[Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

[Pat Lockley]

There is no mention in the act of how you find the site (trust me, the
law is so wide open you can get charged for accidentally using a
system, it is really quite scary)

Second letter, twenty pounds

On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Dave Burnett <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I was invited:
> "The site is here: http://xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxxx.xx/ by the way."
>
> Whistle for your tenner.
>
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>> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:29:54 +0100
>
>> From: patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>>
>> Technically it is a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act
>> (1988) to access any system (even if the system has no security)
>> without permission.
>>
>> My legal fee is 10 pounds.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Dave Burnett <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Too late. I created a folder called Dave.
>> >
>> >> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:21:37 +0100
>> >> From: patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
>> >> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> >
>> >> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>> >>
>> >> please please please put some security on that link
>> >>
>> >> It is definitely, definitely, definitely 1.7
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Remy Olasoji <r.olasoji at uel.ac.uk>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hi Ron,
>> >> >
>> >> > There was no Connectors menu; Text, Media, Navigators, Charts,
>> >> > Interactivity,
>> >> > Misc but no Connectors:).
>> >> > I am not sure what's missing but someone else on the list checked the
>> >> > site
>> >> > and confirmed it is still 1.7 before I downloaded the zip file again.
>> >> > The
>> >> > site is here: http://xerte.uelconnect.org.uk/ by the way.
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> > Remy
>> >> >
>> >> > ________________________________
>> >> >
>> >> > From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Ron Mitchell
>> >> > Sent: Wed 12/09/2012 14:56
>> >> > To: 'Xerte discussion list'
>> >> > Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > What you've created is a new empty project without any pages.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Select it - so that it's highlighted in your workspace
>> >> >
>> >> > Select Edit - the editor window opens
>> >> >
>> >> > Select Insert > and choose a category of page types and then the page
>> >> > type
>> >> > you wish to insert
>> >> >
>> >> > Here's a screencast showing the various page types under the Text
>> >> > menu
>> >> >
>> >> > http://mitchellmedia.co.uk/resources/xerte#p7HGMpc_1_3
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > My previous question was if you select Insert do you see a Connectors
>> >> > menu?
>> >> > If so you have upgraded to 1.8
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > What are your colleagues saying that is missing? What are they
>> >> > expecting
>> >> > to
>> >> > see?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> >> > [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Remy
>> >> > Olasoji
>> >> > Sent: 12 September 2012 14:23
>> >> > To: Xerte discussion list
>> >> > Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > I am sorry but I must be missing something. I tried your
>> >> > instructions,
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > clicked on Create (right panel)
>> >> >
>> >> > entered a name for a project
>> >> >
>> >> > a new window opened and I clicked on publish (no idea how else to
>> >> > proceed
>> >> > from there) ... nothing happened.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> >
>> >> > Remy
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > ________________________________
>> >> >
>> >> > From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Pat Lockley
>> >> > Sent: Wed 12/09/2012 13:39
>> >> > To: Xerte discussion list
>> >> > Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>> >> >
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > Make a project.
>> >> > Highlight the project in the work area
>> >> > Click on properties
>> >> > Select Export
>> >> >
>> >> > What does the page say?
>> >> >
>> >> > Pat
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Remy Olasoji <r.olasoji at uel.ac.uk>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I downloaded version 1.8 and upgraded but I understand from the
>> >> >> users
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> site is still version 1.7 - not sure how to make sure the new
>> >> >> version
>> >> >> have
>> >> >> been uploaded beyond refreshing the site.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> Remy
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ________________________________
>> >> >>
>> >> >> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Pat Lockley
>> >> >> Sent: Wed 12/09/2012 13:24
>> >> >> To: Xerte discussion list
>> >> >> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The database hasn't changed.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> What problem are you getting exactly?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Remy Olasoji <r.olasoji at uel.ac.uk>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>> Hi Fay
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Just had a thought about this. The instruction didn't say anything
>> >> >>> about
>> >> >>> starting with a new database so I am still using the old database.
>> >> >>> Could
>> >> >>> that be the problem maybe? Should I use a new database? (Since I
>> >> >>> had
>> >> >>> to
>> >> >>> remove the setup folder, I assumed the old database is needed - is
>> >> >>> it?)
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Regards,
>> >> >>> Remy
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> ________________________________
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> From: Remy Olasoji
>> >> >>> Sent: Wed 12/09/2012 13:06
>> >> >>> To: Xerte discussion list
>> >> >>> Cc: Rose Heaney
>> >> >>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Hi Fay,
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Yes I downloaded and unzipped the version here:
>> >> >>> http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/community.htm. Unzipped it and
>> >> >>> replaced
>> >> >>> the site folder with the files, after removing the setup folder. I
>> >> > thought
>> >> >>> maybe the copy on that web page could be the problem but I'll go
>> >> >>> through
>> >> >> the
>> >> >>> process again just in case now.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Thanks a lot for your help.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Regards,
>> >> >>> Remy
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> ________________________________
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Fay Cross
>> >> >>> Sent: Wed 12/09/2012 12:16
>> >> >>> To: Xerte discussion list
>> >> >>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Hi Remy
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I've just spoken to a colleague of yours at ALT-C who said you have
>> >> >>> had
>> >> >> some
>> >> >>> problems upgrading (sorry I can't recall her name - Rose?). She
>> >> >>> showed
>> >> >>> me
>> >> >>> your installation where she thought you had installed 1.8 but it
>> >> >>> was
>> >> >>> definitely missing things and still looked like 1.7 to me. What are
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> problems you are having? She seemed to be saying that you had
>> >> >>> installed it
>> >> >>> but nothing seems to have changed, or are the problems before you
>> >> >>> complete
>> >> >>> the installation?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Someone on the list (probably not me!) should be able to give some
>> >> >>> advice
>> >> >> if
>> >> >>> you let us know what's failing.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Fay
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> ________________________________________
>> >> >>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> >> >>> [xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
>> >> >>> [ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk]
>> >> >>> Sent: 10 September 2012 16:14
>> >> >>> To: 'Xerte discussion list'
>> >> >>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I was planning to write up some instructions and.or screencast but
>> >> >>> haven't
>> >> >>> found time yet. Here's a quick summary:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> 1. backup existing database and directory just in case
>> >> >>> 2. drop 1.8 code over top of existing code (for an upgrade you
>> >> >>> don't
>> >> >>> need
>> >> >> the
>> >> >>> setup folder)
>> >> >>> 3. visit the install to test the basics are working ok via guest
>> >> >>> access
>> >> >> e.g.
>> >> >>> create and test an LO
>> >> >>> 4. If you are using LDAP for authentication visit
>> >> >>> http://yourinstall/upgrade.php to copy details from sitedeatils to
>> >> >>> ldap
>> >> >> table
>> >> >>> 5. change from guest to ldap or one of the other authentication
>> >> >>> options in
>> >> >>> config.php by commenting/un-commenting the relevant line
>> >> >>> 6. If you are using Moodle for authentication read and follow the
>> >> >>> instructions in the moodle_integration_readme file
>> >> >>> 7. refresh index.php and test login and creation etc
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> HTH
>> >> >>> Ron
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> >> >>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Remy
>> >> >>> Olasoji
>> >> >>> Sent: 10 September 2012 15:33
>> >> >>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> >> >>> Subject: [Xerte] Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Hi,
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Could anyone point me to a set of instructions for the above
>> >> >>> please? I
>> >> >>> am
>> >> >>> experiencing some problems upgrading on a Linux web server so will
>> >> >> appreciate
>> >> >>> any help.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Regards,
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Remy
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