Before you start the installation, you’ll need to install the .Net 3.5 Framework

You can download Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Express with Advanced Services – Here

After you download the file, you’ll need to launch the program from the following dialog. Click the Run button to continue.

The next screen requests you accept the license agreement. Please make sure you do that or you could run into trouble later on if you violate the EULA. Click the Accept button to continue.

The installation will start and then you get to wait. It is at this point that the installer will examine and patch your operating system. While you think you’re up-to-date, you’ll probably see a couple patches applied before the real installation starts.

After you start the installation, you’ll see this dialog. It’ll even reappear after completing the install, and ultimately you may need to click the Cancel button. You don’t have to worry at that point because it’ll be installed.

After you’ve started, this is the dialog you’ll get after applying operating system patches. You’ve really no choice but to reboot if you want to install SQL Server 2008 Express successfully.

This is the first installation screen. Make sure you select the correct version of SQL Server 2008 Express. Typically, you’ll want the one with Advanced Services. Click the appropriate radio button, and then the Install button.

When you see this dialog, you’re installation has truly begun. Don’t click the Cancel button now.

The file extraction takes several minutes. Have something ready while you wait or take a break.

After the file extraction, you’ll see the SQL Server 2008 Setup Support Rules dialog. Click the OK button to continue.

You only get a choice on this dialog if you’re installing the full version. Choose Next to continue.

Check the I accept the license terms box, and then the Next button to continue.

All the rest was plumbing. Now you start the SQL Server 2008 installation. Click the Install button to continue.

You’ll see this for a few minutes before you’re prompted to continue.

You should get all check marks but a lot of folks forget to open the firewall ports. If you forgot, this is what you’ll get as output. Return to the top of the post and open the required ports before continuing. When you’ve opened the ports, click the Next button to continue.

You’ll get this prompt only when you failed to open the ports before beginning the installation. Click the OK button to continue.

The Feature Selection dialog is important. You should probably make the same choices as shown if you’re deploying a development machine. That’s really all you’d want to do with SQL Server 2008 Express edition. Click the Next button to continue.

Now you accept the installation of SQLExpress as the named instance by clicking the Next button.

Now you accept the 1,446 MB space requirement by clicking the Next button.

The account name must be an authorized user account defined by the operating system or left blank. Use the built-in Network Service account for all three services listed (this account does not require a password).

In addition, remember to change the Startup Type to Automatic, for all three services. This automatically starts the SQL Server database engine, SQL Agent and SQL Browser services when the server is re-booted.

Change the Authentication Mode to Mixed Mode unless you are certain you only need Windows-only authentication.

* Many third party applications rely on SQL Server logins to operate correctly, so if you are setting up a server for a third party application, rather than one developed in-house, enabling Mixed Mode authentication is a good idea.

If you pick Mixed Mode security, you must also enter a password for the sysadmin account (sa).
Enter and confirm a secure password for the sa account and keep it somewhere safe. Do not give it to any one you do not want to have access to the SQL Server.

Click Next button to continue.

Now the install will check if everything works before attempting it with the rules you’ve entered. Click the Next button to continue.

After verifying the installation is possible, you’ll see what you’re installing before you click the third Install button to continue.

It is now time for another break while SQL Server 2008 Express edition installs.

If you arrive at the next screen, SQL Server 2008 Express is installed.

Now you’ll see the final installation dialog and the link to the installation log file.

Now the final prompt before configuration. Yes, you must now reboot the system again.

You’ve now installed SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services

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Pre-requisites for Linux

Clean OS installation.

You will need the drive partitioned to acceptable specifications for Plesk. The following is the recommended partitioning configuration:

/boot 100 MB
/swap 2GB
/ 10 GB
/var Rest of drive space

Step1. Installation of the Plesk control panel.

There are 2 different packages for each Linux distribution, the full installer and the auto installer. We recommend using the auto installer as it take less time to download as it will only download the packages you need.

CentOS 4.x Autoinstaller – Here
CentOS 4.x 64bit Autoinstaller – Here
CentOS 5.x Autoinstaller – Here
CentOS 5.x 64bit Autoinstaller – Here

To download the package you will need to login to the server as root and issue the following commands (with adjustments made for the proper packaging for your distribution)

To download the Plesk installation package you will need to type (This is for CentOS 5.x 32 bit)

Once this has been downloaded, you will need to chmod the package to execute as the default permissions will not allow this: type >> chmod +x parallels_installer_v3.3.2_build080710.09_os_CentOS_5_i386 and hit >> enter

To execute the installation script do the following type >> ./parallels_installer_v3.3.2_build080710.09_os_CentOS_5_i386 and hit >>  enter

This will bring up a important notes. To move beyond this hit >> enter

The next window will be the installation sourceselection menu. Since we will be installing from the plesk server we will leave this as the default and hit >> enter

The next menu is options for a proxy if this is in use, if not you can hit >> enter for defaults.

The next menu will ask you for the desired product versions you wish to have installed. For this install we will use only plesk. To select Plesk type >> 1 and then hit >> enter.

This will bring up a sub menu that gives you the choice of what version of the plesk install you would like. By default it will go to the lowest version available.

To select the most recent version (as of this writing) Plesk 8.6.0 type >> 6 and then hit >> enter

The next menu to come up will be the installation type menu.

I would recommend using the custom menu as using the typical or full option will generally exceed the Plesk licenses we offer by default (such as exceeding licensing packs etc.) So we will type >> 3 and then hit >>enter

Below is a typical setup for a custom install that will work with a default Plesk license. You can change this to fit your requirements as needed or required by your licensing type. Once you have selected what is needed hit >>enter

The next menu is the preparation for system product installation. This menu will explain how many packages will be needed by your system and you can browse what packages are to be installed. To continue past this screen hit >> enter.

The final menu will go over available disk space to ensure your system meets the minimum requirements. To proceed past this screen hit >> enter.

The installation is now underway. Keep in mind that installation times can vary due to network latency on the Plesk installation mirrors. You will see many packages install but thereis no progress indicator. Once the process is complete a message will be displayed that says “Packages were installed successfully.”

Your Plesk for Linux control panel is now ready to use

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CentOS-3 updates until Oct 31, 2010

CentOS-4 updates until Feb 29, 2012

CentOS-5 updates until Mar 31, 2014

2 . What architectures are supported ?

The following architectures are supported by each version of CentOS:

CentOS 3 currently supports x86, x86_64 (AMD64 and Intel EM64T), s390, s390x, ia64 (Intel Itanium2).

CentOS 4 currently supports x86, x86_64, s390, s390x and ia64. ppc (PowerPC), alpha (DEC Alpha) and sparc are released in beta for CentOS 4.

CentOS 5 currently supports x86 and x86_64. ia64, ppc (PowerPC) and sparc are being developed.

3. How can I easily compare what major package versions are in CentOS 3, CentOS 4 and CentOS 5?

On the CentOS Distro Page at DistroWatch.com you can compare Major packages and All tracked packages. DistroWatch is an good resource for comparing Linux and BSD distributions.

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Note that logging in without a password is logged as a failure. This results
in the security log filling up very fast if you log failures and have a user
without a password. The result is you can not login normally. Also note, not
having a password is a potential and probable security risk.

The event log can be viewed by going to Start | Control Panel | Performance
and Maintenance | Administrative Tools and click on Event Viewer.

The Event Log (Security) noting a successful logon and logoff by a remote
user. The user can highlight a log entry and right-click to view the event
Properties for detailed information.

Look in the Security Event Log for a Logon/Logoff Event 528 and Logon Type
10.

The free Microsoft Port Reporter tool provides for additional logging.
Description of the Port Reporter Parser (PR-Parser) tool
http://support.microsoft.com/default…b;en-us;884289

Availability and description of the Port Reporter tool
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837243

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Two of the three remaining vulnerabilities address issues in the Windows operating system as well. Security bulletin MS11-054 describes a vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode drivers that could allow elevation of privileges, while bulletin MS11-056 a vulnerability in the Windows Client and Server run-time subsystem.

All supported Microsoft client and server operating systems are affected by the two security vulnerabilities. The last issue is a vulnerability in Microsoft Visio.

Here is an overview of all four security bulletins with links to their pages at the Microsoft Technet website.

* MS11-053 – Vulnerability in Bluetooth Stack Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2566220)
* MS11-054 – Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2555917)
* MS11-056 – Vulnerabilities in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2507938)
* MS11-055 – Vulnerability in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2560847)

The patches are as usual already available via Windows Update, Microsoft Update and via the Microsoft Download Center. The monthly exploit mitigation guide at the Technet Security blog provides additional information about the vulnerabilities and deployment strategies.

Probably the easiest way to deploy the security updates to a single system is via Windows Update.

Just click on Start > All Programs > Windows Update to open the update screen. You may need to click on Check for updates on the left sidebar if your computer has been up for some time and the updates are not displayed directly in the main window.

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* 4.1.4pl2
* 4.1.3pl2
* 4.1.2pl2
* 4.1.1pl2
* 4.1.0pl4
* 4.0.8pl4
* 4.0.7pl2
* 4.0.6pl3
* 4.0.5pl2
* 4.0.4pl3
* 4.0.3pl3
* 4.0.2pl6
* 4.0.1pl2
* 4.0.0pl3

Has been released.

An additional flaw within a side query that is used in the search UI has recently been discovered. This is further to a previous patch that was issued. This flaw may enable malicious individuals to inject sql that would allow you to run arbitrary queries on the db via this exploit. To resolve this issue, it has been necessary to release a patch level version on all versions of vBulletin 4.X. The issue does not affect vBulletin 3.X to the best of our knowledge. We are not aware of a website that has been compromised by this flaw.

The upgrade process is the same as previous patch level releases – simply download the patch from the Members Area, extract the files and upload to your webserver, overwriting the existing files. There is no upgrade script required.

As with all security-based releases, we recommend that all customers upgrade as soon as possible in order to prevent any potential damage resulting from the flaw being exploited.

Upgrading from 4.X

If you are already running 4.X, the process you will be required to follow to make your board immune to this flaw is very simple.

Visit the Patches section of the vBulletin Members’ Area and download the patch for the version you are using, then extract the files from the archive you downloaded, then upload the files to your board via FTP etc., overwriting the existing files. This will update your version to the PL release.

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Easy way to update is from the Dashboard ? Updates menu in your site’s admin area.

As is normal with all major updates, this update 4 weeks after the initial release is a roll up of all the changes and fixes that have been made and distributed since the initial V4.5 stable was announced last month. It contains both bug fixes and improvements from the initial feedback we’ve received from you all. A changelog will be posted below shortly.

As this is a file based update only, no database upgrades are required and therefore no install/upgrade script. It’s simply a case of downloading the new files and uploading them to your installation. The version number in your system will then update automatically.

To aid and simplify upgrading, we have created 2 different downloads – there’s the full version to be used for all new installations and upgrades from any version earlier than V4.5.1, and an incremental version which only includes folders and templates which have changed, to make incremental updating a quicker & simpler process.

These are both available from the My Licenses section of the client area as usual to download at our Download Center

Security Patch Notice: V4.5.2 also includes the security patch we announced on Monday here  so if you upgrade to V4.5.2, you do not need to apply that patch separately again.

This release is available for upgrade through the Connect Manager, by download or via SVN. Instructions for installation using the Connect Manager are below.

As this is a Release Candidate we highly encourage extension developers to update their extensions to be compatible with this release.

Some of the key new features in this release include:

* Minimum Advertised Price (MAP Pricing)
* Persistent Shopping Across Devices and Browsers
* Enhanced Order Payment Action for PayPal Express Checkout
* And much more…

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

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

Instruction on upgrading from Magento 1.5.1.0 to this preview of 1.6 using the Connect Manager are as follows:

1. Open Magento Connect Manager by navigating to System > Magento Connect > Magento Connect Manager.
2. Enter your Username and Password that you use to log in to the Admin Panel
3. In Magento Connect Manager, click Check for Upgrades in the Manage Existing Extensions fieldset.
4. When the search for upgrades is complete, the “Upgrade to 1.5.1.0.1” will be listed in the Available column for the Mage_All_Latest package.
5. In the Actions column for the Mage_All_Latest package, select “Upgrade to 1.5.1.0.1” and click Commit Changes.
6. Make sure that package upgrades are successfully installed by viewing the console messages below.
7. Click the refresh button below the console window.
8. Go to the Settings tab at the top of the MCM window.
9. In the Preferred State drop-down field, select Beta.
10. Click Save Settings.
11. Go back to the Extensions tab.
12. In the Manage Existing Extensions fieldset, click Check for Upgrades.
13. In the Actions column for the Mage_All_Latest package, select “Upgrade to 1.6.0.0-rc2 (beta)” and click Commit Changes.
14. Make sure that package upgrades are successfully installed by viewing the console messages.
15. Click the refresh button below the console window.
16. Close the MCM window and refresh your frontend. Your system is now upgraded to version preview 1.6.0.0.

Note that if you recieve a Service Temporarily Unavailable page after refreshing the frontend, you will need to open the Magento installation directory on the server and remove the maintenance.flag file. Then go to Magento var directory and remove the cache directory.  This will take care of the issue.

This release is available immediately in the EDGE and CURRENT release tiers. cPanel & WHM 11.30 will soon be available in all public release tiers.

This version includes:

• Over 600 maintenance and bug fixes
• Over 30 feature improvements and additions
• Over 150 product optimizations for performance and usability

For a full list of changes, please see our product change logs: here