added the database version number (will be important later) and revamped the About page a bit, to include the database version number

database/base.go

@@ -28,14 +28,18 @@ func SetupDb() (func(), error) {
 	db, err := sqlx.Connect(config.GlobalComputedConfig.DatabaseDriver, config.GlobalComputedConfig.DatabaseDSN)
 	if err == nil {
 		amdb = db
-		setupAdCache()
-		setupUserCache()
-		setupContactsCache()
-		setupCommunityCache()
-		setupServicesCache()
-		setupConferenceCache()
-		exitfns = append(exitfns, setupAuditWriter())
-		exitfns = append(exitfns, setupIPBanSweep())
+		g, err := AmGlobals(context.Background())
+		if err == nil {
+			setupAdCache()
+			setupUserCache()
+			setupContactsCache()
+			setupCommunityCache()
+			setupServicesCache()
+			setupConferenceCache()
+			exitfns = append(exitfns, setupAuditWriter())
+			exitfns = append(exitfns, setupIPBanSweep())
+			log.Infof("SetupDb(): database version %s", g.Version)
+		}
 	}
 	return func() {
 		slices.Reverse(exitfns)

database/globals.go

@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@ import (
 // Globals contains the global data.
 type Globals struct {
 	Mutex                   sync.Mutex
-	PostsPerPage            int32 `db:"posts_per_page"`
-	OldPostsAtTop           int32 `db:"old_posts_at_top"`
-	MaxSearchPage           int32 `db:"max_search_page"`
-	MaxCommunityMemberPage  int32 `db:"max_comm_mbr_page"`
-	MaxConferenceMemberPage int32 `db:"max_conf_mbr_page"`
-	FrontPagePosts          int32 `db:"fp_posts"`
-	NumAuditPage            int32 `db:"num_audit_page"`
-	CommunityCreateLevel    int32 `db:"comm_create_lvl"`
+	Version                 string `db:"version"`
+	PostsPerPage            int32  `db:"posts_per_page"`
+	OldPostsAtTop           int32  `db:"old_posts_at_top"`
+	MaxSearchPage           int32  `db:"max_search_page"`
+	MaxCommunityMemberPage  int32  `db:"max_comm_mbr_page"`
+	MaxConferenceMemberPage int32  `db:"max_conf_mbr_page"`
+	FrontPagePosts          int32  `db:"fp_posts"`
+	NumAuditPage            int32  `db:"num_audit_page"`
+	CommunityCreateLevel    int32  `db:"comm_create_lvl"`
 	flags                   *util.OptionSet
 }
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ var globalPropMutex sync.Mutex
 // Clone clones the entire global state.
 func (g *Globals) Clone() *Globals {
 	rc := &Globals{
+		Version:                 g.Version,
 		PostsPerPage:            g.PostsPerPage,
 		OldPostsAtTop:           g.OldPostsAtTop,
 		MaxSearchPage:           g.MaxSearchPage,
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ func AmReplaceGlobals(ctx context.Context, ng *Globals) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	ng.Version = theGlobals.Version
 	ng.flags = nil
 	theGlobals = ng
 	return nil