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This sifbuilder command:

> php sifcmd.php php sifcmd.php http://www.sifbuilder.com/downloads/sibs/sib_drupal5_sif_sif.xml

builds this drupal site:
http://www.sifbuilder.com/

In the same way sifbuilder supports also the automatic generation of xoops, postnuke and joomla sites.

sifbuilder is a framework for the declarative definition of a web site and an open source web site generator.

This version supports the creation of a drupal, postnuke, xoops or joomla web site by simply running an XML URL.

http://www.sifbuilder.com/

this version improves the dump to sql of site databases for site cloning and includes new drupal installation packages and beans.

sifbuilder 1.10.13 introduces the automatic generation of drupal modules based on the XML declarative definition of target module data model

This release improves the automatic generation and remote installation of multi core web sites. It extends the possibilities for cloning web sites across hosts and operating systems. It introduces support for Drupal 5 and PostNuke 0.8 cores.

sifbuilder is an open source program to automatically generate web sites based on a declarative xml file specifying the constituting core, modules, layout and content.

version 1.8.9 enables the cloning of web sites across hosts and operating systems and improves the remote installation of sites through a ssh connection.

You can download it from
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=125777... read more

This release improves the scriptable generation of web sites on remote hosts

sifbuilder supports the declarative definition and automatic generation of web sites based on some of the most advanced content management systems, including PostNuke, OpenStar, XOOPS and Drupal. Version 1.4.5 enables the automatic update of the core and modules against an update server.
The sifbuilder home http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/pn/index.php was automatally generated and is maintained with content and updates through sifbuilder.
See the release note for this version at http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/pn/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=2&pid=13

sifbuilder 1.3.3 adds sif installation packages for PostNuke 0.7.6.3 and 0.8.0.0MS2 cores; sips for mediashare 2.0.0, pnFreeChat 1.02 and Netquery 4.0 modules; and new sip releases for pagesetter 6.2.0, pagesetter 6.3.0b5 and v4bPostCalendar 4.03.

sifbuilder 1.2.2 extends the support to the automatic generation and maintenance of Drupal sites. With this version, it is now possible to create a Drupal site based on the XML declarative definition of the modules, blocks, themes, permissions and nodes that compose it and automatically update installed modules.
sifbuilder comes with the sif theme for Drupal. A sample site using the sif theme and automatically generated following the http://www.sifbuilder.com/downloads/sib_drupal47_sif_sif.xml template is http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/d501/. Interacting with the permissions module, sifbuilder supports activation of system modules and defintion of configuration variables. It enables also the creation of blocks and the configuration of blocks in panels. It is also possible to create content nodes of different types and add entries to the navigation and the primary links blocks.
Its first release supporting Drupal provides installation packages for thems including aquasoft, foundation, interlaced, internet_services, kubrick, meta, bluemarine_smarty, box_grey_smarty and sets slash as default. Some of the installation packages for Drupal modules are survey, advuser, filemanager, acidfree, article, jstools, wforms, ldap_integration, linksdb, monitor, og, worklog, project, site_map and hof.
http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/d502/ is also automatically generated by sifbuilder with the template http://www.sifbuilder.com/downloads/sib_drupal47_intranet_slash.xml.

This release fixes a few bugs and includes installation packages for XOOPS20_core_xoops_2_0_15, OpenStar4_core_OpenStar_4_03, PostNuke07_mod_pagesetter_6_3_0b3 and xampp1_core_xamppwin32_1_5_3a.

sifbuilder 1.2.0 is now available for download.

sifbuilder is an open source application written in PHP that enables the declarative definition and automatic installation of web sites relying on web content systems.

It provides users with the ability to indicate the modules, blocks and themes to download, install and configure. It includes a dependencies and versions control system, a site profile definition framework based on xml and multiple installation packages.... read more

sifbuilder is a PHP web site generator supporting the declarative definition and automatic creation of operational web sites.

Over one hundred installation packages for wcm cores, modules, blocks and themes are included in this release.

These sample sites have been created automatically by sifbuilder:

http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/pn501/
http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/pn502/
http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/pn503/
http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/pn504/
http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/pn505/
http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/os501/
http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/os502/
http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/x501/
http://www.sifbuilder.com/sifbuilder/x502/... read more

sifbuilder is an open source web site generator aiming to facilitate the creation of a site with a single command instruction.

It incorporates a catalog of php programs and components, a scriptable installation framework, an automatic installer, a package management system, remote execution facilities, a declarative web site definition model, a module generator and a test environment with a set of use cases.... read more

sifbuilder is an installer of PHP programs conceived to automate the creation of composite web sites.
This release raises the level of abstraction of the program and widens it functional scope introducing new functions such as declarative generation of functional modules and automatic update of web sites.

home: http://sifbuilder.sourceforge.net/
forum: http://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=125777
download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/sifbuilder/... read more

sifbuilder is an open source development providing a scriptable platform for the automatic installation of PostNuke web sites.

This release enables the automatic installation of PostNuke project sites in SourceForge and accepts an XML site configuration file as input to the installation program.

sifbuilder home page:
http://sifbuilder.sourceforge.net/

sifbuilder project page:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sifbuilder/

sifbuilder is an open source software development project dedicated to provide a scriptable platform for the
automatic installation of PostNuke web sites.

This release adds the installation package for the OsCommerce module and a script for the configuration
of a commerce site on PostNuke. It fixes also the automatic download of some packages.

sifbuilder home http://sifbuilder.sourceforge.net/
sourceforge forum http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=428029
postnuke forum http://forums.postnuke.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=39352
oscommerce forum http://forums.oscommerce.com/index.php?showtopic=107772&hl=sif
Download http://sourceforge.net/projects/sifbuilder/
Manual http://sifbuilder.sourceforge.net/sifmanual.htm... read more

sifbuilder automates download and installation of PostNuke modules and provides
a scriptable framework for the configuration of PostNuke web sites.

This release incorporates the following features:
Support for xml site configuration files
Installation scripts to create intranet, gaming and blog sites.
Installation packages for PostNuke 0.7.6RC4b, Jinzora 2.0.1, Pagesetter 6.1.0, Netquery 3.1, ew_filemanager 1.0, gallery 1.5 and DynaMenu 2.03.
Increased support to define and install Pagesetter schemas and blocks.
Scriptable creation of pnForum forums and PostCalendar categories.
Support for automatic download and installation of flash games. ... read more

sifbuilder provides a programmatic alternative to the download-install-configure cycle for the creation of PostNuke sites.
It includes installation packages for modules, blocks and themes. This release extends the object model of a PostNuke site to enable the customization of calendar, forum and pagesetter publication components.
Thus,
> php sifcmd.php -o=install --dev pns_intranet
will download and install PostCalendar, pnForum, pagesetter publications for news, knowledge base and documents, LDAPAuth and dq_helpdesk, taking into account the latest available releases and inter module dependencies to automatically create an instance of an intranet.
> php sifcmd.php -o=install --dev pPLink
will generate a PostNuke 0.7.6.0RC3 site with NukeWrapper 2.7.9 wrapping dotProject 2.0.1 configured to use PostNuke authentication... read more

sifbuilder is a web site generator system. It aims, on the basis of a scriptable installation framework and a library of installation packages, to facilitate the programmatic creation of web sites instead of the interactive installation and configuration process.

Release 0.2.5 extends the object model of a PostNuke site to enable the customization of calendar, forum and pg publication components. These are used in the pns_intranet installation package that is incorporated, with others, to this release.... read more

Sifbuilder provides a scriptable installation framework and automates the creation of PostNuke and OsCommerce web sites.

sifbuilder home: http://sifbuilder.sourceforge.net/
sf forum: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=428029
osc forum: http://forums.oscommerce.com/index.php?showtopic=107772&hl=sif
download: href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/sifbuilder/

sifbuilder is intended for experienced developers... read more

Sifbuilder packages automate the installation of PostNuke and OsCommerce sites.

pnSifbuilder and oscSifbuilder can be used as scripts from the PHP CLI Command Line Interface or as modules in PostNuke.

Sifbuilder implements operations on the site: configure, install and clean; on the list of packages to be installed: ordering, management of releases, complement with dependencies; and on the individual packages: download, unzip, add to history, install. ... read more