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Release Notes

• Version 1.3 - February 20, 2012
  • Improved RegEx for variable declaration error (Thanks David R).
• Version 1.2 - November 1, 2011
  • Improved RegEx to not generate false positives when a terniary operator is present in variable declaration.
  • Improved RegEx for detecting a single equals sign in a control structure (e.g. if statement)
• Version 1.11 - July 15, 2011
  • Moved social buttons to display only after analysis of code. Added Google +1 to social sharing.
• Version 1.1 - July 9, 2011
  • Public error log of common PHP mistakes provided.
• Version 1.0 - July 6, 2011
  • Leaves beta period. Further improvements will be inspired by user feedback.
• Version 0.6 - June 24, 2011
  • Added check for missing > in array declarations ( e.g. array('name'='value') )
  • Also checks array declarations for text variables or values that are not surrounded by quotes ( e.g. array('name'=>value) )
• Version 0.5.2 - June 3, 2011
  • Updated If/Elseif/Else check with a better RegEx pattern (reduced false positives)
  • Updated variable declaration RegEx pattern to be boolean aware
• Version 0.5 - May 31, 2011
  • Check If/Elseif/Else control structures for the use of a single equals (set the value, rather than a comparison operator)
• Version 0.4 - May 16, 2011
  • Check for mismatched pairs of comments /* */ that can wreak havoc on your sanity
  • Check for incorrect syntax in foreach when defining $key=>$value variables
  • Check for badly formatted PHP declarations (<?php   ?>) - Thanks B.M.
• Version 0.3 - April 22, 2011
  • Added in a PHP command line syntax check (php -l) to give additional context
• Version 0.2 - April 10, 2011
  • Built a complex RegEx to check for lines that define a variable but are missing a semicolon (e.g. $variable = "bob")
  • Adapted the RegEx to also look for variables being defined with too many equal signs (e.g. $variable == "bob";)
• Version 0.1.2 - April 7, 2011
  • Displays the problem code on mismatched opening (, {, or [
• Version 0.1.1 - March 30, 2011
  • Rewritten to be more modular in the code
  • Check for mismatched (), {}, and []
• Version 0.1 - March 20, 2011
  • Check for mismatched # of parenthesis (open/closed)