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panFora Installation on the Server For Unix
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( Looking for how to install panFora on Windows NT/2000 systems? Click here)
- Please read the instructions carefully, and follow the installation steps sequentially.
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Table of Contents |
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- Installation Requirements
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Before You Begin
- FYI
- Gathering Information and Privileges
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panFora Installation
- Downloading panFora Distribution
- Installinging panFora Files
- Web Server Configuration
- panFora Setup
- Create New Forum
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Before you begin |
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These instructions are intended For Unix operating systems and Apache web server software.
In this document you will find all the instructions on how to properly install panFora software on your webserver.
This document is intended for the System Administrator who is responsible for the web server's operation.
- The System Administrator installs panFora software and responds to requests for new forums from webmasters, clients (or others who act as designated Forum Administrators).
Please take advantage of our Tech Support Forum.
- Our online support team is happy to help with technical matters and questions related to panFora installation, FAQs and troubleshooting.
Tech Support Forum is free and only a mouse-click away.
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2.a. |
FYI |
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Important Notes
- You need to install panFora only once in your server, regardless of the number of Forums you plan on deploying.
Once panFora is installed, you will be able to create and set up as many Forums as your license allows.
Click here for more information on panFora licenses.
- If you are installing panFora for evaluation (panFora EVAL), you are granted use of panFora for 45 days.
After the free evaluation period, all forums will be disabled until you purchase a license.
- There is no need to reinstall panFora when upgrading a license, or restoring use of an expired Evaluation forum.
Just enter the new license key.
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panFora Installation |
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This portion of the documentation provides step by step instructions on how to install panFora.
Once panFora Installation is completed, you may proceed to panFora Setup.
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Installing panFora Files |
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If your web server configuration is set up differently than the default setup described below, please make the appropriate changes to the absolute paths mentioned in the instructions.
The paths given below are just an example. Your paths must be consistent with your system and web server configuration.
In the installation directions below, we will put panFora in a subdirectory of your web server space.
You may also choose to put panFora on the root level of the web server space.
The examples below are applicable to the apache web server.
panFora will work with other web servers, but it is left to the user to configure the web server properly.
Important Notes
Text that appears between < > represent the commands being typed in the installation procedure.
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- Go to the web server's Document Root directory
< cd /usr/local/apache/htdocs >
- Make the subdirectory "withinc"
< mkdir withinc >
- Change to the withinc directory
< cd withinc >
- Extract the distribution file, "panFora-xxx.tgz", to deposit all necessary panFora files and subdirectories into the withinc directory
< gzip -cd /path-of-distribution/panFora-xxx.tgz | tar xf - >
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Transfer ownership of all panFora files and directories to the web server.
- In the example below, we assume that the owner-id and group-id of the webserver are nobody and nogroup, respectively.
- Please check your webserver configuration for the appropriate values.
< chown -R nobody ../withinc >
< chown -R nogroup ../withinc >
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