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Upgrading to v2.2.0

Overview

Version 2.2.0 introduces database structure improvements, user interface enhancements, and several new features to improve DNS zone management.

Upgrade Instructions

  1. Download latest tarball from GitHub
  2. Backup all files and database before proceeding
  3. Replace all files with content from the downloaded archive
  4. Restore your configuration file (inc/config.inc.php) from backup
  5. Update database structure:

MySQL

-- Database structure improvements
ALTER TABLE perm_templ_items MODIFY templ_id int(11) NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE perm_templ_items MODIFY perm_id int(11) NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE zones MODIFY id int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT;
ALTER TABLE zones MODIFY domain_id int(11) NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE zones MODIFY owner int(11) NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE zones MODIFY zone_templ_id int(11) NOT NULL;

PostgreSQL

For PostgreSQL users, similar changes are recommended to ensure proper field types and constraints.

Configuration Updates

The following new configuration options are available in v2.2.0:

// In your inc/config.inc.php:

// Enable or disable showing zone comments in the UI
$show_zone_comments = true;  

// New default SOA record settings
$soa_refresh = 28800;  // 8 hours
$soa_retry = 7200;     // 2 hours
$soa_expire = 604800;  // 1 week
$soa_minimum = 86400;  // 24 hours

New Features

  • Improved support for zone comments management
  • Enhanced default SOA record settings
  • Database performance optimizations
  • User interface improvements
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

Notes

  • Review all configuration options after upgrade to ensure they match your requirements
  • The database structure changes improve data integrity and performance
  • If you had customized templates or styles, you may need to reapply your changes