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I'm in need of some sort of software based way to reserve the use of a couple machines. There about 5 different machines used in a lab that are shared among everybody but people need to schedule the days/times they want to use these machines. This is currently handled with pen/paper and you need to physically walk place to place to see when they're free and available for sign-up. I've been tasked with moving this system to a private webserver that currently runs an installation of mediawiki.
I've looked for extensions for mediawiki itself, but I couldn't find any kind of scheduler/planner/queue system that is premade that allows users to reserve a time frame/day to use machine. Additionally it would be nice if anyone could sign up but users were restricted from removing others from the queue(which is why a traditional calendar software with the honor system wouldn't exactly work). The solution doesn't need to be embedded within medawiki itself but must be able to be hosted off of a webserver, do you guys have any suggestions on how I can approach this? The best I can come up with is to buckle down and write my own php/django based site to handle this(I'm not very experienced with either). While I do have time I want to make sure there isn't something available I missed before dedicating my time to writing a custom application, and would appreciate anyone who could help.
While I've not used this:
phpscheduleit
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I currently have a dedicated server and I'm looking to set up a MySQL database, PHP query code and images directory that can be used by multiple sites. A majority of the sites will be hosted on the same machine, but some will not. My simple way of thinking is that this is possible similar to how Roundcube's code and database is centralized.
Looking for some expert input and direction on whether or not it is this simple or if there is a better way of accomplishing this.
In my opinion, you could two a couple of things to improve your situation:
store your images in just one place, and use that place as a CDN to deliver contents across your sites;
About your code:
if it's possible, use packages in order to create a single package for all the "common" code;
use this package on every site that needs that code, as a simple dependency. Tools like Composer are great to handle dependency management;
No big problems with MySQL databases unless you have big traffic numbers. In that case, you should study MySQL scaling. But first of all, focus on PHP and common assets (like images).
EDIT:
be sure to set appropriate permissions for the external sites, of course;
using packages for your dependencies will be very useful also for sites placed outside the dedicated server;
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I am developing an ERP application.
Next month I will recruit 2 employees, developers.
The application consists of two parts:
The core of the system
modules.
Is there a way to "protect" the core of the system for a possible theft from new employees? I do not want to see my codes with competitors in a few months (risk exists).
I thought to limit access via FTP, SVN work, etc.. but thinking about it, I found that the developer has always a way to know the core of the system files (a simple display php directory) or execute a script that will rename the. php. txt to be able to download it...
Encoding the core with Ioncube will be suffisant ?
Other solution ?
This is really a legal and not a programming matter. You should have them sign non-disclosure and non-competition agreements and call it a day - coming up with unneccessarily complex solutions is really unneccessary.
I thought to limit access via FTP, SVN work, etc.. but thinking about it, I found that the developer has always a way to know the core of the system files or execute a script that will rename the. php. txt to be able to download it...
Obviously. Realise that any security invented by a human can be circumvented by another. You still should impose such restrictions - if they do gain access to the application core, you may need to prove that this could only be possible by intentionally circumventing security measures.
To be blunt, always give employees the access they need to do their job, but never more than that.
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I finished my two first websites (one static and the other is dynamic) ,now I have to publish them on the internet,I dont know the process, should I have a domain for both of them?
I will add the static website as a link in existant website, i have been told that a static website don't need a domain!
I have serached into the internet to learn how to publish them:
http://www.wikihow.com/Publish-a-Web-Site-on-Your-Own-Domain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8DlIvat7m4&list=PL0B2E90AFC0367264&index=1
I have used :wampserver,html,php
You need:
A domain name e.g. example.com, NameCheap ain't too shabby
PHP Hosting - somewhere for your site to live, and where your domain name will point to
FTP software, to upload all your files to the server you purchase, theres a multitude of free software out there for this - FileZilla is an excellent choice
Have a look around for each of these, to start with you'll probably want shared hosting - the most affordable and usually easiest to set up. And if you have problems with an specific area, then have a Google, because someone will likely have already experienced the same.
Check out Tizag for a great guide on hosts and loads more info.
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I developed and distributed a trial version of a PHP software I sell.
I used ioncube to encode the PHP source and check the installation date online. It works pretty well but the problem is that most of the users who downloaded the trial don't even install it, probably because they realize they need to edit php.ini and copy the ioncube loader somewhere in their computers.
Almost all the similar questions on stackoverflow advise ioncube, zend or similar solution...could you advise a simpler (from the point of view of the user) solution?
I don't care if it is less secure than ioncube, I'm ok if it works and prevent cracking for most of the user.
Thanks in advance.
PHP is a scripting language, and it can be quite easy to decode (and disable the trial functionality)
What you could try is hosting it on a demo server, granting access to that for a limited time, and then later revoke access when the trial period is over
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I am trying to create a blog using blogspot. It seems it is not possible to upload anything other than image files to blogspot. I want to upload a PHP file. I managed to upload the file to google sites, but it is coming as downloadable there instead of executing.
Is there a work-around here other than buying my own server space?
Is there a work-around here other than buying my own server space?
Nope. You can upload PHP files to those services all you want, but you'll never have them executed.
Buying your own server space is usually the best way to go.
There are free hosting offers around but I know of none that is any good, except maybe for the Google App Engine that is free up to a (very generous) traffic limit, in combination with Quercus. That, however, is a very specialized solution, going to be a lot of work to even get started with, doesn't support all modules of PHP, and something rather for professional applications.
But you could simply pay some cheap hosting for PHP, and move your stuff to wordpress.
There's hundred of hostings out there for as low as $1.99 a month, and with that you can host as many PHP files as you like.
Alternatively, you could stick to blogspot, and when you want to use PHP, you can just link to your other server (the one hosting PHP).