Re: [WebDNA] a major shift in strategy?
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texte = > None of these schools teach WebDNA - they all teach php> for dynamic solutions. I actually proposed a class using> WebDNA and it was shot down because of its "rarity".That's interesting. I proposed the same thing here in Cebu and they ALL wanted it! Of course I couldn't teach it everywhere, and WebDNA was not supporting me any more at the time so I couldn't proceed the way I wanted to back then either. Nevertheless it is interesting to see the difference in attitudes between the schools in this country and the one you're familiar with in the USA.> The problem as I see it is that we need a wider install> base.An excellent way to accomplish this would be to make a deal with cPanel and get them to include it in their hosting server packages -- and then you'll get unbelievably HUGE exposure for WebDNA!Of course you might have to pay them a lot upfront before they will agree to such an arrangement, but you won't know until you try.cPanel is the favorite and most widely used control panel in the hosting industry: > With more than 10.000 installations, cPanel provides > more than one million end users the ability to quickly > install dozens of the leading open source content > management systems into their web space.cPanel already include some pre-installed CGI's but there's always room for one more, or maybe WebDNA can replace the existing CGI's in the cPanel package ... ? Here's a list of the scripts that Fantastico (included with cPanel) can install automatically on a cPanel-based host:Blogs:b2evolutionNucleuspMachine FreeWordPressPortals/CMS:DrupalGeeklogMambo Open SourcePHP-NukephpWCMSphpWebSitePost-NukeSiteframeTypo3XoopsE-Commerce:CubeCartOS CommerceZen CartSite Builder:Soholaunch Pro EditionCustomer Support:Crafty Syntax Live HelpHelp Center LiveosTicketPHP Support TicketsSupport Logic HelpdeskSupport Services ManagerDiscussion Boards:phpBB2SMFFAQ:FAQMasterFlexGuestbooks:ViPER GuestbookImage Galleries:4images GalleryCoppermine Photo GalleryGalleryMailing List:PHPlistPolls and Surveys:Advanced PollphpESPPHPSurveyorProject Management:PHProjektdotProjectWiki:PhpWikiTikiWikiOther Scripts:Dew-NewPHPLinksMoodleNoah's ClassifiedsOpen-RealtyphpAdsNewPHPAuctionphpCOINphpFormGeneratorWebCalendarhttp://www.hostedtoday.com/fantastico.htmMost of these run under PHP/MySQL and some run under PERL, both of which are installed on all cPanel servers by default. But just look at the all these pre-built feature-rich solutions that can be used immediately on any website and hosting service that runs cPanel!Does WebDNA have a place on this list? What approach should WebDNA take to fit into this environment? I think these are the big question here ...Sincerely,Ken Grome
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> None of these schools teach WebDNA - they all teach php> for dynamic solutions. I actually proposed a class using> WebDNA and it was shot down because of its "rarity".That's interesting. I proposed the same thing here in Cebu and they ALL wanted it! Of course I couldn't teach it everywhere, and WebDNA was not supporting me any more at the time so I couldn't proceed the way I wanted to back then either. Nevertheless it is interesting to see the difference in attitudes between the schools in this country and the one you're familiar with in the USA.> The problem as I see it is that we need a wider install> base.An excellent way to accomplish this would be to make a deal with cPanel and get them to include it in their hosting server packages -- and then you'll get unbelievably HUGE exposure for WebDNA!Of course you might have to pay them a lot upfront before they will agree to such an arrangement, but you won't know until you try.cPanel is the favorite and most widely used control panel in the hosting industry: > With more than 10.000 installations, cPanel provides > more than one million end users the ability to quickly > install dozens of the leading open source content > management systems into their web space.cPanel already include some pre-installed CGI's but there's always room for one more, or maybe WebDNA can replace the existing CGI's in the cPanel package ... ? Here's a list of the scripts that Fantastico (included with cPanel) can install automatically on a cPanel-based host:Blogs:b2evolutionNucleuspMachine FreeWordPressPortals/CMS:DrupalGeeklogMambo Open SourcePHP-NukephpWCMSphpWebSitePost-NukeSiteframeTypo3XoopsE-Commerce:CubeCartOS CommerceZen CartSite Builder:Soholaunch Pro EditionCustomer Support:Crafty Syntax Live HelpHelp Center LiveosTicketPHP Support TicketsSupport Logic HelpdeskSupport Services ManagerDiscussion Boards:phpBB2SMFFAQ:FAQMasterFlexGuestbooks:ViPER GuestbookImage Galleries:4images GalleryCoppermine Photo GalleryGalleryMailing List:PHPlistPolls and Surveys:Advanced PollphpESPPHPSurveyorProject Management:PHProjektdotProjectWiki:PhpWikiTikiWikiOther Scripts:Dew-NewPHPLinksMoodleNoah's ClassifiedsOpen-RealtyphpAdsNewPHPAuctionphpCOINphpFormGeneratorWebCalendarhttp://www.hostedtoday.com/fantastico.htmMost of these run under PHP/MySQL and some run under PERL, both of which are installed on all cPanel servers by default. But just look at the all these pre-built feature-rich solutions that can be used immediately on any website and hosting service that runs cPanel!Does WebDNA have a place on this list? What approach should WebDNA take to fit into this environment? I think these are the big question here ...Sincerely,Ken Grome
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