trait property value compatibility check will no longer perform
-    any casts. (Bug #74269)
-  . "object" (in any case) can no longer be used as a class name.
-
-- BCMath:
-  . The bcmod() function no longer truncates fractional numbers to integers. As
-    such, its behavior now follows fmod() rather than the `%` operator. For
-    example `bcmod('4', '3.5')` now returns '0.5' instead of '1'.
-
-- Hash:
-  . The hash_hmac(), hash_hmac_file(), hash_pbkdf2() and hash_init() (with
-    HASH_HMAC) functions no longer accept non-cryptographic hashes.
-
-- JSON
-  . The json_decode() option JSON_OBJECT_AS_ARRAY is used if the second
-    parameter (assoc) is null. Previously JSON_OBJECT_AS_ARRAY was always
-    ignored.
-
-- Session:
-  . Removed register_globals related code and "!" can be used as $_SESSION key name.
-  . Session is made to manage session status correctly and prevents invalid operations.
-    Only inappropriate codes are affected by this change. If you have problems with this,
-    it means you have problem in your code.
-    . Functions are made to set or return correct session status.
-        session_start(), session_status(), session_regenerate_id()
-    . Functions are made to return bool from null. These functions have void parameter
-      and void parameter is checked.
-        session_unset(), session_write_close()/session_commit(), session_abort(),
-        session_reset()
-    . Functions prohibit invalid operations with regard to session status and
-      HTTP header status, returns correct bool return value.
-        session_start(), session_set_cookie_params(), session_name(), session_module_name(),
-        session_set_save_handler(), session_regenerate_id(), session_cache_limiter(),
-        session_cache_expire(), session_unset(), session_destroy(),
-        session_write_close()/session_commit(), session_reset()
-    . INI value change by ini_set() returns update status correctly.　Invalid INI modifications
-      are checked and made to fail.
-        session.name, session.save_path, session.cookie_lifetime, session.cookie_path,
-        session.cookie_domain, session.cookie_httponly, session.cookie_secure,
-        session.use_cookies, session.use_only_cookies, session.use_strict_mode,
-        session.referer_check, session.cache_limiter, session.cache_expire,
-        session.lazy_write, session.save_handler, session.serialize_handler,
-        session.gc_probability, session.gc_divior, session.gc_maxlifetime,
-    . Some E_ERRORs are changed to E_WARNING since session status is managed correctly.
-        session_start()
-    . Session no longer initialize $_SESSION for invalid and useless session.
-        session_start()
-    . When headers are already sent and try to set new INI values, session_name(),
-      session_module_name(), session_save_path(), session_cache_limiter() and
-      session_cache_expire() are no longer works. Older PHPs accepts new values even
-      if new values will not be effective.
-      This new corrected behavior may affect command line mode CLI scripts that manage
-      sessions. Use output buffer just like web applications to resolve problems on
-      CLI scripts.
-
-
 ========================================
 2. New Features
 ========================================
 
-- Core:
-  . It is now possible to remove argument type annotations when overriding an
-    inherited method. This complies with contravariance of method argument types
-    under the Liskov Substitution Principle.
-    (https://wiki.php.net/rfc/parameter-no-type-variance)
-  . It is now allowed to override an abstract method with another abstract
-    method in a child class.
-    (https://wiki.php.net/rfc/allow-abstract-function-override)
-  . A trailing comma in group use statements is now allowed.
-    (https://wiki.php.net/rfc/list-syntax-trailing-commas)
-  . The "object" type annotation is now supported.
-    (https://wiki.php.net/rfc/object-typehint)
-
-- DBA:
-  . Implemented support for the LMDB backend.
-
-- OCI8:
-  . Added Oracle Database Transparent Application Failover (TAF) callback support.
-
-- PCRE:
-  . Added `J` modifier for setting PCRE_DUPNAMES.
-  . Added `PREG_UNMATCHED_AS_NULL` flag to allow distinguish between unmatched
-    subpatterns and empty matches by reporting NULL and "" (empty string),
-    respectively.
-
-- Sodium
-  . New cryptographic extension
-
-- SQLite3:
-  . Implemented writing to BLOBs.
-
-- Standard:
-  . Simplified password hashing API updated to support Argon2i hashes when PHP is compiled with libargon2
-    (https://wiki.php.net/rfc/argon2_password_hash).
-  . proc_nice() is now supported on Windows platforms.
-
-- Zip:
-  . read/write encrypted archive, relying on libzip 1.2.0,
-    using new methods:
-      ZipArchive::setEncryptionName($name, $method [, $password]);
-      ZipArchive::setEncryptionIndex($index, $method [, $password]);
-    and new constants:
-      ZipArchive::EM_NONE
-      ZipArchive::EM_AES_128
-      ZipArchive::EM_AES_192
-      ZipArchive::EM_AES_256
-  . accept 'password' from zip stream context
-  . ZipArchive implements countable, added ZipArchive::count() method.
-
-
 ========================================
 3. Changes in SAPI modules
 ========================================
@@ -157,100 +31,14 @@ PHP 7.2 UPGRADE NOTES
 4. Deprecated Functionality
 ========================================
 
-All the deprecated functionality listed in the following will be removed in
-PHP 8.0.
-
-- Core:
-  . The trace_errors ini directive has been deprecated.
-  . The __autoload() mechanism has been deprecated, use spl_autoload_register()
-    instead.
-  . The (unset) cast has been deprecated. This does not affect the unset($var)
-    language construct.
-  . The create_function() function has been deprecated, use anonymous functions
-    instead.
-  . The each() function has been deprecated, use a foreach loop instead.
-  
-- EXIF:
-  . The read_exif_data() alias have been deprecated, use exif_read_data() instead.
-
-- GD:
-  . png2wbmp() and jpeg2wbmp() have been deprecated.
-
-- GMP:
-  . The gmp_random() function has been deprecated, use gmp_random_bits() or
-    gmp_random_range() instead.
-
-- Intl:
-  . INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_2003 has been deprecated; use INTL_IDNA_VARIANT_UTS46
-    instead.
-
-- Mbstring:
-  . The mbstring.func_overload ini directive has been deprecated.
-
-- Standard:
-  . Calling parse_str() without the result argument has been deprecated.
-  . Calling assert() with a string argument has been deprecated, use an ordinary
-    expression instead.
-
-See also: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_7_2
-
 ========================================
 5. Changed Functions
 ========================================
 
-- Standard:
-  . password_hash() can generate Argon2i hashes when the algorithm is set to PASSWORD_ARGON2I. 
-    When using PASSWORD_ARGON2I, the following cost factors may be set: 'memory_cost', 'time_cost', 
-    and 'threads'. These cost factors will default to 'PASSWORD_ARGON2_DEFAULT_MEMORY_COST', 
-    'PASSWORD_ARGON2_DEFAULT_TIME_COST', and 'PASSWORD_ARGON2_DEFAULT_THREADS' respectively if not set.
-  . password_verify() can verify Argon2i hashes.
-  . password_get_info() and password_needs_rehash() can accept Argon2i hashes.
-  . mail()/mb_send_mail() accept array $extra_header. Array parameter is checked against RFC 2822.
-    Array format is 
-    $extra_headers = [
-      'Header-Name' => 'Header value',
-      'Multiple' => ['One header', 'Another header'],
-      'Multiline' = "FirstLine\r\n SecondLine",
-    ];
-  . count() now raises a warning when an invalid parameter is passed.
-    Only arrays and objects implementing the Countable interface should be passed.
-  . pack() and unpack() now support float and double in both little and big endian.
-  . number_format() ensures zero values never contain a negative sign.
-
-- XML:
-  . utf8_encode() and utf8_decode() have been moved to the Standard extension
-    as string functions.
-
 ========================================
 6. New Functions
 ========================================
 
-- Core:
-  . Added stream_isatty().
-  . Added sapi_windows_vt100_support().
-
-- DOM:
-  . DomNodeList implements Countable, added DomNodeList::count().
-  . DOMNamedNodeMap implements Countable, added DOMNamedNodeMap::count().
-
-- GD:
-  . Added imagesetclip() and imagegetclip().
-  . Added imageopenpolygon().
-  . Added imageresolution().
-  . Added imagecreatefrombmp() and imagebmp().
-
-- Mbstring:
-  . Added mb_chr() and mb_ord().
-  . Added mb_scurb() that scrub broken multibyte strings.
-
-- OCI8:
-  . Added oci_register_taf_callback() and oci_disable_taf_callback() for
-    Oracle Database TAF callback support.
-
-- Sockets:
-  . Added socket_addrinfo_lookup(), socket_addrinfo_connect(),
-    socket_addrinfo_bind() and socket_addrinfo_explain().
-
 ========================================
 7. New Classes and Interfaces
 ========================================
@@ -259,94 +47,28 @@ See also: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecations_php_7_2
 8. Removed Extensions and SAPIs
 ========================================
 
-- Mcrypt:
-  . The deprecated mcrypt extension has been moved to PECL.
-  . libmcrypt has not been maintained since 2007 and the continued use of this
-    extension is strongly discouraged.
-  . Users are advised to use alternatives such as OpenSSL or libsodium.
-
 ========================================
 9. Other Changes to Extensions
 ========================================
 
-- EXIF:
-   . Added extended exif tag support for the following formats: 
-     Samsung, DJI, Panasonic, Sony, Pentax, Minolta, Sigma/Foveon, 
-	 AGFA, Kyocera, Ricoh & Epson.
-   . exif_read_data() and exif_thumbnail() now supports a passed streams as their 
-     first parameter.
-
-- GD:
-  . Removed --enable-gd-native-ttf configuration option which was unused as
-    of PHP 5.5.0 anyway.
-  . imagegd() stores truecolor images as real truecolor images. Formerly, they
-    have been converted to palette.
-  . imageantialias() is now also available if compiled with a system libgd.
-
-- Mbstring
-  . mb_check_encoding() accepts array parameter. Both key and value
-    encodings are checked recursively.
-  . mb_convert_encoding() accepts array parameter. Only value encodings
-    are converted recursively.
-
-- PDO_OCI:
-  . The '--with-pdo-oci' configure syntax no longer needs the vesion number of the
-    Oracle Instant Client.
-
-- pdo_sqlite
-  . Use sqlite3_prepare_v2() and sqlite3_close_v2() functions instead of their
-    legacy counterparts.
+ ODBC: 
+  . Support for Birdstep has been removed.
 
 ========================================
 10. New Global Constants
 ========================================
 
-- Core:
-  . PHP_FLOAT_DIG     number of decimal digits, that can be rounded into a
-                      float and back without precision loss
-  . PHP_FLOAT_EPSILON smallest representable positive number x, so then
-                      x + 1.0 != 1.0
-  . PHP_FLOAT_MIN     min representable float number
-  . PHP_FLOAT_MAX     max representable float number
-  . PHP_OS_FAMILY     current operating system family
-
-- Fileinfo:
-  . FILEINFO_EXTENSION include list of possible file extensions
-
-- GD:
-  . IMG_EFFECT_MULTIPLY
-  . IMG_BMP
-
-- PCRE
-  . PREG_UNMATCHED_AS_NULL
-
-- Standard:
-  . PASSWORD_ARGON2_DEFAULT_MEMORY_COST
-  . PASSWORD_ARGON2_DEFAULT_TIME_COST
-  . PASSWORD_ARGON2_DEFAULT_THREADS
-  . PASSWORD_ARGON2I
-
 ========================================
 11. Changes to INI File Handling
 ========================================
 
-- sql.safe_mode
+- birdstep.max_links
   . This INI directive have been removed.
 
-- realpath_cache_size
-  . Set to 4096k by default
-
 ========================================
 12. Windows Support
 ========================================
 
-- Support for VT100 console mode
-
-  On systems starting with 10.0.10586, cmd.exe supports ANSI escape sequences.
-  The corresponding console mode is enabled by default on CLI on suitable
-  systems. As well, the function sapi_windows_vt100_support() is provided,
-  to control and query the corresponding information in the scripts.
-
 ========================================
 13. Other Changes
 ========================================