New TurnKey WordPress version (11.3)
Tue, 2011/12/06 - 09:18
Changes:
- Installed security updates.
- Enabled etckeeper garbage collection by default.
- Upgraded to latest inithooks version (adhoc re-initialization via turnkey-init)
- VMWare build: run vmware-config-tools.pl on first boot
- Amazon EC2 EBS build: support resizing of root filesystem
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New TurnKey WordPress version (11.2)
Tue, 2011/08/02 - 10:29
Changes:
- Built-in support for TurnKey domain management and dynamic DNS
configuration, powered by Amazon Route 53, a robust cloud DNS
service:
http://www.turnkeylinux.org/dns
- Pre-installed all available security updates (see manifest for package versions)
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New TurnKey WordPress version (11.1)
Thu, 2011/01/27 - 13:15
Changes:
- WordPress:
- Added random salts (security).
- Upgraded all plugins to latest versions.
- Removed cforms plugin (licensing issues).
- Set Wordpress admin email and password on firstboot (convenience, security).
- Set MySQL root password on firstboot (convenience, security).
- Force MySQL to use Unicode/UTF8.
- Added php-xcache PHP opcode cacher / optimizer (performance).
- Set postfix MTA myhostname to localhost (bugfix).
- Enabled tracking in PHPMyAdmin.
Major component versions
| wordpress | 3.0.3 (upstream tarball) |
| mysql-server | 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.8 |
| apache2 | 2.2.14-5ubuntu8.4 |
| phpmyadmin | 4:3.3.2-1 |
Note: Please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
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New TurnKey WordPress version (2009.10-2)
Wed, 2010/04/14 - 08:15
Changes:
- Installed all security updates (see manifest for package versions).
- Install security updates on firstboot (except when running live).
- Trick webmin into not checking for upgrades (managed by apt).
- Updated di-live mysql mechanism and secret regeneration.
- Included latest version of inithooks and updated scripts.
- Included wget as per common request.
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New TurnKey WordPress version (2009.10)
Fri, 2009/10/23 - 15:35
Changes:
- Upgraded to Wordpress 2.8.4
- Using upstream tarball instead of deb package as it now includes an integrated upgrade mechanism.
- added useful/popular wordpress plugins:
- All in One SEO Pack
- Google XML Sitemaps
- NextGEN Gallery
- WordPress.com Stats
- WP Super Cache
- Contact Form 7
- Sociable
- Viper's Video Quicktags
- Simple Tags
- WP-DB-Backup
- Google Analytics for WordPress
- WP-Polls
- podPress
- WP-PageNavi
- OZH admin dropdown menu
- Cforms
- MaxBlogPress ping optimizer
- PHPMyAdmin improvements:
- Added pmadb (linked tables) advanced features to PHPMyAdmin (LP#426303).
- Pinned PHPMyAdmin to update directly from Debian (security).
- di-live (installer) MySQL component
- Added support for complex passwords (LP#416515).
- Added CLI options (user/pass/query/chroot).
- Bugfix: Removed build systems hostname from MySQL user table.
- Regenerates all secrets during installation / firstboot (security).
Major component versions
| wordpress | 2.8.4 (upstream tarball) |
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.11 |
| phpmyadmin | 2.11.8.1-5+lenny1 |
Note: Please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
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New TurnKey WordPress appliance (2009.03-hardy)
Wed, 2009/03/18 - 17:09
Release focus: Initial release.
Changes:
- Initial public release of TurnKey Linux WordPress
- SSL support out of the box
- Includes postfix MTA (bound to localhost) for sending of email from WordPress (e.g., password recovery).
Also includes webmin postfix module for convenience. - Improvements to default WordPress configuration
- Uploading of media (images, videos, etc.) supported
- Permalinks configuration supported through admin console (convenience)
- Automatic plugin upgrades supported (convenience)
- Fixed password reset link bug (Debian #519798)
- Auto-install security updates directly from debian stable (security)
- Suppress annoying new version messages (updated directly from debian)
- wp_siteurl and wp_home are set automatically using HTTP_HOST
- Welcome post includes useful information and login credentials
- Regenerate WordPress secret key and its mysql password during installation (security)
- MySQL related
- Includes PhpMyAdmin (listening on port 12322 - uses SSL)
- Set empty MySQL root password in live/demo mode (for convenience)
- Support configuring MySQL root password during installation
Major component versions
| kernel | 2.6.24-23.48 |
| wordpress | 2.5.1-11 |
| mysql-server | 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 |
| apache2 | 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.5 |
| phpmyadmin | 2.11.8.1-5 |
Note: please refer to turnkey-core's changelog for changes common to all appliances. Here we only describe changes specific to this appliance.
