[phpesp-dev] Configuration Simplified

[Stephen L. Jr. <sla...@uc...>]

Hey all, I have been messing with phpesp for a few days now and I have a 
suggestion.

I would like to see the developers work on getting the configuration of 
this program simplified. Most, if not all of the other php scripts I 
frequently install (phpwebsite,phpweblog,etc..) have a config.inc or 
something similar that contains all the necessary configuration 
variables (paths, names, URL's, email addresses, options, etc.).

The reason for this is two fold:

1) I was able to successfully install this package to my public_html 
folder for testing, but now that I am ready to roll this baby out, I am 
having problems placing it into my web server. I think I must have made 
some sort of typo or something in one of the files I had to change to 
update all of the paths. Having one variable ($base_path) or something, 
in one file, would have helped me a lot when relocating this program to 
a different server.

2) I think the installation is much more complex than necessary. It is 
unusual to install a program of this nature and have to make 
configuration changes to 5 different files. Especially when the majority 
of those changes are all the same variable (phpESP.ini path).

I really like this package, it is just what we needed around here. And I 
can hopefully contribute in the future with some of the features my 
users are requesting. But, I am at the moment spending time fighting the 
configuration.

So, I was just wondering if any of the developers feel the same way I 
do, or maybe are already working on a slicker configuration. If not, I 
could begin the task, and submit some changes to the project as I make 
them to my installation.

-- 
Stephen Lawrence Jr. - Programmer
sla...@uc...
California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System, UC Davis 
(530)-752-4614