Re: [cobalt-developers] Web Admin Front End

["Matt Overall" <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Surely you can just replace some of the forms/html rather than having to
rescript the whole thing?

I have no idea about Linux (which I think is going to be a MAJOR
disadvantage). But Surely you can just mirror Cobalt web pages but changing
the graphics for your own?

Regards,

Matt

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Sexton" <david.sexton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-developers] Web Admin Front End


> Hi,
>
> Matt Overall wrote:
> >
> > I wish to replace the cobalt admin front end with our own. Has anyone
else
> > done this, or is it so impossible that its best to stickwith theirs.
>
> I did this sort of thing almost immediately upon getting a RaQ2 (many
> months ago) and still haven't finished it off yet ! <g> I keep adding
> bits & bobs & now have a large library of ver specific scripts to manage
> the server (most of 'em aren't plugged into the UI). I'm thinking about
> doing a complete rewrite <ooer>.
>
> It's not impossible .. you just need to know how to configure
> everything peoperly yourself. If you know, for instance, exactly what is
> involved in manually setting up a new Apache virtual server, then you
> will have a good idea how to script it. Put that script into a CGI et.
> voila!
>
> If you're not all that confident in how to properly configure
> everything you want (apache, ftp, mail, users etc.) then don't even
> think about writing your own UI.
>
> You need to be sure of exactly how you want things to work and what you
> want to do with it. You may also have the added problem of migrating
> data from Cobalt's UI. It is not something to be entered into lightly,
> but there are many situations where the Cobalt UI won't do & you have to
> roll your own.
>
> That said, there are a few web based UI projects out there which you
> might want to check out. 'webmin' is the only one that springs to mind
> but there are others (take a look on freshmeat).
>
> Sorry, I'm rambling ;)
>
> Dave
>
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