What Operating System and Software requirements does Squiz server have ?
There are no specific operating system requirements. The Squiz Server requires a CLI version PHP compiled with Socket support. It also needs to be running on the same server as MySource Matrix (or at least, needs complete file system access to the Matrix filesystem).
So there would be no problem in suggesting this as a potential option to a Microsoft Server based client ?
I'm not sure if you can compile PHP with Sockets support on Windows, but I'm happy to be corrected on that point.
Avi - I dont know either… but I dont think you can compile PHP with Sockets either on Windows… um - yes - it would be great if anyone can confirm this (if it is possible - a URL would be a bonus)…
According to this page, it seems you just need to enable php_sockets.dll. Though, I’d like someone else to confirm whether the Squiz Server runs on Windows or not.
Yeah, php on win just links against a bunch of dlls, no need for compiling, although i'm not sure about pcntl support which it also needs. I see no reason why it wouldn't work, you'd just need to rewrite the squiz_server.init script as a windows .bat file or something.
Ah, yes. It was pcntl support I was thinking of in the first post, not socket support. According to this page on PHP.net, pcntl support is not available on the Windows platform.