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Drupal 7.12 & 6.24 Now Available

Posted on February 1, 2012 by James L. in Application News and has no comments

Drupal 7.11 and 6.23, maintenance releases which fix security vulnerabilities are now available for download.

Drupal 7.12 and 6.24 also fix other issues reported through the bug tracking system.


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Upgrading your existing Drupal 7 and 6 sites is strongly recommended. There are no new features in these releases.


Changelog

Drupal 7.11 only includes fixes for security issues. Drupal 7.12 also includes bugfixes. The full list of changes between the 7.10 and 7.12 releases can be found by reading the 7.12 release notes.

Drupal 6.23 only includes fixes for security issues. Drupal 6.24 also includes bugfixes. The full list of changes between the 6.22 and 6.24 releases can be found by reading the 6.24 release notes.


Security vulnerabilities

Drupal 7.11 and 6.23 were released in response to the discovery of security vulnerabilities. Details can be found in the official security advisory: To fix the security problem, please upgrade Drupal.


What is included with each release?



The Drupal team made two versions of both Drupal 7 and 6 available, so you can choose to only include security fixes (Drupal 7.11 and 6.23 respectively) or security fixes and bugfixes (Drupal 7.12 and 6.24). You can choose your preferred version. The Drupal team is trying to make it easier and quicker to roll out security updates by making security-only releases available as well as ones with bugfixes included.



Joomla 2.5.0 Now Available

Posted on January 25, 2012 by James L. in Application News and has no comments

The Joomla Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Joomla 2.5.0. This is a security release. Version 2.5.0 is is the next update from version 1.7. (Note that version 1.7.x to 2.5.x were skipped)


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Version 2.5.0 is the second release made within the new six-month release cycle that started with the delivery of Joomla 1.6 in January 2011. Version 2.5 is also a long-term-support (LTS) release that will be supported for at least 18 months.

The Production Leadership Team’s goal is to continue to provide regular, frequent updates to the Joomla community. Learn more about Joomla! developement at the Developer Site.

Version 1.7 will reach end of life one month from today, on 24 February 2012. All users of version 1.7 should update to version 2.5.0 before that time. The update process is very simple, and complete instructions are available here. Note that there are now easier and better ways of updating than FTPing the files.


Release Notes

Check the Joomla 2.5.0 Post-Release FAQs to see if there are important items and helpful hints discovered after the release.

Statistics for the 2.5.0 release period (14 November 2011 to 24 January 2012):-
  • Joomla 2.5.0 contains:
    • 26 new features added
    • 4 security issues fixed
    • 356 tracker issues fixed
Joomla 2.5.0 uses version 11.4 of the Joomlal Platform.



Magento CE 1.6.2.0 Stable Now Available

Posted on January 11, 2012 by James L. in Application News and has 2 comments

Magento Commerce CE Version 1.6.2.0 is now available for download and upgrade.


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Some of the key improvements in this release include:-
  • Refactored indexing process
  • Implemented localized PayPal settings for Japan


To see the full list of features and fixed issues please visit the release notes page. Diff files are available here.


Please Note: We do NOT recommend upgrading a production installation of Magento directly. Please backup database and all files before upgrading. Please make sure to check for compatibility of your plugins and themes before you upgrade.


Please report all issues with this release in the bug tracker.



WordPress 3.3.1 Security Patch Released

Posted on January 4, 2012 by James L. in Application News and has no comments

WordPress 3.3.1 is now available for download or update within your WordPress dashboard.

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This maintenance release fixes 15 issues with WordPress 3.3, as well as a fix for a cross-site scripting vulnerability that affected version 3.3.

We recommend everyone to update their WordPress to this latest version ASAP!



LiteSpeed Cache Deployed for All Servers

Posted on December 26, 2011 by James L. in Servers & Network Announcements and has no comments

We have deployed LiteSpeed Dynamic Content Cache (LiteSpeed Cache) for all servers. This will improve the performance of your website (especially busy sites).

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We have excluded certain URL patterns (which should not be cached, like forum latest post, admin pages, etc) from being cached by LiteSpeed Cache.

If any client faces an issue where LiteSpeed Cache is caching any part of their website which should not be cached, please do get in touch with us to have this worked out.




Disabling LiteSpeed Cache


You may also disable LiteSpeed Cache by:-


1. On a per-directory basis by adding the following lines to the directory’s “.htaccess” file:-

RewriteRule (.*) – [E=Cache-Control:no-cache]


2. Adding the following to the PHP header file:-

(‘X-LiteSpeed-Cache-Control: no-cache’ );




About LiteSpeed Dynamic Content Cache

LiteSpeed Cache has similar features as Apache mod_cache but implemented in a more efficient way, and works like Varnish.

It is an output cache for dynamic contents, so the usage does not limit to PHP pages.

Unlike Varnish, it is built into LiteSpeed web server, eliminating one layer of reverse proxy. Hence more efficient for static contents.



All Servers Upgraded to PHP 5.2.17

Posted on December 26, 2011 by James L. in Servers & Network Announcements and has no comments

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We have completed the upgrade of PHP for all servers to the latest stable version, which is PHP version 5.2.17.

This was scheduled and announced to all clients in a mass mail last week.

We are also planning to introducing PHP version 5.3.x as an extra choice for all servers in order for our clients to have a choice to choose between the two PHP branch. We will provide further announcements if and when this is implemented.



SMF 2.0.2 & 1.1.16 Security Patch Released

Posted on December 23, 2011 by James L. in Application News and has 2 comments

Simple Machines Forum project has released SMF 1.1.16 and SMF 2.0.2 security patches for the SMF community.

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Critical security issues have been identified and fixed with this patch, therefore it is highly recommended to make sure you update your forums immediately.

A few bug fixes for SMF 2.0.x are also available with the patch.


If you use 2.0.1, you can update your forum to 2.0.2. using package manager, by downloading the smf_2.0.2 patch and installing it.

If you use 1.1.15, you can update to 1.1.16 with the smf_1.0.22_1.1.16 patch, also using package manager.


Please find the changelog for the latest release as usual, on the downloads page:
http://download.simplemachines.org/




Christmas & New Year Special!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by James L. in Company Announcements and has no comments

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We are running a Christmas & New Year Special which will be valid from now until the 10th January 2012 11.59pm EST.

Take 25% OFF for your first billing cycle with the coupon code XMNY25OFF*!

The coupon code is applicable for all new Web Hosting orders with all Billing Cycles. The longer the Billing Cycle that you choose, the higher the amount of your discount.

As some of you may know, we rarely run specials for longer billing cycles so make sure to grab a Web Hosting account before it is too late!


* Do take note that singing up with a promotional code will void the money back guarantee.


UPDATE: The promotion has ended now.



WordPress 3.3 Now Available

Posted on December 13, 2011 by James L. in Application News and has no comments

The latest and greatest version of the WordPress software — 3.3, named “Sonny” in honor of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt — is immediately available for download or update inside your WordPress dashboard.

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WordPress has had over 65 million downloads since version 3.0 was released, and in this third major iteration the WordPress team have added significant polish around the new user experience, navigation, uploading, and imports.


For Users

Experienced users will appreciate the new drag-and-drop uploader, hover menus for the navigation, the new toolbar, improved co-editing support, and the new Tumblr importer. We’ve also been thinking a ton about what the WordPress experience is like for people completely new to the software. Version 3.3 has significant improvements there with pointer tips for new features included in each update, a friendly welcome message for first-time users, and revamped help tabs throughout the interface. Finally we’ve improved the dashboard experience on the iPad and other tablets with better touch support.


For Developers

There is a ton of candy for developers as well. I’d recommend starting your exploration with the new editor API, new jQuery version, better ways to hook into the help screens, more performant post-slug-only permalinks, and of course the entire list of improvements on the Codex and in Trac.



Aspiration Hosting v2.0

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Leslie B. in Company Announcements and has no comments



You may have noticed that our site has been redesigned, what you may not have noticed is the changes that come with the new look.



New Hosting Plans: 

Our plans have changed around a bit, please see the list of changes below and be sure to make a note regarding the cut-off times for the legacy hosting plans.

  • All old plans have been phased out:
    • All customers on legacy hosting plans can keep their plan and pricing for life.
    • All customers on legacy hosting plans have until February 1st 2012 to upgrade/downgrade among the legacy hosting plans.
    • Any upgrade/downgrade after the stated date will move you to the new hosting plans.
    • Customers on legacy reseller plans are free to upgrade/downgrade among the legacy plans until further notice.
    • The legacy plans are no longer available for new purchases.
   


New cPanel Hosting Control Panel Design:

With the new site design it only feels natural that the cPanel Hosting Control Panel design should change also, we like to think the new design is the “cool big brother” of our old design.


New Blog: 

Just like with the cPanel we decided our blog needed to match the new design as well. It may look a little plain for the time being but we plan to have it fixed up real nice in the near future. You can find our new blog and its new link at: http://Blog.AspirationHosting.com


Uptime Report: 

We thought it would be cool to have a place for our customers to get a gander at our uptime so we took that thought and turned it into a reality. Be sure to give http://Uptime.AspirationHosting.com a look to see the uptime of all our machines.


Twitter, Feedback, and Reviews: 

We could never provide our amazing services if not for the people that leave us reviews and feedback. That’s why we have decided to start using Twitter a little more proactively, for status updates on our network and miscellaneous information straight from the management you can follow @AspirationH or browse to: http://twitter.com/AspirationH

Twitter is never enough to get the feedback that keeps us strong, if you have any issues with our service please send in a support ticket to our Feedback Department: http://Feedback.AspirationHosting.com

The last thing we feel that needs to be mentioned here is that we absolutely love reviews, they tell us things that most people would never tell us directly. So if you want to leave us a review head over to http://ShopperApproved.com/surveys and let us know exactly what is on your mind.



Thanks you for taking the time out of you hectic schedule to read this, we really appreciate it.





Regards,

Management Team 
Aspiration Hosting – Premium Hosting Solutions