In near future Apache::Session may require perl 5.6.
If you use perl older than 5.6 - write to alexchorny[AT]gmail.com
and tell me what version do you use, why and will you need newer versions
of Apache::Session.

1.94  2020-09-19
  - better error if LockDataSource is missing in Apache::Session::Lock::MySQL

1.93  2014-04-12
  - even more test fixes

1.92  2014-03-08
  - more test fixes

1.91  2014-01-07 by Alexandr Ciornii, Perl 26th birthday version
  - Add a test for RT#50896
  - 99mysql.t will work more correctly in some corner cases

1.90   2013-01-27 by Alexandr Ciornii, Perl 25th birthday version
  - Allow specifying table for Oracle
  - Use Test::Database for tests

1.89   2010-09-22  by Alexandr Ciornii
  - require Digest::MD5
  - all semaphore tests were removed
  - Apache::Session::Store::File::materialize should not append to $session->{serialized}
  - Apache::Session::Store::File will flush after writing to file

1.88   2008-12-20  by Alexandr Ciornii
  - Apache::Session::Generate::MD5::validate will untaint data
  - MIN_PERL_VERSION in Makefile.PL

1.87=1.86_03   2008-08-08
1.86_03   2008-08-03 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - disabled 99semaphore.t. Help needed.

1.86_02   2008-06-27 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - correct number of tests in 99semaphore.t

1.86_01   2008-06-20 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - use Carp::confess in Apache::Session::Lock::Semaphore
  - more info in die message in Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 (RT#36412, by Knut Arne Bjorndal)
  - semaphore tests check for semctl availability
  - Makefile.PL prints message if perl version < 5.006

1.86   2008-02-01 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - Default number of semaphores for *BSD is 8 in Apache::Session::Lock::Semaphore

1.85_01   2008-01-24 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - typos corrected (catched by Gerald Fox)
  - more tests and diag in 99semaphore.t
  - no warning "disconnect invalidates 2 active statement" in
    Apache::Session::Lock::MySQL by Tony Cook (RT#32148)

1.85   2007-12-20 by Alexandr Ciornii, Perl 20th birthday version
  - mention Catalyst::Plugin::Session, Session

1.84_01   2007-11-26 by Alexandr Ciornii (alexchorny AT gmail.com)
  - Added Apache::Session::Lock::Semaphore::remove to remove semaphore
  - 99flex.t will remove semaphore (RT#30440)
  - 99flex.t should work on 5.6.1 again (no chdir now)
  - 99flex.t will clean all temporary files (RT#30209)
  - pod.t included in MANIFEST
  - cleaner tests

1.84   2007-10-02 by Alexandr Ciornii (alexchorny AT gmail.com)
  - Added constant.pm to the list of prerequisites
  - Jeffrey W. Baker, Casey West, Alexandr Ciornii, Oliver Maul agreed to
    change license of all files to Perl license
    Alexandr Ciornii agrees to relicense to Artistic 2.0 in future if needed.
  - 99flex.t will be skipped on *bsd and Solaris

1.83_01   2007-08-03 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - better handling of Storable errors by Rick Delaney (RT#27476)

1.83=1.82_05  2007-05-25
1.82_05   2007-05-14 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - skipping part of 99flex.t on NetBSD

1.82_04   2007-04-27 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - More diagnostics in Apache::Session::Lock::Semaphore::acquire_write_lock,
    acquire_read_lock
  - Did not increment modules versions in previous versions of distribution
  - Apache::Session::Lock::Semaphore can work with private semaphore
  - 99flex.t will use private semaphore
  - 99dbfile.t, 99dbfilestore.t - added undef (for RT#6216)

1.82_03   2007-03-12 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - Apache::Session::Lock::File checks flock success (RT#6936)
  - Apache::Session::Lock::File will not change to shared lock if write
    lock is in effect and read lock is requested (RT#7072)
  - 99dbfile.t, 99dbfilestore.t - added untie (for RT#6216)
  - Apache::Session::Lock::Semaphore will check for $Config{d_semget} and
    cygserver

1.82_02   2007-03-11 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - 99semaphore.t, 99flex.t will be skipped if $Config{d_semget}==undef,
    patch by Slaven Rezic
  - Removed redundant code in 99filelock.t
  - Removed unnecessary skip in 99nulllock.t
  - Added file 'Contributing.txt'
  - Apache::Session - mention CGI::Session
  - Request in Makefile.PL

1.82_01   2007-03-10 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - Applied part of patch of SREZIC (Slaven Rezic), RT#3670,
    more diagnostics on failing file operations (Apache::Session::Lock::File,
    Apache::Session::Store::DB_File, Apache::Session::Store::File)
  - RT#1251, ModUniqueId.pm, ModUsertrack.pm - small error in Carp usage,
    by Slaven Rezic
  - 99flex.t will be skipped on perls earlier than 5.8 (RT#16539)
  - Requires Storable (core from 5.7.3), as it is almost useless without it

1.82   2007-02-21 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - Slightly faster test skip
  - 99semaphore.t and 99flex.t check for cygserver on Cygwin
  - 99flex.t skips less tests in some cases
  - 99flex.t checks for Digest::MD5, MIME::Base64
  - Warning in doc of Apache::Session::Lock::Semaphore about cygserver
  - Requires File::Temp (core from 5.6.1), needed for tests and work
  - Changed order of use/chdir in tests (RT#16539, from Andrew Benham)

1.81_01   2007-02-12 by Alexandr Ciornii
  - My patch for Win32 and Cygwin (RT#18795)
  - More information in Makefile.PL
  - 99flex.t checks for Storable (RT#101)
  - 99semaphore.t does not die if IPC:: modules are not present

1.81   2006-05-23

  - Don't unconditionally try to require packages in Apache::Session::Flex
    (Dave Rolsky).

1.8    2005-10-06

  - Bug fix to stop death in Apache::Session::Lock::Semaphore.

1.70_01   2004-09-01

  - Casey West takes the pumpkin.
  - Complete rewrite of test suite to use Test::* modules.
  - Minor documentation tweaks.

---

Changes in 1.6 (2004-02-24):

Fixed file age test for clean().  The previous test was never true.

Applied patch to add TableName option to the DBI/MySQL store.  
From Corris Randall <corris AT line6.net>.  Tests added by jwb.

Applied patch from Oliver Maul <oliver.maul AT ixos.de> for better Sybase support,
without tests.

Informix support from Mike Langen <mike.langen AT tamedia.ch>.  Unfortunately no
tests were included.

Changes in 1.54 (2001-10-11):

Added mod_uniqueid and mod_usertrack generators from 
Tatsuhiko Miyagawa <miyagawa AT bulknews.net>

Fixed validate function in Flex.

Move to Digest::MD5 instead of MD5.

Changes in 1.53 (2000-09-01):

?

Changes in 1.52 (2000-07-23):

Chris Winters <cwinters AT intes.net> added the Sybase backing store and 
related modules.  

Michael Schout <mschout AT gkg.net> fixed a commit policy bug in 1.51.

Edward Lopez <zed AT apricot.com> fixed a thinko in the POD.

Peter Baker <Peter AT eBluegrass.com> fixed a typo in the POD.

Andrew Wild <andrew AT eservers.com.au> fixed a typo in the POD.

Alan Sparks <asparks AT cpd.harris.com> fixed a type in the POD.

Jay Lawrence <jlawrenc AT infonium.com> changed the interface so that an undefined
or false variable indicates a fresh session.  Previously, only undefined was
considered new.

Lupe Christoph <lupe AT lupe-christoph.de> noticed that there was a buffer
race condition in the file store, which is now fixed.



Changes in 1.51:

Added the Oracle backing store.



Changes in 1.50:

If you are upgrading from a previous version of Apache::Session, please note
these changes:

The Apache::Session::DBI module is gone.  It has been obsoleted by MySQL
and Postgres.  Please read the documentation for the module that corresponds
with your database.

The semaphore locker is no longer used anywhere by default.  If you want
to turn it on, you need to hack the modules themselves, or us
Apache::Session::Flex.

By default, all IDs are now 32-characters long.  You can truncate them
to the previous default of 16 characters by providing the IDLength argument
when tieing your sessions.  Note that you might also need to extend the 
datatype of the ID column in your database schema.

All of the modules have been refreshed.  I suggest reading the documentation
for the ones that you plan to use.

Jeffrey