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October 20, 2005
Website Migration
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There are still 2 very large pieces of the migration puzzle to complete.
1. WOU Website
2. Oracle
I'm going to forget about #2 for now because there is a lot more to it than just moving.
The website however is the next on my list. The reason we had to push so hard on the migration of email and domains was because having depts. on seperate systems would make daily work more time consuming and more difficult.
With the website, its only more difficult for those users who update the WOU Website. I'm not talking about public_html, I'm talking about the main website. The software installation and configuration is easy. The hard part is moving it. Its not simply pick up and move. There are lot's of things to be concerned with. Such as directory paths. The new server's directory structure is slightly different. Because the website should be using relative paths, this shouldn't be too much of an issue, however we want to be careful. The website is WOU's virtual presence after all.
In the near future I will be contacting dept heads asking who from their dept can sit on a committee to help facilitate a smooth transition.
I've create a new forum dedicated to the Web Migration. Its a blank slate, and I'd love to hear how UCS can _help_ make this happen smoothly.
Posted by knabet at October 20, 2005 01:12 PM
Comments
What can we do to prepare? Are there steps we should take that will make transfering our files smoother?
How much notice will we be given before our files are moved?
Thanks!
Posted by: Michele Burke at October 20, 2005 05:32 PM