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Brushtail Administrator's Guide
Brushtail portable
What is it?
Brushtail portable is a version of Brushtail bundled with Apache web server, PHP5 and uses sqlite for data storage. This is for windows only. There is no installation required. Unzip and double click!
Why?
No installation required. Can easily run off usb flash . Too easy!
How do I start?
double click the start_apache.vbs script. This script will initialize the directory paths for the Apache (httpd.conf) and PHP (php.ini) configuration files.
If the portable is in a dynamic location, flash drive for example, Apache must be started by start_apache.vbs every time.
If the location is static, start_apache.vbs need only be run once. After that it may be run as a windows service.
To run Apache as a windows service consult the Apache docs
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/platform/windows.html
How do I change the Apache settings such as port number?
If you start Apache with start_apache.vbs then edit httpd.txt, otherwise edit httpd.conf.
How do I change the PHP settings?
If you start Apache with start_apache.vbs then edit php.txt, otherwise edit php.ini.
How do I back up the intranet database?
Backup the file sqldata/intranet.db
How do I enable brushtail portable to send email messages?
If you start Apache with start_apache.vbs then edit php.txt, otherwise edit php.ini.
Set the address of your mail server
SMTP = Your mail server
Naturally if the computer has no network/internet access this will not work.
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