[GLLUG] web hosting control

[Mike Rambo]

asenchi at asenchi.com wrote:
> Bill Bartilson spewed:
> 
>>
>>If it were my project to split up (and when I worked at Lakewood, it 
>>was) I'd simply create a different user account for each segment, like:
>>
>>lsd.k12.mi.us/~sexton
>>lsd.k12.mi.us/~eastern
>>lsd.k12.mi.us/~everett
>>
>>
> 
> This sounds like the best solution.  You can even point domains to each of
> these then (if needed).
> 
> 

We already have: www.lansingschools.net
                  bingham.lansingschools.net
                  wexford.lansingschools.net

...and about 40 others. We (the IT dept) have set up all the master 
domains (apache virtual servers). What we're looking for is a way to 
hand off additional subdomain creation -

say wexford.lansingschools.net/~firstgrade
     wexford.lansingschools.net/~secondgrade

- to the folks at wexford. We want them to be be able to deploy (open up 
a url in a web browser and tell apache/mysql what they need) those 
subdomains as they need. This would also include them being able to 
create mysql tables to go along with the web pages. We want to limit 
each building to their own sandbox but give them full control over that 
sandbox. We have phpmyadmin that can do this for mysql but I'm not aware 
of any tool for apache that does the same. I'm sure webmin can create 
virtual servers but I don't believe it can limit sexton to their thing 
and wexford to their thing etc. Plus it would be nice to have it all in 
one tool.

I think what we're looking for is something like what ISP's would use to 
permit subscribers to manage their webspace etc.


-- 
Mike Rambo
mrambo at lsd.k12.mi.us

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