kernel/includes/classes, branch master

kernel: load mConfig before checkEnvironment writes to it

2026-06-06T22:35:20Z

checkEnvironment() called setConfig() to record site_server_type before mConfig had been loaded from the database. This left mConfig non-empty with only the server-type entry, so the subsequent empty() guard in loadConfig() short-circuited and site_title was never loaded. Result: getSiteCookieName() fell back to 'bit-user-bitweaver' on every request where checkEnvironment() ran first, creating a second spurious cookie alongside the real 'bit-user-' cookie and splitting sessions. Fix: call loadConfig() at the top of checkEnvironment() if mConfig is not yet populated, matching the pattern used elsewhere. The bit-user-bitweaver fallback is now only reached during a genuine cold install. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6

BitSystem: replace TikiWiki placeholder with architecture docblock

2026-06-06T14:18:26Z

Covers the six concerns: package registry (registerPackage/scanPackages/ registerAppMenu), configuration (kernel_config, getConfig/storeConfig), display pipeline (display/fatalError/fatalPermission), permissions and access guards, installer schema registration (register* family / verifyInstalledPackages), and utilities (MIME, versioning, date/time, navigation). Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6

BitBase: replace TikiWiki placeholder with architecture docblock

2026-06-06T14:12:22Z

Covers the four concerns: DB connection, mInfo/mErrors data hash, APCu object caching, and list utilities (prepGetList/postGetList). Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Return early from bit_redirect() if URL is null or empty

2026-06-01T11:33:40Z

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Allow null default in getConfig() for PHP 8.5 compatibility

2026-05-24T20:07:32Z

string|null $pDefault coerced to '' internally; return type stays string to avoid breaking callers. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Drop finfo_close() deprecated in PHP 8.5

2026-05-24T19:41:56Z

finfo objects are freed automatically; explicit close is a deprecation warning in 8.5. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Remove legacy jscalender in favour of modern replacement

2026-05-18T08:30:57Z

Remove unused group model code

2026-05-15T19:12:08Z

Further trimming of role_model selection

2026-05-15T17:03:25Z

move phpmailer to external package management

2026-05-14T18:59:29Z