Evan Prodromou wrote: > On Wed, 2008-10-01 at 17:58 -0400, Robert Johnson wrote: >> 1. There was an GUI installer that could run on Linux / Mac / Windows >> desktop that would help the user configure the software. >> 2. There was a command line server installer that would install the >> software. >> 3. If in the future there was a online Web based build system that >> could be used to configure a custom application >> Am I on the right track ? > > That last one seems the most reasonable. I'd recommend checking out > MediaWiki's installation script, and WordPress's. > > We could have an install.php in the main dir which checks to see if > config.php exists yet. If it does, install.php just re-directs to the > public timeline. If it doesn't, it shows a very simple form that asks > for: > > * database type (mysql or postgresql) > * database host (default to localhost) > * database name (default to "laconica") > * database user > * database password > * site name > > It would then set up the config.php with the basic configuration vars, > and initializes the database. > > It should probably also check for pre-requisites and give links to > ones that aren't installed on the server already. > > How does that sound?
That sounds like a good start. Maybe also offer the option to configure the XMPP section. Sort of an "advanced" setup option? I'd be willing to help out on this Robert if your interested. -Matt _______________________________________________ Laconica-dev mailing list [email protected] http://mail.laconi.ca/mailman/listinfo/laconica-dev
