Introduction
Extreme-4-Apache2Triad v0.95
Extreme-4-Apache2Triad , is a package of Sites and scripts preinstalled and preconfigured to run on Apache2Triad 1.2.2.
Only sites and scripts that work in a generic environment have been included in this build. While most of the configuration has been done for you, there are still a few things you'll need to take care of.
Please folow the instruction provided carefully! .
Some Basic Configuratons
In most sites that use a mySQL database, you'll find a file named "config.php" , "config.inc.php" "config-inc.php", "mainfile.php", or something very similar.
This file will normally contain all data needed to make the connection to your mySQL database. If anything is incorrect here, your site will either not work at all, or you'll get numerous errors. Check these details carefully to make sure they match your localhost configuration. If you've used the password change script in Apache2Triad, you will have to either modify every config file in every site, or add the user "root" with password "triadpass" back into your mySQL configuration wih just enough permissions to function with a localhost connection only.
Other things that need to be configured are the site login details. Be sure to open all sites and correct this as indicated in the specific instructions supplied.
In some cases, it's possible to change your details in the administration area. In others, you must edit the source files. Please read any notes on this before proceeding. If it's neccesary to change "localhost" to "your domain name" to make a site work with remote or client connections, that will be noted and instructions given. If there is no note on a particular site, then there shouldn't be any problem leaving it as localhost. The client will only see your domain name in these cases. Where "localhost" has been hardcoded into an image path or URL, this would cause errors for clients and you may still run across a few that I haven't corrected. Please report any you find so that I can modify those in future builds.
Editing Files
If instructed to edit configuration files, there are precautions to take to avoid breaking the scripts. Notepad can be used to edit these files if you do it very carefully. It's best to use "find and replace" rather than copy and paste. While editing in notepad, be carefull not to click anywhere on the page between actions. This will make "undo" unusable. Try not to use word wrap when editng. Word wrap could cause broken code errors that you would never find.
I prefer to edit these files with Dreamweaver or a professional quality PHP editor. The layout will be preserved and will be a lot easier to understand.
Some files may be set to read only. In windows 2000 server, advanced server, server 2003, You have the option of changing the security levels by right clicking the files and going to "security". In windows XP, you may have to enable a very undesirable service to get this same option. If you've never hardened XP, then it may already be enabled by default. NetBios over TCP/IP Must be enabled in XP to get the security menus. This is related to file and printer sharing but you'll find it in the advanced properties of TCP/IP in the network connections properties window. More info is available at Microsoft and on Google. I'd suggest disabling this service when it's not immediately needed. It has nothing to do with sharing files in the real world and is a major security hole if left enabled.
Windows98 should have only a "read only" box to check or uncheck in the right click menu.
