[FM Discuss] php challenge

[adam]

On Thu, 2010-04-22 at 15:47 +1000, andycat wrote: 
> PHP ?! Thats the visual basic of the linux world. Please, i thought we
> were self-respecting geeks around here. :-)
> 

hehe...well, i thought its the most commonly installed scripting
language isnt it?

> 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.

yep

> The basic login means it contacts the FlossManual's booki install and
> authenticates the user.

nono...its a local login to stop anyone from using the script on the
server its installed on

> The "books" directory is then, a directory on their own server.
> 

yes

> 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.

that would be cool, except...what i was after was something like this:
lets think of a fictional booki user, for this example we'll just call
him 'adam'. adam likes to publish material on free software. he doesnt
care who writes it, but likes to put all the finished content he can
find in one place. he also likes it to be under a single domain and he
likes it to look the same. 

so, adam installs the 'booki publisher' script. with the publisher
script adam enters the info for a number of books he knows exist on the
booki.cc server and a couple he knows that exist on the booki.fsf.org
server...or some such...

with the booki publisher adam sets a default template for the books. he
then presses 'publish' for each one and the script sends the info to
objavi.flossmanuals.net and returns a zip that is then unzipped in the
'books/' dir on the server he is working on...adam manuallly links ot
these from the home page for the site he admins

later when the clever people at floss manuals release 'booki publisher
0.2' adam can also provide a category for each book and make a template
for the front page of his site...the books are then published and all
the links auto generated under the correct categories and included in
the templated front page

...

then adams friend mr fuzz wants to write publish just manuals on video
and free software. he installs the 'booki publisher' and does the same
thing...

0.3 includes stats ;)


adam





> 
> 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.
> >
> > 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 
> >
> > that is it for 0.1 ...there is more to be added (like some objavi
> > parameters that can be added as fields later)...
> >
> > any takers?
> >
> > (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!)
> >
> > :)
> >
> > adam
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   
> 
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