ESCC Website Capabilities https:escceast'es'net

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ESCC Website Capabilitieshttps//escc-east.es.net

• Marcy Santana, ESnet
• ESCC Meeting
• February 9th, 2006

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Introduction

• Overview of the System
• Media Wiki vs TWiki
• Show Plesk and Mambo Admin Interface
• Demo User Interface
• Questions and Suggestions

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Overview of the System

• Web server running FreeBSD
• Moved all web pages from www1 to www-east
• New web server www-west planned for redundancy

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Overview of the System (2)

• Plesk is hosting management software from SWsoft
  
• Mambo is an application in Plesk. Mambo Open
  Source Content Management software is used to
  create and manage the website.
• Mambo requires an Apache web server, MySQL
  database, and PHP
• MamboWiki Wiki - 3rd party component for Mambo.
• XHTMLSuite - WYSIWYG editor - 3rd party component
  for Mambo.
• Plesk and Mambo can be used with most major
  browsers including Internet Explorer, Netscape,
  and Mozilla.

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Overview of the System (3)

• Plesk is used to administer the web server.
• Plesk is being used for
• Administering domains and subdomains
• Managing hosting, web users, SSL certificates
• Backing up and restoring domains
• Application vault (Mambo)

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Overview of the System (4)

• Mambo Content Management System
• Web-based publishing
• Mambo Administrator Web Interface
• Create Menu Items, Blogs, User Polls, and Forums
  
• Add documents to a download area
• Catalogue documents according to type
• Provides editable templates
• Secure site areas for registered users
• Does not require knowledge of any programming
  languages
• Mambo is released under a GNU/GPL license
• http//www.mamboserver.com

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Overview of the System (5)

• Mambo Features and Benefits
• Large developer community (gt 16,000)
• Over 40 languages supported
• Online help and documentation
• Many templates available
• Hierarchical user access groups
• Visitor statistics
• Multiple WYSIWYG content editor support
• Over 730 plug-ins, templates, and components are
  available at http//www.mamboforge.net

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Media Wiki vs TWiki http//www.wikimatrix.org/comp
are/TWikiMediaWikiConfluenceTracWiki

• TWiki 4.0
• Programming Language..Perl
• Text FilesYes
• MySQLNo
• RCS.Yes
• Mail Encryption...Yes
• Commercial SupportYes
• WYSIWYG Editing.Yes
• File Attachments..Yes
• Image Editing PluginYes

• MediaWiki 1.5.2
• Programming Language..PHP
• Text FilesNo
• MySQL...Yes
• RCS.No
• Mail Encryption..No
• Commercial SupportNo
• WYSIWYG Editing.No
• File Attachments..Yes
• Image Editing...No

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MediaWiki vs TWiki (2)

• Wikis are a great way to present and edit
  content on the web. Team members can collaborate
  on information and on the creation of documents.
• MamboWiki uses PHP to process and display data
  stored in a MySQL database.
• Upload images and files to the file system.
• Edits to pages are written to the database.
• Previous versions of pages are not deleted.
• MediaWiki released under a GNU/GPL license.
• http//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

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Media Wiki vs TWiki (3)

• ESnet is using TWiki internally for project
  planning.
• TWiki will be added to the ESCC web site soon.
• TWiki Features
• Edit or add content using any browser
• Email-Notifications
• File Attachments
• Revision Control
• Used for Project Development
• Knowledge Base and FAQ system
• Document Management Tool
• Software Archive
• Access Control
• Search
• http//www.twiki.org

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User Interface

• To Register go here
• https//escc-east.es.net/index.php?optioncom_regi
  strationtaskregister
• (Administrator will activate your account)
• Click on menu item Home
• Login under User Menu
• Click on Your Details under User Menu to
  change login name and password
• Upload and Edit Documents

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Demo New ESCC Website

• Demo ESCC Members website
• Questions and Suggestions?
• Contact webmaster_at_es.net