We are building a SAAS to replace our 1to1 obsolete service for our clients. I try to find as much information as I can about SAAS on the net, but relevant documentation is hard to find.
We have design a new layout structure and would love to share and get feedback before we pass the next month coding the whole thing.
Basic concept
We will create a webGUI of our creation that will use templates and widgets to create dynamic website for our clients inside our SAAS.
The client dynamic website is create as follow:
1- Fill tenant information form:
TENANT table
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company name;
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contact info;
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Logo;
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…etc
2- Create the sitemap treeview relation inside database
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|— Home (template_7, widget3, widget3, widget4)
|— Service 1 (template_7, widget4, widget6)
|— Service 2 (template_7, widget2, widget4)
|— Biography (template_7, widget1, widget4)
|— Contact us (templatet_7, widget5, widget8)
3- Create tenant[Component]‘Can only access current tenant instance’;
Create theme[Component]‘All templates and widgets will use L.E.S.S for the chosen theme’
4- "Site views" are now templates, extract tenant info from DB and apply inside template.
5- A stack of widget from the function loadWidgets() will load the appropriate widgets,
ie:
template_7 (2columns)
[color="#0000FF"]
<div id='compagnyName'>
<?php echo $tenant->compagnyName; ?>
</div>
<div id='mainMenu'>
<?php $this->loadWidgets(widget_stack0); ?>
</div>
<div id='column1'>
<?php $this->loadWidgets(widget_stack1); ?>
</div>
<div id='column2'>
<?php $this->loadWidgets(widget_stack2); ?>
</div>
[/color]
Output
[color="#006400"]exempleCompany
Home | Service1 | Service 2 | Biography | Contact us
Some widget here Some widget here
Some widget here[/color]
Now, is this the most efficient way to create
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reliable,
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fast,
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easy to use,
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Quick to create,
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easy to debug,
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flexible
SAAS system?
Thank you for your time 
