Re: [webmin-l] Variable/parameter reference for VM 3.68and externalscripts

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 29/Apr/2009 15:14 Joaquim Homrighausen wrote ..
> Hmm.. I'm missing something no doubt :-)
> 
> I have a skeleton directory specified for a given VM server template.
> 
> If I click on help for the variable substitution option, I read:
> 
> "Substitute variables in contents?
> When this option is enabled, any files copied from the skeleton 
> directory above will have variables like ${DOM}, ${USER}, ${IP} and so 
> on replaced by the domain name, username and IP respectively."
> 
> I take this to mean that Webmin will actually scan the copied files for 
> any "macros" and replace them with their respective content if any. Is 
> that not correct?
> 
> I put the following in a .php file that's located in the skeleton directory:
> 
> $dbuser = '${USER}';
> $dbpass = '${PASS}';
> 
> But after the VM configuration/setup is done for a new site, the copied 
> files (in the target directory structure) still contain the same, 
> unsubstituted variables.

Yes, that should work .. at least, it does for me.
Do substitutions work for .html files?

 - Jamie