Hi, just a hint, maybe I have the time to look deeper into it at the weekend.
Don't reinvent the wheel when creating databases in postinst, resp. removing them on purge. Use the wwwconfig-common framework. The package name might be misleading the package supports additionally to manipulating the apache and php config also creating and removing of database, user... for mysql and postgres. These packages have rdepends on wwwconfig-common. most of them just use it for configuring apache and php, but some of them to create databases and db users. Esp. horde2 is a very good one. acidlab: Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases amavis-stats: Virus statistics RRDtool frontend for Amavis backuppc: high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up PCs backuppc: high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up PCs cacti: Frontend to rrdtool for monitoring systems and services cacti: Frontend to rrdtool for monitoring systems and services dacode: Powerful and full-featured news engine written in PHP dcl: GNU Enterprise - Double Choco Latte diogenes: web content management system diogenes: web content management system drupal: fully-featured content management/discussion engine flyspray: lightweight Bug Tracking System (BTS) in PHP flyspray: lightweight Bug Tracking System (BTS) in PHP horde2: The Horde Web Application Suite imp3: Web Based Mail Program irm: Web-based asset tracking system for IT departments and help desks jffnms: web-based Network Management System (NMS) for IP networks jsboard: A web-based news/discussion system kronolith: Web Based Calendar Manager ldap-account-manager: Webfrontend for managing Unix and Samba accounts in a LDAP directory libapache-mod-acct-mysql: Accounting module for Apache, mysql version libapache-mod-acct-pgsql: Accounting module for Apache, postgresql version libapache-mod-mono: Run ASP.NET Pages on UNIX with Apache and Mono mantis: web-based bug tracking system mediamate: web-based movie database and tracker mnemo: Notes and Memo Application moodle: Course Management System for Online Learning myphpmoney: Finance manager written in PHP nag: Multiuser Task List Manager nagat: Nagios Administration Tool opendb: Web-based lending database written in PHP openwebmail: WebMail based on Neomail phpbb2-conf-mysql: Automatic configurator for phpbb2 on MySQL database phpbb2-conf-mysql: Automatic configurator for phpbb2 on MySQL database phpgroupware: web based groupware system written in PHP phppgadmin: Set of PHP scripts to administrate PostgreSQL over the WWW phppgadmin: Set of PHP scripts to administrate PostgreSQL over the WWW phpqladmin: LDAP user administration interface poker3d-server: 3D multiplayer online poker game, server side remstats: Remote Statistics System: collectors and presentation-cgis scoop: Web-based collaborative media application sitebar: A web based bookmark manager written in PHP sitebar: A web based bookmark manager written in PHP spip: User Friendly and powerful Publishing System (CMS) built in php spip-eva: User Friendly but powerful Content Managment System build in php spong-www: A systems and network monitoring system -- web interface sugarplum: an automated and intelligent spam trap/cache-poisoner sugarplum: an automated and intelligent spam trap/cache-poisoner turba: A web based contact manager tutos: The Ultimate Team Organisation Sofware w3c-markup-validator: W3C Markup Validator zoph: Web based digital image presentation and management system -- Jörg Friedrich There are only 10 types of people: Those who understand binary and those who don't.
