Custom install script without showing the Install FORM
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Hi,
I need help on creating custom install script.
Actually I want to directly get in to the site, after installing the script.I don't want to show the Install Form..etc.
Just wondering, what is the correct way to do the same.
I have tried the following,
1) I have added the following script in root index.php file, before calling the "dispatcher.php"
Script to install the SQL and config/site.php file
I'm thinking the following also
2) In single_pages, adding a install.php to directly submitting the form through javascript (without showing the Form)
Can you please let me know the better way of handling the install
I need help on creating custom install script.
Actually I want to directly get in to the site, after installing the script.I don't want to show the Install Form..etc.
Just wondering, what is the correct way to do the same.
I have tried the following,
1) I have added the following script in root index.php file, before calling the "dispatcher.php"
Script to install the SQL and config/site.php file
I'm thinking the following also
2) In single_pages, adding a install.php to directly submitting the form through javascript (without showing the Form)
Can you please let me know the better way of handling the install
I don't know of a way to run a script directly for installing C5 (I sure wish there was one though). I've been trying to work on a script that installs a mysql database and extracts the c5 installation zip into a directory, then uses CURL to post the appropriate data to the installation page. I haven't had time to finish it though (I ran into a lot of bizarre problems with quoting strings properly through the command line).
Thx for the reply Jordan, and please let me know, once u r done with your install script.
Currently, I'm handling through the single_pages install file, because I want to add some collection attributes, after the "configure" call
Currently, I'm handling through the single_pages install file, because I want to add some collection attributes, after the "configure" call
Hi Guys, Great thread! I hate to re-invent the wheel here. Could you just call an external file into the single_pages/install.php which had all the vars for install. Then have JS submit the form? Feeble, I know but it might be a good work around.
I guess you could, but I don't see how this lets you avoid any other steps in the process -- you still need to download and unzip the c5 system files, create a MySQL database, make sure Apache is set up with this new website, and then "call" the install page somehow (whether you use javascript to fill its variables or not -- how are you going to trigger the javascript to do that?).
@Jordanlev
No your right you would need more than JS for all that. I was only talking about just the page titled "Install concrete5", which I think is concrete/single_page/install.php. I was looking into the possibility of including my external php script which would contain the var for the; site name, email, server name, mysql user name, mysql password, and db name. Then hard coding the html <input> in that page to echo these vars in.
It's still a somewhat manual process and a hack but would get things started.
As far as setting up the db the Apache setup and the rest, I have some of that in the works. Currently I have the part setting up the mysql user/password and db creation. I'm also modifying the .htaccess file for some server specific stuff.
One thought is curl or wget a new C5 folder from somewhere. Then have a script that either copies pre-fab version or builds a new site.php file. Next the scripts I have which setup the mysql user/pass and create the db. A new script to load the database with a pre-fab sql for table/data creation. That would get you most of the way don't you think.
As far as the Apache part, can't help you there. I run OSX Server and I need to run a shell script as root in order to modify the Apache host files. Sorry,not gonna do that one. Thoughts?
No your right you would need more than JS for all that. I was only talking about just the page titled "Install concrete5", which I think is concrete/single_page/install.php. I was looking into the possibility of including my external php script which would contain the var for the; site name, email, server name, mysql user name, mysql password, and db name. Then hard coding the html <input> in that page to echo these vars in.
It's still a somewhat manual process and a hack but would get things started.
As far as setting up the db the Apache setup and the rest, I have some of that in the works. Currently I have the part setting up the mysql user/password and db creation. I'm also modifying the .htaccess file for some server specific stuff.
One thought is curl or wget a new C5 folder from somewhere. Then have a script that either copies pre-fab version or builds a new site.php file. Next the scripts I have which setup the mysql user/pass and create the db. A new script to load the database with a pre-fab sql for table/data creation. That would get you most of the way don't you think.
As far as the Apache part, can't help you there. I run OSX Server and I need to run a shell script as root in order to modify the Apache host files. Sorry,not gonna do that one. Thoughts?
