Table of Contents
I. Installing VBPro
1. Introduction
2. Pre-install decisions
3. Editing the files
(a) cgi files
(b) config files
4. Uploading the files
5. Setting permissions
6. Testing the setup
II. Creating and Maintaining Books
1. Using the Master Admin program
2. Creating a new book
(a) using a template
(b) using custom options
3. Modifying a book
(a) book options
(b) field options
(c) html and templates
(d) banning options
4. Deleting a book
III. The User Admin Program
1. Controlling user access
2. Overview of user abilities
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Installing VBPro: Pre-install decisions
Before you begin the main tasks involved in setting up a VBPro system,
you should determine a few things that will help make the other tasks
easier to understand and complete.
CGI Location
Before you upload any of the VBPro components, you will need to have
and idea of where to place them. VBPro consists of several CGI scripts
that need to be in a directory on your web server that is capable of
executing CGI scripts. Most often, your service provider will point you
to the "cgi-bin" directory. This will often be the best place to store
the CGI scripts. However, if you have the ability, you may wish to create
a directory inside cgi-bin, called parhaps "vbpro", which will store the
CGI scripts. In this manner, you can keep the files together and organized
in a directory inside cgi-bin.
Data File Location
You will also need to determine where you want to store the datafiles for
the VBPro system (book entry information, system access records, and so
on). The VBPro system will look for all the data files in this one directory;
therefore, it is crucial that this directory is in a safe place. For example,
it would not be a good idea to create a data directory that is accessible
on the web. If at all possible, you will want to create a directory for
data that is NOT accessible from a web browser -- in other words, it
should reside outside of your main HTML or htdocs directory.
General Setup Tree
For the setup of the VBPro system, it is a good idea to have a feel to
the structure, or tree, of the VBPro setup. Below, a simple text diagram
shows one possible setup. Thinking out this stage for your own server
will help you when you configure the setup files and will also speed
the process of uploading files.
/usr/local/apache/vbfiles
/books
/vbtemplates
/Standard_Guestbook
cgi-lib.pl
masteradmin.pass
vb.shared.lib.pl
/usr/local/apache/cgi-bin/vbpro
vb.config.pl
vbadmin.cgi
vbmasteradmin.cgi
You are now set to begin editing files in
perparation for uploading and activating the system.
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