[geeklog-devel] Re: [Geeklog-Core] Re: interview

Simon Lord slord at marelina.com
Fri Jan 3 12:51:25 EST 2003 

Looks like a missing slash in your path to me. It makes sense that your 
config file is not in:

>>> /usr/home/patrino2/geeklog-1.3.6

Because that would mean Geeklog was looking for it here:

>>> /usr/home/patrino2/geeklog-1.3.6config.php

So...

$_CONF['path']   = '/usr/home/patrino2/geeklog-1.3.6/';

...should fix your problem.

On Friday, January 3, 2003, at 11:47 AM, Tony Bibbs wrote:

> Any news on this?
>
> --Tony
>
> On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, patrinos wrote:
>
>>
>> Someone else just tried going to the install.php URL and got this 
>> error
>> message:
>>
>> Template Error: set_root:
>> /usr/www/users/patrino2/geekloglayout/XSilver/ is not a directory.
>> Halted.
>>
>> -Rachel
>>
>> On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, patrinos wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Here is the error we get:
>>>
>>> Geeklog could not find config.php in the path you just entered:
>>> /usr/home/patrino2/geeklog-1.3.6
>>> Please check this path and try again.
>>>
>>> But the config file is in that directory.
>>>
>>> Here's the instructions we've been using -- we modified them so 
>>> they'd be
>>> easier for our customers to understand:
>>>
>>> http://www.pfawcett.com/geeklog.html
>>>
>>> As you can see, they're still fairly long and complex for the average
>>> user.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to customize Geeklog so it's easier to install on our
>>> servers?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Rachel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Tony Bibbs wrote:
>>>
>>>> The first step would be to have someone explain exactly what the
>>>> problem is they are having.  Between us developers we've done 
>>>> hundreds of
>>>> Geeklog installations and upgrades and get expected results.
>>>>
>>>> A custom pair installation could be possible but we would need to 
>>>> know
>>>> exactly what 'custom' items you require.
>>>>
>>>> --Tony
>>>>
>>>>  On Thu, 2 Jan
>>>> 2003, patrinos wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We haven't published the interview or the Geeklog information 
>>>>> because
>>>>> we're having some problems getting Geeklog to consistently install.
>>>>> Sometimes it installs fine, other times it gives an error at the 
>>>>> last
>>>>> step. Would it be possible to get a custom build of Geeklog just 
>>>>> for pair
>>>>> Networks?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Rachel
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Tony Bibbs wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Just curious as to what happened with the interview.  I haven't 
>>>>>> heard or
>>>>>> seen anything.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --Tony
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, patrinos wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just so we have it by December 1st. In fact, we don't mind 
>>>>>>> publishing a
>>>>>>> fishing/hunting photo - it adds character :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Rachel
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Tony Bibbs wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hrm, I'll have to dig up an acceptable photo.  All the ones I 
>>>>>>>> have of just
>>>>>>>> me ususally have a fish or some dead critter after a successful 
>>>>>>>> hunt ;-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'll get back to you soon with a photo.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --Tony
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, patrinos wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your quick reply. I'm sorry I wasn't clear - our 
>>>>>>>>> newsletter
>>>>>>>>> is sent via e-mail and there is also an online version. You 
>>>>>>>>> can subscribe
>>>>>>>>> at this page:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://www.pair.com/pair/current/insider/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That reminds me :) Please send a picture of yourself for the 
>>>>>>>>> online
>>>>>>>>> version.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> Rachel
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Tony Bibbs wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Rachel.  My responses are below.  Please send a copy of 
>>>>>>>>>> your newsletter
>>>>>>>>>> to:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Tony Bibbs
>>>>>>>>>> 2109 32nd St
>>>>>>>>>> Des Moines, IA 50310
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --Tony
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, patrinos wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi, this is Rachel at pair Networks. Did Tim mention that 
>>>>>>>>>>> we'd like to
>>>>>>>>>>> feature you as our December Netshaker? "Netshaker" is a 
>>>>>>>>>>> regular column in
>>>>>>>>>>> our Insider newsletter, which goes out to over 12,000 people:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.pair.com/pair/current/insider/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I've included the interview questions below. If you could 
>>>>>>>>>>> have them back
>>>>>>>>>>> to me by the third week of November, that would be great.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> We'll also be including an article in our November 
>>>>>>>>>>> newsletter explaining
>>>>>>>>>>> how to install Geeklog on a pair Networks account.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Let me know if you have any questions.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>>>>> Rachel Patrinos
>>>>>>>>>>> Business Development Associate
>>>>>>>>>>> patrinos at pair.com
>>>>>>>>>>> pair Networks, Inc.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What is Geeklog?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Geeklog is an open source content management solution (CMS).
>>>>>>>>>> Specifically, Geeklog is a tool for building community 
>>>>>>>>>> related websites
>>>>>>>>>> complete with news, messaging, comments, polls, calendars, 
>>>>>>>>>> web links and
>>>>>>>>>> can be expanded by installing one of any number of plugins.  
>>>>>>>>>> One of the
>>>>>>>>>> best features of Geeklog is our administration and security 
>>>>>>>>>> areas.
>>>>>>>>>> Administrators of a Geeklog site have a tremendous amount of 
>>>>>>>>>> power to do
>>>>>>>>>> virtually anything right from their browser.  Furthermore you 
>>>>>>>>>> can control
>>>>>>>>>> who has access to your site as nearly all parts of Geeklog 
>>>>>>>>>> use role-based
>>>>>>>>>> security. Geeklog is run on sites that range from personal 
>>>>>>>>>> and family
>>>>>>>>>> web pages to organizational and corporate sites.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> How did Geeklog get started? Please describe its history. >
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Geeklog was originally developed for a site called Security 
>>>>>>>>>> Geeks in June
>>>>>>>>>> of 2000.  The original author, Jason Whittenburg, wrote it 
>>>>>>>>>> because he was
>>>>>>>>>> dissatisfied with the open source CMS offerings of the time 
>>>>>>>>>> because they
>>>>>>>>>> were either poorly coded, riddled with security holes or 
>>>>>>>>>> where just too
>>>>>>>>>> slow.  Sometime in 2000 I started using Geeklog to run Iowa 
>>>>>>>>>> Outdoors
>>>>>>>>>> (http://www.iowaoutdoors.org) and in 2001, when Jason decided 
>>>>>>>>>> it was time
>>>>>>>>>> to move on (mainly due to a job change), I picked up where he 
>>>>>>>>>> left off.
>>>>>>>>>> Over time we have seen our userbase grow dramatically, we now 
>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>> developers in 4 countries (U.S., Canada, Germany and 
>>>>>>>>>> Austrailia) and a
>>>>>>>>>> userbase that literally spans the globe.  I'm also happy to 
>>>>>>>>>> say that Jason
>>>>>>>>>> has recently joined the team again and is one of the lead 
>>>>>>>>>> developers on
>>>>>>>>>> the Geeklog version 2 effort!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What makes Geeklog different from other Weblog tools?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Well, the roots of Geeklog were to get around the performance 
>>>>>>>>>> and security
>>>>>>>>>> problems of the other open source offerings.  What I am 
>>>>>>>>>> learning now is
>>>>>>>>>> that our development team is truly unique.  We are a team, we 
>>>>>>>>>> all dictate
>>>>>>>>>> the direction of Geeklog.  Some of the other open source 
>>>>>>>>>> solutions are
>>>>>>>>>> primarly one person efforts and, as they say, 2 heads are 
>>>>>>>>>> better than 1
>>>>>>>>>> and 3 better than 2.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> One item of note is we are proud of the level of support that 
>>>>>>>>>> Geeklog
>>>>>>>>>> provides.  In additional to the traditional mailing lists, 
>>>>>>>>>> FAQ's and
>>>>>>>>>> websites, we offer real-time help via internet relay chat.  
>>>>>>>>>> Geeklog
>>>>>>>>>> developers all congregate in #geeklog on irc.freenode.net as 
>>>>>>>>>> do users and
>>>>>>>>>> that is a great place to get answers fast!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> How can users contribute to the Geeklog project?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Well the first thing to point out is that anyone can 
>>>>>>>>>> contribute.
>>>>>>>>>> Contributions can come in the form of bug reports, feature 
>>>>>>>>>> requests,
>>>>>>>>>> documentation, language translations or, even better, 
>>>>>>>>>> technical
>>>>>>>>>> contributes such as code or database-related items.  We still 
>>>>>>>>>> need help
>>>>>>>>>> in all areas but particularly in the areas of translations, 
>>>>>>>>>> testing and
>>>>>>>>>> documentation.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> As for code contributions, Geeklog has the concept of PHP 
>>>>>>>>>> blocks and
>>>>>>>>>> plugins.  Anybody can create a new PHP block (see our website 
>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>> examples) and submit it to us. Plugins allow third party 
>>>>>>>>>> developers to
>>>>>>>>>> build additional functionality (e.g. photo gallery) that is 
>>>>>>>>>> tightly
>>>>>>>>>> integrated with Geeklog's security and user system providing 
>>>>>>>>>> Geeklog to
>>>>>>>>>> meet any number of needs. All you need is an idea, the 
>>>>>>>>>> Geeklog Plugin API
>>>>>>>>>> documentation and sometime. Again, we'd encourage anybody 
>>>>>>>>>> interested in
>>>>>>>>>> helping to join our IRC channel and we can futher assist them
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What does the future hold for Geeklog?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> As I mentioned Geeklog 2 development is underway.  I hesitate 
>>>>>>>>>> to promise
>>>>>>>>>> too much at this point as many features are either in 
>>>>>>>>>> development or have
>>>>>>>>>> yet to be started but here are somethings you can expect to 
>>>>>>>>>> see from our
>>>>>>>>>> next generation software:
>>>>>>>>>> 1) 100% Object Oriented Design
>>>>>>>>>> 2) Database Independence: run Geeklog on MySQL, Microsoft SQL 
>>>>>>>>>> Server,
>>>>>>>>>> Oracle, Sybase or whatever you want.  As long as PEAR:DB 
>>>>>>>>>> supports it, so
>>>>>>>>>> will Geeklog
>>>>>>>>>> 3) Improved support for windows environments
>>>>>>>>>> 4) Flexible authentication and authorization library
>>>>>>>>>> 5) 100% modular allowing for ultimate flexibility
>>>>>>>>>> 6) Remote installation of modules: browse and install Geeklog 
>>>>>>>>>> modules
>>>>>>>>>> right from your own Geeklog installation via your browser
>>>>>>>>>> 7) Remote bug reporting:  if you find a bug you can report it 
>>>>>>>>>> from your
>>>>>>>>>> Geeklog installation to our centralized Geeklog bug tracking 
>>>>>>>>>> system
>>>>>>>>>> 8) Improved Internationalization
>>>>>>>>>> 9) Optional php-gtk administration interface: yes, administer 
>>>>>>>>>> your Geeklog
>>>>>>>>>> site via a traditional windowing environment instead of your 
>>>>>>>>>> browser
>>>>>>>>>> 10) Layout improvement: web designers will be able to control 
>>>>>>>>>> nearly every
>>>>>>>>>> aspect of our HTML without touching a single line of PHP
>>>>>>>>>> 11) Multiple Web Server Support: Got a big site? No problem!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>
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Sincerely,
Simon

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