Archive It Pro - Server Requirements
Overview Installation and Use Server Requirements Release Notes   Download Software Just $24.95 Free Limited Trial			General Server Requirements: Perl 5.004 (or later) UNIX / LINUX (or some variant such as IRIX) Zip application running on server You can follow the steps outlined below to determine if your server meets these requirements. 1 Copy the test Perl script below: #!/usr/local/bin/perl #archive_it_pro_test.cgi #------------------------------------------------------------------- # # # Developed by Quicomm # http:\\www.quicomm.com # All rights reserved # # October 22, 1999 # # v1.0.0 #------------------------------------------------------------------- $MasterArchiveDirectory = "/u/web/your_login/Archive_It"; # change this as needed $ZipPath = "/usr/contrib/bin/zip"; # change this as needed # DO NOT MODIFY ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE # -------------------------------------------------- print("Content-Type: text/plain\n\n"); print "Testing for Zip Application\n\n"; $zip_result = `$ZipPath -L`; $zip_ls = `ls -l $ZipPath`; $site_test1 = 0; $site_test2 = 0; $site_test3 = 0; $site_test4 = 0; if($zip_result eq "") { if($zip_ls eq "") { print "Zip Application Not Found on Server. Please check to see it is available and/or path name\n\n"; } else { print "Group assignment and/or permissions not correct. Please contact server administrator to enable Perl scripts to call $ZipPath\n\n"; } } else { print "$zip_ls\nZip Application Found and Running.\n\n"; $site_test1 = 1; } print "Testing for Archive Writing capability into Archive_It_Pro/Archives Directory\n\n"; open(DATA, ">$MasterArchiveDirectory/Archives/test.txt"); print DATA "a test\n"; close(DATA); if(open(DATA, "$MasterArchiveDirectory/Archives/test.txt")) { $_ = <DATA>; close(DATA); if($_ eq "a test\n") { print "Archive Write Passed.\n\n"; `rm $MasterArchiveDirectory/Archives/test.txt`; $site_test2 = 1; } else { print "Archive Write Failed. File exists, but data retrieved is not data written.\n\n"; `rm $MasterArchiveDirectory/Archives/test.txt`; } } else { print "Archive Write Failed. File could not be created.\n\n"; } print "Testing for Archive Writing capability into Archive_It_Pro/Archives/DB_Tables Directory\n\n"; open(DATA, ">$MasterArchiveDirectory/Archives/DB_Tables/test.txt"); print DATA "a test\n"; close(DATA); if(open(DATA, "$MasterArchiveDirectory/Archives/DB_Tables/test.txt")) { $_ = <DATA>; close(DATA); if($_ eq "a test\n") { print "Archive Write Passed.\n\n"; `rm $MasterArchiveDirectory/Archives/DB_Tables/test.txt`; $site_test3 = 1; } else { print "Archive Write Failed. File exists, but data retrieved is not data written.\n\n"; `rm $MasterArchiveDirectory/Archives/DB_Tables/test.txt`; } } else { print "Archive Write Failed. File could not be created.\n\n"; } print "Testing for \"mysqldump\" command\n\n"; $_ = `mysqldump`; if(/Usage: /) { print "mysqldump command found and working.\n\n"; $site_test4 = 1; } else { print "mysqldump command not found or not available on this server.\n\n"; } print "Testing Complete.\n\n"; if($site_test1 && $site_test2 && $site_test3 && $site_test4) { print "Congratulations! Site Passes All Tests for Archive It! Pro"; } elsif($site_test1 && $site_test2 && $site_test3 && !$site_test4) { print "Site Passes Most Tests, but MySQL Database tables cannot be archived. \nPlease contact your system administrator for activation of the mysqldump command if you wish to archive your MySQL DB tables."; } else { print "Site Does Not Pass Tests. Please see above."; } exit 0; 2 Create the directory Archive_It_Pro somewhere on your site. IF POSSIBLE, this directory should lie outside the path of your www directory. Record the full path name of this directory (typically something like /u/web/your_login/Archive_It). Create the directory Archives within the Archive_It_Pro directory. Set the permissions on this directory to 777, which is read, write, execute for owner, group, and all. If you plan on archiving MySQL database tables, create the directory DB_Tables within the Archives directory. Set the permissions on this directory to 777, which is read, write, execute for owner, group, and all. 3 Change the $MasterArchiveDirectory line of the test script so it is assigned the full path to your newly created Archive_It_Pro directory. Change the $ZipPath line of the test script so it is assigned the full path to the Zip application on your server. 4 Install this script in your CGI directory with the name archive_it_pro_test.cgi and enable it for execution. Make sure that the first line (path to Perl) is correct for your specific web site. 5 Call the script from your browser with a call similar to the following: http://www.yoursite.com/cgi-bin/archive_it_prot_ test.cgi 6 You will see something similar to the following if your site is fully capable: Testing for Zip Application -rwxrwxr-x 1 root bin 42692 Jun 15 1998 /usr/contrib/bin/zip Zip Application Found and Running. Testing for Archive Writing capability into Archive_It_Pro/Archives Directory Archive Write Passed. Testing for Archive Writing capability into Archive_It_Pro/Archives/DB_Tables Directory Archive Write Passed. Testing for "mysqldump" command mysqldump command found and working. Testing Complete. Congratulations! Site Passes All Tests for Archive It! Pro 7 If the script returns any other message, then you must a. check the path of the Zip application (and make sure it is executable from a Perl script) b. check that you have properly setup your Archive_It_Pro directory. c. have the "mysqldump" command accessible if you wish to archive your MySQL DB tables (contact your system administrator).