[BlueOnyx:00157] Re: Miva Merchant on BlueOnyx

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

Michael Stauber wrote:
> I can only second what  Michael Aronoff said: Miva Merchant is "a blast from 
> the past". If they have something that works on CentOS 5 or RHEL5, then it 
> will run on BlueOnyx, too.
>   
Thanks Michael(s)!  :)
> However, their shop has always been a very intransparent and proprietory mess, 
> which binds you to whatever OS or server you're installing it on. It's not 
> really portable. It doesn't even survive getting migrated through CMU, which 
> is kinda hilarious.
>   
I honestly was not even aware they were still in business.
> But this may be the perfect time to possibly make the switch to something 
> that's easier to maintain (and to migrate!) in the long haul.
>   
Yeah - I will run it past the customer and see what they'd like to do.   
Since they have 5 Miva sites running, it would probably be an investment 
(in time, largely).

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