Farcry CMS (Coldfusion)

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Does anyone have experience installing farcry Content Management Ystem (freeware) http://farcry.daemon.com.au/ at jodohost. If so what needs to be done? If not could any of the Jodohost staff have a look at this CMS and comment on the possibility of installing it on your servers.

Many thanks!
 
I've taken a look at the requirements at their site and
jodohost definately is possible to host it. But you have to
take coldfusion support.
But it seems able to run on the linux servers and win servers
so you can choose that one.

But I haven't tested it, I've just say this looking at the requirements.
 
SePP said:
I've taken a look at the requirements at their site and
jodohost definately is possible to host it. But you have to
take coldfusion support.
But it seems able to run on the linux servers and win servers
so you can choose that one.

But I haven't tested it, I've just say this looking at the requirements.
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Thanks, I'd checked the requirements as well, but nothing beats experience. I'm interested in farcry as it allows for completely accessible templates, ie front- and back-end are separated to the necessary extent. Mambo Open Source via it's xmambo initiative is getting nearer to that goal as well. I need to use CSS-P to meet accessibility standards and it's quite a chore to meet those requirements, have flexible CMS and layuot/design options. It would be interesting if anyone could recommend something that meets those, ie use of CSS-P(ositioning), database driven CMS, with sites still usable using 28kb modems.
 
The main issue with setting up Far Cry is setting up directory paths; which Jodohost will have to do (see below). If they are willing to create the mappings everything else should work. If not you will need to create a VPS Server (Linux) download and install BlueDragon 6.1 RC3 Server (Linux), then try and install Far Cry on your Linux server. This would create a truely open source CF CMS! I am about to start this process so I will update the forum as it goes.

Replace directory paths with your own setup.

You have 2 options here:

  1. Setup FarCry to run as the home directory of your web server
  2. Run FarCry alongside your existing applications
* Note for IIS users, you cannot setup a web server mapping to <applicationName> because the directory isn't created yet. Set up just the FarCry Mapping now. Then run the installer and then add the final mapping pointing to your new application directory.

If you chose option 1 above set up your web server mappings as follows:

    1. Set the Home Directory of your web server to point to:

      C:\Inetpub\applications\<applicationName>\www\

      Example mapping if using CFMX web server:

      <virtual-mapping>
      <resource-path>/*</resource-path>
      <system-path>C:/Inetpub/applications/<applicationName>/www/</system-path>
      </virtual-mapping>
    2. Create a mapping under your Default Web Site called "farcry" pointing to:

      C:\Inetpub\applications\farcry_core\admin\

      Example mapping if using CFMX web server:

      <virtual-mapping>
      <resource-path>/farcry</resource-path>
      <system-path>C:/Inetpub/applications/farcry_core/admin/</system-path>
      </virtual-mapping>
If you chose option 2 above set up your web server mappings as follows:

  1. Create a mapping under your Default Web Site called "<applicationName>" pointing to

    C:\Inetpub\applications\<applicationName>\www\

    Example mapping if using CFMX web server:

    <virtual-mapping>
    <resource-path>/<applicationName></resource-path>
    <system-path>C:/Inetpub/applications/<applicationName>/www/</system-path>
    </virtual-mapping>
  2. Create a mapping under your Default Web Site called "farcry" pointing to:

    C:\Inetpub\applications\farcry_core\admin\

    Example mapping if using CFMX web server:

    <virtual-mapping>
    <resource-path>/farcry</resource-path>
    <system-path>C:/Inetpub/applications/farcry_core/admin/</system-path>
    </virtual-mapping>


    * You will need to enter the values entered above in the "Application Mapping" & "FarCry Mapping" sections of the installer.
 
I would be interested if you were successfull at getting Farcry CMS working.

I have been looking into it myself.
 
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