Creating file for update checking

[CodePixel]

Hello fellow developers, i've looked up Developer guide on Update Check URL but still, don't know how to use it, any idea? I've set up file called "updateCheck.php" and it's content is:

 

<?php

switch($_GET['plugin'])
{
  case 'plugin_unique_id(plugins folder name)':
    return '{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "longversion": 20000,
    "released": 1423841958,
    "updateurl": "http://www.example.com/myapp/download"
}';
  break;
}

and i've put this link in settings: "https://example.url/cstm/plugins/updateCheck.php?plugin=plugin_unique_id"

And still, ACP isn't showing newer version, even though it should.

[Ryan Ashbrook]

Try this:

<?php
header( 'Content-type: application/json' );

switch( $_GET['plugin'] )
{
	case 'my_plugin':
		$return = json_encode( array(
			'version' => "2.0.0",
			'longversion' => 20000,
			'released' => 1423841958,
			'updateurl' => "http://www.example.com/myapp/download"
		) );
		break;
	case 'my_other_plugin':
		$return = json_encode( array(
			'version' => "1.0.0",
			'longversion' => 10000,
			'released' => 1423841958,
			'updateurl' => "http://www.example.com/myapp/download"
		) );
		break;
}

echo $return;

 

[CodePixel]

So, i've edited the file, refreshed page and still there is no information about new version.

[Daniel F]

1 minute ago, ~Jakso.` said:

So, i've edited the file, refreshed page and still there is no information about new version.

The information is fetched via the task system, did you check if the ugprade task was called after your modification? If not, try to trigger the upgradecheck task manually.

[CodePixel]

Oh, yes, it works now! Thanks!

[Jon Erickson]

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