Chris Gilligan Information Architect, Web Server Administrator, Media Producer web • video • print chris [at] chrisgilligan [dot] net chrisgilligan.com I design and produce information and communication media for corporate, small business, manufacturing and non-profit clients: web sites Information architecture and design for open source content management systems Linux Apache MySQL PHP web server administration Postfix Dovecot Sendmail mail … 5, 0, 0, 0 and 7.03
Punk Rock Music Community
Punktastic.com is a community powered site that covers punk music in Britain, but is poised to go worldwide. They cover punk and hardcore shows and festivals, and provide album reviews, video interviews and more. With a growing audience and user base, Punktastic needed a more reliable and robust web server, so they made the move to a dedicated CentOS 5 series web server with 3GB RAM. While this is a relatively low-end box, it has plenty of horse… 1, 0, 0, 0 and 3.28
Regional Visioning Plan
Chattanooga STAND website This site, completed for Chattanooga’s Create Here, in tandem with design firm Widgets & Stone, is for a regional visioning process being conducted around Chattanooga, Tennessee. Tell-a-friend and Volunteer forms Semantic, search engine and handheld browser friendly design Google Analytics to track page views, form submissions, pdf and file downloads Expression Engine multi-site manager custom fields: staff… 2, 0, 0, 0 and 2.81
Carpet Manufacturer Website with Extensive Product Galleries
Eligère Carpet and Rugs website This site was completed in 2006 for a custom floor covering design and manufacturing company in (where else?) Dalton, Georgia. Flash for navigation, audio-visual intro and product galleries Lightbox for zoom-in product close-ups Color correct images and design to match corporate identity … 2, 0, 0, 0 and 2.81
Public Art Non-Profit Website
Mark Making is a Chattanooga non-profit with a mission to enhance the town with public art and to engage the public in the creation and production of art, not merely it’s appreciation or exhibition. Mark Making website This project was yet another “rescue effort” to save a dying website that had been abandoned by a previous developer. Knowing how artists can be very particular about visual design and information architecture, I… 1, 0, 0, 0 and 1.41
Landscape Architect Website with Slideshows & Social Media Integration
Craig Design Group Website This is a simple website for a Chattanooga based landscape architect that focuses on beautiful portfolio slideshows. We’ve also added Twitter and Facebook integration to keep fans and customers updated on the latest projects. … 1, 0, 0, 0 and 1.41
Rates
$50/hour for meetings $85/hour for design, maintenance, software configuration and basic coding $125/hour for programming … 1, 0, 0, 0 and 1.41
Organic Farm Website with Slideshows and Content Management
Sequatchie Cove Farm website This site was produced in tandem with Widgets & Stone, a Chattanooga design firm. We’re members of Sequatchie Cove Farm’s Community Shared Agriculture program, so we are very familiar with the quality of the eggs, dairy, meat and produce coming out of the clean and fertile Sequatchie Valley. (Will Work for Food!) WordPress Content Management System allows the farmers to easily add their opinions, inf… 1, 0, 0, 0 and 1.41
Content Management Consulting
AJC Media Solutions website I was contracted to develop the content management system for the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s AJC Media Solutions site. I took a great design from IQ Interactive, created Joomla 1.5 templates, and structured the site so IQ and AJC staffers could easily add content, including an extensive collection of Flash movies and PDF whitepapers. Working from home and traveling to Atlanta for a few days, with follow up d… 1, 0, 0, 0 and 1.41
Farmers Market Website
Main St Farmers Market website This is a major redesign of the website for Chattanooga’s Main St Farmers Market. Local designers Widgets & Stone came up with the logos and suggested the look and feel, and I worked with Padgett Arnold to get the visuals and content just right. One interesting fact about the site: the web server is located on Main St as well! Keepin’ it LOCAL! Interactive home page presents tons of information in … 1, 0, 0, 0 and 1.41
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How to Configure APC Cache on Virtual Servers with PHP running under FCGId November 8, 2010 -
WordPress with W3 Total Cache on Nginx with APC (Virtualmin) March 12, 2012 -
Organic Farm Website with Slideshows and Content Management November 13, 2009 -
Remote publishing to WordPress from Facebook via RSS July 25, 2011 -
Load Balancing Virtualmin WordPress Hosting Server with Varnish on AWS May 17, 2012
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Load Balancing Virtualmin WordPress Hosting Server with Varnish on AWS May 17, 2012 -
Automated WordPress Installation Via Custom Virtualmin Script Installer May 17, 2012 -
Professional Social Network May 3, 2012 -
Punk Rock Music Community April 10, 2012 -
WordPress with W3 Total Cache on Nginx with APC (Virtualmin) March 12, 2012
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