I can set up an account for you to play with if you like . If you have a domain name you're not using you could even set up a working site on it to play with and see how it all works
Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month On 3/30/06, Steve Milburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to come up with a project for a class I am taking, and thought > starting up a fictitious ColdFusion ISP company might be something fun > and a good learning experience. I've written a fair amount of CF code, > but everything I have done is hosted on our own servers for our > intranet. I have never used a CF ISP, or seen what type of control > panel (other than a few demos on some web sites) a typical CF ISP may > have at their disposal and their customers disposal. > > I was thinking about developing my own control panel that administrators > and customers can use, implementing database and web site security, > etc. I would like to offer MS SQL and Access databases, and Windows > servers. > > Since I am not familiar with CF hosting in this manner, I was hoping to > get some ideas from people on this list of what types of things I would > need to implement to reasonably accomplish this and create a pretty good > project. Here are some things I have so far: > > _Administrator Tasks (accomplished through a control panel) > _- Create customers & user accounts > - Disk space management > - Database and folder security (keeping customers db and web site > folders private from other customers) > > > _Customers Tasks (accomplished through a control panel) > _- Create, modify databases and dsn's > - Schedule tasks > - Database backup schedules > > I realize there are dozens of options I could do, but I would be > interested in getting opinions on what are considered REQUIRED services > provided by a CF ISP to its customers. In particular, what type of > options should be available to a client through a control panel. > > Thank for any advice. > --- > --- > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:236511 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
