omnilab.sjtu.edu.cn

Main site of OMNILab at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Requirements

• MySQL >= 5.0
• PHP >= 5.5

Install

1. Install basic Web utilities including Web server, PHP, MySQL etc.

2. Clone this code repository into local web root folder, e.g.,

    $ git clone --recursive git@github.com:OMNILab/omnilab.sjtu.edu.cn.git omnilab
   

3. Create new WordPress configuration file and change database settings for your requirements:

    $ cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
   

First Configuration

• Activate the OmniParallax theme modified for our own site style.

• Active Team Member plugin.

• Create our pages: Frontpage, Team, Researches, Publications, Blogs, About etc.

• Allocate the Frontpage and Post page in Settings -> Reading -> FrontPageDisplay.

• Configure the permalinks as "Day and name" for a friendly reading style. (NOTE: You have to enable the rewrite_module in apache2 and add "AllowOverride All" in httpd.conf. See: How to enable rewrite_mod)

Migration Issues and solutions

1. Requested URL xxx (page) URL not found on this server. Try flushing your mod_rewrite rules: Dashboard -> Settings -> Permalinks. Save settings (no need to make any changes).