Project control scripts The following Python scripts control a project: "; list_start(); list_item("bin/start", "Start the project: start all daemons, and remove the stop_sched and stop_daemon files (see below)." ); list_item("bin/stop", "Stop the project (create the stop_sched and stop_daemon files)" ); list_item("bin/start --cron", "If the project is started, perform all periodic tasks that are past due, and start any daemons that aren't running. Otherwise do nothing." ); list_item("bin/status", "Show whether the project is stopped. Show the status of all daemons. Show the status of all periodic tasks (e.g., when they were last executed)." ); list_end(); echo "

Trigger files

The following files (in the project root directory) can be used to turn off various parts of a project. "; list_start(); list_item("stop_sched", "Have the scheduler return 'project down' messages." ); list_item("stop_daemons", "Tell all daemon process to exit." ); list_item("stop_web", "Have the web site return 'project down' messages for all functions that require database access." ); list_item("stop_upload", "Have the file upload handler return transient error messages to clients (they'll back off and retry later)." ); list_end(); echo "

The presence of a file triggers the function. For example, to turn off data-driven web pages, type

   touch stop_web
and to turn them back on, type
   rm stop_web

If the first three files are all present, no database access will occur. You should do this during most maintenance functions (such as upgrading software). "; page_tail(); ?>