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[Hans Zaunere]

--- Rudy Gamberini <rudy at taytek.com> wrote:
> First a little background.  While I develop LAMP applications my paying job
> is as a software process engineer.  I’m from the dark-side as some
> developers like to refer to my role.  One of the major elements of a
> well-defined development organization is a Process Asset Library (PAL).  A
> PAL is a controlled repository of artifacts typically used in the software
> development process.  While I won’t bore you with all the attributes
> associated with each of the artifacts what is important is the fact that
> these artifacts are controlled via a configuration managed (CM) tool.  The
> artifacts range in type from Word documents to Excel spreadsheets to
> Powerpoint presentations.   In today’s world we use CM tools like Visual
> Source Safe or Clearcase from Rational.  While these tools do an adequate
> job they don’t fit into the vision I have for a PAL.
> 
> What I want is a thin-client interface (browser based) that will allow the
> user to get the latest copy of a document for use or Check it out, in the
> CM
> sense, to update and Check it back in.  The Check-out and Check-in actions
> need to be controlled as they typically are via a CM tool.  The artifact
> attributes will be stored in a database (MySQL) while the documents will be
> controlled in the CM tool.  The thin-client will allow the users to find
> the
> artifacts via search criteria they will select via dropdown list boxes show
> the various artifact attributes.

There seems like the issues at hand are twofold: one, being a
content-management-system (or document managment) and two being source
management.

For the first issue, perhaps this would help:
http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/PHP/Cracking/

Also, a google for any of the terms, PHP, document management, project
management, etc. will return results.  A similar browse and search at
http://sf.net would be useful as well, and, at a minimum, there's always the
nuke family of products (http://postnuke.org and http://phpnuke.org).  I
would recommend, however, that you search a bit more, and find something
that's more in line.

> What I’m looking for is any information on interfacing to a CM tool, CM
> tools,  or better yet a CM tool that readily connects to a browser via PHP.

The defacto source code control system is CVS, http://cvshome.org.  There are
both graphical and client-side GUI interfaces available for it, most of which
are outlined at the aforementioned site or quickly retreivable via a google
search (http://cvs.php.net uses such a tool, which would be customizable, I
believe).

> While I develop everything on Linux/Apache for the  web-server, I could be
> convinced to use IIS (the pain) if that is necessary.  Actually some
> clients may need an IIS solution so that is not totally out of the picture.

Most everything in the PHP world will be written for Apache first, with other
server platforms support as an afterthought.  A word of caution for IIS,
however: it's a multithreaded environment, and while modern PHP versions
support it, many extensions and the libraries they implement do not.  If you
want rocksolid, go Apache 1.3.27 and mod_php - bulletproof.

H


> 
> Even giving me hint of where to start looking would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rudy
> 
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