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• Installation - pre-configured server
• Installation - bespoke server
•   Controller
•   Plugins
• Installation Restriction
•   Server Paths
• Help
• Security
• Other Issues
•   VC14 Libraries
•   MySQL Access
•   Windows 7, Vista and UAC
•   Firewalls
•   Skype

Plugins Modules

• Installing plugins
• List of plugins
• Module (Plugin) download information

Plugins FCGID

• Updating a pre-configured ZeroXII server to run PHP as fast cgi
• Bespoke server to run PHP as fast cgi
• Configuration notes

Command line parameters

• Parameters
• Batch file examples

Environment variables

• Environment %PATH% [ENV_PATHS]
•   Path example
•   View environment path
•   Portable path example
• Environment variables [ENV_VARS]
•   Variable example
•   View all environment variables

Quick Start

• Install - UniController
•   Server Paths
• Install - Plugins
• Install WAMP components
• Installing your Website or Test pages
• Server Control
•    Run servers as a Program
• Stop the Servers
• Set New MySQL root password

Server Utilities

• Utility option buttons (opt1-opt3)
• Server Console
• View www
• View ssl
• Documentation
• MySQL Console
• phpMyAdmin
• Adminer
• phpMyBackupPro
• Sypex Dumper - Alterntive to phpMyBackupPro

Server Utilities

• Server Console
• MySQL Console

General

• Server Internet status - IP address. Servers accessible. Current version
• Mail utility msmtp - Configure utility. Send test e-mail
• Edit UniServer PAC file - Edit existing PAC file
• Clean-up delete logs - Delete folders and files defined e.g. Server logs
• Portable browser - Swith to portable browser
• Default browser - Swith to default browser

Extra

• DtDNS - Convert a dynamic IP address to a static IP address using DtDNS service
• PC-Win start-up - Automatically run UniController and servers (Apache, MySQL) at start-up
• Cron - Cron is a job scheduler allowing scripts to be run automatically.
• Edit Win hosts file - View or edit Windows host file.

Extra DtDNS

• Overview
• Edit DtDNS Accounts
• Force DtDNS Update
• Auto-run
• Enable and View Logging
• Where to next

Extra Create DtDNS Account

• Creating a DtDNS account
• Creating a Hostname overview
•   General information
•   Wild Cards
• Create Hostname
•   Login
•   Create hostname
•   Manage existing hostnames

Extra Cron

• Features
• Configuration file
•   Configuration block format
• Cron Controller
•   Run as a program
• Logging
• Additional information
• Test Scripts

Apache

• Change Apache ports- Change standard and ssl ports
• Change Apache Root-folders- www or ssl
• Edit Configuration Files- httpd.conf or httpd-ssl.conf
• Edit Basic and Modules- Basic Configuration and Modules Enable/Disable
• Access and Passwords- Put servers on-line
• Apache SSL- Server Certificate and Key generator. SSL enable/disable
• Apache Vhosts- Create and delete Vhost
• Apache server Info - Status- Apache server information and status
• Apache Logs- View and delete logs
• Apache Syntax Check -t- Check Apache config for errors
• Start-up pages- Enable/Disable pages at start-up. Select pages

Apache Basic Configuration

• Overview
• Server Name
•   Host Name Resolution Order
• Server Admin Email
• Directory Index Files
• Server Side Includes
• Server Signature
• Listen Port

Apache Root folder www - Access

• Overview
• Background information
• Creating a password file
• Enable or disable name password access
• Change Access
•   Local Access
•   Local and Intranet Access
•   Local, Intranet and Internet Access

Apache Root folder ssl - Access

• Overview
• Background information
• Creating a password file
• Enable or disable name password access
• Change Access
•   Local Access
•   Local and Intranet Access
•   Local, Intranet and Internet Access

Apache Document root paths (Absolute vs Relative)

• Overview
• Absolute and Relative path formats
• Configuration file us_user.ini

Apache - SSL

• How to Enable SSL
• Background
•   SSL Overview
•   IP addresses and SSL
•   Apache configuration file changes
•   SSL Virtual Host
•   Certificates and signing request (CSR) location
•   View installed server certificate details

Apache - Server Certificate Self-Signed

• Creating a self-signed certificate
• Alternative Scripts
•   Generate_server_cert_and_key.bat
• Signed certificate

Apache - Free Server Certificate

• Register a domain name
• Create an account at StartSSL
• Creating a certificate signing request (CSR)
• Sign certificate at StartSSL
• Download StartCom CA Certificates - Information
• Install certificates
• Edit SSL Configuration file
• Local Test

Apache - Vhosts

• Overview
•   Inform Apache to use Vhosts
•   Adding a Vhost
•   Vhost additional Apache directives
•   Hosts file automatic update
• Create Apache Vhost -Detail
•   Internet access
• Delete Apache Vhost -Detail

MySQL

• Change MySQL port
• Change MySQL root password
• Restore default password (root)
• Create Delete Database
• Create Restricted MySQL User
• Edit Restricted MySQL User
• Database backup
• Database restore
• Edit Config file my.ini
• MySQL error log

MySQL - Change password

• Set New MySQL root user password using UniController
• Set New MySQL root user password using phpMyAdmin
• Set New MySQL root user password using MySQL Prompt
• Related topics

MySQL - Restore password

•   Kill MySQL process
•   Restart MySQL server skip grant
•   Set Password and Update grant tables
•   Kill process and restart
• Related topics

MySQL Create Delete Database

• Create Delete Database using UniController
• Create Delete Database using phpMyAdmin
• Create Delete Database using Server Console
•   MySQL utility - mysqladmin
•   MySQL utility - mysql Client
• Related topics

MySQL Create Restricted User

• Create Restricted MySQL User using UniController
• Create Restricted MySQL User using phpMyAdmin
•   Open Add new user page
•   Create new user
•   Assign user to a database
• Create Restricted MySQL User using MySQL Prompt
• Delete Restricted MySQL User using MySQL Prompt
• Related topics

MySQL Edit Restricted User

• Edit Restricted MySQL User using UniController
• Edit Restricted MySQL User using phpMyAdmin
• Edit Restricted MySQL User using MySQL Prompt
• Related topics

Database backup restore

• Database backup
• Database restore

PHP

• View phpInfo - Runs PHP function phpinfo()
• Select PHP version - Versions 52, 53, 54, 55 or 56
• Select PHP configuration file - php_test.ini, php_development.ini or php_production.ini
• Edited selected configuration file - Edit file in Note Pad
• Edit Basic and Modules - Edit Basic Configuration and Enable/Disable PHP Modules
• PHP Accelerators - Enable/Disable eAccelerator, APC, XCache or Zend OpCache
• View PHP Accelerator control panel - View control panel and screen shots for selected PHP Accelerator

PHP - PEAR Web Frontend

• Open PEAR Web Frontend
• Using PEAR Frontend
•   Update the Channel Management system
•   Downloading modules
• Form - Test Script
• Where to next

PHP - PEAR Auto Install go-pear

• Pre-configured
• File .htaccess
• Install and run go-pear
• Summary

PHP - PEAR Manual Install

• Install PEAR core package
•   Download and Extract PEAR core package
•   Install core package on The Uniform Server
• Installing PEAR packages
•   A Quick tour of PEAR repository
•   Installing Dependencies
•   Installing PEAR Package - QuickForm
• Form - Test Script
• PEAR Alternate location
•   Change include path for PEAR
• Summary

PHP Version Switching

• Switching overview
• UniController PHP Switching
• Installing a PHP plugin
• Important information

PHP Short Open Tags

• Why
• Testing older scripts
• Convert older scripts as follows

PHP CLI

• Overview
• Command-window
• PHP Command-line - run code directely
•   Code examples
• PHP Command-line - run code from file (PHP scripts)
• CLI configuration file
•   Default Configuration file
•   User Configuration file
• Additional information
•   Minimum requirements
•   Reduce footprint
• Emulate UniController command console
• Passing parameters

Perl

• Overview
• Shebang
•   Apache – Running as standard program
•   Apache – Running as service
• Shebang Help
• Force Windows Shebang
• Force Unix Shebang

Perl Installing

• Installing Strawberry Perl
• Installing Active Perl
•   Download ActivePerl
•   Install ActivePerl
•   Background

Unix Shebang on Windows

• Shebang interpreter directive
• Symbolic link
•   Path difference
•   Link redirection
•   mklink syntax
• Creating a symbolic link to access the Perl executable
•   Server relocation
•   Batch files
•   Test 1 - Apache running as a standard program
•   Test 2 - Apache running as a service
• Move Server

Perl CLI

• Overview
• Command-window
• Perl Command-line - run code directely
•   Code examples
• Perl Command-line - run code from file (Perl scripts)
•   Run basic Perl script
•   Pass arguments to script
•   Environment variables - Read and display
• Passing parameters

Multi-Servers

• Preliminary
• Controller
•   Change controller name
•   Change Icon
• Apache Server
•   Change Apache server executable
•   Change Apache server ports
• MySQL Server
•   Change MySQL server executable
•   Change MySQL server port

Standalone Servers

• Apache
•   Preliminary
•   Change controller name
•   Change Icon
•   Change Apache server executable
•   Change Apache server ports
• MySQL
•   Preliminary
•   Change controller name
•   Change Icon
•   Change MySQL server executable
•   Change MySQL server port

Portable Browser

• Background
• Configuration file User.ini
• Manually upgrade Pale Moon

Portable browser - PAC

• Background
• PAC file
• Compare function - shExpMatch
• Complete PAC file
• Hosts file emulation with a PAC file

Deploying PAC file

• Apache Web Server - Configuration and PAC file location
• Portable Pale Moon browser - Pre-configured module
• Firefox
• Pale Moon
• Internet Explorer
• Safari
• Google Chrome
• Opera

Applications - Installing

• General
•   MySQL and MariaDB
•   Host
•   e-mail address
• WordPress
• MediaWiki

WordPress

• Step 1: Download and Extract
• Step 2: Create the Database and a User using phpMyAdmin
• Step 3: Set up wp-config.php
•   Enter your secret key values
• Step 4: Upload the files
•   In the Root Directory
•   In a Subdirectory
• Step 5: Run the Install Script
•   Finishing installation

MediaWiki

• Step 1: Download and Extract
• Step 2: Create the Database and a User using phpMyAdmin
• Step 3: Upload the files
•   In the Root Directory
•   In a Subdirectory
• Step 4: Wiki Installation
• Portability
• MySQL Security

OpenCart

• SSL secure main server.
• Create a self-signed certificate
• Step A: Download and Extract
• Step B: Create the Database and a User using phpMyAdmin
• Step C: Upload the files
• Step D: OpenCart Installation
• Enabling SSL in the OpenCart Dashboard
• Enabling SSL in the OpenCart directory - config.php file
• Enabling SSL in the OpenCart Admin directory - config.php file
• Test
• Portability
• Test portability

Run as service

• Install module (plugin)
• Warning
• Uniform Server Service application
• Apache service test
• Operation overview
•   Install service
•   Run service
•   Stop service
•   Uninstall service
• Change service names

MySQL Auto DB Backup

• Install module (plugin)
• Warning
• Application start up parameters
• User configuration window
• FTP configuration
• E-Mail Notification configuration
• Testing
• Auto DB backup configuration

Create Scheduled Task

• Create a task
• Delete a task
• Run task - Quick test

Portable FileZilla Server

• Background
• Install module (plugin)
•   Folder and File structure
•   Stand-alone server
•   Portable FileZilla control application
• UniServer FileZilla Controller - Integrated into UniServer
•   Run FileZilla server as a Program
•   Run FZ Controller
•   Run FZ Server
•   Quick Test
• Run FileZilla server as a Service
•   Install and run service
•   Stop and uninstall service
• FTP url formats
• UniServer FileZilla Controller - Stand-alone FileZilla server
•   Run FileZilla server as a Program
•   Run FZ Controller
•   Run FZ Server
•   Quick Test
• Run FileZilla server as a Service
•   Install and run service
•   Stop and uninstall service

FileZilla basic configuration

• Run FileZilla - Portable mode
•  Stop and uninstall service
•  Start Portable FileZilla and administration Interface
• FileZilla Admin Interface Sections
• Delete a User
• Add a User
• Quick Test
•   Local network access
•   Internet access
• Problems
• FTP Clients

FileZilla SSL part 1

• Create Server certificate
•   Enable SSL support
•   Fill in certificate details
•   Force SSL for user login
• FileZilla portable client
•   FileZilla Server Local test
•   FileZilla Server Local network test
• Summary

FileZilla SSL part 2

• FTP Basics
•   Passive FTP
•   Active FTP
•   Summary
• Configure Passive Mode
• Configure NAT Router
• Summary

Batch Files

• Background
• Basic batch file template
• Folder hierarchy – Moving around
• Folders and Files – Create, delete and redirection operator.
• IF and IF ELSE command
• Set /p command - user and file input
•   Set/Delete variable
•   Prompt for user inputy
•   Set from text file
•   Alternative Set from text file
• Summary

Batch Files- Passing parameters

• Background
• Passing variables to a child
• FOR /F overview
• FOR /F Passing LiteralString
• FOR /F Passing filenameset -1
•   Extract MySQL password using SET command
•   Extract MySQL password using FOR command
•   Extract password from name/password file
• FOR /F Passing filenameset -2
•   Display all lines that will be processed
•   Extract user configuration parameters
• FOR /F Passing command
•   Run batch command - display all lines
•   Run PHP code directely - display all lines
• Run PHP code - extract and assign variables
• Perl passing parameters

Batch Files- Emulate Server Console

• Background
• Overview
• Basic batch file - Emulates Server Console