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--- build:cms [2007/08/20 19:53]
24.207.253.154 Add sh-bang line to cron script. (CMB)
+++ build:cms [2008/01/08 19:23] (current)
206.197.251.51 Add some requirements, move the requirements section to the top. (CMB)
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-====== Drupal ======
+====== Requirements ======
-[[http://drupal.org | Drupal]] is a popular Content Management System (CMS). It is used to handle web sites that include various components of functionality.
-We chose Drupal after considering a few other CMSes. We tried installing and using a few others, and came to the conclusion that Drupal is the most flexible, and comes closest to meeting our requirements.
-We <del>considered</del> tried using a pre-release version of Drupal 6, but had to revert to Drupal 5. Even though Drupal 6 is in code freeze and is set to be released in a few months, very few modules and themes have support for it yet.
-===== Requirements =====
+These are the must-have requirements for a CMS:
-We evaluated several CMS packages to see which one best meets our needs.
-We used the following criteria:
   * Must be Open Source / Free Software
     * Active community, so we know it'll be well supported into the future
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     * Packages like Plone and PHP-Nuke pretty much fail in this respect
     * Most Wikis fail in this respect
-  * Editing a page is moderately easy, using wiki-like syntax or a WYSIWYG
+  * Editing a page is moderately easy, using WYSIWYG or wiki-like syntax
     * We don't want to have to edit raw HTML, but would like the ability to
   * Accounts/ACLs limit who can edit pages, on a per-directory basis
     * Different groups of people will have different access rights
-    * Flexible authentication (LDAP, passwd, MySQL, etc.)
+    * Flexible authentication (LDAP, MySQL, etc.)
   * URLs look like URLs of a "normal" web site
     * Allows us to mirror the structure of our existing web site
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     * XHTML isn't necessary; valid HTML 4.01 would suffice
   * Not too hard to install or customize
-    * PHP or Perl (mod_perl) preferred
+    * PHP preferred
     * Nothing more complex storage-wise than MySQL or PostgreSQL
-    * Java-based systems are probably too hard to use
+    * Java-based systems are probably too hard to set up
     * Zope is difficult to get working right
+    * Drupal took too much configuration
   * Expandable, so we can add non-static pages later
     * We'll probably want to add things such as a calendar of events, polls, etc.
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 Other things that would be nice:
-  * Site statistics
+  * Calendar of events
+  * News
   * RSS feeds
   * Per-user configuration
+  * Site statistics
   * Integration with MailMan
   * Forums
     * Especially if the forums have bi-directional gateway with MailMan lists
+====== Drupal ======
+[[http://drupal.org | Drupal]] is a popular Content Management System (CMS). It is used to handle web sites that include various components of functionality.
+We chose Drupal after considering a few other CMSes. We tried installing and using a few others, and came to the conclusion that Drupal is the most flexible, and comes closest to meeting our requirements.
+We <del>considered</del> tried using a pre-release version of Drupal 6, but had to revert to Drupal 5. Even though Drupal 6 is in code freeze and is set to be released in a few months, very few modules and themes have support for it yet.
 ===== Pre-Requisites =====
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   * PHP (4.3.3+ or 5.x)
   * MySQL (4.1 or higher)
 ===== Installation =====
 Download Drupal:
 <code bash>
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 Create MySQL database (replace $DRUPAL_MYSQL_USER with the real username, and $DRUPAL_MYSQL_PWD with the real password):
 <code rootshell>
-mysql
+database='drupal'
-  CREATE DATABASE drupal;
+user="$DRUPAL_MYSQL_USER"
+password="$DRUPAL_MYSQL_PWD"
+mysql <<-EOF
+  CREATE DATABASE $database DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
   GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, INDEX, ALTER, CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES, LOCK TABLES
-    ON drupal.* TO '$DRUPAL_MYSQL_USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$DRUPAL_MYSQL_PWD';
+    ON $database.* TO '$user'@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '$password';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
-  \q
+EOF
+mysqladmin reload
 </code>
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 /etc/cron.hourly/drupal
 </code>
+==== Modules ====
+Download the add-on modules that you'd like to use.
+<code bash>
+cd current/modules
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/gallery-5.x-1.0.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/calendar-5.x-1.5.tar.gz # requires Views and Date modules
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/cck-5.x-1.6-1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/views-5.x-1.6.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/date-5.x-1.6.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/jstools-5.x-0.8.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/tinymce-5.x-1.9.tar.gz # have to download TinyMCE itself manually
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/fckeditor-5.x-1.3-beta.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/htmlarea-5.x-2.0.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/widgeditor-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/wymeditor-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/linktocontent-5.x-1.6.tar.gz # TinyMCE extension
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/easylink-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz # drop-down for TinyMCE links
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/easylists-5.x-0.1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/footnotes-5.x-1.2.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/marksmarty-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz # MarkDown plus SmartyPants
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/textile-5.x-2.1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/texy-5.x-3.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/pearwiki_filter-5.x-1.1.tar.gz # requires PEAR Text_Wiki
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/bueditor-5.x-1.0.tar.gz # customizable editor
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/admin_message-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/decisions-5.x-1.0.tar.gz # voting for decision-making, see also http://drupal.org/project/advpoll
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/editablefields-5.x-1.0.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/default_filter-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/formdefaults-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/smartypants-5.x-1.0.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/typogrify-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz # includes SmartyPants plus other similar goodies
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/smileys-5.x-1.2-beta.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/codefilter-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/cck_button-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/fivestar-5.x-1.7.tar.gz # requires VotingAPI
+</code>
+Unpack the modules, and remove the tarballs.
+<code bash>
+ls -1 *.tar.gz | xargs -L1 tar xfz
+rm *.tar.gz
+cd ../..
+</code>
+==== Themes ====
+Download the add-on themes that you'd like to make available.
+<code bash>
+cd current/themes
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/abac-5.x-1.4.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/aberdeen-5.x-1.7.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/activesigns-4.7.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz # based on SpreadFirefox, 4.7
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/Aeon5-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/andreas01-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/antique_modern-5.x-1.2.tar.gz # no left sidebar
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/base-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz # good base for new themes
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/cms-theme-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/combustion-5.x-1.0.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/danger4k-5.x-1.1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/deco-6.x-1.0.tar.gz # Drupal 6
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/dreamy-5.x-1.3.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/fancy-5.x-1.0.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/fern-4.7.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/glossyblue-5.x-1.0.tar.gz # no left sidebar, SpreadFirefox derivative?
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/golden_hour-5.x-2.2.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/litejazz-5.x-1.1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/lumen-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz # good base, lots of classes, jQuery
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/multiflex37-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/MyDrupal_Impact-5.x-1.4.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/MyDrupal_Universal-5.x-1.1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/nautica09-5.x-1.2.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/newsportal-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/newsportal02-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/niftyCorners-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz # looks like SpreadFirefox some
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/ocadia-5.x-1.0-1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/Pleroma-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/purple_beauty-5.x-1.1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/scribbish-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/SEOposition-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/sharepoint-like-5.x-1.0.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/SHINOBI-5.x-1.3.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/sib-5.x-1.1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/sinatra-5.x-1.0-1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/soccer-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/spreadfirefox-5.x-0.1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/spring_bloom-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/sweethome-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/sympal_theme-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/terrafirma_theme-5.x-1.3.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/greenhouse-5.x-1.1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/treedesert-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/ubiquity-5.x-0.11.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/wall-5.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/webchick-5.x-1.1.tar.gz
+wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/zen-5.x-0.6.tar.gz # good base
+wget http://www.minimalistic-design.net/minimalistic.zip
+</code>
+Unpack the themes and remove the tarballs.
+<code bash>
+ls -1 *.tar.gz | xargs -L1 tar xfz
+unzip *.zip
+rm *.tar.gz *.zip
+cd ../..
+</code>

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