I have an odd and stupid question....
Is there an easier way to install this program than to upload each of the files individually? I am thinking no but I still need to ask.
thank you
~ Bella
well no you have to upload all the files for the program to work the only thing I can think of is that you mean that your currently uploading the files one by one???
most FTP software allows you to upload whole directorys at a time so thats what I suggest - use FTP software to upload all the files in one go to your webhosting account doing it via FTP is quicker and much easier than a webpage based uploader which I also assume that your using right now
hope that helps!
~Spikey~
my site url: http://www.fanfictionworld.org
efic version:3.5.3
If you need a ftp client, you can try Filezilla. It' pretty fast and it's free. Download and install the 2.2.32 version as it' the most current, if you decide to try it.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558
Or use PCL-Zip library and upload pclzip.lib.php to the directory where eFiction should be installed. Then, create a file named unzip.php and add the following to it:
<?php
echo"
<html>
<head>
<title>Extract archive</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2 align=center>Extract archive</h2><br>
";
$filename = $_GET['filename'];
require_once("path/to/pclzip.lib.php"); //change this
$archive = new PclZip($filename);
if ($archive->extract() == 0) {
die("Error : ".$archive->errorInfo(true));
}else{
echo"Archive has been extracted successfully";
}
echo"
</body>
</html>
";
?>
You have to change the require_once line. Then, upload the unzip.php as well as the eFiction zip to the same directory. then type in the following url:
http://www.domain.de/unzip.php?filename=efiction33.zip
If you get a message that says "archive extracted succesfully", all should be fine. Delete the unzip.php from your server. I suggest you to put the pclzip.lib.php into a seperate directory for later use. Now you can call the usual eFiction installer.
This might sound a little complicating, but in the end this way is much faster than uploading every file one by one. I'm using a slow dialup connection and save much time and mony when installing huge web applications with pclzip. Hope this helps :).
thank you everyone. I figured FTP would be the best bet. I am about half done. I think.
Thanks again
~ Bella
