Virtualization Daily

VirtualAppliances.net has released the latest build of their LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) virtual appliance. Details of the release are below.

VirtualAppliances.net has released build 110 of its popular LAMP
  Virtual Appliance. This LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl)
  server appliance can be downloaded and running within a matter of
  minutes.

 Quick & Easy Web Application Deployment

  Installing a wide range of web applications is as easy as dragging and
  dropping the package into the LAMP VAs shared document root. This
  Virtual Appliance's footprint is as tiny (59MB to download) as it is
  easy to use (no Linux skills required).

 Many Other Software Updates

  This release is packed with new features based on user feedback,
  software updates, improvments, and is available for VMware, Microsoft
  Virtual PC & Virtual Server, and Virtual Iron.

 Shell Access now enabled!

  Based on user feedback, shell access via VMware console & SSH is
  turned on by default. It is now possible to edit the Apache HTTP
  Server configuration, edit crontab entries, install your own files,
  and manage additional storage.

 Additional New Features

    * Network configuration improvements, including the addition of
      support for static network routes
    * Additional built-in PHP modules enabled for improved compatibility
      with popular web applications
    * PEAR -PHP Extension and Application Repository support for
      end-user management of PHP extensions
    * Apache SSL support

  For more information about new LAMP VA features, consult the
  README.lamp.* files included in the archives or view it online
  here.

 Web Application Compatibility

  The LAMP VA has been tested with many third-party applications
  including:

    * Drupal, open source content management platform
    * phpBB, popular discussion forum software
    * punBB, discussion forum software
    * MediaWiki, the wiki software on which Wikipedia is built!
    * Simple Machines Forum, refined discussion forum software
    * Gallery, open source web based photo album organizer
    * YaBB, open source community forum system written in Perl
    * WordPress, blog tool and weblog platform

  VirtualAppliances.net products are being used by organizations around
  the world, running in-house and open source applications of every
  kind.

  Virtual Appliances sells service and support for its Virtual
  Appliances and can build custom appliances for independent software
  vendors to deploy their applications. They are also seeking technology
  and marketing partnerships and considering financing opportunities.