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Introduction

Packages repositories are folders on a web server that contains packages. Those folder can be added to the repositories in DragDropSitecreator or in PAS SiteManager, to make does package accessible in the Package Manager.

Package files

Create a folder on your web server, accessible from a web browser. In that folder place all your the packages you want to make available.

Package File list

To make the package manager work you need to create a text file called:

 packages.txt

That will contain something similare to:

 webapp: Applications for your Web Site
 coppermine_1.3.2-0.2.pkg: Advanced Photo gallery software
 serendipity_0.8-0.4.pkg: Powerful Blog software
 CSLHv2.8.4-0.1.pkg: Live Help, chat with visitors to your website.
 emailmarketing-1.0.pkg: Mailing List manager 
 lilina_rss_0.7-0.3.pkg: RSS news feed aggregator to be displayed on your site.
 phpAdsNew_2.0-0.2.pkg: Banner Ad software
 phpbb_2.0.16-0.6.pkg: Powerful online Forum software to build communities.
 wordpress_1.5-0.3.pkg: Popular Blog Software

and place that file in your repository folder.

The file format is simply, first line with the folder name of the repository and its description. All the other lines contains the package name and its description seperated by a :

Setup Repository in PAS SiteManager

Open the PAS SiteManager configuration file in:

 webfusion/passitemanager/config.php

and add the repositories URL like the following:

    $cfg_packages_source[] =  "http://www.webfusionstudio.com/pkg/design/";
    $cfg_packages_source[] =  "http://www.webfusionstudio.com/pkg/pbphp5/";

Setup Repository in DragDropSiteCreator

Go in your Administration and in preference at the repositories URLs