This has been discussed several times on the devel and general lists.
Take a look back in the archives(if they are up). James even has the
beginnings of an install script, which is probably the best way to
handle the config. file problem. If you can't find it in the list
archives, I can forward it along to you.
On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 01:20:36PM -0700, Stephen Lawrence Jr. wrote:
> 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.
>
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