Reference Desk Manager

RDM: Technical Details

System Requirements

  • Operating System: Unix or Unix-base system (Solaris, Linux, BeOs, etc...)
  • RAM: PHP should be allocated the use of 8-32 MB of RAM depending on use
  • Disk Space: Variable. Data is stored in a mySQL database. Current size of the OSU database is 1536 bytes
  • Special Requirements: Server must have the following software: PHP v.4+ with IMAP extension, mySQL, and sendmail.
  • Notes: The current version of the RDM is designed to work on Unix systems. However, for those using Windows servers, all the code will work, save the web-logs. However, with some minor modification, even the web-logs could be corrected to work on Win2K servers.

More Information
For more information, see one of the following topics:

  • Features -- See what the RDM has to offer
  • RDM Help -- Help with setup, customization, etc...
  • Known Issues -- Identifed bugs and their status
  • Downloads -- Download new versions, patches, etc. of (for) the RDM