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---UPDATE---
First Alpha release can be found here. When it comes to stable I'll rewrite this post. The search for designers and developers is still acitve! So if you like it please contribute anyway you can. The alpha needs a lot of work on the design aspect, which I'm not that great at, so any help on that (mockups included) will be highly appreciated.
---EOF UPDATE ---
Hey all,
Some of you might seen some of my posts referring to my server console I have been developing the last year or so.
For a quick impression you can take a look @ this youtube video.
I have been looking into going opensource with all this in the past but because of some stuff (like lack of time, inexperience of team members, complexity of the tool etc.) it never really got of the ground so far.
So here I am trying again to get some project group together for this, I'm looking for;
1) experienced PHP webdeveloper(s).
Knowledge about OO programming is a must. Besides that jQuery knowledge would be a plus but not required. Ofcourse SQL knowledge (currently sqlite and mysql are used) is a must too.
As the last requirement I'd like to state is intermediate knowledge about apache server configuration, which you will need to get some stuff setup the way I have. I have not yet tested or tried this but it should be able to run on IIS as well, I suppose (although there might be some problem with the current use of .htaccess files).
Any expert experience with cURL is really, really needed atm cause my own skills are lacking on this aspect.
I kinda have to put a sidenote here, not to discourage people who are interested but I thought you might as well know this beforehand. The way this app is setup now is in many ways still hardcoded (think of filepaths for example) and therefore needs to be decoupled (I already am working on some structure for this and implementing that). So to get this to work for others it initially will take a bit of effort.
The second side note is that I run this whole app on my own build of what I call a framework. This framework is really compact and really fast when compared to other bigger wel known PHP frameworks like Zend (which ofcourse comes at an expense which is mostly less preassembled stuff which you can pick up and go along with). This will mean you will need to program against an interface but also need to fix (or extend missing functionality) that interface from time to time. It will also mean it will take a bit of time to get comfortable with it, however I can provide some documentation like a PHP documentor API or an ERD of the database.
Also this seems like quite a deal, I like to brag but it actually isn't, the codes not perfect either, just all started as a hobby thing.
2) designer(s).
As you can see from my youtube video I'm not doing that much on this aspect yet, however to make it totally awesome a stunning design is like 50% of the app.
So I'm also looking for people who are willing to provide me with mockups (or actual sliced HTML if you're any good with that). I need designs for both a desktop based environment as well as a mobile based one. So if you would like to design some part of this project you're welcome to do so, however keep in mind that design is a personal taste and therefor I cannot garanty that your mockup will eventually be used as the design (with the first release or as the default).
I will eventually probably implement some easy skinning system. So the more design ideas the better for this.
So enough of me ranting.
I think I have gone into details and put the most important stuff here for people willing to contribute but ofcourse asking here is free, so please do
I would totally appreciate any effort people are willing to spent on this little project of mine.
p.s.
Feature requests are welcome too but first please consult with yourself if what you're asking seems even remotely possible to yourself so this thread is kept clean.
p.s.2
I have put a thread here asking about security risks a while back. To let all people know I have got a pretty watertight setup now.
First Alpha release can be found here. When it comes to stable I'll rewrite this post. The search for designers and developers is still acitve! So if you like it please contribute anyway you can. The alpha needs a lot of work on the design aspect, which I'm not that great at, so any help on that (mockups included) will be highly appreciated.
---EOF UPDATE ---
Hey all,
Some of you might seen some of my posts referring to my server console I have been developing the last year or so.
For a quick impression you can take a look @ this youtube video.
I have been looking into going opensource with all this in the past but because of some stuff (like lack of time, inexperience of team members, complexity of the tool etc.) it never really got of the ground so far.
So here I am trying again to get some project group together for this, I'm looking for;
1) experienced PHP webdeveloper(s).
Knowledge about OO programming is a must. Besides that jQuery knowledge would be a plus but not required. Ofcourse SQL knowledge (currently sqlite and mysql are used) is a must too.
As the last requirement I'd like to state is intermediate knowledge about apache server configuration, which you will need to get some stuff setup the way I have. I have not yet tested or tried this but it should be able to run on IIS as well, I suppose (although there might be some problem with the current use of .htaccess files).
Any expert experience with cURL is really, really needed atm cause my own skills are lacking on this aspect.
I kinda have to put a sidenote here, not to discourage people who are interested but I thought you might as well know this beforehand. The way this app is setup now is in many ways still hardcoded (think of filepaths for example) and therefore needs to be decoupled (I already am working on some structure for this and implementing that). So to get this to work for others it initially will take a bit of effort.
The second side note is that I run this whole app on my own build of what I call a framework. This framework is really compact and really fast when compared to other bigger wel known PHP frameworks like Zend (which ofcourse comes at an expense which is mostly less preassembled stuff which you can pick up and go along with). This will mean you will need to program against an interface but also need to fix (or extend missing functionality) that interface from time to time. It will also mean it will take a bit of time to get comfortable with it, however I can provide some documentation like a PHP documentor API or an ERD of the database.
Also this seems like quite a deal, I like to brag but it actually isn't, the codes not perfect either, just all started as a hobby thing.
2) designer(s).
As you can see from my youtube video I'm not doing that much on this aspect yet, however to make it totally awesome a stunning design is like 50% of the app.
So I'm also looking for people who are willing to provide me with mockups (or actual sliced HTML if you're any good with that). I need designs for both a desktop based environment as well as a mobile based one. So if you would like to design some part of this project you're welcome to do so, however keep in mind that design is a personal taste and therefor I cannot garanty that your mockup will eventually be used as the design (with the first release or as the default).
I will eventually probably implement some easy skinning system. So the more design ideas the better for this.
So enough of me ranting.
I think I have gone into details and put the most important stuff here for people willing to contribute but ofcourse asking here is free, so please do
I would totally appreciate any effort people are willing to spent on this little project of mine.
p.s.
Feature requests are welcome too but first please consult with yourself if what you're asking seems even remotely possible to yourself so this thread is kept clean.
p.s.2
I have put a thread here asking about security risks a while back. To let all people know I have got a pretty watertight setup now.