5.0-Nano: Multi-Servers
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Uniform Server 5.0-Nano Multi-Servers
One of Uniform Server’s unique features is the capability to run more than one complete server on the same PC.
You can use this to great advantage and prevent server clashes.
Moving UniServer increments the tray icon displaying a new digit for each server.
In reality it’s not just a port change the servers are reconfigured.
Running server status displays the new server's configuration.
Overview
To run multi-servers on the same PC several items require changing such as server ports, service names, Apache and UniTray executable names.
Manually changing these can be time consuming and prone to errors. The process has been automated with the following script: move_servers.php
Run script option 1
The script is run from the following batch file Run.bat
- Navigate to folder unicon\move_servers
- Double click Run.bat and enter appropriate values.
Run script option 2
Alternatively you can run the script from UniTray:
- Use either the right or left menu
- Mouse-over "Advanced"
- Click Move Servers multi-server operation
Script
Unless you want to use specific ports and names accept defaults shown in brackets by pressing enter.
Note: If you manually change service or Apache executable names
make sure these have eight or less characters.
The script uses existing names and either adds a digit to end of this name
or increments an exiting one. Ports are incremented, invalid ports are skipped.
When run for the first time output looks like this:
################################################################################ Current Apache port = 80 Proposed port [81] : Current SSL port = 443 Proposed port [444] : Current MySQL port = 3306 Proposed port [3307] : Current Apache name = Apache.exe Proposed name [Apache1.exe] : Current MySQL name = mysqld-opt.exe Proposed name [mysqld-opt1.exe] : ===== SERVICES Service names ==== Current Apache name = ApacheS1 Proposed name = [ApacheS2] : Current MySQL name = MySQLS1 Proposed name = [MySQLS2] : ===== UniTray Controller ==== Current UniTray name = UniTray1.exe Proposed name [UniTray2.exe] : ===== eAccelerator ==== If running a single server do not disable eAccelerator. For multi-servers enter Y Disable_eAccelerator type Y or N [Y] : Commit type Y or N [Y] : ################################################################################
Clone servers
If you know in advance the number of additional servers that will be run create them at the same time, just makes the task a little easier.
- Extract a new copy of Uniform Server
- Move the server using the above script.
- Clone this server (copy to a new folder)
- Move the server using the above script.
- Repeat steps 3 to 4 for each new server.
UniTray
Unitray's icon is updated to reflect changes (digit increments)
If you wish to change the icon displayed edit the images however do not
change the image names (tray_image_1.dat-tray_image_9.dat) these are
dynamically added to UniTray's configuration file.
General Notes
If all the servers are to be installed as a service
there is no need to disable eAccelerator.
If the servers are to be run as a standard program eAccelerator
must be disabled otherwise Apache will fail to start.
Remember to append the new port number to access server pages
for example if the server was moved to port 81 type the following into your browser:
- http://localhost:81/
Important note MySQL port
When installing third party software you may be given a choice of entering a port number,
enter the one corresponding to the moved server (you can find this by running server statusfrom UniTray)
If this option is not provided (generally not) then append it to the server
name e.g. localhost:3307
Summary
Uniform Server 5.0-Nano is a significant upgrade although the main architecture has changed along with the main components and many new features added control remains simple. Just a few mouse clicks will have the servers running either as a standard program or service. Scratch the surface a little and you will find a wealth of flexibility allowing you to tailored the servers. Dig deeper and you have access to a set of common PHP function allowing you to redesign server control should you wish.
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