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Recent changes (2007-01-16)

Posted Jan 16 at 08:45 CDT by Remi in API, General, Software  - 2 comment(s)

Some recent changes at WebFaction:

- WordPress-2.0.7 has been added in the control panel. If you're running 2.0.4 it is recommend to upgrade since some vulnerabilities have been found.

- New API methods (requested by people) have been added. Check the API forum for details.

- register_globals for PHP apps is now off by default, which is safer. If you want to turn it on you can do so by using a .htaccess file with "php_flag register_globals On" in it.

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MoinMoin and Mephisto custom install scripts

Updated Dec 29 at 10:40 CDT (first posted Dec 13 at 09:36 CDT) by Remi in API, Python, Rails, Software  - 0 comment(s)

Only a few days since we released our API and people have already contributed some custom install scripts :)

Thanks a lot to Jorge Vargas and David Sissitka for writing the install scripts for MoinMoin-1.5.6 and Mephisto-0.7.3

I look forward to a lot more install scripts !

The install scripts can be found in our Wiki

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New API and custom install scripts

Updated Dec 29 at 09:35 CDT (first posted Dec 7 at 03:23 CDT) by Remi in API, General, Python  - 5 comment(s)

New API and custom install scripts

After weeks of teasing and mouth watering, our API is finally available !

The API allows you to automate certain tasks that you would normally accomplish via our control panel or via SSH. For instance, it allows you to automate the installation of any application that you like. And most importantly, you can share this install script and allow other users to use it in one click !

A tutorial for the API is available and should contain everything to get you started.

We've also setup a Wiki that already contains two sample install scripts (one for Joomla and one for MoinMoin). This page allows you to install these applications on your account just by clicking the "Install" link.

We've also added a new forum for questions about the API and for announcing install scripts that you might have written.

Improvements to the app creation screen

You will also notice some improvements on the app creation screen:

  • Each application now comes with documentation. When you change the "app type" in the drop down you will see the documentation for this particular app type.
  • There is a new "Custom install script" app type that allows you to either give the URL where the script is and let the control panel fetch it, or you can click on "view/hide script" and manually enter the script.
  • If you write a script and put it somewhere on the web, you can display a link to https://panel.webfaction.com/app/create?script_url=xxxx. When people click on it they will go to the app creation screen, the "script URL" field will contain the script URL and the control panel will automatically fetch the script from that URL. This is great since it allows anyone to use your custom install script in one click !

Lots more to come

We have a lot more to come for the API:
  • Lots more API methods
  • The full API reference
  • A free developer account: this will allow anyone who wants to write an installer for an application to get a free account with us to write their installer
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API tutorial

Updated Dec 29 at 10:40 CDT (first posted Dec 7 at 02:53 CDT) by remi in API, Python, Rails  - 7 comment(s)

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