This page documents the CHECK_FOR_NEW_VERSION configuration setting in FormMail.
Type Of Setting
CHECK_FOR_NEW_VERSION is an OPTIONAL setting, which means...
OPTIONAL : you can change this setting if you need to, but the default value is fine for most circumstances.
Précis
Controls automatic check for updates to FormMail.
Description
Set CHECK_FOR_NEW_VERSION to false if you don't want FormMail to check for a new version and report it to you.
The check is made once every 30 days or if your server is rebooted (or its system directory/folder for temporary files is cleaned).
Prior to FormMail version 7.01, the check was made every 3 days and was not configurable.
If a new version is found, then this is reported to you via an Alert.
FormMail attempts to create a unique file in your server's temporary file directory/folder (e.g. /tmp on Linix) to record when it last performed a version check. The unique file name is derived from your TARGET_EMAIL setting, to avoid file name clashes on shared hosting servers.
If you provide a value for SCRATCH_PAD, then that directory/folder is used instead of the server's temporary directory/folder (/tmp). If your web server software cannot write to your server's temporary directory/folder, set SCRATCH_PAD if you want version checks.
The setting CHECK_DAYS specifies the number of days between checks (if your server is rebooted, a check may be made regardless).
Default Value
From version 9 onwards:
$CHECK_FOR_NEW_VERSION = true;
$CHECK_DAYS = 30;Before version 9:
define("CHECK_FOR_NEW_VERSION",true);
define("CHECK_DAYS",30);Examples
From version 9 onwards:
$CHECK_FOR_NEW_VERSION = false;Before version 9:
define("CHECK_FOR_NEW_VERSION",false);
