freeze script - README file

This is the documentation for the freeze.sh script. PURPOSE: Create an HTML version of a drupal site from the server were the target drupal is.

It is useful when you don't want to maintain old drupal sites that are not edited anymore. freeze.sh is a way to archive drupal sites.

REQUERIMENTS

• Tested with drupal-5.23 and 6.19.
• Tested in 2011 in updated Debian & Ubuntu standard machines.
• httrack: for mirrowing the site.
• Write permissions in:
  • [path_to_drupa]/[drupal.domain]
  • [/tmp/] resp. $WORKDIR
    • freeze has been tested from the server were the drupal to freeze is.

CONFIGURATION

• Edit freeze.sh to cange the working directory: WORKDIR="/home/jaume"

• Edit freeze.sh to fix the path to drupal settings.php file: SETTINGS= $LOCALDIR/sites/default/settings.php

USAGE

Usage: freeze.sh [domain] [local_path]

FEATURES

• The old URLs (like http://[site url]/?q=node/3) will work after freezing the site as . (Using .htaccess RewriteRules)
• The script does the code & DDBB backUp in your $WORKDIR directory.

FUTURE

• Adapt the freeze script to more web applications: CMS, wikis, etc

CREDITS

freeze.sh is a servus.at promoted project Copyright (C) 2010, Jaume Nualart & servus.at. Catalunya & Austria. Europe Licensed under the GNU GPL 3 Authors: Jaume Nualart (jaume AT nualart.cat), Chris Hager (chris AT metachris.org), Kenneth Peiruza (kenneth AT contralaguerra.org & Peda (peda AT servus.at). Barcelona - Catalonia - UE - December 2010 Contact/Comments: jaume AT nualart.cat

README file - Created 18/03/2011