Parallels Confixx 3.3.5 Release Notes

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Installation Instructions
    1. Before Installation
    2. Software Requirements
    3. Regular Installation Procedure
    4. Parallels Confixx 3.3.5 Virtuozzo Container templates
    5. After the Installation
  3. Upgrade Instructions
    1. Regular Upgrade
    2. Parallels Confixx 3.3.5 Virtuozzo Container templates
  4. What's New
  5. Known Problems and Limitations
  6. Contact Information

1. Introduction

Thank you for downloading this release of Parallels Confixx 3.3.5. This file contains information that supplements the Parallels Confixx 3.3.5 documentation such as information on new features, corrected bugs, known problems etc. This file was updated with the latest information available at release time.

2. Installation Instructions

This section explains the installation requirements and instructions specific to the Parallels Confixx 3.3.5 version. For other details, refer to the Parallels Confixx documentation (http://www.parallels.com/en/products/confixx/docs/).

2.1. Before Installation

We recommend installing Parallels Confixx on a web server that is not hosting any web pages yet. Since you cannot find two identically configured web servers, there are no unified scripts for adding already existing Users to Parallels Confixx. You will have to integrate Users into Parallels Confixx user database manually, or to create a custom script specially configured for your web server settings. We do not guarantee that existing web pages will be fully available after the installation of Parallels Confixx.

Please also refer to the specific pre-installation instructions for servers with SuSE and Debian in the Parallels Confixx documentation (http://www.parallels.com/en/products/confixx/docs/).

2.2. Software Requirements

Parallels Confixx installation is tested on the following Linux operating systems:

The following operating system utilities must be installed and enabled on the server:

The following third-party components must be installed on your system for Parallels Confixx to function:

2.3. Regular Installation Procedure

  1. Log into the server as root.
  2. Download the Parallels Confixx 3.3.5 installation package from the following location: http://download1.swsoft.com/Confixx/ConfixxPro3.3/3.3.5/confixx_pro_3.3.5-X_install.tgz.
  3. Untar the archive and go to the installation directory:

    # cd /root
    # tar -xfvz confixx_pro_3.3.5-X_install.tgz
    # cd confixx-install

  4. Run the configuration script:

    # ./configure.pl

    Follow the script's prompts to provide the necessary Parallels Confixx configuration. The configuration procedure can be aborted and resumed without any complications, since changes have not yet been made to the system.
  5. Begin the installation by running the installation script:

    # ./install.pl

    Now the actual installation of Parallels Confixx will begin, and direct changes will be made to your system.
  6. Sometimes you need to add a secondary Parallels Confixx server for external mail or DNS, to the main server (Parallels Confixx base server).
    1. Log into the secondary server as root, download and unpack the same installation archive.
    2. Run the configure.pl script and provide the following answers specific to the external server:
      • Which version of Parallels Confixx do you want to install? You can choose between Parallels Confixx base and External dns/mail server. Choose External DNS/mail server.
      • What is the name of your server? (complete domain name) Hostname by which your server can be accessed on the Internet.
      • Please enter the database server for Parallels Confixx. Enter the complete hostname or IP address of the server on which the Parallels Confixx base database is running.
      • Please enter the name for the Parallels Confixx database Enter the name of the database used by Parallels Confixx base.
      • Please enter a user with access rights for the database confixxdb. Enter the name of a user who has remote access to the Parallels Confixx database on the remote server.
      • Please enter the password for database user confixxdb on remotehost.tld. Enter the password for the database user.
      Note: configure.pl will try and connect to remote Parallels Confixx database. You cannot continue unless connection to remote database is successful. You need to allow remote connections for that user in the database.
    3. Run install.pl to complete the installation of a secondary server.
    4. On the Parallels Confixx base server, edit confixx_main.conf:
      • If you installed an external mail server, set $mail_server to 0.
      • If you installed an external DNS server and don't want to use the Parallels Confixx base server as a primary or secondary DNS server, set $dns_server also to 0.
      • As for the Parallels Confixx base server, add the confixx_updatescript.pl to the crontab to run it every minute.

2.4. Installation from Parallels Confixx 3.3.5 Virtuozzo Container templates

  1. Download the respective Parallels Confixx 3.3.5 Virtuozzo Container templates:
  2. Follow the Virtuozzo Container template installation instructions (see http://www.parallels.com/en/products/virtuozzo/docs/).

2.5. After the Installation

  1. Add the script checking for Parallels Confixx updates to the cron. For this, under root run crontab -e and add/edit the following line:

    */1 * * * * /root/confixx/confixx_updatescript.pl

  2. Access the Parallels Confixx control panel Web interface. Open the page you have configured for Parallels Confixx control panel (for example, http://www.myconfixxcp.net/), enter the admin login and password. Please refer to Parallels Confixx Admin Guide for more details.
  3. Register Parallels Confixx. You can do this from the admin interface or from the command line on the server.
  4. Also you might want to run /root/confixx/admin/admin.pl to activate/deactivate features in Parallels Confixx configuration.

3. Upgrade Instructions

3.1. Regular Upgrade

  1. Download the Parallels Confixx 3.3.5 upgrade package from the following location: http://download1.swsoft.com/Confixx/ConfixxPro3.3/3.3.5/confixx_pro_3.3.5-X_update.tgz.
  2. Choose your Parallels Confixx update version and download it to Parallels Confixx server (for example, to /root/).

    Notes:

  3. Change into Parallels Confixx installation directory:

    # cd /root/confixx/

  4. Rename old admin directory:

    # rm rf admin.old
    # mv admin admin.old

  5. Extract new Parallels Confixx update archive:

    # tar -xfvz /root/confixx_pro_3.3.5-X_update.tgz

  6. Start Parallels Confixx update:

    # ./admin/updates/update_3.x.pl

  7. Follow instructions to complete the update.

    Note: After the update, depending on your previous version, you might need to update your license.

  8. Also you might want to run /root/confixx/admin/admin.pl to activate/deactivate features in Parallels Confixx configuration.

3.2. Upgrade of Parallels Confixx 3.3.5 Installed from Virtuozzo Containers Templates.

Please refer to KB 5366.

4. What's New

  1. [+] Added new config variable $safe_mhost_and_php_ini which allows you to avoid rewriting confixx_mhost.conf and Parallels Confixx interface php.ini when updating or running the system cron.

  2. [+] Added Shared SSL Global Deactivation feature.

  3. [+] Now a copy of custom .htaccess file is added during the Parallels Confixx update to save the customizations made by customers.

  4. [+] Added new config variable $safe_ftp_config parameter which allows you to avoid rewriting customized webftp settings after Parallels Confixx update.

  5. [*] Optimized work of system backup script. Fixed backup of mail content for the following system params: $maildrop = 'HOMEDIR/Maildir/' and $mailBoxName != 'Maildir'

  6. [*] Added a new design for PHP MySQL extension is not loaded default page

  7. [-] Corrected AWStats configuration in the process of Virtuozzo template for Suse 10.3 installation.

  8. [-] Corrected calculation of user storage space.

  9. [-] Fixed how the new email message with umlaut symbol is displayed in UTF-8 code page.

  10. [-] Fixed processing of config $restore_users_permissions parameter.

  11. [-] Fixed cron jobs limits processing.

  12. [-] Fixed setting of mail quota for Parallels Confixx DC

  13. [-] Corrected users' backup page. Mail component is disabled if a user does not have any mail boxes.

  14. [-] Fixed notification message that arises when administrator tries to change an IP status to free.

  15. [-] Added new design logo into Parallels Confixx DC.

  16. [-] Fixed hint messages in the address book and resellers' template overview page.

  17. [-] Fixed hint messages of the template's Create User icon.

  18. [-] Corrected login page design.

Legend:

[+] new feature

[-] bug fixed or removed

[*] bug fixed and improvement made


5. Known Problems and Limitations

6. Contact Information

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