[ic] Newbie question : Porting a catalog

[David Bordas]

Ok thanks for that,

My Akopia web store is planned to be opened in september, so i think i ll
try 4.7 but i need a catalog to begin, i'm quite a newbie in IC at the
moment.

Regards
David BORDAS

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan B" <db@cyclonehq.dnsalias.net>
To: <interchange-users@developer.akopia.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: [ic] Newbie question : Porting a catalog


> At 05:42 PM 6/5/2001 +0200, you wrote:
> >Here's my simple question, if i install and make a catalog on a test
> >serveur, can i easily port the catalog to a different server ( with the
same
> >version of IC of course ) ?
>
> Yes.
>
> >And if yes how can i do that ?
> >only copy directory with subs and chown and chgrep ?
>
> That's mostly it.  Usually modify the catalog.cfg a little (database &
> hostname changes, etc.), add 1 line to the interchange.cfg, and 'cp -a' a
> cgi-bin/storename file and that's it.  It's quite easy.
>
> BTW, chown $USERNAME.$GROUPNAME works too -- saves the extra chgrp
command.
>
> >Other one, should i try to build my catalogs with the latest officiel
akopia
> >: 4.6.5
> >or use a 4.7.x ?
>
> Good question.  If you are building a catalog from the ground up, start
> with 4.7 (the daemon itself is as stable as a rock).  But if you plan on
> starting with the template provided, then 4.7.x might be a little riskier
> than 4.6 (bugs in the 4.7 catalog are still being fixed, but maybe most of
> the big ones are gone by now).  If you plan on working on it for 1-2
months
> before release, then 4.7.x is a safe bet.
>
> IMHO, of course.
>
> Dan Browning, Cyclone Computer Systems, danb@cyclonecomputers.com
>
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