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Turbonutter... Is it possible to build a totally web-based web server administration system for *nix?
I'm talking... Adding new domains, adding e-mail accounts, ftp login rights? Things like that?
I have seen some of these "web-administration" tools which you get when you have a site hosted by someone, they say you can administer your own accounts and stuff, but the design is awfull, and the one I have (NT based) is godawfull.
Do you think there is a market for supplying a *nix server, fully configured for web & mail hosting, but with a web-based admin client?
This would be for people who would maybe like to own and operate a server for hosting sites and stuff like that, but who don't have the time or energy to actually learn PERL or all the *nix SU commands, or to edit all those domain files and MX files and such like.
I'm talking... Adding new domains, adding e-mail accounts, ftp login rights? Things like that?
I have seen some of these "web-administration" tools which you get when you have a site hosted by someone, they say you can administer your own accounts and stuff, but the design is awfull, and the one I have (NT based) is godawfull.
Do you think there is a market for supplying a *nix server, fully configured for web & mail hosting, but with a web-based admin client?
This would be for people who would maybe like to own and operate a server for hosting sites and stuff like that, but who don't have the time or energy to actually learn PERL or all the *nix SU commands, or to edit all those domain files and MX files and such like.
Try linuxconf (assuming you're setting up a linux box)
It runs its own webserver with https (nice'n'secure) on a port (91 iirc) that you can use to set up just about any aspect of the system.. It's used widely on redhat systems.
Personally I prefer to ssh (remote login) to a box to change stuff, nano -w /etc/* provides just about all I need as far as configuration goes.
It runs its own webserver with https (nice'n'secure) on a port (91 iirc) that you can use to set up just about any aspect of the system.. It's used widely on redhat systems.
Personally I prefer to ssh (remote login) to a box to change stuff, nano -w /etc/* provides just about all I need as far as configuration goes.
Sure, it can be done, but as Bob says you'd have to be very careful. You'd better leave this with Bob actually, because further from Apache I don't know that much about server administration. I don't have a widepipe so there's not much use. Here's a tip though:
Executing a *nix command is simple. Here's an exmaple for changing directory:
$dir = "~rob/downloads"; // defines the directory. In this case, it's my download directory.
$cd = `cd $dir`; // change the directory and dump the output into $cd
echo $cd; // output $cd iff necessary.
NOTE! `` are BACKTICKS! They are located to the left of "1" and above "tab".
Executing a *nix command is simple. Here's an exmaple for changing directory:
$dir = "~rob/downloads"; // defines the directory. In this case, it's my download directory.
$cd = `cd $dir`; // change the directory and dump the output into $cd
echo $cd; // output $cd iff necessary.
NOTE! `` are BACKTICKS! They are located to the left of "1" and above "tab".
Thanks for that Bob.
Is there a demo I can look at? Also, did you write the scripts in house? Or is there a freeware / commercial system that already does this anyway?
I'm just interested for myself. I have used the Win2k Advanced Server web-based interface, it isn't bad, but is a little too, erm, Microsoft for me. Too fernickity, you have to do everything in exactly the right order...
Is there a demo I can look at? Also, did you write the scripts in house? Or is there a freeware / commercial system that already does this anyway?
I'm just interested for myself. I have used the Win2k Advanced Server web-based interface, it isn't bad, but is a little too, erm, Microsoft for me. Too fernickity, you have to do everything in exactly the right order...
It can be done. The thing is you need to be careful with security (letting php or perl scripts run system commands is dangerous). The freeola system works by using a database. The control panel logs commands of what needs to be done and then a cron script on the server checks the dbase and creates all the files needed.
Turbonutter... Is it possible to build a totally web-based web server administration system for *nix?
I'm talking... Adding new domains, adding e-mail accounts, ftp login rights? Things like that?
I have seen some of these "web-administration" tools which you get when you have a site hosted by someone, they say you can administer your own accounts and stuff, but the design is awfull, and the one I have (NT based) is godawfull.
Do you think there is a market for supplying a *nix server, fully configured for web & mail hosting, but with a web-based admin client?
This would be for people who would maybe like to own and operate a server for hosting sites and stuff like that, but who don't have the time or energy to actually learn PERL or all the *nix SU commands, or to edit all those domain files and MX files and such like.
I'm talking... Adding new domains, adding e-mail accounts, ftp login rights? Things like that?
I have seen some of these "web-administration" tools which you get when you have a site hosted by someone, they say you can administer your own accounts and stuff, but the design is awfull, and the one I have (NT based) is godawfull.
Do you think there is a market for supplying a *nix server, fully configured for web & mail hosting, but with a web-based admin client?
This would be for people who would maybe like to own and operate a server for hosting sites and stuff like that, but who don't have the time or energy to actually learn PERL or all the *nix SU commands, or to edit all those domain files and MX files and such like.