Difference between revisions of "Quick site setup"

Revision as of 10:25, 7 September 2011

Setup the file server first

On dev52 from a terminal window:

Change to the server directory

cd /var/www/server

Export the quicksite base files into your new site

svn export http://cvs2/svn/dev/www.quicksite.com www.newsite.com

Change into your new site

cd www.newsite.com

run "phing" which will ask you questions and guide you through site setup

phing setup

1. Most questions will contain a default answer that can be inserted by pressing Enter / Return without typing any characters
2. Y / N questions must be answered with either a capital Y or capital N
3. New File server accounts can be setup on the File Server here
   1. Be sure to fill in all necessary fields
      1. Owner Name
      2. Owner Id
      3. Owner Access Password - Strong Password Generator Remember to UNCHECK use of special characters
      4. You must set up an account with the same credentials that you used when setting up the quicksite
4. database names are usually simplified versions of urls ie:
   1. www.greensideup.com => greensideup
   2. www.wmta.org => wmta

Deploy on web server

For now ask Steve to do it