We have released a new version of WebCrossing with upgraded search indexing. The search index feature is used for optimized, high-speed searches across very large databases of content. This build improves that, and also fixes a bug that could cause some search indexing, if started from scratch, to fail.
We recommend always using the latest build if you do lots of customization or have very large numbers of members. And the same goes for customers using WebCrossing’s cluster features which allow you to grow your site to handle basically unlimited traffic as needed.
The WebCrossing core server is a high-performance collaboration system, permitting an unlimited number of simultaneous users restricted only by platform capabilities and bandwidth. The high-performance server application is implemented in the C programming language, eliminating the overhead of interpreted languages such as PHP. Additional performance is achieved by extensive use of sophisticated data caching techniques to eliminate slow disk accesses whenever possible.
For heavy load requirements, WebCrossing’s sophisticated clustering protocol makes it simple to group redundant servers for a highly scaleable and robust environment. Scalability features include distributed and mirrored server features. Unlike some mirrored systems, which may require several minutes to distribute new postings throughout the entire mirrored network, a WebCrossing cluster achieves complete network distribution in milliseconds.
And WebCrossing is nothing if not customizable! You can modify just about anything. And add new features as your needs grow. Our object-oriented server-side scripting is amazing for that. And you start with built-in objects for community, such as users, discussions, email notifications, user groups, and more.For our hosted customers, we will do the server updates for your site.
If you are a self-hosted customer and have a valid support and maintenance contract, please contact support for access to the latest WebCrossing build. If your support and maintenance contract has expired, please contact us to renew so we can provide you with this update.
The latest build is now 6.4-87c2157 2024-04-16.