Evaluation Package for Linux Missing PHP Tar?

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Erik Sorenson	Tuesday 16 January 2007 9:49:14 pm For evaluation purposes, I downloaded the "eZ Publish 3.9.0 installer for all major linux distributions" today, and tried to install it on a 512 meg Suse 10.1 VMware VM in a Suse 10.1 standalone testing server. It seems that the PHP 4.4.20 package is missing from the download. I first found out when the web browser part of the install commenced, and it said to modify PHP.INI. Not on system. Not in Tar, either. Mistake, or did I do something wrong? My problem is that past few distros of Suse have PHP5x, so I'd really appreciate if I could find out where to D/L 4.4.20. TIA.
Erik Sorenson	Wednesday 17 January 2007 10:03:58 am This is for your input and information, nothing more. Well, after wasting half a day on this issue, I figured out that PHP was embedded in a 4+ meg file in the Apache directory. Thanks, folks, for letting me know, and for replying "promptly" to my prior post. I really appreciate it, since it tells me a whole lot about suport of the product. I wasn't interested in the Community version, only the paid/support one, so you folks lose on that one too. The other part of my time wasting was finding out that if one ever pushes the "fine-tuning" button while setting up the "all-in-one" installation for evaluation purposes, the install script has significant logic flaws and misleads the user through a series of spurious error messages, including asking for the database use name and password (and not accepting whatever is input) ... something not presented in a "don't push the fine-tuning button" implementation. I finally managed to get through setup and to access the test site ... boy, what a bummer of a front page for the demo ... or maybe my install just went astray again! Even got into the admin side to take a look. Then I rebooted the test server and I could never get the site to work again! Yes, started apache, etc., but mysql wouldn't start. I figure if there are these types of problems on a pre-sales evaluation, the post-sales product and support is going to be even worse. So, thanks but no thanks about your product. Lest you think me a complete newbie, I've spent 40+ years in the IS/IT/IM (whatever it's called) field, operated computer systems, programmed them, managed IS departments, whole divisions (e.g., +250 programmers), done 15 years of consulting, turned around IS operations & server environments, operated 3 websites out of my home, and whatnot. So I'm really p****d about the quality of eZ Publish and how much of my time has been wasted by sloppy scripting and quality control. Wordpress, Joomla, Bricolage, Scoop, Cofax and whatnot are a breeze to evaluate compared to eZ Publish.
kracker (the)	Thursday 25 January 2007 2:50:25 pm <b>The Drop</b> <i>Music: Stabilo - Flawed Design Lyrics: http://www.onlylyrics.com/song.php?id=30733</i> But never take advice from someone Who just admitted to being devious Who just confessed to treason And I would also never ask a question That I cannot ask myself For it might Dirty up your conscience Chorus: 'Cuz I lie Not because I want to But I seem to need to All the time Yeah, I lie And I don't even know it Maybe this is All a part of my - And how can you say those things Why can't you just believe And how can you say those things And keep a straight face And how can you say those things Why can't we just believe And how can you say those things And keep a straight face ..... <i>//kracker And the sad song segues right into another, 'Weezer - This Is Such A Pity' Your still, complicit with your own actions and no one can make you change inside.</i> Member since: 2001.07.13 \|\| http://ezpedia.se7enx.com/

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Tuesday 16 January 2007 9:49:14 pm

For evaluation purposes, I downloaded the "eZ Publish 3.9.0 installer for all major linux distributions" today, and tried to install it on a 512 meg Suse 10.1 VMware VM in a Suse 10.1 standalone testing server.

It seems that the PHP 4.4.20 package is missing from the download. I first found out when the web browser part of the install commenced, and it said to modify PHP.INI. Not on system. Not in Tar, either.

Mistake, or did I do something wrong? My problem is that past few distros of Suse have PHP5x, so I'd really appreciate if I could find out where to D/L 4.4.20. TIA.

Erik Sorenson

Wednesday 17 January 2007 10:03:58 am

This is for your input and information, nothing more.

Well, after wasting half a day on this issue, I figured out that PHP was embedded in a 4+ meg file in the Apache directory. Thanks, folks, for letting me know, and for replying "promptly" to my prior post. I really appreciate it, since it tells me a whole lot about suport of the product. I wasn't interested in the Community version, only the paid/support one, so you folks lose on that one too.

The other part of my time wasting was finding out that if one ever pushes the "fine-tuning" button while setting up the "all-in-one" installation for evaluation purposes, the install script has *significant* logic flaws and misleads the user through a series of spurious error messages, including asking for the database use name and password (and not accepting whatever is input) ... something not presented in a "don't push the fine-tuning button" implementation.

I finally managed to get through setup and to access the test site ... boy, what a bummer of a front page for the demo ... or maybe my install just went astray again! Even got into the admin side to take a look.

Then I rebooted the test server and I could never get the site to work again! Yes, started apache, etc., but mysql wouldn't start.

I figure if there are these types of problems on a pre-sales evaluation, the post-sales product and support is going to be even worse. So, thanks but no thanks about your product.

Lest you think me a complete newbie, I've spent 40+ years in the IS/IT/IM (whatever it's called) field, operated computer systems, programmed them, managed IS departments, whole divisions (e.g., +250 programmers), done 15 years of consulting, turned around IS operations & server environments, operated 3 websites out of my home, and whatnot.

So I'm really p****d about the quality of eZ Publish and how much of my time has been wasted by sloppy scripting and quality control. Wordpress, Joomla, Bricolage, Scoop, Cofax and whatnot are a breeze to evaluate compared to eZ Publish.

kracker (the)

Thursday 25 January 2007 2:50:25 pm

The Drop

Music: Stabilo - Flawed Design
Lyrics: http://www.onlylyrics.com/song.php?id=30733

But never take advice from someone
Who just admitted to being devious
Who just confessed to treason
And I would also
never ask a question
That I cannot ask myself
For it might
Dirty up your conscience

Chorus:
'Cuz I lie
Not because I want to
But I seem to need to
All the time
Yeah, I lie
And I don't even know it
Maybe this is
All a part of my -

And how can you say those things
Why can't you just believe
And how can you say those things
And keep a straight face
And how can you say those things
Why can't we just believe
And how can you say those things
And keep a straight face .....

//kracker
And the sad song segues right into another, 'Weezer - This Is Such A Pity'

Your still, complicit with your own actions and no one can make you change inside.

Member since: 2001.07.13 || http://ezpedia.se7enx.com/