Getting set up

[jkimbo]

So it looks like we are pretty settled on Drupal and Ubercart combo so we need to get set up for development. Everyone needs to get Drupal and Ubercart installed on their machines and we need a remote access to the dev database so we can start interacting with eActivites data.

For version control we are going to use Git. @lsproc and @alexkara15 I assume you both know your way around it. @pangeaenterprises and @ajpmckee to get you started I think the best place is to install the GitHub clients for Mac or Windows. They should get you started.

[ajpmckee]

Sound good to me.

I can have us a server setup from 1 August too, what are people thoughts on server requirements?

Alex

[jkimbo]

Just a Linux based server with MySQL and PHP should do! Not sure about spec's but I guess similar to whatever the site is being run on now.

[jkimbo]

Also just found this: http://coderwall.com/p/bovkqw?i=4&p=1&q=&t=php Could be useful!

[lsproc]

Oh that would be awesome, thanks!

[lsproc]

https://github.com/imperialcollegeunion/website/wiki/Todo-list << here's a todo list, I've only added stuff I think needs doing for the cms so far

[ajpmckee]

Anyone know a good GitHub app thing for iPhone?

[lsproc]

There's GitHub issues in the app store.

On 27 Jul 2012, at 09:28, ajpmckeereply@reply.github.com wrote:

Anyone know a good GitHub app thing for iPhone?

Alexander Mckee
Central Services Manager

Imperial College Union
Beit Quadrangle
Prince Consort Road
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Tel: 020 7594 8091
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Email: a.mckee@imperial.ac.uk
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On 27 Jul 2012, at 00:12, "Philip Kent" reply@reply.github.com wrote:

https://github.com/imperialcollegeunion/website/wiki/Todo-list << here's a todo list, I've only added stuff I think needs doing for the cms so far

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[jkimbo]

The GitHub issues app on the app store is pretty good. There is also an app for Android that is more fully featured I think.

[ajpmckee]

What's android? Never heard of it.

[pangeaenterprises]

Are we setting up Drupal using MySQL or using SQL server? (I'm installing on IIS, not Apache and don't have MySQL engine installed....is SQL closer to what we'd be working on live?). I've got git installed on windows, and spent this morning trying to get PHP configured on IIS.... finally succeeded I think!

[lsproc]

@pangeaenterprises
If you have any more PHP issue id try microsofts Web Platform Installer, which can set up MySQL and MSSQL.

Also you'll need to do some stuff for nice URLs to work, the Drupal docs may have some stuff.

Finally I highly reccomend you install the wincache extension for PHP else performance will suck, this should be available online.

[jkimbo]

Just pushed Drupal to the repo. @pangeaenterprises you should clone the repo now and start working off it. Are we going to use MSSQL for all out database needs or just the interaction with eActivities?

[lsproc]

I thought the impression I got was that it was a requirement we used MSSQL, but I don't think it should matter as I imagine drupal abstracts it out...

On 29 Jul 2012, at 16:10, Jonathan Kimreply@reply.github.com wrote:

Just pushed Drupal to the repo. @pangeaenterprises you should clone the repo now and start working off it. Are we going to use MSSQL for all out database needs or just the interaction with eActivities?

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[jkimbo]

We need to use MSSQL because eActivities uses but that doesn't mean we need to use it for the actual CMS or anything like that. It may simplify things though if we just use one database for everything! @lsproc have you been able to access the dev database that Ali set up?

[lsproc]

I'd like to know because it'll affect what I do with my club node.

I haven't tried yet, been busy! I'll take a look today.

On 29 Jul 2012, at 16:14, Jonathan Kimreply@reply.github.com wrote:

We need to use MSSQL because eActivities uses but that doesn't mean we need to use it for the actual CMS or anything like that. It may simplify things though if we just use one database for everything! @lsproc have you been able to access the dev database that Ali set up?

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