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| Hi all,
I manage a Debian/etch server, with many services, and I have some questions.
I use this server for a new web gallery project, so I use a forum for the users, a wiki for project description, mantis
for bug tracking, etc.
The problem is I don't understand the logic behind the repartition of web projects on the Linux filesystem. For
instance, if I want to install the wiki dokuwiki on debian :
- The configurations files goes in the /etc folder : ok, I understand the logic.
- The data files goes in the /var/lib/dokuwiki : ok, I understand the logic.
- The code and the invariant data goes in the /usr/share/dokuwiki : ok, I understand the logic.
But, I see that this organisation has many problems :
- This is absolutely incompatible with the chroot mod in apache, because apache will not be able to read 3 different
roots. Unless soft links in a chroot jail can point to the external of the chroot, but I doubt.
- It's impossible to use more than one wiki, because all the data are stored in the same folder (/var/lib/...)
So, the solution I have found is to download a dokuwiki archive from the official website, and extract in the folder of
my choice. The disadvantages are that I have now to survey for upgrade and install them by hand...
Anyone see another solution, that can be properly used on Debian, using is marvellous apt tools ?
Thanks, @ndre.
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| s. keeling 2007-06-24, 7:14 pm |
| andre <andrerodier@free.fr>:
>
> I manage a Debian/etch server, with many services, and I have some
> questions.
>
> I use this server for a new web gallery project, so I use a forum
> for the users, a wiki for project description, mantis for bug
> tracking, etc.
>
> The problem is I don't understand the logic behind the repartition
> of web projects on the Linux filesystem. For instance, if I want to
> install the wiki dokuwiki on debian :
> [snip]
> But, I see that this organisation has many problems :
>
> - This is absolutely incompatible with the chroot mod in apache,
> because apache will not be able to read 3 different roots. Unless
> soft links in a chroot jail can point to the external of the
> chroot, but I doubt.
I'm no web gawd (I've tried to avoid it), but this doesn't sound right
to me. Perhaps the chroot idea fouls it up, but apache can serve up
many sites from the same box.
> - It's impossible to use more than one wiki, because all the data
> are stored in the same folder (/var/lib/...)
No comment. Never done wiki config.
> Anyone see another solution, that can be properly used on Debian,
> using is marvellous apt tools ?
It sounds to me like you're talking about VPN a la Ensim. I've no
idea if there's a free corollary.
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