Bump version to 5.0.0, and update readme's and plugin file headers.

ludicrousdb.php

@@ -3,19 +3,32 @@
 /**
  * Plugin Name: LudicrousDB
  * Plugin URI:  https://github.com/stuttter/ludicrousdb
- * Author:      johnjamesjacoby, spacedmonkey
- * Author URI:  https://jjj.blog
+ * Author:      JJJ & Friends
+ * Author URI:  https://github.com/stuttter/ludicrousdb/graphs/contributors
  * License:     GPL v2 or later
  * License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
  * Text Domain: ludicrousdb
- * Version:     4.2.0
+ * Version:     5.0.0
  * Description: An advanced database interface for WordPress that supports replication, fail-over, load balancing, and partitioning
  */
 
 // Exit if accessed directly
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
 
-// Bail if database object is already set
+/**
+ * Bail if database object is already set.
+ *
+ * If you've activated this plugin like any other plugin, and came looking here
+ * because this plugin isn't doing anything, keep reading.
+ *
+ * LudicrousDB is a Drop-in plugin, and must be included extremely early in
+ * WordPress, specifically before the database connection happens.
+ *
+ * The bit of code below prevents LudicrousDB from obliterating any existing
+ * database connections. This is by design, to keep your site safe.
+ *
+ * Look at /drop-ins/db.php for more info.
+ */
 if ( isset( $GLOBALS['wpdb'] ) ) {
 	return;
 }

ludicrousdb/drop-ins/db-error.php

@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 <?php
 
+/**
+ * Plugin Name: LudicrousDB (Error)
+ * Plugin URI:  https://github.com/stuttter/ludicrousdb
+ * Author:      JJJ & Friends
+ * Author URI:  https://github.com/stuttter/ludicrousdb/graphs/contributors
+ * License:     GPL v2 or later
+ * License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+ * Text Domain: ludicrousdb
+ * Version:     5.0.0
+ * Description: An advanced database interface for WordPress that supports replication, fail-over, load balancing, and partitioning
+ */
+
 /**
  * LudicrousDB fatal database error file
  *

ludicrousdb/drop-ins/db.php

@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
 <?php
 
 /**
- * Plugin Name: LudicrousDB
+ * Plugin Name: LudicrousDB (Database)
  * Plugin URI:  https://github.com/stuttter/ludicrousdb
- * Author:      John James Jacoby
- * Author URI:  https://jjj.blog
+ * Author:      JJJ & Friends
+ * Author URI:  https://github.com/stuttter/ludicrousdb/graphs/contributors
  * License:     GPL v2 or later
  * License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
  * Text Domain: ludicrousdb
- * Version:     4.1.0
+ * Version:     5.0.0
  * Description: An advanced database interface for WordPress that supports replication, fail-over, load balancing, and partitioning
  */
 
+/**
+ * LudicrousDB database replacement file
+ *
+ * This file should be copied to WP_CONTENT_DIR/db.php
+ *
+ * See README.md for documentation.
+ */
+
 // Exit if accessed directly
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
 

readme.txt

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 Contributors: johnjamesjacoby, spacedmonkey
 Tags: mysql, scaling, performance, availability, replication
 Requires at least: 4.8
-Tested up to: 4.9
-Stable tag: 4.1.0
+Tested up to: 5.3
+Stable tag: 5.0.0
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
-Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9Q4F4EL5YJ62J
+Donate link: https://wordpressfoundation.org/donate
 
 LudicrousDB is an advanced database interface for WordPress that supports replication, fail-over, load balancing, and partitioning
 
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ Since LudicrousDB attempts a connection only when a query is made, your WordPres
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 5.0.0 =
+* PHP 7.3 compatibility
+* Update default collation to unicode_520_ci
+* Global cache group, and add caching to TCP connection statuses
+* Fix a few PHP warnings under some configurations
+* Fix bug causing timeout for ping under some configurations
+
 = 4.1.0 =
 * Fix WordPress 4.8.3 SQLi vulnerability