[Toolserver-l] [important] conversion of wolfsbane (web server) to Solaris

[River Tarnell]

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hi,

following the implementation of the Solaris login server (willow), we are
planning to move the web server, wolfsbane, to this platform.  compared to the
previous change on the web server (from Apache to ZWS), we don't expect this to
require as much effort from users.  for example, there is no need to change
your htaccess or rewrite rules, because we will be using the same web server
software.

for most tools (e.g. simple CGI or PHP scripts), there will be no need to
change anything.  in order of likelihood, the most common problems will be:

* missing modules (for PHP/Perl/Python)
* missing libraries (for C/C++)
* different versions (e.g. PHP 5.3 vs 5.2, Python 2.6 vs 2.5)
* OS differences

if you find missing modules or libraries, please file a request on JIRA to have
these installed.  for version differences, normally no changes will be
required; if any are required, they will be documented in the release notes for
the language in question, and should be easy to do.  in extreme cases (where
converting to the new version would be very difficult), we may be able to
install old versions of the affected software.

there are unlikely to be many people affected by OS differences; this would
only happen if your tool calls external programs, which is uncommon.  if you
encounter a problem of this sort and can't solve it yourself, you can ask for
help on IRC or the mailing list.  there are some notes about Linux->Solaris
migration on the TS wiki at <https://wiki.toolserver.org/view/Using_Solaris>.

there will be a one month test / migration period, during which you can test
the web server on willow.  to do this, replace "toolserver.org" in your tool's
URL with "willow.toolserver.org", for example:

  http://willow.toolserver.org/~jsmith/mytool.php

this will last until Wednesday, 19 August, at which point wolfsbane will be
converted.

	- river.
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