NAME

README - all about ePortal


WHAT IS ePortal?

ePortal is a set of perl packages and HTML::Mason components to easy implement intranet WEB site for a company. ePortal is writen with a help of Apache, mod_perl, HTML::Mason. The current version of ePortal use MySQL as database backend.

The ePortal server is distributed under the GPL license for non-commercial use. Contact me if you want do business with ePortal or some of it's part. Send me a postcard if you like it ;-) (Ask for address by e-mail)


FEATURES


DOWNLOAD ePortal

The latest information about ePortal can be found at: http://eportal.sourceforge.net/


REQUIREMENTS

(this version of ePortal is known to run with it):

        Apache 1.3.xx - http://www.apache.org/
        perl 5.6.1 - http://www.perl.com/
        mod_perl 1.26 - http://perl.apache.org/
        HTML::Mason 1.15 - http://www.masonhq.com/


INSTALLATION


APPLICATIONS

Every application does it's own task, e.g. OffPhones is a telephone directory with editor.

Do application installation us usual:

        download Application-ver.tgz
        tar zfxv Application-ver.tgz
        cd Application-ver
        perl Makefile.PL HOME=/home/ePortal
        make
        make install

Now restart Apache server and point your browser to http://your.server.com/admin/index.htm

Look at list of installed Applications. Setup new application and create datastore here.

KNOWN APPLICATIONS

MsgForum

This application may be used for news band with ability to discuss news items.

Customizable settings are:

 - Who may write new message
 - Who may respond to existing message
 - Who may edit it's own messages
 - A special section for ePortal's home page
 - Support for smiles inside messages

OffPhones

Telephone Directory with editor.

 - Create and edit subdepartments
 - Create and edit entries
 - Every entry may have unlimited number of phones
 - Different types for phones (internal, external, modile, fax)
 - Registered user may add it's own personal memo for every entry
 - Any user may report to administrator about mistakes in directory
 - A special section for ePortal's home page
 - Search by any part of department name, entry name, job name, phone number

Organizer

Private organizer for every registered user and public organizers for shared access.

CompInventory

Computer and other technics iventory database, autoscanning.

This application is under development. Do not install it on production server!

Diskoteka

CD-ROM and floppy inventory database. Save full file list in database. Assign a set of disks to a Product. Full text search.


ePortal and Win32

You need Apache binaries, ActivePerl (http://activestate.com/), MySQL for Win32.

Do not install ePortal under Wni9x, use WinNT instead.

It works on my home computer under Windows 2000 ;-)


AUTHOR

Sergey Rusakov, <rusakov_sa@users.sourceforge.net>. Kemerovo, Russia.