Topic: Humble Help Please

[zllauh]

Dear Knowledgeble people,

I am totally new to Linux and regretting why i did check this piece of beauty out earlier.

I have installed a SMS 7.3 server and already loving it

How ever the primary intention for this server is to host our companys website.

So primarlily this machine is going to be a webserver in our windows domain.

I have installed the SMS server on a machine and i believe it works well ,

i tested the access to internet and it works well

Now i want to know where in this box do i need to place my web files and does linux support asp, php and other languages or do we need to install some thing which would facilitate this.


Any comments and suggestions are welcome

Please help me guys !


Regards


zllauh

[warren]

Welcome to SME 

Start out by reading the manuals and docs at :
http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation

Yes, out the box it supports php, but please read, and read possibly a third time the manuals.

[zllauh]

Hi Dude !

yes i have read the documentation on the site,

how ever it does not have clear cut information about how to set it up as a webserver

[imcintyre]

Try searching for "CMS" or Content Management System in the forum. There are a number of packages that will work. You may want to google each package and see what they offer.

 

[zllauh]

hi dude !

thank you so much ,

after playing around ,

i realised what information bays are and all


now i am in quest to install a CMS,

tried to install a new like joomla and ezypublish , did nt have any good luck though


all comments and sugguestions are welcome

[warren]

hi dude !
thank you so much ,
after playing around ,
i realised what information bays are and all
now i am in quest to install a CMS,
tried to install a new like joomla and ezypublish , did nt have any good luck though
all comments and sugguestions are welcome

Did you read :
http://wiki.contribs.org/Joomla

[zllauh]

Hi Warren,

yes i did have a look at it and tried the process ,

but it did not work ,

the file downloaded
but it did not install

[imcintyre]

It is not unusual to have some issues when you are new to the process, but you need to do a couple of things.

1) There are a number of threads or posts that supply details of how to install all contribs with problems documented and solved. So search "Joomla install problem" and you might find that your problem has been solved.

2) if you supply details the people who know (not me) how will find it a) less frustrating b) easier to solve.

After searching and reading, and still nothing happens, post a copy of your putty or winscp commands/responses and I am sure, baed on my experience, you will get help.

[cactus]

Hi Dude !

yes i have read the documentation on the site,

how ever it does not have clear cut information about how to set it up as a webserver

How about this for a start: http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter14

[byte]

Moving this topic to the SME 7.x contribs forum, it is more appropriate there. Thanks!