Dear Yii Folks,
We are very pleased to announce the immediate availability of Yii Framework version 1.1.8. You can download it from the Yii project site at
http://www.yiiframework.com/download/
In this release, we included more than 80 new features, enhancements and bug fixes. For the complete list of changes in this release, please see:
http://www.yiiframework.com/files/CHANGELOG-1.1.8.txt
This release added some useful new features. For example, you can now write custom URL rule classes to handle arbitrarily complex URL formats for your applications; the Yii class autoloader is now more friendly with 3rd-party autoloaders and can also play well in shared hosting environment. You may find more details about these features in the following pages:
http://www.yiiframework.com/news/48/yii-php-framework-1-1-8-is-released/
http://www.yiiframework.com/doc/guide/changes
Please refer to the following upgrade instructions if you plan to upgrade from an old version to 1.1.8:
http://www.yiiframework.com/files/UPGRADE-1.1.8.txt
Thank you for your support!
The Yii Developer Team