Christopher Bajgier | Portfolio

My experience with Apache comes primarily as a local web server to test web scripts and review potential contact management systems. In the earlier days of the Collegian Web project, when I was involved in efforts to create a custom content management system, my colleague and I developed in PHP against an Apache web server. This content management system was to utilize MySql as the database (managed via PEAR::DB).

I’ve also mentored my cousin as to how to run a web server for a project he had to maintain the website for his local volunteer fire hall. This configuration changed as the hardware changed, however the use of Apache has stayed constant, even as the host web server operating system changed from SuSe Linux, to Ubuntu Linux and Windows 2000.

I wanted a place to publicly record my professional accomplishments, relevant job experience and acquired skills, and decided that the best way to do so would be via a “portfolio” website. I’ve created this site with the intention that I’ll keep it up to date with stories illustrating some of the projects I’ve undertaken over the years.

The site uses the blogging engine WordPress as the backend, which is an amazing piece of open source software that I’ve become very familiar with. To create this portfolio site, I first installed WordPress on my shared hosting server and then proceeded to configure it until it was suitable for the purpose of serving more “static” content than the usual blog updates. The bulk of the work done for this site was converting a theme I’ve previously made for a portfolio site into a pure WordPress theme.