gistfile1.php

<?php

private function _get_release_version()
{
    // From version.ushahidi.com/2/
    $release_version = $this->release->version;

	$release_version
	
    $version_ushahidi = Kohana::config('settings.ushahidi_version');
		
    if( $this->_new_or_not($release_version, $version_ushahidi) ) 
    {
		return $release_version;
	} 
    else 
    {
		return "";
	}

}

/**
 * Check version sequence parts
 */
private function _new_or_not($release_version=NULL, $version_ushahidi = NULL)
{
	if ($release_version AND $version_ushahidi)
	{
		// Split version numbers xx.xx.xx
		$remote_version = explode($release_version, ".");
		$local_version = explode($version_ushahidi, ".");
		
		// Check first part .. if its the same, move on to next part
		if (isset($remote_version[0]) AND isset($local_version[0])
			AND (int) $remote_version[0] > (int) $local_version[0])
		{
			return true;
		}
		
		// Check second part .. if its the same, move on to next part
		if (isset($remote_version[1]) AND isset($local_version[1])
			AND (int) $remote_version[1] > (int) $local_version[1])
		{
			return true;
		}
		
		// Check third part
		if (isset($remote_version[2]) AND isset($local_version[2])
			AND (int) $remote_version[2] > (int) $local_version[2])
		{
			return true;
		}
		
		return false;
	}
}