DPAttachments 4.0.1 Stable

Release information

This is a new version of the DPAttachments Joomla attachment extension. All users are kindly requested to update.

Prerequisites

DPAttachments needs the following environment to run successfully:

• Joomla 4.0 and above
• MySQL >= 5 with the mysqli driver activated
• PHP >= 7.4.0
• Browsers: Firefox, Edge, Chrome, Opera but not Internet Explorer

Basically DPAttachments needs the requirements of a Joomla 3 installation.

Installation

To install DPAttachments, you have to download the package and upload it through the Joomla installer. You can also install DPAttachments through the built in Joomla web installer. After a successful installation configure the component, modules and the plugins and publish them.

Upgrade

To upgrade DPAttachments from an earlier version, just install the package or individual extensions with the Joomla installer, DPAttachments will handle the upgrade procedure by itself.

Main changes in the 4.0 series

• [#8940] Replace Core helper with component
• [#8896] PDF inline support
• [#8155] Convert to Joomla 4 DI extension setup
• [#8895] Increase min Joomla version to 4.0
• [#8941] Enforce Joomla min version check during installation
• [#9050] Support items with string as ID
• [#9053] Frontapage uploads are not attached as normal attachments

Release notes

• [#9079] Deleting a folder in media manager throws an error
• [#9088] Uploading two files with the same minute creates only one file
• [#9095] Deprecated messages on PHP 8.1