Re: suggestion

how far along is the development of the "new php website"? I know the pear site is two pages right now, which are ancient. -alex -- Alex Black, Head Monkey enigma@turingstudio.com The Turing Studio, Inc. http://www.turingstudio.com vox+510.666.0074 fax+510.666.0093 Saul Zaentz Film Center 2600 Tenth St Suite 433 Berkeley, CA 94710-2522 > From: Sterling.Hughes@pentap.net ("Sterling Hughes") > Organization: Pentap Technologies > Newsgroups: php.pear > Date: 19 Jan 2001 02:57:26 -0800 > Subject: Re: [PHP-PEAR] suggestion > > > "Alex Black" <enigma@turingstudio.com> wrote in message > news:B68CD700.1003F%enigma@turingstudio.com... >>> The problem really with getting the pear web site out is that I think it >>> should have a strong integration with the new php web site. meaning, it >>> should tap into the user authentication (if there is any), tracking, > design, >>> etc. ie, it should be an integrated component of the new php website (i >>> don't currently know what the status of the new site is). As far as >>> pear.php.net, there is already a database scheme layed out, as well as > the >>> format for the pear documentation (and I have a temporary XSL stylesheet >>> lying around somewhere, which can change the XML into HTML quite > nicely)... >> >> yes? none of those things prevents you from using binarycloud. >> >> binarycloud doesn't dictate very much about how you should do things. >> >>> What is really need for the pear website is db abstraction, for which, > pear >>> has a strong DB layer, which supports (the database of choice :) MySQL, > the >>> only other logic it needs to use (besides what's distributed with PHP >>> itself) is a templating engine, I've already got a basic one I've been >>> messing around with (akin to EasyTemplate), I haven't yet got a chance > to >>> look at IntegratedTemplate yet (in the pear distribution)... >> >> but who not use binarycloud, given that it is complete, and flexible? >> binarycloud was designed specifically for building sites like > pear.php.net. >> >> it sounds like you have not had a look at binarycloud, and are making >> assumptions about its use and intent. please have a look at >> http://www.binarycloud.com, download the code, etc. >> >> > > I have taken a look at it... > > Its a development platform for web sites... It might be something that the > developer's of the new PHP web site might consider using, however, what I'm > saying is that the PEAR site should not have a platform like that, instead > it should tie into the new PHP website's authentication, etc... If the new > PHP web site uses binarycloud for the site, then yes, pear can indirectly > use it, yes, of course. But pear shouldn't have its own system, but rather > be integrated as a part of the PHP website. Ie, the major flaw I see of > CPAN is its not directly tied to Perl.com, but rather separate. I think > PEAR should be tied into the new PHP web site and they should ideally all > come together and work... > > -Sterling > > > > -- > PHP Extension and Add-on Repository (PEAR) mailing list. > Documentation can be found at http://pear.php.net/doc/pear.html > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-pear-unsubscribe@lists.php.net from the > mail address you subscribed with. >