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Virtual Hosting: <br />
[[Virtual Hosting: Home | Home]] | <br />
[[Virtual Hosting: Name based | Name based]] |<br />
[[Virtual Hosting: PAC | PAC]] | <br />
[[Virtual Hosting: Browsers and PAC | Browsers and PAC]] | <br />
[[Virtual Hosting: Making it portable | Making it portable]] | <br />
[[Virtual Hosting: Portable PAC issues | Issues]] <br />
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'''Browsers and PAC'''<br>'''Uniform Server 3.5-Apollo'''<br />
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'''Virtual Hosting & PAC making it portable'''.<br />
Both Firefox and Opera teams have made this a no brainer just install (unzip) and go. Not sure which one to use, download both have a play and then make your choice. If you are using another portable browser try that at least it will save you the download time.<br />
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'''''Note'':''' For these tests I originally used Firefox Portable V 2.0.0.2 and Opera USB V 9.20. I have taken the opportunity to try out the latest incarnations, both are excellent and run faster than previous versions on my old USB stick. <br />
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== Uniform Server ==<br />
Copy your '''Uniform Server''' folder and all its content (development sites) to the top level of your memory stick.<br />
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Start uniserver.<br />
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== PAC file ==<br />
Copy your pac file ('''test.pac''') into Uniform Servers root folder '''www''' (Location L:\Uniform Server\udrive\www)<br />
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'''''Note'':''' Your memory stick drive letter will probably be different its unimportant.<br />
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== Firefox Portable V3.0 ==<br />
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Download the latest version of Firefox Portable from: [http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable Portable Apps]<br />
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File '''Firefox_Portable_3.0_en-us.paf.exe''' File size 8.0MB (Disk space 33.3MB)<br />
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'''''Installing Firefox'':'''<br />
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On your memory stick at the top level create a new folder named '''fx3''' (choose any name you like)<br />
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To install Firefox Portable, double-click on the file downloaded. When prompted select the folder '''fx3''' on your memory stick and click OK. A '''FirefoxPortable''' folder will be created and all the necessary files installed.<br />
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To run double click on '''FirefoxPortable.exe''' (located in folder *\fx3\FirefoxPortable)<br />
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'''''Install your pac file'':'''<br />
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# Run Firefox by double clicking on file '''FirefoxPortable.exe''' located L:*\fx3\FirefoxPortable\FirefoxPortable.exe<br />
# Type '''about:config''' in the address bar, then press [Enter]<br />
# Type '''autoconfig''' in the Filter bar<br />
# Double-c'''lick the '''network.proxy.autoconfig_url''' (edit box pops up)<br />
# Type-in '''<nowiki>http://localhost/test.pac</nowiki>''' <br />
# Click '''OK'''<br />
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== Opera V 9.50 ==<br />
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Download the latest version of Opera Portable from: [http://opera-usb.com/operausben.htm Opera USB]<br />
<br>File '''opera950en.zip''' File Size = 6.41MB (Disk Space 11.3 MB)<br />
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'''''Install Opera'':'''<br />
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Unzip the file to your USB-drive - that's all you have to do L:\opera950en<br />
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'''''Note'':''' Your memory stick drive letter will probably be different its unimportant.<br />
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'''''Install your pac file'':'''<br />
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# Run Opera double click on file '''operausb.exe''' located L:\opera950en\operausb.exe<br />
# Select Tools > '''Preferences'''<br />
# Select '''Advanced''' tab<br />
# Select '''Network''' (menu on the left)<br />
# Click '''Proxy servers''' button<br />
# Check on the '''Use automatic proxy configuration''' checkbox<br />
# Type-in '''<nowiki>http://localhost/test.pac</nowiki>'''<br />
# Click '''OK''' twice to close both dialogs.<br />
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== IE ==<br />
My original comment still stands "Well!"<br>I have taken a serious look at it this time and it's just not portable.<br />
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== Problems ==<br />
I tried several methods of installing the PAC file as a file type (file://...) and failed. In the end I resorted to using '''<nowiki>http://localhost/test.pac</nowiki>''' as the path and placed the PAC file in UniServer’s root folder www.<br />
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I think the root cause is both Firefox an Opera store an absolute path to the PAC file (includes the drive letter). Hence when I changed drive letter they were unable to find the file.<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
Interestingly both Firefox and Opera suffered from the same problem, not being able to use a file address. Certainly no major problem, they both performed flawlessly with the PAC file was placed in UniServer’s root folder.<br />
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Interestingly a few days after publishing several [[Virtual Hosting: Portable PAC issues | issues]] came to light. <br />
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