New TurnKey WordPress appliance (2009.03-hardy)

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.

Links

MediaWiki 1.14 package available

We have just finished successfully testing the Debian mediawiki 1.14.0-1 package on the 2009.02 release, and have updated our package archive to include it.

MediaWiki 1.14 is a new upstream release that is not considered a security critical release, so those interested in upgrading should do so manually:

apt-get update
apt-get install mediawiki

Note: This upgrade requires the following manual modifications to be performed after installation.

1. Reconfigure the MediaWiki extensions location (why?)

ln -sf /usr/local/lib/mediawiki/extensions /usr/share/mediawiki/extensions

2. The FCKeditor extension is not compatible with MediaWiki 1.14, so it must either be updated manually or disabled in /etc/mediawiki/extensions.php
 

Drupal6 6.10 package available

We have just finished successfully testing the Debian drupal6 6.10-1 package on the 2009.02 release, and have updated our package archive to include it.

Drupal 6.10 is not a security release (unless you are running Drupal6 on Windows), so those interested in upgrading should do so manually:

apt-get update
apt-get install drupal6

Note: This upgrade requires a database schema update, so after installation, follow the instructions at http://appliance_ip/update.php

Enjoy!

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