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This is a supplementary section to the 5-Nano series. It contains new material corresponding to parts that have been redesigned, updated or are new additions.
Various plugins are available for 5-Nano series check the following page for version compatibility
Double click UniServer5_*.exe which is a self-extracting archive and unpacks to the current folder (where you saved the file). Note: The exe does not install anything to the registry or other areas of a PC. It just creates folder UniServer and extracts all subfolders and files to this folder.
Navigate to folder UniServerA)
Run (double click on) Start.exe which starts Unitray.
Left click on the tray icon, and click on Start UniServer (top menu)
Starts both Apache and MySQL servers
If not already running, your browser will automatically start and display Intro page
Stop the servers. Left click on the tray icon, and click on Stop UniServer (second menu item)
Note 1:
When the servers are run or stopped you will be challenged by your firewall. Always ALLOW ACCESS to the Internet, even when running the servers locally for development.
Note 2:
The Web root folder H) UniServer\www contains example pages (intro page). With the exception of file .htaccess delete its content and copy your Web site (folders and pages) to this folder. To view your web site, run the servers and type http://localhost into your browser.
Note 3:
The server is fully portable. For example, copy folder UniServerA) and all its content to a USB stick and run the servers from there.
Note 4:
Run as a service: At step 5, right click and use the top menu to install and run as a service. Use the second menu item to stop and uninstall services.
At first sight both menus give the impression Uniform Server is complex to run. However the majority of menu items are for convenience allowing you to select and run additional features should you want to use them.
The first two menu items control both servers; that’s all you need to start and stop the servers.
The third menu item, allowing you to control individual servers, offers finer control.
LEFT MENU Run servers as a standard program
COMMENT Quick Start guide
RIGHT MENU Run servers as a service
Run Servers as standard Program
Start UniTray: In folder UniServer double click on Start.exe tray icon created.
L3) Check servers are runnable: Left or Right click tray icon > click Server Status. All ports must be free to use.
Several scripts have been redesigned. The reason for this was to separate out configuration from the actual script, making it a little more user friendly.
None of the scripts are written in stone, hence you may change them to suite your own requirements. To point you in the right direction I have included some design notes: