/**
* Fetches the version of the latest stable release
*
* @return string
*/
public static function getLatest()
{
if (null === self::$_lastestVersion) {
self::$_lastestVersion = 'not available';
$handle = fopen(self::$_updateUrl, 'r');
if (false !== $handle) {
$versions = stream_get_contents($handle);
$versions = explode("\n", $versions);
foreach ($versions as $version) {
if (substr($version, 0, 7) == 'latest=') {
self::$_lastestVersion = trim(str_replace('latest=', '', $version));
break;
}
}
fclose($handle);
}
}
return self::$_lastestVersion;
}
