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Version History
Version history of Bitrix Virtual Appliance
Bitrix Virtual Appliance is constantly being improved and enhanced. Follow the changes and the added capabilities of our virtual appliance on this page.
Changes in version 4.2
- Changed the settings of nginx-push-stream-module to support push & pull
- JSON for PHP is enabled by default
- Fixed incorrect RPM behavior when the update system is running
- Fixed adding munin and nagios permission check jobs to cron
- Fixed nginx processing rules for merged CSS files
- Added nginx processing rules for merged JS files
- The nginx response headers are now consistent when returning custom errors
- Fixed variable definitions in nginx
- Fixed library dependencies in BitrixVM
Changes in version 4.1
- CentOS updated to 6.3
- Wizard to add new site fixed
- Wizard for backup settings fixed, archive format now compatible with restore.php
- bvat service for setting parameters completed
- 404 error processing for static content now transferred to nginx
- 404 error processing for dynamic content in nginx fixed
- Error page added in nginx
- Calendar processing corrected in nginx
- To support the push&pull module, nginx now includes the nginx-push-stream-module
- HTML cache processing mechanism in nginx fixed
- New update wizard
- Several improvements for increased safety
Changes in version 4.0
- ZendServer has been replaced with Apache and APC
- the schema for connection the Nginx and Apache configuration files has been changed to minimize problems with updates and installation of new packets
- the NTLM authorization mechanism has been added to the rpm packet of BitrixEnv4
- new wizards added for site backup, deletion of additional site settings, and configuration of system monitoring (munin, nagios)
- security improvements
- additional site creation wizard added
- parameter configuration service for bvat system corrected
- mercurial version control system added
Changes in version 3.1
- updated to nginx 1.1.0 with upstream_keepalive patch
- expanded set of packets (htop, samba, etc)
- ntlm authorization wizard added
Changes in version 3.0
- updated version of nginx 1.0.6, changes in configuration
- updated version of msmtp 1.4.24, changes in the settings wizard
- replaced xpdf with poppler
- corrections made in mysql configurations
- virtual machine has expanded set of pre-installed packets (mc, strace, man, etc.)
- new capability to create additional sites either on a separate kernel or in using the multi-site installation method
- new wizards for: creating master nodes in clusters, adding slave nodes in clusters, changing slave roles to master
- updated GeoIP database
Changes in version 2.0
- php-5.3.3 and php-5.2 (for the version for php-5.3.3, the Zend Guard Loader component is absent, meaning that encoded files will not work)
- changes in the PHP parameter for optimal product function
- xdebug module added (not active by default; to activate, uncomment the corresponding lines in the php.ini file and restart Apache)
- update t nginx 0.7.67, changes in the configuration
- expanded list of operating systems for installation of Fedora 8-14 (only i386), and server operating systems including: CentOS/RHEL/OEL 5 (i386 and x86_64)
- double compression deactivated (compression only through nginx now)
- correction of problem with configuration of msmtp
- automatic packet updating (via yum) during server restart deactivated
- corrections of minor bugs and errors
Packets tested on Fedora 8,12,14(i386), CentOS/OEL 5(i386/x86_64). Fedora 14 incurs an insignificant problem related to errors in the OS.
Changes in version 1.6
- By default, a Virtual Machine site is now accessible via HTTP and HTTPS protocols, and to save resources, the Zend Server control panel is turned off. Both of these options are managed easily through the root user menu.
- Support for SMTP server added. SMTP is appeared in Bitrix Intrnaet 9.0, and is configured automatically upon proper launching of the product.
- After this update, search of PDF files became available.
- All programs in the packet update, including Zend-Server-CE (very major update), PHP-5.2-memcache module added for caching in the operating memory.
- NGINX configuration adjusted for processing cache of PHP pages (using HTML caching), error in processing WebDAV queries fixed, improved scalability. Error in Apache configuration connected to an error when loading images to the photo gallery using the ‘Classic’ uploader (java-applet). Indexation for search in .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx documents.
- Setup script, bitrixsetup, improved and English and German language version added.
Changes in version 1.5
- NGINX configuration was improved (especially compression mechanisms);
- Changes in the console menu: deactivation in the Zend panel stops corresponding services, saving operativing memory in the Virtual Machine;
- Improved system for optimal use of operating member: Virtual Machine can now function on 160 MB of operating memory, although the recommended amount remains 256 MB.
- Setup file, bitrixsetup.php, now includes additional Bitrix products available for installation;
Changes in version 1.4
- Install using BitrixSetup.
Changes in version 1.3
- Product release (still available at Amazon EC2).
- AMIs made available for two regions: ami-c058b8a9 (US-East), and ami-d64a61a2 (EU).
