Re: [cobalt-users] FrontPage reinstall

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 18:29:39 -0800
> From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Front Page "extensions" aren't really extensions.  They include
> patches directly to Apache, as I recall (only did it manually
> once).

FP extensions are a collection of binary CGIs.  FP communicates
with the server via these CGIs.  The Ap patches couple the
extensions more tightly... sort of like PHP as a module vs. a
plain interpretter.  One can run unpatched Ap with FP extensions.

That said, however, it's better to run the patch.  Without, one
cannot create subwebs remotely, and permissions require a bit of
extra attention.

IIRC, there's an aftermarket Ap patch, too.  Try searching
modules.apache.org for more info.

> Might be easiest to save everything using CMU, wipe and restore
> using the CD-ROM, and restore using CMU.

Yes.  The instructions for installing FP extensions stink.  The
procedure is a bit hairy.  It's actually been a while since I had
to do it, but my recollection is that it was rather error-prone.

Backing up and restoring your server is indeed probably easier,
unless you've installed FP extensions a few times to "get the
feel" of it.

I don't want to scare anyone off from trying it, but I don't want
people to screw up their production machines, either.

Patching Ap is easy.  (Then again, I frequently hack and modify
it, write modules, etc., so I'm biased.)  Installing FPE by
following instructions is mildly unpleasant.


Eddy

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