Quick site setup

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Setup the file server first

On Devsys2 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
      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