This is a CMS designed for an independent media center, helping with content management.
Oscailt is an independent media center content management system that has been developed by the Indymedia Ireland Tech Group. Written using PHP and MySql, the name "Oscailt" is an Irish word for "open" and pronounced as us-kilt, us-cult, or us-culch depending upon your accent.
Designed to help users publish news and information on their website without requiring HTML knowledge or a high degree of technical expertise, Oscailt requires a specific software environment. The system works well with Apache web server, which has been tested under various versions of MS Windows 2000, XP, FreeBSD, Mac OS, and GNU/Linux with Apache 1.x and 2.x.
While there are no known compatibility issues with any web servers, the default server used mostly by users is Apache. To secure a configuration, Oscailt uses the Apache mod_rewrite module and is shipped with a .htaccess file. This module allows search-engine-friendly URL's, which enhances the aesthetic and user experience of the page. If the host server does not support mod_rewrite, Oscailt can still function correctly without it, with a slightly less aesthetic URL display.
PHP, a Free software programming language, is a prerequisite for Oscailt. Typically, it comes as part of commercial web hosting packages, and Oscailt requires PHP 4.x or PHP 5.x. Oscailt has been tested with several variations of PHP 4.3.x and PHP 5.0.x on different platforms and does not have any known compatibility issues. However, some possible issues with PHP 4.4.x have been highlighted, and there are a few incompatibilities with early versions of PHP 4.0.x.
Some of the Oscailt modules require the GD image extension to PHP. Without these modules, the system will still be functional, but users will not be able to use the image tools, such as resizing images or creating thumbnail links, etc.
MySQL is a free software database management system that is commonly available with commercial hosting packages. Oscailt has been tested with a number of versions of MySQL 4.x on different platforms, including MS Windows, GNU/Linux, and FreeBSD, and has no known compatibility issues.
For home installs and testing of Oscailt, users can download a PHP/MySQL/Apache bundle from several sites on the internet or install the appropriate software using the software packaging system that comes with their distribution. If users are running a Debian-based distribution, such as Ubuntu, it's best to install from .deb packages using apt or other similar tools to solve dependency issues.
Designed to help users publish news and information on their website without requiring HTML knowledge or a high degree of technical expertise, Oscailt requires a specific software environment. The system works well with Apache web server, which has been tested under various versions of MS Windows 2000, XP, FreeBSD, Mac OS, and GNU/Linux with Apache 1.x and 2.x.
While there are no known compatibility issues with any web servers, the default server used mostly by users is Apache. To secure a configuration, Oscailt uses the Apache mod_rewrite module and is shipped with a .htaccess file. This module allows search-engine-friendly URL's, which enhances the aesthetic and user experience of the page. If the host server does not support mod_rewrite, Oscailt can still function correctly without it, with a slightly less aesthetic URL display.
PHP, a Free software programming language, is a prerequisite for Oscailt. Typically, it comes as part of commercial web hosting packages, and Oscailt requires PHP 4.x or PHP 5.x. Oscailt has been tested with several variations of PHP 4.3.x and PHP 5.0.x on different platforms and does not have any known compatibility issues. However, some possible issues with PHP 4.4.x have been highlighted, and there are a few incompatibilities with early versions of PHP 4.0.x.
Some of the Oscailt modules require the GD image extension to PHP. Without these modules, the system will still be functional, but users will not be able to use the image tools, such as resizing images or creating thumbnail links, etc.
MySQL is a free software database management system that is commonly available with commercial hosting packages. Oscailt has been tested with a number of versions of MySQL 4.x on different platforms, including MS Windows, GNU/Linux, and FreeBSD, and has no known compatibility issues.
For home installs and testing of Oscailt, users can download a PHP/MySQL/Apache bundle from several sites on the internet or install the appropriate software using the software packaging system that comes with their distribution. If users are running a Debian-based distribution, such as Ubuntu, it's best to install from .deb packages using apt or other similar tools to solve dependency issues.
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