H-Sphere Online Documentation

Year 2002: Features Reference by Version

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Version 2.3 RC5

Bugfixes Included into RC4 Patch 1:
- number localization problems with registrar/ reseller prices and credit limit in plan wizards fixed;
- TTAutoclose cron looping fixed;
- descriptions to exported bill entries added;
- correct directory for Virtual FTP + VFTP anonymous in the ftp config file provided;
- System Info and Reseller System Info overload fixed;

Other bugfixes and improvements:
- resetting FATTS from a moderated signup page added;
- error in FTPVHostResource fixed;
- not sending invoices for check accounts with negative balance corrected;
- system warning added when Pg SQL user is created with a name that already exists in a database;
- problem with resetting Free Disk Usage value to 0 after editing with Plan Edit Wizard fixed;
- Free Reseller CP SSL IP and Taken Reseller CP SSL IP added to IP Address Report;
- wrong PayPal number formatting fixed;
- mass mailing fixed in the Content moving report;
- parameter allowing PHP to store sessions in database is added to the configure.php;
- redundant moderation warnings removed from trial accounts moderated signup;
- fixed expressing taxes in round numbers;
- quick access for admin plans added;
- added new phpBB version 2.0.4;
- added new osCommerce version 2.2-MS1;
- nomenu admin interface improved;
- errors with the ' character in hsphere_lang.properties file corrected;
- missing icons added into nomenu admin interface;
- problem with Reseller traffic in Reseller Plan Wizard fixed;

Version 2.3 RC4

New Features:
- Moving Virtual Hosting between servers within one H-Sphere cluster
- Miva Empresa 4.02 and Miva Merchant 4.16 support
- Skipjack merchant gateway support
- Plug'n Pay merchant gateway support
- AuthorizeNet Sim protocol support
- IonGate merchant gateway support
- 2CheckOut support
- WebShell update to version 3

Bugfixes and improvements:
- Trouble tickets autoclose fixed;
- Cache memory allocation optimized;
- Billing synchronization improved;
- Problem with attempts to create resources on inexistent servers fixed;
- Mail fixed to keep copies of e-mails when mailboxes and forwards have the same name;
- Web interface glitch with editing mail resource properties fixed;
- PayPal problem with PassThrough value fixed;
- Multi-currencies support for PayPal implemented;
- Trial invoice problem with adding recurrent to the balance fixed;
- NAT support of external IPs in reseller admin panel improved;
- Queries for Users Search report corrected;
- Moving users between resellers improved;
- Suspending and resuming features improved;
- Accounting error messages delivery corrected;
- Series of billing problems fixed;
- DNS logical server role assigment changed from random to comparing;
- KnowledgeBase problem fixed;
- Additional services link on the Search results page changed;
- Logging of apache-vhost problems when parameters are missing fixed;
- 4.3 PHP version update for webservers added*;
- Usage Loader optimized;
- DNS servers usage expanded with assigning DNS logical servers for resellers;
- Reset reseller URL fixed;
- Zero bill entry added to separate log to save history;
- Problem with full_amount in WorldPay, PayPal, etc fixed;
- Problem with hostnum for Windows FTP VHostAnonymousResource fixed;
- Series of email problems fixed;
- Fixed problems s currency format, number format, change interface;
- Shell Requests Manager added to Global Resources;
- Locale settings of reseller and system default languages, system number and currency format improved.


*PHP Update Warning for H-Sphere 2.3 RC4
Once you have updated to version 2.3 RC4, it is highly recommended that you update your PHP to version 4.3 to have the new version of WebShell running. However, mind the following:
- the /usr/local/lib/php.ini file is backed up and then replaced during the update (by the H-Sphere default php.ini file).
  If you have any extraordinary php.ini settings, check the file after the update and reconfigure it according to your requirements;
- new version of PHP doesn't support some of the old PHP scripts that may cause problems;
- osCommerce 2.0 may stop running, so make sure to update osCommerce to version 2.2.


 

Version 2.3 RC3

New Features:
- Securing reseller control panels with SSL (Apache installation only!)
- Disabling global resources and logical servers
- phpBB 2.03 support
- Reseller plans included into Compare Plans utility
- Signup with 5 affiliate program links

Bugfixes:
- a utility added to check the system for reseller Summary Quota overcharges;
- e-mail invoicing improved to notify resellers when fees are accrued to end user accounts;
- Webalizer and Modlogan index.html pages included;
- SiteStudio fixed to use customer's real domain when instant alias is disabled;
- new messages showing up in the Trouble Ticket system corrected;
- "Service record doesn't belong to this DNS zone" error occurring when deleting a server alias or service DNS zone fixed;
- critical resources set as mandatory and can't be disabled;
- source code optimized in Domain Registration Manager;
- suspend reason form improved;
- the creation of wwwuser account under deleted reseller plans made impossible;
- wrong tooltip changed in the Search menu -> Accounts -> Set Billing Date;
- viewing logs in H-Sphere CP improved;
- MAX value fixed for MS SQL, PgSQL and MySQL database quotas;
- error tracking and messaging improved in Enom and OpenSRS;
- problem with custom signup forms fixed;
- charging resellers setup fees for end user resources when Free value isn't set or set to zero in reseller's plans fixed;
- DB usage script checking PostgreSQL and MySQL in the box improved;
- non-US locale charset format in Plan Wizards corrected;
- deleting accounts from moderate signup within reseller account corrected;
- series of Knowledgebase bugs fixed;
- Reseller CP made accessible at the default URL after changing reseller CP URL during DNS update;
- summary disk usage implemented for no billing plans;
- summary disk usage added to email-only plan;
- including reseller traffic and disk usage resources fixed in reseller plan wizards;
- Summary Disk Usage added to the "Warning Settings" menu;
- changing plan from moderate signup section made possible;
- "No signup_id available in signup" error appearing when create is clicked twice in moderated signup section fixed;
- comment for credit in Search result page -> Credit shortened to 255 symbols;
- message added to inform real domain users about domain propagation period if the Instant access domain alias is off;
- error fixed in Urchin License Manager;
- Mail&DNS plan removed and MailOnly plan enhanced with service domain, domain alias and database support;
- Server side validation double messaging problem fixed in Windows Plan Creation Wizard;
- Incorrect ASP resource creation with enabled Stopgap domain fixed;
- MS SQL transaction log percentage and database size increased.


Version 2.3 RC1- RC2

New Features:
- Domain Registrar Manager
- Summary Disk Usage
- Handling CC Charge Request Failures

- Retrieving IPs with IP Report
- Searching Accounts by Logical/Physical Servers and Groups
- Disk Usage Report
- Reseller Disk Usage Report
- Reseller Traffic Report
- CC Processing Errors Report

- View Log Files from CP
- Moderation of Problem CC Signups
- E-mail Notifications About Trial Signup Moderation
- Mass Mail Spellcheck

- Knowledgebase to Enhance Customer Support Services
- Releasing Trouble Tickets Back to the Main Queue
- Automatic Trouble Tickets Closure
- Putting Trouble Tickets On Hold
- Trouble Tickets Spellcheck
- Trouble Tickets Quick Search
- Mass TT Assignment and Closure from the Main Queue
- Highlighting Special Emails in Trouble Ticket Queue
- Mailing List Trailer
- Mail Autoresponder as an independent mail resource
- Support for mailbox, forward and mail responder identical names

Third-Party Software Support:
- WorldPay Payment Provider Support
- PayPal Payment Provider Support
- PayFlow Pro Merchant Gateway with SSL Support

Improvements:
- Showing HTML tags in TT messages
- Warning on Removing phpBB DB
- Improved Plans screen design


Version 2.2    (Update Instructions)

Third Party Software Support:
- ASPSecured (Windows based accounts)
- ASP Net technologies (Windows based accounts)
- osCommerce update to 2.2
- phpBB now available both for Windows and Unix platforms

Control Panel Features and Improvements:
- Improved Suspending Resellers
- Retrieving zero entries and enhanced description for Billing reports
- Providing Support To Resellers' End Customers
- FrontPage mail settings for Windows based accounts
- Descriptions for customers' bank credit card statements
- Plain text and HTML format support in mass mail messages
- NAT support
- Domains with www prefixes can be secured with SSL
- Problem signups are placed into Moderate section until resolved
- MySQL security update
- Portuguese language support
- Showing domain type and service DNS zones in domain search results
- Miva Empresa can be added as a separate resource without adding Miva Merchant and buying Merchant licenses
- Separate generation of descriptions for BillEntries and Reseller BillEntries


Version 2.1

Third Party Software Support:
- IMP webmail package.
- PSiGate merchant gateway
- PayReady merchant gateway
- Urchin log analyzer for Unix and Windows Adding Urchin Licenses.
- phpBB bulletin board package (Unix accounts)
- mnoGoSearch site search engine (Unix accounts)
- FormMail, a WWW form to e-mail gateway (Unix accounts) + FormMail SECURITY UPDATE

Admin control panel:
- Forcing e-mail invoicing on/off for all users
- Enabling/disabling e-mail invoicing per plan
- Tracking down IPs for moderated signups
- Creating automatic signup moderation rules (filters)
- Getting user billing history in admin cp
- Removing physical servers free of logical boxes and custom server groups.
- Installing custom CGI scripts
- Moving accounts between resellers
- Choosing between charging resellers for factual or booked traffic
- Advanced debiting for premium services
- Physical Server real time monitoring
- Mail Relay Management

User's control panel:
- Multiple navigation skins and skin manager
- Friendlier billing history and invoice format for users and resellers
- Improved online price reference for each resource type
- Deleting billing profiles by users and resellers
- Creating accounts without any domains
- Changing POP3 mailbox passwords without logging into the control panel
- Adding and removing generic CGI scripts from the cp
- Optional removal of web content when removing domains
- Option to delete incoming mail

Improvements:
- Improved summary traffic calculation for resellers
- Improved reseller branding in WebShell, htProtect, phpMyAdmin, phpPgAdmin, SqWebMail, and IMP
- Different security model in Win2K hosting: sites now run under their owners
- Improved multilingual support in system e-mail notifications

Version 2.09.6

Version 2.09.5

Version 2.09

Version 2.08


See also

User Guide
Admin Guide
Sysadmin Guide
Doc Home
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