[FM Discuss] php challenge

[andycat]

PHP ?! Thats the visual basic of the linux world. Please, i thought we
were self-respecting geeks around here. :-)

Anyway, there is a few assumptions I guess you havent spelt out here,
which are motivating this request.

You want a server-side script that somebody installs on their own
server, not FlossManuals servers.
The basic login means it contacts the FlossManual's booki install and
authenticates the user.
The "books" directory is then, a directory on their own server.

Is that correct? You could do it in any language of course, and if you
dont care about the "books" directory,
it can be completely HTML+JavaScript (ie jQuery doing the AJAX), so no
need even to install it. You could run it from a local file in your web
browser.

Andy

adam hyde wrote:
> ok...any php-ers out there? i was thinking....we need a basic script
> that can be used as a publisher by anyone that is developing a book in
> booki.
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> the php script would need to do the following:
> * have a basic login
> * when logged in the user can enter the url for a booki book into a
> field.
> * the user presses 'publish'
> * the script then requests that manual from objavi (I can provide the
> url syntax), just use a dummy url for now. Objavi will return a zip file
> * the script unzips this file into a books/ directory 
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> that is it for 0.1 ...there is more to be added (like some objavi
> parameters that can be added as fields later)...
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> any takers?
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> (i have to admit this is an idea doug already had that i laughed out of
> the room...eieieieiei....at least i saw the wisdom even if late!)
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> :)
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