PageBox for PHP

PageBox

PageBox for PHP

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Presentation PHP Roles Host Repository Presentation provider Documentation

Presentation

PageBox for PHP is a version of PageBox written in PHP.

For more information about PageBox concept you can read:

The FAQ

Through PageBox for PHP implements the same concept as Java PageBox,

It cannot provide the same fine grained security as Java PageBox because PHP doesn't implement sandboxes
It is simpler to install and use

PageBox for PHP is the prototype of a new design that we should be able to implement in ASP and .NET

If you don't yet know PHP, you can read:

PHP is the most used server page technology as you can see on Security Space statistics.

PHP is a server plug-in. It needs a server that can be:

Apache (the most commonly used) that you can download on Apache site. Apache is free and Open Source.
iPlanet. You can download an evaluation copy on iPlanet site.
Microsoft IIS
Many others listed in PHP documentation

You can download PHP 4 from Zend site.

PageBox for PHP has been tested with PHP 4.0.6.

PageBoxes deploy presentations. Users query presentations and presentations call Web services.

A PageBox host is not necessarily an ASP. On Internet it can be any host with a static IP address. On Intranet it can be any server.

The Application Server can be any Web Server configured with the PHP module.

The presentation can be in any format supported by the PageBox host, for instance:

PageBoxes subscribe to repositories. Presentation providers publish presentations. The repository deploys the presentations on subscribing PageBoxes.

A PageBox repository is essentially a well-known point where:

PageBox repository is implemented as a set of PHP pages.

The Presentation provider publishes presentations on repositories.

See the Installation guide to download and install PageBox for PHP.

See the Security guide for Apache configuration.

See the Customization guide for more information about the implementation and configuration files.