Technical Details
This web site has been created by using the Drupal content management system including a number of 3rd party and custom modules. The online payments is provide by the Payment and Paypal Payment modules. The PayPal Payments Standard (PPS)/Website Payments Standard (WPS) payment method is used. The chess specific functions are provided by custom modules written by Malcolm Peacock:
- Congress Payment - which provides all the online entry forms and database objects and integrates to PayPal Payment module.
- ECF Data - which provides an interface to the English Chess Federation grading and membership data
- CS Data - which provides an interface to the Chess Scotland grading and membership data.
- FIDE Data - which provides an interface to the FIDE ratings data.
It is currently hosted by TSO Host on a shared server paid for by Malcolm Peacock ( there is a donation button on the front page if you'd like to contribute)
The congress organiser does not need to know any of these technical details.