Reducing the stress of configuration management with Git

I have previously written about using Git to add revision history to existing rsync backups. Having performed a number of configuration changes and system upgrades recently, I have found another use of Git which has proven invaluable. It’s a fairly obvious hack, but it turns out that turning selected configuration directories (for example /etc/apache2/ and […]

Marcus Povey

I have previously written about using Git to add revision history to existing rsync backups. Having performed a number of configuration changes and system upgrades recently, I have found another use of Git which has proven invaluable. It’s a fairly obvious hack, but it turns out that turning selected configuration directories (for example /etc/apache2/ and […]

How to convert an existing Elgg install to Elgg Multisite

In my earlier post I explained how to set up Elgg Multisite fresh, but as some of you have been asking, what if you already have an Elgg install and want to convert it to Elgg Multisite? Well, providing your modifications have been mostly limited to plugins, this should be fairly straightforward. Unfortunately I don’t […]

Marcus Povey

In my earlier post I explained how to set up Elgg Multisite fresh, but as some of you have been asking, what if you already have an Elgg install and want to convert it to Elgg Multisite? Well, providing your modifications have been mostly limited to plugins, this should be fairly straightforward. Unfortunately I don’t […]

Getting started with Elgg Multisite

Elgg Multisite is a version of the popular social networking platform Elgg which lets you easily run multiple Elgg sites off a single install of the software, starting new Elgg sites at the click of a button. Here’s how to get started… What you’ll need In addition to the existing Elgg system requirements (PHP 5.2+, […]

Marcus Povey

Elgg Multisite is a version of the popular social networking platform Elgg which lets you easily run multiple Elgg sites off a single install of the software, starting new Elgg sites at the click of a button. Here’s how to get started… What you’ll need In addition to the existing Elgg system requirements (PHP 5.2+, […]