Here's a link that might help you create a linux based cd that runs on windows. http://www.joomla.org/content/view/512/53/
On 9/14/07, Edward J. Weinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-09-14 at 09:36 -0400, Norman ONeil wrote: > > Thank you Soooooo much. That solves my problem. > > > Typically the reason to run a server off a CD (live cd) is for security > reasons. Basically since it is a "read only" media it is harder to > compromise than a system with the OS on a hard drive. Putting it on a USB > drive would compromise that advantage. If the site is broken into there is > a limit to what can be changed. If you put it on a writable media, more can > be changed. > > The only other reason I could see for running off a live cd is for demo > purposes. You do still need to think about security. Just because you can > produce a working XP live cd does not mean that it is secure. > > There are some issues with using Joomla this way. As the last poster > pointed out, you would need space for your database to store information. > On Content Management Systems like Jumla all the content is stored by > default in the database. That means that if your site is compromised, the > site can still be defaced. It means that you can easily restore the system > by wiping out the database, but you would loose all your content. You would > still have your skin and your basic site, but it would be like restoring > your site to it's initial condition. You would loose any content added > after the CD was burned. > > If your reason of a "live cd" is security, and it is going to run only or > mainly a Joomla website, why not use a Linux live CD? There is more > expertise available to make a secure site that runs Linux from a CD. Joomla > is the same and once the site was running you would need little or no Linux > specific knowledge to run it. > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > -- D. Salemink Website Workshops Zomerdijkstraat 1-1 1079WX Amsterdam +31207726869 +31651611510 http://www.klikstudio.net
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