[Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

Wed Sep 12 15:51:22 BST 2012

Not to worry.  Did hesitate a bit before sending the link but I was getting
desperate & I guess that should motivate me to think about authentication
soonest.

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Pat Lockley
Sent: Wed 12/09/2012 15:36
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Upgrading xerte online toolkits to 1.8

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.
>
>
>
>
>
>> 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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