Easy Hosting Control Panel (EHCP) :: Force Edition

After doing the most recent update root password no longer works in phpmyadmin could you please lookin to fixing this as i have gone to zpanel for till this problem can be fixed

if I remember correctly, the server did not receive the mail, so I was looking and looking .. the only option was to compile the package pop-before-smtp (although that point had already installed Ubuntu 12.04 again)

• Python 3 pam authentication scripts added and used for newer operating systems (Ubuntu 23+, Debian 12+).
• Debian 12 fixes.
• Added new timezone check, prompt, and update interaction during install since newer versions of Ubuntu and Debian set the server's time to UTC which may or may not be desired.  Might as well have EHCP handle it since the system's date/time is very important for certain cron jobs.

• PHP 8.x fixes.
• Debian 11 and 12 support and fixes.
• Changes to default nginx domain templates.

• Impersonate any user as admin account (to login as end users if they need help setting up something).
• Allow hostnames for remote backup transfers.
• CCTLD checks for certain functionality.
• Webalizer stats - use geo database.
• Minor bug fixes.
• Revert Jan 9 release www. inclusion for Let's Encrypt certificate requests.  This shouldn't always be done after all... new logic to handle CCTLDs and to better figure out if www should be appended or not.

• Let's encrypt fixes to include www. and domain always when certificate is applied to domain.
• Minor back-end fixes.

• New redirect global template functionality.
• Minor front-end fixes.

• Ubuntu 22.04 minor fix.
• Debian fixes.
• Saslauthd bug fix.

• Ubuntu 22.04 minor tweaks.
• Minor bug fixes.
• Other minor changes.

• Ubuntu 22.04 and Debian 11 support and fixes.
• PHP 8 fixes and compatibility.
• Minor bug fixes.
• Other minor changes.

• Fixed auto-reply email functionality for newer versions of Ubuntu.
• Fixed post install issue on newer versions of Ubuntu.
• Other minor changes.

• Import MySQL timezone tables during installation.
• When the DNS IP address changes, resync all bind zones.
• Minor fixes for Let's Encrypt.
• Other minor changes.

• German language template files added to picante template.

• nginx directive fixes

• Picante template UI changes to simplify use by end-users (normal panel users).
• Debian fixes and cleanup.
• Minor fixes.

• Python2 Fixes - Link Changed Again!
• Minor fixes.

• Nginx template changes
• Feature enhancements
• Minor fixes and changes
• Webalizer fixes
• Support custom post update script - create /root/scripts/ehcp_force_post_update_script.sh bash script which will run after ehcp updates in case you need to do some custom tweaking

• Debian 8, 9, and 10 Fixes.
• Security hardening fixes.

• Security hardening fixes.  Please update to this version ASAP!

• bc added as a package dependency to fix webalizer detection

• Fixes for Ubuntu 16.04 VSFTPD and SMTP Authentication - Run ehcp update if using Ubuntu 16.04 to apply the fixes.

• Fixes for Ubuntu 18.04 VSFTPD and SMTP Authentication - Run ehcp update if using Ubuntu 18.04 to apply the fixes.
• Fixes and minor changes

• Dependency on now unavailable content removed from installer and used from local files
• Fixes and minor changes

• Ubuntu 20.04 fixes
• Minor nginx and apache2 default template changes
• Extplorer PHP 7.4.x compatibility
• Fixes and minor changes

• Ubuntu 20.04 Compatible
• Fixes and minor changes

• Fixes for webalizer (older operating systems)
• Delete user from panel fixes.
• Various minor bug and system fixes.

• Debian 10 is now supported by EHCP Force Edition.
• Debian 9 fixes.
• Various system fixes.

• Debian 8 and 9 fixes
• Added code to adjust and clear the sql_mode MySQL variable so that it is set to the default that has been used in the community for years
• Adjusted web server mode to use nginx on Ubuntu 14.04 so that a fresh installation continues to work.

• Ubuntu 16.04+ fixes
• Minor fixes and UI enhancements
• Generic bug fixes and code cleanup

• Better Debian detection
• Minor fixes and UI enhancements
• Generic bug fixes and code cleanup

• DKIM email support for emails originating from the EHCP Server.  Configure it to use a particular signing domain in the "Advanced Settings" area of the panel.
• Italian language support added for the picante theme.  (Thanks maxiozzia)
• FTP remote backup transfer status fixes
• PHP session files cleanup fixes
• Generic bug fixes and code cleanup

• Email quotas are respected correctly in Ubuntu 18.04.
• Fixed minor Let's Encrypt issues.
• Fixed web server domain / subdomain template generation issues depending on whether or not domains are forcing requests to SSL.
• New TLS Postfix SSL certificate option in the advanced settings
• Install nginx-badbot-blocker (https://github.com/mariusv/nginx-badbot-blocker) - to configure and use, that is still up to you via custom apache/nginx domain template or global template
• Master / Slave DNS UI bug fix
• Cleaned up and removed unused functionality left over from the original EHCP
• Minor bug fixes.  Tested a fresh install on Ubuntu 19.04 and no major problems were found.

• Fixed domain transfer functionality so that it works as it should.
• Fixed minor Let's Encrypt issues.
• Fixed minor issues with custom FTP accounts.
• Minor bug fixes.  Tested a fresh install on Ubuntu 18.10 and no problems were found.

• PHP errors are now logged to /var/log/php_errors.log and are rotated using rsyslog

• Custom subdomain web server templates functionality added.
• Minor bug fixes.

• Fixed remote MySQL access panel configuration minor issues.
• Remote access grants are now included in EHCP backups.
• Fixed MySQL user editing.  Passwords are now updated in the database along with in MySQL.  This will prevent errors when restoring a backup after a database password has been changed.

• Let's Encrypt certificate name sync bug fixed.
• Small Ubuntu 18.04 Fixes

• Entire backup and restore process tested vigorously and fixed (multiple bugs made server migrations a nightmare, but that should be resolved now) [Backup and Restore Documentation]
• PHPMyAdmin root MySQL user fixes in Debian 9 and Ubuntu 18.04.
• Additional Debian 8 and 9 fixes.
• Bug fixes, code cleanup optimizations, and additional input validation implemented (database name validation).

• Major APACHE2 template changes (follow instructions above to revert all custom apache2 domain and global templates prior to upgrading!)
• Apache2 now uses fastcgi (php-fpm) to match nginx behavior [php updated documentation for EHCP].
• Major security enhancements - domains run in unprivileged PHP-FPM pool while panel runs in a privileged pool [php updated documentation for EHCP].
• Debian 8 and 9 fixes.
• Ubuntu 18.04 enhancements and fixes
• Debian 7 and below is NO longer supported
• Server status page issues fixed in panel.

• Minor picante template tweak
• Slave DNS domains will not have entries in the hosts file.

• Added VSFTPD SSL TLS certificate option in Advanced Options - can use SSL FTP now

• Ubuntu 18.04 support (tested)
• PHP fixes for deprecated 7.1.x code
• Minor Net2FTP and extplorer fixes
• Removal of CORs incorrect headers from web templates

• Installation fixes and changes
• Changes for the GitHub cutover
• Fixed password protected directory removals in apache2 - they work fine in nginx
• Debian 8 and Debian 9 fixes & support.
• Minor bug miscellaneous bug fixes

• Domain redirection fixes.
• Better domain redirection detection for when to send the URI params.

• New Courier custom SSL certificate setting in "Advanced Settings" for POP3 and IMAP.  See this guide for learning how to re-use a Let's Encrypt certificate.

• Massive performance fix.  Panel loads much more quickly now.
• New custom panel URL(s) (using Let's Encrypt SSL certificates if web server mode is set to use SSL or SSLOnly mode) support in EHCP Advanced Options.  Map a domain or subdomain like mycp.mydomain.com to link directly to your EHCP panel.
• Bug and minor fixes.
• Better php-fpm service name detection for different versions of Ubuntu.

• Security fixes and enhancements.
• Redirect subdomains to HTTPS too if the domain is set to do so when the web server mode is mixed SSL and NON-SSL mode (labeled as just SSL in the pane).
• Updated MyBB Easy Install to version 1.8.14 and fixed a minor bug in the EZ Install script.

• Fixed SASLAUTHD SMTP Authentication Python PAM Module Bug
• IMAP configuration fixes
• Minor changes and fixes for Ubuntu 17.10 compatibility

• Redesigned SSL page to encourage users to use free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates.
• Users can force HTTPS when the server is running in mixed HTTP and HTTPS mode if they use a certificate from Let's Encrypt or a custom one.
• Various cleanup and enhancements.
• UI improvements based on which features are enabled.
• Minor bug fixes.

• Default allow all CORS requests.
• Major security improvements and fixes.
• Various cleanup and enhancements.
• UI improvements based on which features are enabled. (picante theme only)
• Better notification system for remote scheduled backup transfers.
• Minor bug fixes.

• Added additional validation.
• Update, upgrade, svn-update script is now in just one file.
• Various cleanup and enhancements.
• Better logging.
• Use service instead of systemctl for greater compatibility on all systemd and non-systemd systems.

• Fixed custom and Let's Encrypt SSL bugs.

• Fixed Let's Encrypt automatic certificate renewal.

• Bug fixes.
• Security enhancements in nginx

• Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate Integration and Support - Your domains can now be encrypted by free SSL certificates.  See The Video
• SSL mixed mode has an option to default to using the server wide SSL default certificate for domains that don't have one configured or the SSL portion does not get included in the template at all.

• systemd scripts for EHCP and PolicyD if applicable for Ubuntu 16.04+
• mod-security/mod-evasive cleanup
• roundcube default mail server fix
• Various bug fixes and changes.

• Minor security enhancements.
• Minor bug fixes.
• Default email client is now RoundCube (SquirrelMail can still be accessed via /webmail2)
• Ubuntu 16.10 support.

• Added SpamHaus and SpamCop incoming email filtering to help reduce the number of spam email messages received and delivered by the server.

• Fixed bind9 issue during installation
• Net2FTP and extplorer PHP 7.0 fixes and changes

• Fixed php-fpm bug for nginx (Ubuntu 16.04 specific)
• Minor enhancements to picante theme

• Ubuntu 16.04 Support (x64 and x86)
• MySQL to MariaDB seamless upgrade support (optional)
• MariaDB is now the default DB option during installation
• PHP 7 Compliance
• Lots of bug fixes
• Policyd / amavisd / spam assassin fixes
• libpam-mysql replaced with libpam-python scripts in Ubuntu 16.04 since pam-mysql is broken... whereas pam-python is not.

• Minor security enhancements
• Additional global template for password protected directories added.
• Fixed PHP not working in password protected sub directories created under nginx.

• Several security changes.
• UPDATE TO THIS VERSION ASAP!

• Enhancements made to Global Webserver Template functionality.
• Added the ability to have a global template for the default enabled site (custom contents for /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default or /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/default depending on the webserver)

• Webserver apache2 / nginx base template changes for phpmyadmin functionality changes in Ubuntu 15.10

• Minor security changes
• Logging changes for conglomerate access log so it shows the domain accessed in the log along with the request and referrer.
• Changed conglomerate log name to have an extension of .log (/var/log/apache2/access_log_multi.log or /var/log/nginx/access_log_multi.log) so that logrotate will automatically process it daily.

• Template changes for nginx and apache
• Configured password protected directories are now stored directly in the domain template instead of relying on and possibly overwriting .htaccess files.
• /webstats directory for each domain is now password protected
• New Global Domain / Subdomain Template Override Feature - Admin Only Operation - Manage Global Web Templates (Means changes to the default EHCP templates via updates will no longer overwrite any custom config you want for all domains and subdomains) - ?op=manageglobalwebtemplates
• Lots of bug fixes
• Changes made to template files to support the usage of base jQuery code.
• Better input validation to prevent web server errors.
• Logging changed and stored in "/var/log/apache2/access_log_multi" (for apache) and "/var/log/nginx/access_log_multi" for nginx
• Fixed Slave BIND DNS issues
• Other MISC fixes

• Tons of nginx fixes
• Trim issue in database causing some issues fixed.
• New Custom Domain Server SSL Certificates Functionality
• Other MISC fixes

• New:  extplorer file manager integration (url:  http://serverip/extplorer/)
• Lots of Bug Fixes
• FIXED:  Domain redirection for both apache2 and nginx

• NEW:  Ubuntu 15.04 x86 and x64 Support
• NEW:  SystemD Init Support
• New:  Create and define hosting plan templates.
• New:  Create user accounts from hosting plan templates.
• FIXED:  nginx php session handling
• Enhanced:  Login functionality to redirect to desired operation post successful login if session timeout occurs and the admin or user is required to login again.
• Enhanced:  Security changes to make the panel more secure
• Enhanced:  Few picante theme changes and UI enhancements

• FIXED:  Password protected directories now work correctly for both nginx and apache2
• FIXED:  Easy install scripts now work properly.  There are currently 8 packages supported (MyBB, phpbb, Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal, phpCOIN, SMF, and more)
• NEW:  UI Enhancements to make it easier to use the panel.
• FIXED:  Template fixes for nginx and apache
• FIXED:  Net2FTP works properly now thanks to some HTTPS fixes and permissions changes. 

• PHP 5.5.x minor fixes.
• Webmail configuration is not overwritten during updates or upgrades.

• Latest version now using mysqli extension making EHCP Force Edition PHP 5.5.x compliant.
• Ubuntu 14.10 VSFTPD Fix Now Inlcuded
• EHCP Force Edition supports (QA Tested by Me) Ubuntu 14.10 x86 and x64
• Fixed Apache2 SSL and Non-SSL Mixed Mode
• Adjusted Apache2 templates.
  
• Reworded some deletion functions.

• Fixed some fail2ban bugs.
• Added support for postfix-sasl into fail2ban for all versions of Ubuntu.
• Update hosts file fix for retrieving local IP address.
• Fixed some of my original PHPMyAdmin mess.  It should be correct now. (You will have to redo all whitelisted IP addresses once for root MySQL login through PHPMyAdmin if you update)
• Moved some install settings around.
• Removed the original default theme (the new default is picante) which called ehcp.net for some reason.
• Generic fixes
• Some apache2 fixes which use Include instead of the newer IncludeOptional to maintain backwards compatibility for all Ubuntu versions.

• Enhanced the remote backup scheduling and backup scripts to log correctly what happens if the transfer of the backup fails.
• Integrated all deb package fixes locally rather than pulling them from a web server.
• Fixed some issues in Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 14.04.

• Changed the way the installer and upgrade/updater scripts work.
• Fixed some installation bugs in latest run through of Ubuntu 14.04 testing.
• Added server IP address in-front of backup name for scheduled remote backups so multiple backups from different servers should never have the same name.
• More control over what gets installed.
• Custom Apache VHOST Not Managed in the Panel along with Custom Ports Supported - See here.

• Faster account deletion that relies on recursion instead of you removing every domain one by one.
• Resellers cannot create other resellers.
• New - Master resellers (a new setting specified during account creation by admin) can create other resellers, but their resellers cannot create other resellers.
• New - If a reseller account is deleted, all of its associated panel users, their domains, and settings are also deleted.
• Bug fixes

• New Remote Backup Scheduling and Server Cronjob Functionality
• New Picante Dynamic Theme
• Bug fixes

• Email bugs dealing with ipv6 and pop-before-smtp fixed
• mod security package bug has been fixed and should no longer keep Apache from running happily in Ubuntu 13.10-14.04
• Additional minor changes and fixes / code cleanup

• New SSL-Only mode has been introduced in case you would prefer to only accept connections over https rather than mixed-mode SSL/NonSSL
• apache2 SSL subdomain templates have been fixed
• Ubuntu 14.04 is now supported and has been tested

• nginx SSL support has been added
• apache2 SSL templates have been fixed
• nginx integration has been fixed
• Generic Fixes for Ubuntu 13.10
• In advanced options, you can now switch between webserver software (choose between apache2 and nginx) - may take up to 30 seconds for changes to take effect
• New pre-install script which can make installing EHCP Force a breeze without any prompts.