Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP] Web Application Installation

[Michael Cummings <mcummings@gentoo.org>]

To chime in...

On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 11:16:15PM +0100, Stuart Herbert wrote:
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> On Monday 04 August 2003 6:11 pm, Max Kalika wrote:
> > Good morning!
> 
> Evening, Max.
> 
> > See, I don't think that running two (or more) copies of an application is
> > supporting virtual hosts.  Upgrading all the files is a pain.  Why not have
> > one installation of the core files and multiple installations of the config
> > files?  This is, of course, very application specific -- most of them will
> > still need database upgrades, but that has to be done by the sysadmin.
> 
> Because that won't quite work, unless the app is aware of virtual hosting - 
> and many (if not most) aren't.  Think about it.
> 
> Here's an example.  Imagine hosting (oh, I don't know) www.iammax.com and 
> www.maxisgreat.com on the same physical box.  Document roots for each are 
> /var/www/<host>/public_html/ for arguments sake.
> 
> Now imagine running phpBB on both domains, to provide separate forums.  As far 
To take this one step further, where I work we host about 300+ domains plus
subdomains. We may install an app but expect to be able to customize the
interface for each customer - so I have to side with Stu on this one.


> * /usr/webapps/<app-name> as the main directory.  
> * /usr/webapps/<app-name>/public_html/ for files served by the web server
> * /usr/webapps/<app-name>/cgi-bin/ for CGI-BIN files
> * /etc/webapps/<app-name>/ to hold the box-default config files
> * <app-name> is ${PN} for non-slotted packages
> * <app-name> is ${P} for slotted packages


for what it's worth, i like this break out as well


Just wanted to add another voice to the fray - another lurker stepping
forward
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