[Andreas]

Originally Posted by adminfunctions_template.php

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* Converts a version number such as 3.0.0 Beta 6 into an integer for comparison purposes
*
* Example:
* 3.0.0 beta 6
* (main version: 3.0.0, sub version: beta, sub release: 6)
* returns an integer like this:
* (main version){5,}(sub version){1}(sub release){2}
* Main version is sub divided to \d+?\d{2}\d{2} .
*
* Supports versions such as 3.99.99 beta 99 too.
* Direct comparison between versions integers is possible. 


Sub Version accepts Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Relase Candidate, Gold, Stable, Final and Patch Level (as well as some abbreviations for those).
Gold, Stable and Final are the same.