Re: Automated Production of Web Pages
I have been asked to come up with an automated way of producing web pages. Specifically, this is for mrtg but it really doesn't matter. The idea is that there are many pages which are identical except for different names and a couple of other items such as whether the page represents a system that is actively being polled or was being polled at one time but is now here for archival purposes, that sort of thing. sed is great for your needs. If not enough - simply write bash script. HTML is purely text format, so generating it with unix tools is simple. Is there any open-source platform which makes this especially quick and easy? Of course, as one who likes to script Yes. all standard unix tools. bash, sed, perl, awk, 100th of others. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Automated Production of Web Pages
In response to Martin McCormick mar...@dc.cis.okstate.edu: I have been asked to come up with an automated way of producing web pages. Specifically, this is for mrtg but it really doesn't matter. The idea is that there are many pages which are identical except for different names and a couple of other items such as whether the page represents a system that is actively being polled or was being polled at one time but is now here for archival purposes, that sort of thing. This needs to be some sort of script application so we can feed it automatically and not have to manually build each page. Is there any open-source platform which makes this especially quick and easy? Of course, as one who likes to script repetitive tasks, I can attest to the fact that that first script is murder at times but the time you spent building it is payed back the next time when it runs automatically at 3 A.M. and only took 15 seconds to run. That's why I love Unix. So, are there php-based or other packages that help automate this process? routers2 may fit your need: http://www.steveshipway.org/software/ -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Automated Production of Web Pages
On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:55:41 -0500, Martin McCormick mar...@dc.cis.okstate.edu wrote: This needs to be some sort of script application so we can feed it automatically and not have to manually build each page. Is there any open-source platform which makes this especially quick and easy? I've found that a source file from : separated valus serves well for the (sometimes changed and appended) source data, and a Makefile that does everything else. From this Makefile, I simply first call a preamble HTML file, then a simple awk script that adds the data lines, sourced by the CSV file, in HTML format, and finally a HTML file with the rest of the page. The command make install would then automatically upload it. Of course, as one who likes to script repetitive tasks, I can attest to the fact that that first script is murder at times but the time you spent building it is payed back the next time when it runs automatically at 3 A.M. and only took 15 seconds to run. Really, it's not a big deal, no murder at times. The easiest way is you start with one HTML file that represents what you want to have in the end, then cut it into three parts (the preamble, the changing part, the footer) and the replace the changing part by a script. Well, you can even (ab)use cpp for this. HTMLPP=cpp -C -P -traditional The advantage is that you have separated parts for everything. The preamble file changes the look of the page, e. g. via CSS. The CSV database contains the changing data, and the awk script contains the description how the data should be displayed. This separation makes it very easy if you want to change of of the different aspects I mentioned. So, are there php-based or other packages that help automate this process? Forgive my polite disagreement, but according to your description which sounds to describe a relatively easy problem, PHP looks like really too much, too big for this job. (I don't use PHP very often, so my opinion might not be the best one to rely on.) That's why I love Unix. If you love UNIX, why not following its philosophy? Keep the thing simple. Make one solution that solves the problem best, nothing more, nothing less. As you said, it may take some time to get it running, but when it runs, it will run nearly forever. -- Polytropon From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Automated Production of Web Pages
HTMLPP=cpp -C -P -traditional actually it's the way i make webpages. automate this process? Forgive my polite disagreement, but according to your description which sounds to describe a relatively easy problem, PHP looks like really too much, too big for this job. (I don't use PHP very often, so my opinion might not be the best one to rely on.) PHP is popular, and like most popular things isn't very good. Maybe it's easy for some people (for me - not much), and fits someone's needs, it could be used but as PREPROCESSOR. There is no sense to generate webpage every time someone watch it, unless it's contents changes every time someone watch it. PHP interpreter can be called from command line, and output HTML to file like that php -f file.php file.html This can be done from cron for example. It's not more efficient way, but more secure - there is no fear someone abuse any bugs in PHP code. PHP support in web server can be not loaded at all. That's why I love Unix. If you love UNIX, why not following its philosophy? Keep the thing simple. Make one solution that solves the problem best, nothing more, nothing less. As you said, it may take some time to get it running, but when it runs, it will run nearly forever. I have my things going exactly that way - because - as you say - i keep things simple. No modern tools with it's unneeded overcomplexity. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
