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Monthly Archive for April, 2008
[user@server ~]$ mysqldump -u user -p table > backup_file.sql
Password:
[user@server ~]$ tar -zcvf backup_file.gz backup_file.sql
[user@server ~]$ sudo nmap -sS -O 10.100.188.15
Password:
Starting nmap 3.70 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) at 2008-04-25 19:14 EDT
Interesting ports on server (10.100.188.15):
(The 1650 ports scanned but not shown below are in state: closed)
PORT STATE SERVICE
22/tcp open ssh
80/tcp open http
111/tcp open rpcbind
199/tcp open smux
631/tcp open ipp
808/tcp open ccproxy-http
946/tcp open unknown
2301/tcp open compaqdiag
8009/tcp open ajp13
8080/tcp open http-proxy
MAC Address: 00:16:35:D4:BE:C2 (Unknown)
Device type: general purpose
Running: Linux 2.4.X
OS details: Linux 2.4.20 (Itanium)
Uptime 15.153 days (since Thu Apr 10 15:34:08 2008)
Nmap run completed — 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 2.301 seconds
[root@server ~]# date 042511082008
Fri Apr 25 11:08:00 PDT 2008
Version 2.5.1 of WordPress is now available. It includes a number of bug fixes, performance enhancements, and one very important security fix. We recommend everyone update immediately, particularly if your blog has open registration. The vulnerability is not public but it will be shortly.
In addition to the security fix, 2.5.1 contains many bug fixes. If you are interested only in the security fixes, you can download these corrected copies of wp-includes/pluggable.php, wp-admin/includes/media.php, and wp-admin/media.php. Replace your existing copies of these files with these new copies.
If you download the entire 2.5.1 release, you will be getting over 70 other fixes. 2.5.1 focuses on fixing the most annoying bugs and improving performance. Here are some highlights:
- Performance improvements for the Dashboard, Write Post, and Edit Comments pages.
- Better performance for those who have many categories
- Media Uploader fixes
- An upgrade to TinyMCE 3.0.7
- Widget Administration fixes
- Various usability improvements
- Layout fixes for IE