[ale] Sysadmin/DBA/Webmaster needed

[Alex Carver]

Why can't it be LAMP only?  It was LAMP only for quite a while before a 
wayward admin installed content managers and other muck.

The main system is LAMP plus CLI Java for running an equipment control 
system.  The Java portion does not interact with the web side except via 
the database.  The web side uses PHP for pulling data from the database 
and generating the dynamic content.  Static content is just written as 
straight HTML.  There are a couple other features of the system that are 
low level (SAMBA for collecting files generated by data acquisition 
machines, email services handled by exim) that usually run as CLI 
scripts (typically cron jobs)

The main requirement is no outside dependencies (meaning no third-party 
content managers that could go belly up at any time and force a 
migration).  There are no Web-admin systems for administering the server 
either.  This machine is totally administered via CLI.  There are some 
things that have a web-based interface but those are for manipulating 
the data database (e.g. editing records, viewing data, etc.) and not the 
server or the database administration.

Job #0 is to make sure whatever is there doesn't go down.
Job #1 is to unwind Django and go back to straight LAMP for dynamic 
content and straight HTML for static content.  Most of the backend stuff 
was fortunately unharmed because it's not web facing so Django doesn't 
play a role.

On 10/11/2012 08:40, Boris Borisov wrote:
> What are the requirements ? It cannot be LAMP only !
>
> On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 11:04 PM, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net> wrote:
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> I got a plea from my former manager at Georgia Tech who is in need of an
>> admin/DBA/Webmaster in short order.  The current person has put in
>> notice leaving a hole.
>>
>> For now it is likely going to be contract work.  The system is one I
>> used to administer while I was still working there.  However, since I
>> left it was mangled horribly and now, in the latest mangling, it is
>> currently using the Django framework.  This system and its needs are too
>> customized and important to be using a framework (especially a third
>> party one), it really needs to be low level coded.
>>
>> Right now they need someone to make sure the system doesn't go down and
>> then, in the near future, unwind the Django installation and go back to
>> straight LAMP with no frameworks or content managers or other outside
>> resources besides LAMP itself (or very very little, jQuery is iffy but
>> might be acceptable).
>>
>> If you or anyone you know might be interested let me know and I'll send
>> along contact info.
>>
>> -Alex
>>
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