[geeklog-devel] Re: Install Issues

Tue Jan 7 11:53:20 EST 2003

I meant shell access to an example where it isn't working.  Obviously we 
already have our site, www.geeklog.net, working. Actually that is a good 
idea, you may want to have your developers compare our installation with 
theirs.

--Tony

 On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, patrinos wrote:

> 
> Your QuickServe already comes with shell access.
> 
> That's great news about the install script. We'd be happy to beta test it
> for you!
> 
> Let me know how it goes.
> 
> Thanks,
> Rachel
> 
> On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, Tony Bibbs wrote:
> 
> > Hrm.  Not sure what the problem is then.  If there is any way to work out
> > shell access so we can poke around that would be great...otherwise I don't
> > think we can help troubleshoot it much further.  If one of your developers
> > wants to contact me directly I'd be happy to assist.
> >
> > As for an install script.  Jason Whittenburg, the original GL author who
> > has rejoined the team, has been working on a PHP shell script that can
> > facilitate this and he is nearly done.  We will have an internal test
> > cycle on that and once it's working to our satisfaction we'll send it over
> > for you folks to try.
> >
> > All this sound OK?
> >
> > --Tony
> >
> >  On Tue, 7 Jan 2003,
> > patrinos wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > No, I just checked and the trailing slash is there.
> > >
> > > Our programmers confirmed for me that the web server can read the file,
> > > too.
> > >
> > > As far as making the program simpler to install, do you think you could
> > > write a perl script that helps you set up config.php?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rachel
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Simon Lord wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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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> > > > >
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > > Simon
> > > >
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