DBFM for 6.x
tsekhar - May 29, 2008 - 14:02
| Project: | DataBase File Manager |
| Version: | 5.x-3.1 |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | feature request |
| Priority: | minor |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active |
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Description
Are there any plans to release this module for the 6.x version of Drupal?

#1
Not at this time, although i'm sure it will *eventually* happen.
#2
I had the same question...
Very useful module.
#3
subscribe, because it's a very useful module.
#4
At the moment I'm just adding search to the module. After that we might have a chance to look at 6
#5
The WebFM module and this one are much alike, yes... But this one is FAR superior IMHO.
+1 for a D6 port.
#6
Thank you for the compliment. Early on WebFM and dbFM looked and acted in an almost identical way (except WebFM was saving to the file system rather than a database) but we've kinda diverged since then! I notice WebFM now has a port for 6 and I'm sure ours will come eventually. There are more important things at the moment - I'm currently adding search, and performance issues need to be sorted out especially for IE.
#7
subscribing!
#8
subscribing
#9
We're thrilled at the interest in this module, however it would be unrealistic to expect a port to v6.
In the event we upgrade, we will likely jump straight to 7 at this stage.
Anyone wanting to port DBFM is welcome to try, but it's just not within the scope of what we're trying to achieve right now.
Kind Regards
Michael.
#10
Its funny that providing a 6.x release is not treated as a priority (What exactly is the point of a module that _may_ be supported, that too only in alternate versions?!)
#11
Not really; We're still actively developing the module for our production platform, which is running 5.x
#12
subscribing
#13
What about adding custom metadata to search with, and the capability to search for a certain word in a file? Is the latest version going to be capable of this?
#14
A 50% yes here. The next release doesn't include the ability to customise the metadata. However the release does include a full document search, but only for a few document types - xls, ppt, doc, csv, txt, htm/html, pdf and ps. The release is currently being tested and should be out very soon now.
The release after should allow searching on a few more document types and I'm hoping it will include improved upload (so that you can upload whole directories).
#15
Shame there's no plan to port this to D6 - it's an amazing tool and we'd be interested in using it.
#16
No *current* plan.
Ultimatley we'll have to port it to *something* - Drupal 7's arrival will mean a cease of maintenance of 5, so we'll have to move it along.
Right now we're cramming functionality into it - which will mean when it finally DOES arrive on the later platforms it'll be a hellurva lot better :)
Roo.
#17
Any idea when the new release will be out? Any idea when drupal 7 will be out?
#18
subscribing
#19
subscribing
#20
Delaying porting a Drupal 5 module until Drupal 7 is out and skipping porting to Drupal 6, appears a bit ignorant to me.
When Drupal 6 was released early 2008, only a small number of contributed modules was already available for Drupal 6. Heavily used modules such as CCK and Views were available as out-of-beta modules only more than a year after the release of Drupal 6. Anyone whose production server depended on a module that was only ported from Drupal 4 to 6 (skipping 5) in addition to being dependent on CCK or Views, would have run his production server for a year with unsupported software.
Assuming a similar scenario when Drupal 7 is out, I can not afford to build a production site based on DBFM, although it is an interesting module and I would really like to make use of it.
Groen
#21
Delaying porting a Drupal 5 module until Drupal 7 is out and skipping porting to Drupal 6, appears a bit ignorant to me.
But you're getting this for free? - if you'd like to put in the hours to make the changes to port to 6 your efforts would, I'm sure, be most appreciated.
When Drupal 6 was released early 2008, only a small number of contributed modules was already available for Drupal 6. Heavily used modules such as CCK and Views were available as out-of-beta modules only more than a year after the release of Drupal 6. Anyone whose production server depended on a module that was only ported from Drupal 4 to 6 (skipping 5) in addition to being dependent on CCK or Views, would have run his production server for a year with unsupported software.
I don't feel that's a fair comparison. As a long-term drupaler you obviously remember the change from 4 to 5 was huge. The changes from 5 to 6 and 6 to 7 are much more managable (and much less work).
#22
Yes, I know it is for free, and it is really appreciated. But tying yourself to a module that might put you into a situation where your production server runs for an extended time on unsupported software introduces a risk. One has to decide whether he wants to take that risk.
Unfortunately, I am not that long-term a drupaler. I got in when 5 was out, so I can't say too much about going from 4 to 5. In my example I talked about when 6 came out and it took one year for the major modules to be released for 6 too. You just said the changes from 5 to 6 were more managable. If the changes from 6 to 7 will be as managable, I should still expect another year for the major modules to be released for 7. I hope you see my point.
Anyway, since the beginning of this year I am at Drupal 6, so currently I can't even consider using DBFM.
Groen
#23
subscribe - drupal 6 : )
#24
My company may put in some hours to convert this module to Drupal 6, but I can't promise anything. I'll post back here when we've reached a decision.
#25
subscribe - drupal 6
#26
subscribe
#27
This module looks great, but I use D6.
If, when D7 is released, it has everything else I need, I may look into using the D7 version of this, but there's no way I'm going to downgrade to D5 for this.
#28
So?
#29
subscribe
#30
subscribing for drupal 6 version