about my systems; first post

Created by Scott Crevier (St. Norbert College) on July 11, 2005

I'm the web developer here at St. Norbert College. This being the first post to my blog, I figure I'll briefly explain what we're running here.

We're a LAMP shop. We tend to stay away from Microsoft if at all possible, and we embrace open source solutions. Specifically, I'm running two web servers with a third on its way. Our main web site is on SUSE Linux Enterprise v8.1, with Apache v1.3. All of my CGI programming is in Perl, with MySQL where appropriate. I'm also running PHP, but haven't had a need to implement any solutions written in PHP yet.

I'm in the middle of implementing ContentXML, a web-based commercial application that allows departments on campus to maintain their own web content. I've got to have our Alumni and Admissions departments live on the system this summer. I've got ContentXML running on SUSE Linux Enterprise v9, and it's goin well so far. Should have live users on within the next week or two.

I plan to use my blog to post happenings and experiences in my campus work life. Perhaps I can be of help to others who have similar systems. And perhaps I can occassionally learn from those who have crossed these bridges before me.

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Re: about my systems; first post

Submitted by Kyle Johnson (SUNY Institute of Technology) on July 11, 2005 - 10:05pm.

We're using ContentXML here as well. Interesting system. From the technical side it's not everything I had hoped it would be, but the end users have been very happy with the ease of maintenance. Getting our PHP stuff integrated has been a real bear though.

Re: about my systems; first post

Submitted by Scott Crevier (St. Norbert College) on July 12, 2005 - 12:18am.

Good to "meet" you Kyle. I'm liking ContentXML more and more. We had a tough time getting off the ground, but it's coming along well. Just upgraded to v3.5 yesterday.

The strongest feature of the system is that it's EXTREMELY flexible. But unfortunately, those flexibilities also make the learning curve that much steeper. It takes a while to learn all the terminology and how things are connected.

My next major step is to get non-techie users on the system. That should be interesting. Hopefully ours will like it as much as yours.

		about my systems; first post Created by Scott Crevier (St. Norbert College) on July 11, 2005 I'm the web developer here at St. Norbert College. This being the first post to my blog, I figure I'll briefly explain what we're running here. We're a LAMP shop. We tend to stay away from Microsoft if at all possible, and we embrace open source solutions. Specifically, I'm running two web servers with a third on its way. Our main web site is on SUSE Linux Enterprise v8.1, with Apache v1.3. All of my CGI programming is in Perl, with MySQL where appropriate. I'm also running PHP, but haven't had a need to implement any solutions written in PHP yet. I'm in the middle of implementing ContentXML, a web-based commercial application that allows departments on campus to maintain their own web content. I've got to have our Alumni and Admissions departments live on the system this summer. I've got ContentXML running on SUSE Linux Enterprise v9, and it's goin well so far. Should have live users on within the next week or two. I plan to use my blog to post happenings and experiences in my campus work life. Perhaps I can be of help to others who have similar systems. And perhaps I can occassionally learn from those who have crossed these bridges before me. Blog (WebLog) \| Comments \| Databases \| Linux \| Open Source \| Web Content Management \| Web Servers Scott's blog Login or register to post comments 3759 reads Re: about my systems; first post Submitted by Kyle Johnson (SUNY Institute of Technology) on July 11, 2005 - 10:05pm. We're using ContentXML here as well. Interesting system. From the technical side it's not everything I had hoped it would be, but the end users have been very happy with the ease of maintenance. Getting our PHP stuff integrated has been a real bear though. Login or register to post comments Re: about my systems; first post Submitted by Scott Crevier (St. Norbert College) on July 12, 2005 - 12:18am. Good to "meet" you Kyle. I'm liking ContentXML more and more. We had a tough time getting off the ground, but it's coming along well. Just upgraded to v3.5 yesterday. The strongest feature of the system is that it's EXTREMELY flexible. But unfortunately, those flexibilities also make the learning curve that much steeper. It takes a while to learn all the terminology and how things are connected. My next major step is to get non-techie users on the system. That should be interesting. Hopefully ours will like it as much as yours. Login or register to post comments
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