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[Sheriff]

We are glad to announce that the new version of the LiteCommerce (version 2.2) has been released.

Improvement suggestions collected for 2 years all done in v2.2
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The new LiteCommerce introduces numerous improvements over LiteCommerce v2.1 released almost two years ago. Close attention has been paid to PHP 5 compatibility, user interface and usability.
The release of LiteCommerce 2.2 is an answer to the technological challenges that have appeared on the e-Commerce market since the release of LiteCommerce 2.1. Support for PHP 5, W3C compatibility and other features designed to improve user experience make LiteCommerce 2.2 a solution that is perfectly up to date with the latest trends in the e-Commerce industry.

What's New in LiteCommerce v2.2
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LiteCommerce v2.2 features an improved installer and compatibility with PHP 5. It also brings numerous enhancements to the functionality and the user interface of the Administrator and Customer Zones.

The following is a brief summary of major changes introduced in LiteCommerce v2.2:
- Compatibility with PHP 5 added;
- Usability enhancements implemented to provide more user-friendly Administrator and Customer Zone interfaces;
- Improved installation mechanism introduced;
- Two beautiful W3C compliant design skins added;
- High-volume data processing procedures re-factored (Now LiteCommerce can effectively handle product catalogs of more than 10 000 products even on busy websites);
- Global extra fields mechanism completely re-designed;
- Taxation mechanism rewritten to correctly handle product prices that include VAT taxes;
- Shipping rate calculation mechanism improved to include additional shipping and handling charges for both standard and real-time shipping methods;
- Image handling improved;
- 'Free' shipping method introduced;
- Product import improved;
- New user interfaces, support for Solo and Maestro cards and JavaScript validation implemented for Credit Card handling procedures;
- Flexy template engine improved;
- Demo product set renewed;
- Kernel code modified to enable use of multi-tabbed dialogues in the Customer Zone;
- Summary of the store's general settings added in the Administrator Zone;
- Possibility to review the order history of a particular user implemented in the Administrator Zone;
- Support for MySQL persistent connections introduced.

In the new version, many inconsistencies have been resolved bringing numerous improvements in the following areas:
- Overall stability and security of the software;
- Compatibility with rarely used versions and configurations of PHP server software;
- Database import/export procedures;
- Stock management mechanisms;
- Membership selection and handling;
- Template Editor and HTML design import/export functionality;
- Forgotten password recovery functionality;
- Checkout procedures, etc.

For a complete list of bug-fixes and improvements please refer to the CHANGELOG file in your LiteCommerce distribution.

Qualiteam Software thanks everyone who participated in the product testing, made feature requests and suggested improvements to LiteCommerce software.

Best regards,
LiteCommerce team

[draumr]

Originally Posted by Sheriff

We are glad to announce that the new version of the LiteCommerce (version 2.2) has been released.

I'm assuming we have to wait for something new to show up in our file area? Right now, it still says NOT FOR LIVE STORES!

Rida

(not that I'm in a hurry or anything...)

[kulture]

Does it include an upgrade pack

[Sheriff]

Originally Posted by draumr

I'm assuming we have to wait for something new to show up in our file area? Right now, it still says NOT FOR LIVE STORES!

Thanks, that was a small quirk... (the comment for LC 2.2 beta was not removed)

[Sheriff]

Originally Posted by kulture

Does it include an upgrade pack

It doesn't, we're planning to release an upgrade pack for LC SP2 in the nearest future.

[draumr]

Originally Posted by Sheriff

Thanks, that was a small quirk... (the comment for LC 2.2 beta was not removed)

Okay, thanks.

But...no upgrade pack? We have to start from a scratch install and redo everything?

[kulture]

So 2.2 for new installs only for now. 2.1 users have to wait for the newbies to test it eh? Pity. My 2.2 site has only a small amount of traffic, the 2.1 site I have would really test it. As it is we may not be able to fully advise 2.2 newbies as they will get there first!

[premierbusiness]

Just got LC 2.1 installed a few days ago... (you'd think they'd have given me the new one)... and saw today that 2.2 was released, and it was in my File Area, with no "Not for Live Stores" warning... so I went ahead and downloaded it. Trying to upload manually right now, as the installer keeps konking out on me. Will I have to upgrade my modules? or should those be good as is? Sorry, newbie here.

[kulture]

The beta installer kept conking out too, I would have thought they would have fixed it.

Are you trying to install on top of the 2.1. I dont know if thay would work. A clean install on its own database would be better. The latest version of every module you have would be needed.

[3dxhobbies]

I using version 2.2 Beta1- how do I upgrade to 2.2?