Leasing PHP software to telcos.

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So I have a standard piece of code (an ISP troubleshooter) which is reasonably complex, requires input across multiple pages, and has intricate HTML output.

What I am wanting to do is to be able to simply place different HTML around this (eg if I lease these tools to Telco companys / ISPs, it has to featured as if it is on their website).

1) The simplest approach is to just Iframe it, but that really is a messy and has issues with layouts, and security etc.

2) I create a wordpress theme for each new client, and them make this like a wordpress theme skin. A lot more effort but

3) I do some sort of include but I was having issues with passing vars etc (I have the script with no menu bar etc working).

4) I make it into a fully Object oriented plugin but I have issues in that I want to retain offsite hosting (eg keep the code on my server).

5) One suggestion was that the company maintain a dummy page with a large dummy image which I scrape in (using curl), and then display.

Kind of simple problem, but I am kind of stuck with multiple options and not sure which to follow.

Thanks heaps for your advice!
Cheers,
J
#programming #leasing #php #software #telcos
  • Two quick includes at the top and bottom of your pages might get you 95% there. An even better solution might be to use CSS to separate your functionality from each of their respective sites' presentation.

    Not sure if you mentioned WP as just an example, but (just in case you meant it literally), I'd definitely avoid involving the actual WordPress software. It's just not a fit.

    Some of your potential clients may like the software, but only if it is hosted on their side, not on your server; I'd prepare to be flexible on this point. Just food for thought.

    Best of success!
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  • You could always have them create a subdomain off of their domain and point it to the IP you give them.

    This way ts.theirdomain.com points to your server where the code is hosted. It would be similar to a whitelabel site.

    It would appear to be 100% on their site yet it actually is 100% on your server. Just the subdomain of course. Their main site would stay where and exactly as it is.

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    Rob Whisonant
  • Thanks heaps for this feedback - the approach I was thinking was certainly including subdomains, but what I have as an issue is the mechanics of inserting the HTML components.

    I am thinking David might be right, eg have a theme subdomain which includes the ISPs HTML, as I need to have all of their HTML.
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    Leasing PHP software to telcos.

    So I have a standard piece of code (an ISP troubleshooter) which is reasonably complex, requires input across multiple pages, and has intricate HTML output. What I am wanting to do is to be able to simply place different HTML around this (eg if I lease these tools to Telco companys / ISPs, it has to featured as if it is on their website).