Perlshop 4.5.00 Release Notes

Feature Set:

• CGI data is now processed by the standard Perl CGI module.
• The static catalog page processing algorithm has been improved for efficiency and speed.
• The PSDBI catalog page processing algorithm has been improved for efficiency and speed.
  An upgraded version of the PSDBI software package is needed to support this version of Perlshop. Customers that already own this software package can contact Waverider Systems for a free upgrade.
• Discounts may now be computed by user-authored plugins. The 'compute_discount' and 'item_note' plugin events have been added to support this feature.
• The existing "minimum order subtotal" feature has been enhanced. The error message now uses the local currency settings in the ps.cfg file, and the error page generated by Perlshop now supports custom message content. Please see the $minimum_price and $minimum_price_note settings in the ps.cfg file for details.
• A "minimum order item count" feature has added. Please see the $minimum_price and $minimum_quantity settings in the ps.cfg file for details.
• Perlshop can now be called via enhanced Apache web server calls. See the external documentation for details.
• The following settings have been added to the ps.cfg file: $cookie_domain and $allow_ssi. See the ps.cfg file for details.
• Added support for PayPal payment interface version 1.6.
  An upgraded version of the Real-Time Payment Processing package is needed to support this version of Perlshop. Customers that already own this software package can contact Waverider Systems for a free upgrade.
• Added support for the following new macro symbols:
  !search!
  !viewcart!
  !thispage!