[TYPO3-english] Typo3 Linux hosting script - need suggestion

[Dan Osipov]

I've described [1] how pureftpd can be used with TYPO3 to give BE users 
access to the filing system. I think you're looking for something like 
that, correct?

[1] http://danosipov.com/blog/?p=52

Dan Osipov
Calkins Media
http://danosipov.com/blog/

J. Bakshi wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> since long I wished to have a script for multidomain  typo3 hosting. A
> script which can
> 
> 1> create vhost for apache
> 2> create .htaccess with realurl support ( obviously apache should have
> the module )
> 3> create ftp for the typo3 space.
> 4> uncompress the typo3 source and automatically create symlinks inside
> the vhost folder in htdocs.
> 5> Random password generation for localconf.php
> 6> Mysql creation
> 7> Random password for mysql
> 8> Modify localconf.php to communicate with typo3 database.
> 9> reloading apache and ftp to activate the changes
> 10> Finally send the typo3 hosting info to the admin/s
> 11> Delete any typo3 hosting belongs to a domain.
> 
> I have designed a shell script which is doing all above and I am also
> using that script in my production server  as a "single command"  to
> create typo3 hosting.
> In my script I use only host name ( like mycompany.example.com ) to do
> the internal calculation for naming mysql ( will be mycompany_typo3 )
> and the ftp username.
> There is also a management part in that script which can delete a typo3
> hosing ( deleting the folder in htdocs, drop MySql and delete ftp user
> name and password which is actually based on the same mathematics which
> is done during creation of typo3 hosting ). Hence no requirement to
> store the info in a DB.
> 
> I use vsftp as ftp server which is really good and secure. And my
> question is related to the ftp server. Some of the client servers
> provide scp and proftpd.  The script can be modified to any extend and
> no problem to get the support of scp as well as proftpd. I am not in
> favour of scp as vsftpd is really  great. But many of the admins also
> use proftpd. Could any one suggest the proftpd management script so that
> I can include that in my hosting script ? Also nice If I can submit the
> script to typo3 site for downloading.
> 
> Thanks
> 
>