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ImageFolio Pro Edition 3.0 User's Guide
Installing ImageFolio Pro Edition 3.0
This document covers the standard installation of BizDesign ImageFolio Pro Edition 3.0 on Unix and Windows
systems. If you are upgrading from a previous version, you may wish to read Upgrading ImageFolio Pro Edition 3.0.
What You Will Need
Standard ImageFolio Installation
- Using a Zip decompression utility, extract the contents of
ImageFolio*.zip
to a new directory on your personal computer.
You should see the following top-level directories:
cgi-bin - this contains all of your scripts and data
directories
ImageFolio3_files - this contains all of the images/templates/cache
etc. used by ImageFolio
- Using an FTP utility, login to your Web server. Your ISP should have provided
you with a username, password, and details for transferring files to your
server.
- Upload all of the files and all of the directories in the
cgi-bin
directory to a directory where you can execute CGI scripts on your server
(usually cgi-bin). Make sure you transfer all files in ASCII
text mode!
Permissions settings for Unix/Linux users...
- Set permissions on all
*.cgi files (in both the cgi-bin/ImageFolio3
and cgi-bin/ImageFolio3/admin directories) to 755 (rwxr-xr-x).
- Set permissions on the
cgi-bin/ImageFolio3/data directory
to 777 (rwxrwxrwx).
- Set permissions on the
cgi-bin/ImageFolio3/data/backup
directory to 777 (rwxrwxrwx).
- Set permissions on the
cgi-bin/ImageFolio3/data/leech
directory to 777 (rwxrwxrwx).
- Set permissions on the
cgi-bin/ImageFolio3/admin/sessions
directory to 777 (rwxrwxrwx).
- Set permissions on the
cgi-bin/ImageFolio3/admin/user.db
file to 666 (rw-rw-rw-).
- Set permissions on the
cgi-bin/ImageFolio3/admin/access.db
file to 666 (rw-rw-rw-).
- Do not set permissions on any other files.
- Upload the
ImageFolio3_files directory to any Web accessible
location on your server other than the cgi-bin. Transfer the
gif images BINARY mode, the rest must be transferred in ASCII text mode. Most
FTP programs have an "auto" setting that that switches between BINARY
and ASCII depending on the file you are uploading.
Permissions settings for Unix/Linux users...
- Set permissions on the
ImageFolio3_files/cache/images directory
to 777 (rwxrwxrwx).
- Set permissions on the
ImageFolio3_files/cache/pages directory
to 777 (rwxrwxrwx).
- Set permissions on the
ImageFolio3_files/cache/searches
directory to 777 (rwxrwxrwx).
- Set permissions on the
ImageFolio3_files/gallery directory
to 777 (rwxrwxrwx).
- Set permissions on the
ImageFolio3_files/temp directory
to 777 (rwxrwxrwx).
- Do not set permissions on any other files.
- Using a text editor, open all
*.cgi files (from cgi-bin
and cgi-bin/admin directories) and verify that the first line
of each script points to the proper location of Perl on your server, unless
yours is #!/usr/bin/perl.
Note for Unix/Linux users...
Most text editors are set up to save files with Windows line endings. If
you experience server errors when executing a script, you may need to change/set
the preferences in your text editor to save files with Unix line endings.
- Using a text editor, open
config.pl (from the cgi-bin/ImageFolio3
directory) and answer all of the questions. This is your ImageFolio configuration
file and all variables regarding your server will need to be defined within
these files. If you have trouble determining server paths, run the cgi-bin/ImageFolio3/serverinfo.cgi
script in your browser.
- Using a text editor, open
admin_config.pl (from the cgi-bin/ImageFolio3/admin
directory) and supply a new secret_key. (question 4)
- Save any modified files, then, using an FTP utility, login to your server
and upload the files you modified. Be sure to overwrite existing files to
preserve any permissions settings.
- Now reset the Admin Login with your new secret_key by typing in the URL
to
reset.cgi (it's in your cgi-bin/ImageFolio3/admin
directory).
- Now test the Admin area. Type in the URL to
admin.cgi (it's
in your cgi-bin/ImageFolio3/admin directory). Enter the username
Admin and the password ImageFolio (case sensitive)
when asked for it.
- The first thing you need to do is add yourself as a new user, then delete
the default username and password. Click on
Add New User from
the menu options inside your Administration Area. Add yourself and set all
permissions to Yes. After you have been added, log in with your
new username and password. Click on Delete User from the menu
options. Delete the user Admin.
- While still in the Admin area, click on the link (left side) that says
Rebuild
Index. This will index your gallery and two files, index.txt
and categories.txt inside you data directory. If
it does not, check your settings in config.pl and try again.
Note...
You will need to rebuild your index on a frequent basis when you add new
content. New files added will be viewable, but will not be searchable, unless
you rebuild your index after those files have been added.
- You can now start adding content either through
a) The "Classic Admin" area or
b) The "Front End Admin" area by clicking on on GALLERY in the top
right corner.
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