v2.2

[LebToki]

Code Organization
Separation of Concerns: Functions related to server status, PHP version checks, and other utilities have been suggested to be moved to separate files, enhancing maintainability and readability.

Error Handling
Robust Error Management: Enhanced error handling across the script, including the use of try-catch blocks for operations prone to failure, such as file access and external API calls.
Database Connection Handling: Improved the management of database connections by introducing exception handling to gracefully manage connection errors and prevent the application from crashing.

Security Enhancements
Input Sanitization: Strengthened the sanitization and validation of user inputs and external data manipulations, especially in URLs, file paths, and database queries, to prevent security vulnerabilities like SQL injection and XSS.
Sensitive Information: Increased caution around the display of sensitive information, ensuring that debugging and sensitive data are not exposed in the production environment.

Performance Considerations
Data Caching: Introduced caching strategies for frequently accessed data that doesn't change often, reducing the load on the server and speeding up response times.
Lazy Loading: Recommended lazy loading for non-critical resources to improve initial page load times.

Front-end Enhancements
JavaScript Graceful Degradation: Ensured that essential functionalities of the web application do not rely solely on JavaScript and work even when JavaScript is disabled.

Accessibility and Usability
WCAG Compliance: Improved accessibility by ensuring that the user interface complies with WCAG guidelines, including screen reader support, keyboard navigability, and proper contrast ratios.
Alt Attributes: Added alt attributes to all images for better accessibility.

Responsive Design
Ensured that the web application's layout is responsive and performs well across different devices using media queries.
Modern PHP Features
PHP 7.4 + Features: Leveraged modern PHP features such as typed properties, arrow functions, and null coalescing assignment operators where appropriate.

Specific Code Refactoring
These updates collectively enhance the security, performance, maintainability, and user experience of your Laragon server index page.

Full Changelog: v2.1.5...v2.2

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This discussion was created from the release v2.2.