Re: [cobalt-developers] [NT] Cobalt Administrative

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Hi Gang:) I'm fairly new to hosting on a Raq4i. I bailed on
the Celeron w/Webmin  as it was not very intuitive. The
Administrative controls are great by comparison. I can do more
then ever. But they lack more in-depth instruction to advance.
That's why I joined the list.

It's so refreshing in the rare cases when I find sites offering
basic guidance that also anticipate and predict questions.
This stuff is far to complex and ever evolving for the
instruction of "music theory". I just want to memorize what
keys to play to "play that song".

Sometimes I find and read sites for hours to learn what could
of been told in a single sentence. It's very frustrating. I like the
"To Do This -Do This" solutions. Then offer a brief "why this is so"
or go off on a MIT rant of complexities for those who want to drown
into it. I added a Date/Date to my site today and it was "Miller Time"
and time to give my eyes a break form this screen.

Anywho, it's not a perfect world. Cobalt's PDF Manual is too much
useless complex info and the little (?) question marks in the control
panel offer to little in the form of a "one liner".

So.....If any can suggest any clear, clean cut "Cobalt for Dummies"
sites, I'd be most appreciated. Also, control panel aside...Does anyone
know sites that explain file storage, perhaps w/charts and what
"goes on" where? Like "Var", Spool, Lib etc... I need to set up another
site with a Mysql database on this same server. (Because there is room)
and don't want it to effect my current site. Is Pkgmaster the solution?
Or can databases be easily separated without 3rd. party software as they
seem to conflict with patch updates.

I'd love to compile a list of practical sites on programming for us who
are building "half in the dark" because we don't have 10 years to learn
"everything". Just what's needed to operate till some coin is coming
in to hire the pros! Programmers want major bucks to expand
and maintain our site and launch the others. I gotta do some myself. Or
even just spoon feeding so we can learn to the basics so the complex
becomes easier. "Jump start instructions".
More then little, less then overwhelming...

internal server file layout for dummies
chmod for dummies
security for dummies
databases for dummies
server clocks for dummies (cron?)
Stuff like that...

Site suggestions most welcome. Thanx:)

-John

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