VERSION 2 IS HERE.

Matthew Orres — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 03:13:02 -0000

Sweet mother of development, it's finally done.

9 months, 15 days ago (290 days!!) I made the first commit on the 2.0 branch, and today the day has finally come where I can release it to the public for use and consumption! Months ahead of the MLB 2016 draft season (and even ahead of the Super Rugby draft season apparently!), the software is out there.

Go ahead and take a look at http://www.phpdraft.com ! Sign up for your own commish account to run some drafts! Or get your own instance fired up!

Let me know what your thoughts are on the new version! There's a feature suggestion tool called Feathub to submit new feature requests (or vote on the 7 or so I plan to do in the future!), Github has a full-blown issues tracker, and there's a Gitter chatroom for the project, too!

https://github.com/mattheworres/phpdraft

Version 2 In Closed Beta

Matthew Orres — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:18:05 -0000

All,

Just wanted to give a quick update to everyone interested on the progress I've made on the version 2 rewrite. It's in closed beta, and I have been making performance improvements to the board (shared hosting is a lot slower than I expected!) as well as rounding out the features. All public facing and commissioner features are done (so you can technically run drafts with it now!) but I'm currently working on adding the site admin features (user management, other things only admins get, etc.)

I started this rewrite all the way back in March, and I have had (literally) hundreds of commits and (literally) days of my own personal time sunk into this rewrite. I can't wait to get this past the finish line and up and running in time for the 2016 MLB fantasy drafts.

I'm very proud of the project rewrite, and I can't wait to share it with you!

-Matt
PHPDraft

Version 2 Almost There!

Matthew Orres — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:58:55 -0000

Hey all! Quick update for anyone who actually reads these.

Version 2 is more than well underway, we're well past the 75% done mark on the rewrite. Most of the public pages and views have been written (except the big kahuna - the draft board itself), and I'm working my way through all of the commissioner pages. Before long I will be updating PHPDraft.com to run version 2, and once it's been released publicly I will be asking everyone to start using it and giving me feedback, as well as reporting any bugs you find.

Hopefully I can get it rewritten before everyone does their NHL and NBA drafts, but if not - I can guarantee it will be released and ready for all 2016 MLB drafts!

Good luck with all of your fantasy drafts this month!

v.2.0.0 Rewrite Well Underway!

Matthew Orres — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:31:03 -0000

The complete re-write for version 2 is well underway now! Check the JIRA board for more details, but here's a summary:

-Version 2 will introduce a client-API model. The backend will still be written in PHP (hence the namesake), and the web client will be an Angular app. This split now will allow a mobile app (or apps, depending on target platforms) to be written at a later date.

-The first tasks tackled were re-writing the API itself. Using the Silex micro framework, about 70% of the API has been written. Most of this has been setting up boilerplate code that the rest has been able to use.

-The next task will be writing the Angular front end that talks to the API for the data. The site will get a complete makeover in addition to being converted into a single page app - so it will be considerably more snappy and responsive, as well as some areas getting re-written to make the user experience 100 times better.

-The big news is this rewrite will allow PHPDraft to be run as a single instance that can host several managers. v1.3 and below really only allowed a single commish to run the site, and there wasn't any sense of "multiple users". It was also minimally implemented. This rewrite's primary focus was fixing this issue. Long story short: when version 2 is released, you can signup for a free commish account on phpdraft.com!

More updates will be given when I have them. Trying to use this as an excuse to fix a few long standing issues, as well as introducing some really slick ones, too!

Hoped to have this done by the time the 2015 NFL drafts ran, but that's an unrealistic timeframe. I'm almost certain we'll be ready for 2016 MLB drafts, and may be able to target 2015 NHL/NBA drafts (as they occur about a month and a half after the NFL drafts do).

v1.2.0 Has Arrived!!

Matthew Orres — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:30:28 -0000

The newest version of PHPDraft is here! I apologize to all managers who have already drafted, I tried as hard as I could to get the project updated for the upcoming weekends for drafts.

The newest, and BEST part of 1.2 is the draft board has been updated! The draft board had run its course and became a bit outdated, so I re-wrote it to fully utilize asynchronous AJAX and HTML5 features. Before, bandwidth usage was a bit of a concern for more active leagues, but now bandwidth use should be a bit more streamlined across the board.

The board also got a bit of a face lift with some newer UI aspects that should make viewing the draft board a LOT easier.

There are new things on the horizon for the project, and I recently switched our bug/feature tracking to JIRA (Thanks again to Atlassian for providing the project a FREE lifetime license to JIRA On-Demand!!), so view what's in store for the project here: https://phpdraft.atlassian.net/secure/Dashboard.jspa

And as always, if you run into any issues, or have suggestions for a new feature, please post in the project forums: https://sourceforge.net/p/phpdraft/discussion/

Happy drafting, and good luck this season!

P.S. One major change from now on - autocomplete players are no longer seeded automatically with the initialization SQL file. I keep the autocomplete data up-to-date by providing CSV files in the /resources/ folder of the project (and in the Files tab), so if you intend to use the autocomplete, you'll need to import whatever applicable CSVs from the Commissioner Control Panel.

Updated NFL, NHL and NBA Rosters for 2013-2014

Matthew Orres — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 03:17:29 -0000

If you're running drafts with a previous installation of PHP draft - you'll want to update your PHP Draft with the new CSVs for the NFL, NHL and NBA!

I also updated the source code to account for the team changes (especially in the NBA) - so it might be easier to update your source code with it too.

A note, though - I did NOT update the Initialize SQL file for the project - so anyone wanting the most up to date rosters will have to do so through the CSV. I will eventually be removing the "add pro players" from the init script - the CSV uploaded will be utilized from now on.

v1.1.0 Is Here!

Matthew Orres — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:42:50 -0000

This is quite a milestone release, the first new feature release since 1.0! Now, trades are a formal feature (previously supported through a "hack" like method) and are tracked in quite a slick UI. But the cream of this release crop must absolutely be the autocomplete feature in the pick entry screen. Along with this feature is over 4,000 player records for the four major American sports leagues: NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL. When you enter two or more letters into the First Name or Last Name boxes on the Add Pick screen, PHP Draft will suggest any players that are similar or match what you've typed. Clicking on one of these results auto-fills all fields - so all you have left to do is click "Add Pick!" Easy!

I tried my best to test this release a little more thoroughly than the 1.0 release, but please use the forums if you have any issues with your installation. As always, check the README first for complete install and upgrade instructions (hint: if you're upgrading there's a SQL script for you to use before you upload the new code)

I hope the new features make your job as commissioner even easier! Happy drafting!

1.0.4 - Newest Release!

Matthew Orres — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:42:03 -0000

A new release that fixes a minor issue related to the commissioner screens, and also centralizes almost all of the file includes to the global_setup file.

Keep an eye out for the next version of PHPDraft - 1.0.4 *should* be the last critical fix release that's put out for 1.0 - all fixes will most likely be put into 1.1 where we're adding some great functionality to the project. We're also bringing a learning dev onto the project - Chusko! He'll be responsible for adding some great Autocomplete functionality that has been one of the most requested features by commishes!

Newest Critical Fix Release Out Now!

Matthew Orres — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:04:10 -0000

The latest version of PHPDraft at the time of writing is now 1.0.2, which is the second critical fix release that has been made after the official 1.0.0 release.

This release contains some of the new code from version 1.1, but I found some bugs in 1.0 (mainly regression-related bugs) that I was able to catch while I was implementing. PHPDraft now implements PHP Data Objects (or PDO), which is a step up in terms of application security and application portability. I highly suggest you download to update now.

Any questions or concerns - direct them to the forums. Thanks!

Walkthrough Added!

Matthew Orres — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:51:32 -0000

Hey all, just wanted you to know that there's now a narrated video walkthrough of the latest version (V1.0.0) of PHPDraft! I narrated it myself on just the rudimentary hardware I had, but it gets the job done and helps you get a good feel for what PHPDraft is all about and what it can help you do. Feedback as always, thanks! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooasfrTWQyo

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