Release Notes

Version 2.13 - Released 8 January, 2026

• Retained fix for directory listings where connection layers return Traversable objects instead of arrays
• Added non-breaking defensive input and type guards across backend helper and validation functions
• Improved frontend accessibility with ARIA attributes on modals, alerts, and icon-only buttons
• Enhanced keyboard focus visibility with clearer focus outlines for links and form controlsv
• Hardened numeric and string handling in UI formatting (file sizes, counts, messages)
• Removed experimental backend response hardening that caused data loss
• Removed all diagnostic logging and temporary debug code

Version 2.12 - Released 18 December, 2025

Performance Enhancements

Intelligent Upload Routing: MonstaFTP 2.12 routes uploads by file size. Files under 1 MB use standard uploads; larger files use chunked uploads. This reduces overhead for small files, improving upload times (small files now upload in milliseconds instead of seconds).

Non-Blocking Folder Uploads: Folder uploads now use a producer-consumer pattern so uploads start immediately while scanning continues. This removes the previous freeze where uploads waited for scanning to finish, reducing wait times for large folders.

Reliability Improvements

Robust Error Handling: Improved error handling prevents queue stalls when individual files fail. The system handles FTP connection failures, network errors, and server-side issues without blocking other uploads.

Server-Side Stability: Fixed cases where PHP warnings/notices corrupted JSON responses during chunked uploads. The system ensures clean JSON output and automatically creates missing remote directories before uploads.

User Experience

Accurate Progress Tracking: Fixed the upload counter to show continuous progress throughout the session. The counter now displays "X of Y" files correctly without resetting or showing incorrect totals. Immediate Upload Start: Uploads begin as soon as the first files are discovered, rather than waiting for the entire folder scan to complete, providing immediate feedback and faster completion.

Version 2.11.12 - Released 16 December, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

MonstaFTP 2.11.12+ now requires PHP 8.1.0 or higher. This change enables:

• Modern PHP Features: Native enums, match expressions, and improved type safety
• Security: PHP 7 reached end-of-life in November 2022 and no longer receives security updates
• Performance: PHP 8.1+ includes JIT compilation and performance improvements
• Dependencies: Core libraries (phpseclib, unified-archive) require PHP 8.1+

Most hosting providers offer PHP 8.1+ as standard. If you're on PHP 7, contact your hosting provider to upgrade. Previous versions (2.11.11 and earlier) supported PHP 7.1+.

• Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.11.11 - Released 3 November, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

• Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.11.10 - Released 22 October, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

• Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.11.9 - Released 13 October, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

• Multiple UI issues resolved

Version 2.11.8 - Released 9 October, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

• Multiple UI issues resolved

Version 2.11.7 - Released 18 September, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

• Multiple UI issues resolved

Version 2.11.6 - Released 13 September, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

• Minor bugs and fixes

Version 2.11.5 - Released 11 September, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

• Concurrent upload issues resolved

Version 2.11.4 - Released 9 September, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

• Minor bugs and fixes

Version 2.11.3 - Released 26 August, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

• Resolved PHP 7.x compatibility issue

Version 2.11.2 - Released 19 August, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

• Removed file type restrictions on uploads (introduced in prior version)

Version 2.11.1 - Released 15 August, 2025 (no extended notes for release)

• Security issue with file fetch patched
• Zip extraction issue fixed
• Other minor fixes

Version 2.11 - Released 22 July, 2025

• PHPSecLib upgraded to version 3
• Cryptopgraphy updated
• CSRF added
• Monaco editor updated
• Composer libraries updated
• Added keyboard shortcuts (Save, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All)
• Updated to work in stricter PHP environment
• Updated for PHP 8.1
• Fixed timezone bug
• Performance optimizations
• Upgraded FTP diagnostics file
• Added SFTP diagnostics file
• Added security audit file
• Other minor bug fixes

Version 2.10.4 - Released 25 September, 2022 (no extended notes for release)

• Removed any reference to PHP Magic Quotes
• Updated UI Wizard for context menu options (Copy Name and Create Zip Archive)

Version 2.10.3 - Released 9 November, 2020 (no extended notes for release)

• Third-party Javascript libraries updated

Version 2.10.2 - Released 17 August, 2020 (no extended notes for release)

• Addressed fixes for the security vulnerabilities detailed here.
• Resolved an issue with uploading recursive folders
• Incremental improvement to file upload dialog

Version 2.10.1 - Released 14 December, 2019 (no extended notes for release)

• Resolved issue with unzipping files on upload
• Add a right-click "Create Zip Archive" feature to zip up files on server
• File upload progress now working properly for chunked uploads

Version 2.10 - Released 12 November, 2019

• Files now uploaded in chunks
• Added action logging
• Bug fixes

Version 2.9.3 - Released August 19, 2019

• Reverted codebase to v2.9.1 due to bugs found in 2.9.2

Version 2.9.2 - Released August 12, 2019

• Files now uploaded in chunks
• Added action logging

Version 2.9.1 - Released 18 December, 2018 (no extended notes for release)

• Resolved editor issue in Chrome that prevented content loading

Version 2.9 - Released 28 November, 2018

• Changed file editor from Code Mirror to Microsoft's Monaco
• Changes to handling of max file sizes
• Added "Copy Name" option to context menu
• Added ability to disable version check
• Bug fixes

Version 2.8.2 - Released 4 October, 2018

• File editor tabs ordered by most recent action
• Session info pop-up added when reloading
• Added overwrite confirmation alert
• Added Tar/Gzip support
• Bug fixes

Version 2.8.1 - Released 22 August, 2018

• Option to disable log-in form in favor of links
• Bug fixes

Version 2.8 - Released 6 August, 2018

• Editor alert if file on server has changed
• Hide the "Keep me logged in" option
• Browser now deletes saved data on logout

Version 2.7 - Released 8 July, 2018

• File drag & drop area now fullscreen
• Search within the file editor
• Detection of filespace quota exceeded on upload
• Restrict access to specific IP addresses
• Allow specific host addresses in a dropdown list
• Hide the master login field on log-in form
• Redirect users on failed log-in
• Bug fixes