Multiple site deployment
The project I'm doing will be deployed to several intranet sites. I'm developing content and logic in dtml plus a few external methods. Each site deployment will be customized. The customization is simple: basically changing the standard_html_header, smtp server name, and things like that. Dealing with software updates can be somewhat of a problem since I'll have to recustomize every data.fs before deployment? How are other developers handling this kind of customization problems? The Directory View from CMF looks to be useful in storing some of the customized dtml in the file system. I've tried ExtFile but it doesn't have external dtml documents. Has anyone used zope with configuration files before? Chui
Chui Tey wrote:
How are other developers handling this kind of customization problems? The Directory View from CMF looks to be useful in storing some of the customized dtml in the file system. I've tried ExtFile but it doesn't have external dtml documents.
Has anyone used zope with configuration files before?
I use properties of folders and DTML Documents for those things that need to be customized. If you personally must setup all of the customizations (there maybe an easier way?) I would use DTML Document properties and export a set for each site. If someone at the site could do it, just write up some docs on where to find the proerties in the management interface. HTH, -- Tim Cook, President - FreePM,Inc. http://www.FreePM.com Office: (901) 884-4126 ONLINE DEMO: http://www.freepm.org:8080/FreePM
one good way to use the same kinds of customizations on several zope or CMF-instances would be to put them into an external method. when the site is brought up for the first time you run that external method and it does all customizations in one step as opposed to going through and doing it all "by hand". jens on 4/1/01 18:14, Chui Tey at teyc@cognoware.com wrote:
The project I'm doing will be deployed to several intranet sites. I'm developing content and logic in dtml plus a few external methods. Each site deployment will be customized. The customization is simple: basically changing the standard_html_header, smtp server name, and things like that.
Dealing with software updates can be somewhat of a problem since I'll have to recustomize every data.fs before deployment?
How are other developers handling this kind of customization problems? The Directory View from CMF looks to be useful in storing some of the customized dtml in the file system. I've tried ExtFile but it doesn't have external dtml documents.
Has anyone used zope with configuration files before?
Chui
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