trinistorm Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 For those of us who maintain our own server, I would like to know how do you go about updating your site content. Do you manually copy your files into your web directory or are their more professional systems that can be used. I read on a Linux forum that some people use ssh to copy across their network and some write scripts. What might be the easiest way to maintain this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirehopper Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I've used scp to copy files to servers, vi/vim to edit the files directly through ssh, s/ftp, as well as pulling content directly with wget. Depends on what has to be done and where the server is (publicly accessible or not).The one site that I really maintain, for my church, uses a CMS - which allows me to let other people post content directly and ensures a nice display, integrated search, and new content posted notification. You might want to think about a CMS (content management system) http://cmsmatrix.org Many hosting companies have one click installation and updating of the software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinistorm Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 Would drupal fall in this category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinistorm Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 Ok I did some reading into Drupal and other CMS sounds like what I need. Looks like I have a lot of reading to do before I can implement this. I'm always amazed at how many different aspects there are to web development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirehopper Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Drupal, joomla, plone, etc share a common architecture - a small core that is extended with community contributed code.In my opinion, that includes a certain amount of risk - variable quality code and documentation, as well as an inherent risk of version conflicts.For a CMS, I like eZ publish (http://ez.no).Visit http://cmsmatrix.org and do some research. Another good site is http://opensourcecms.com which lets you test out CMSs without installing them on your server.Choosing a CMS is usually a huge investment in learning, so choose carefully. Many hosting companies offer scriipts you can install and upgrade through a control panel, that might be another good starting poitn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinistorm Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 Thanks, I'll look into it. Just out of curiosity how long did it take you to get your cms up and secure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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