[Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation

Fri Sep 4 14:47:04 BST 2009

Just completed a few tests myself so for reference...

I copied the whole 1.5 directory over the top of a previous 1.2 directory.
(except index.php because in this case I'm using demo.php renamed as
index.php) 

All seemed to work ok except the two new templates didn't show.

I copied the originaltemplatedetails table from a new 1.5 install to this
updated install and now the two new templates appear and work

Export worked ok and import of that exported file worked ok too on the
updated install.

Import of a previous 1.2 export didn't work but did when the .rlo was
renamed as a .rlt and re zipped.

Julian - I had a couple of test files in the install I updated and previewed
them before updating. After updating I noticed the small left/right arrows
were missing again which I remember reporting to you previously and I
remember it was a filelocation thing but I can't find the previous message.
Seems like that small bug is in the 1.5 template/model.

HTH

Ron

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 03 September 2009 23:22
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation

rename the rlo to an rlt

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Rochford, Thomas
Sent: Thu 03/09/2009 21:27
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation

Hi Patrick,

There seems to be a problem with the scorm exports/imports from the online
toolkits v. 1.0.2 into the latest version 1.5.

I have exported a module created with 1.0.2. as a scorm.zip file on one
laptop and tried to import it into 1.5 on another and I get the following
error message.

'File transfer has failed.****Only Xerte templates are currently imported'

I have also tried exporting a Test file from v. 1.5 and re-importing it
using the same laptop and I get the same error message. 

I have attached the Test file exported under 1.5 for you to examine.

Kindest Regards,

Thomas

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[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Rochford, Thomas
Sent: 03 September 2009 17:19
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Xerte Online Toolkits 1.5 Localhost Installation

HI Everyone,

I've just managed to get Xerte Online toolkits v. 1.5 installed on a memory
stick and will be releasing MAXOS 150 as soon as I've completed testing. I
need to check that the import feature works OK amongst other things.

However I thought I'ld document some bugs I cam across while doing the
Install.

1)      Copying the new toolkits across didn't work I got errors trying to
edit a file. The application claimed it couldn't find 'edit.php', although
it seemed to be there.

2)      I emptied the existing toolkits directory and used phpMyAdmin to
remove the old toolkits database and then ran the setup. I also ran into
quite a lot of problems, and had to edit the folowing files.

a.       page2.php. I had to edit lines 94 through 96 to make the
str_replace function use the same tags as are in 'database.txt'. The three
lines now read as follows:

$buffer = str_replace("database_host",$_POST['host'],$buffer);

$buffer = str_replace("database_name",$_POST['database_name'],$buffer);

$buffer = str_replace("",$_POST['database_prefix'],$buffer);

b.      database.php. I had to edit lines 15,20,25,30 and 35 to overcome a
parsing error in the original on line 35. The 5 lines now read as follows

$xerte_toolkits_site->localhost = "localhost";
...

$xerte_toolkits_site->database_username ="root";
...
$xerte_toolkits_site->database_password ="";
...
$xerte_toolkits_site->database_name ="toolkits";
...
$xerte_toolkits_site->database_table_prefix ="";

I now seem to have a clean install - I used the 'full install' option in the
end. I did try the XAMPP option but that didn't work either and I remembered
that Patrick had earlier advised me to use the 'Full Install'

I've documented this just in case anyone else runs into a similar problem
when working under windows. I now need to see if I can manage to import the
randomised quiz from the standalone version into my 'on-a-stick' version as
I note that it isn't in the current release. Any ideas on how this can be
done would be very welcome.

Kindest Regards,

Thomas

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Patrick Lockley
Sent: 03 September 2009 15:43
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] RE: Need help with Xerte toolkit instalation

if you install an xampp version and choose the xampp version then demo.php
doesn't exist as it is renamed to index.

But i wouldn't put that on a webserver.

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Julian Tenney
Sent: Thu 03/09/2009 15:39
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] RE: Need help with Xerte toolkit instalation

Uninstall xampp and all its databases, make sure there is no trace of it
left.

Then start again. To install it on a local machine is this simple:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/manual/installingToolkits.swf

To install it on a web server will need the help of the admin.

Also, your emails are bouncing. Are you subscribed to the list?

-----Original Message-----
From: pieter-dirk [mailto:pd at stinkmedia.co.za]
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:34 PM
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: Need help with Xerte toolkit instalation

Please look at the attachment we need help please.  We are struggling to
install this program as well as xampp.  Please come back to us please

Thank You

Pieter-Dirk Jacobs
(South Africa)

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