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I tried the program and found no problems; perhaps these notes I made may help: 1) Extracted clean version of 3.5-Apollo 2) Copy file: asetup397.exe to folder: *\Uniform Server\udrive\cgi-bin 3) Start Servers 4) Type into browser: http://localhost/cgi-bin/asetup397.exe Install wizard displayed: Click Continue 5) Wizard page 2 defaults look OK (removed drive letters): Domain Name: localhost Subdirectory: \ Private Doc Root: /cgi-bin/private CGI Directory: /cgi-bin Click Complete Install Note: Removed w: - For portability Note: Folder /cgi-bin/private not created - may need to manually create this! ======= Aestiva H2O Install Successful page displayed: * The URL to your Aestiva Desktop is http://localhost/cgi-bin/start.exe/login.html * Your password is YIPPEE. After you login please use the Control Panel to set a new password. * Please click Login URL above to log in to your Aestiva Desktop now and finish installing desktop applications. Remember to bookmark your login URL for future reference. ========= Logged in and agreed to licence: Main page displayed with several Icons. Clicked all menus - bar top right OK. Drop-down menu (top left) seems Ok No errors produced Log File no errors. Stopped servers - changed drive letter from W to Z -- OK Copied to USB stick (65.5 MB) - Moved to different PC - OK Note: Surprisingly fast on a box standard stick. Like I said installs and appears to work fine. I have no idea how to use it hence cannot verify functionality. Note: I made no changes to Uniform Server – OS XP-Home. Is it a PC security issue! All the best Ric

If that’s true I would expect drive W and not Y:\\home.... also I notice double back slashes. I have seen something similar however the cause kills apanel in your case apanel is running. Anyway the solution is worth trying and it’s quick to implement: Open file: config.inc.php Located in folder: *\Uniform Server\udrive\home\admin\www\includes Change the line (line 26): $drive="$pathArray[0]/$pathArray[1]"; To: $drive="$pathArray[0]"; Note: The file sess_bp19h11sbdqmfje6js1lq9qco4 (name will be different for each session) can be found in folder W:/tmp Would be interested to know if that resolves the problem. All the best Ric

Confession time! I now believe the problem is indirectly due to pskill.exe while hacking some code could not kill the mysql server. Traced this to a file named Close.bat what was interesting I actually had the PC audio switched on and yep you guessed it. I received that annoying beep, an alternative solution can be found on this page: http://center.uniformserver.com/us_35_know..._close_bat.html Well I remembered your post seems my original advice was incorrect hope the above may be of use. Oops it not an alternative solution, consider implementing it because there is a small possibility of mysql data corruption, never seen it but its best to be on the safe side. All the best Ric

I have hacked the above code a little more only to discover that the above will not work! I believe incorrect parameters are being passed and a minor problem with Server_Start.bat the following page will clarify this! http://center.uniformserver.com/us_35_known_bugs/intro.html All the best Ric

Uniform Server 3.5-Aollo is a very robust piece of kit however with the passage of time several bugs and issues have come to light. I have located these in one place with proposed solutions. What’s covered: 1) Server_Start.bat For disk_start.vbs to work correctly batch variable %2 must be reinstated. The third parameter %3 (Console) seems to be redundant no idea what it’s original purpose was. When run it just leaves the command prompt open, which is of little use. Proposal let this open a command prompt accessing the MySQL bin folder will allow command line control of the MySQL server using mysql.exe and mysqladmin.exe. 2) disk_start.vbs This is a beta script and contains a known bug even after correcting this the script will not work unless parameter %2 is reinstated see above. 3) Close.bat This script shuts down the MySQL server and removes virtual drive created. When MySQL root password is changed this script fails to pick it up and server remains running. 4) config.inc.php In vary rare situations the environment variable “Disk” is not passed to PHP. In this event the script calculates its own path and extracts and uses this disk letter. Unfortunately there is a bug that produces an incorrect drive letter. 5) Apanel blown away In php.ini turning off “short open tags” blows apanel away, sounds alarming! It is re-enabling short open tags does not reinstate apanel. That sounds alarming; it’s not a problem unless you change the php.ini file. Combined bug fix All the above fixes have been zipped to a single file to make the update easer check this page for details. http://center.uniformserver.com/us_35_known_bugs/intro.html I understand there will be a new release of 3.5-Apollo with all bugs fixed, release date unknown. It all really does take time requires testing on all platforms and OS’es however my fixes have been tested only on XP-Home. All the best Ric PS I would be interested in any feed back like does it work or is it of any use.

No need to apologise we all would rather see a false positive than a real virus. We do take viruses seriously and never knowingly would introduce one into the community. However we cannot be complacent and let our guard down new viruses are produced daily hence everyone is at risk. Its important to be vigilant never trust any software always scan and take the appropriate action if alarm bells sound. I do not normally cross-reference on the forum but this is one off my first posts: http://forum.uniformserver.com/index.php?s...=security+alert Makes an interesting read, looks as if I was paranoid then! Mention viruses or security issues and alarm bells ring. All the best Ric

If you like exploring and playing! Have you considered upgrading to MySQL 5.0.51a then take a look at this page: http://center.uniformserver.com/us_35_oily..._upgrade_2.html I confess it’s not fully tested but worth a bash. All the best Ric

I still believe this is a false positive, however I do appreciate your concern. The only other alternative is to put a support request into bitDefender and send them the file. They will either confirm there is a virus or point you in the right direction to resolve the problem. If as I believe it is a false positive they will want to update their software. However I am being a little thick because I do not understand what you mean by this: .In the previous posts you have three links, allowing you to download three possible variants of SlimFTPd, which one fails. All the best Ric

Excellent, glad it works for you. I had no problem reading your posts only with my solution. I have popped this solution on UniCenter, while doing so discovered I forgot to publish some related pages. These can be found here: http://center.uniformserver.com/php_upgrade/php_upgrade.html All the best Ric

I have tried to reproduce the errors you receive and failed. A thought crossed my mind; download a clean version of Firefox. Preferably download the portable version from: http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable (2.0.0.13 for Windows, English 6.0MB) Pop this on a USB memory stick, it will allow you to hack it around without changing your main browser version. I tried various settings and it works fine. Shame but it does not help with your problem. Give the above a try and see what you get. All the best Ric

Oops! Well that’s a pain; I searched the net for a copy for you to download however that was in vain. The other alternative is to download a new version and install that. Down side it would increase phpMyAdmin from 5M to 14M, I have not fully tested it however certainly worth trying. 1) Preparation: Rename the following folder: *\Uniform Server\udrive\home\admin\www\phpMyAdmin To: *\Uniform Server\udrive\home\admin\www\phpMyAdmin_2 Note: The new version will be copied to folder phpMyAdmin the folder phpMyAdmin_2 will allow you to easily switch back (i.e. delete folder phpMyAdmin and rename phpMyAdmin_2 back to phpMyAdmin) 2) Copy file: Copy file config.inc.php from folder phpMyAdmin_2 to folder phpMyAdmin 3) Download: Go to http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php Download the following file: all-languages.zip 4) Unzip: Unzip to any folder of your choice. You may find two folders named: phpMyAdmin-2.11.5.1-all-languages Open the last one and copy all (folders and files) its content to folder *\Uniform Server\udrive\home\admin\www\phpMyAdmin 5) Test: Run Uniform Server, from apanel run phpMyAdmin, that’s it. I had a quick check of config.inc.php it should work with no changes. Again I apologise for the wild goose chase, thought there would have been archived older copies. All the best Ric

Look in folder *\Uniform Server\udrive\home\admin\www\phpMyAdmin\lang you will notice it contains a minimum language set (English). This is intentional because it reduces US’s footprint. If you want an additional or full set of language files download the full version of phpMyAdmin from http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php (Use the get older versions link) Alternatively use the following link to go directly to the download page: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=23067 Make sure the version is phpMyAdmin 2.10.2 (as used on US 3.5-Apollo) Extract the zip file to any folder, pick-up required language file/s from the lang folder and copy to the above Uniform Server folder. All the best Ric

I use the following: DOM Inspector 1.8.1.13 Firebug 1.05 FireFTP 0.97.1 All the best Ric

This looks confusing; on the one hand it looks as if Firefox was corrupted during an update on the other it looks like a US coding problem. I run XP-home with Firefox 2.0.0.13 with no problems. You state US runs fine with Opera which indicates its not a US problem. A quick test would be to fire-up IE and see if that works. If it does I would think you have a corrupted version of Firefox. Perhaps someone can offer a real cause to this problem. All the best Ric

What you are doing looks fine. You can use a text link (manually placed) anywhere in either WP or PHBB to cross-link your sites. There is no right or wrong to what you propose, if it produces the effect you want then its right. All the best Ric

The following is cosmetic I have added auto drive detect see lines in bold: ' Name: Start MS-DOS File ' Created By: The Uniform Server Development Team ' Edited Last By: Olajide Olaolorun (empirex) ' Comment: Re-Arranged everything to look nicely. ' To Developers: Added the MySQL start option. ' MPG: Added auto drive detect Dim WSHShell, dir, fso, f1, letter Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 'Locate next available drive letter -- Added MPG letter=Asc("c") while fso.DriveExists(Chr(letter)+":") letter=letter+1 wend ' Build string to display str1 = "Use free drive found click OK or" & vbCR str2 = "Specify a Disk Drive letter then click OK" & vbCR str3 = "Note: To abort click Cancel" str4 = str1 & str2 & str3 s=InputBox( str4 ,"Server Disk",UCASE(Chr(letter))) If s = "" Then WScript.Quit End If s=mid(s,1,1) t=MsgBox("Start the MySQL Database Server?", vbYesNo + vbQuestion, "Database Support") If t = vbNo Then m="" Else m=" mysql" End If WSHShell.run "Server_Start.bat "&s&m,0,0 WScript.sleep(1000) Background to the above: http://center.uniformserver.com/batch_file...tch_files2.html All the best Ric

Your post scares me and I assume also anyone that reads it. I downloaded SlimFTPd 1.0.0.zip (by BananaAcid) scanned it with both Norton and Clam neither found a problem. What AV are you using? On this page http://center.uniformserver.com/slimftp/slimftp_1_intro.html I stated the following: “When using SlimFTPd for the first time all the information is there but a little confusing. The code has been around since 2002 and grown up with the Internet its success and ease of use is reflected in its notoriety as a Trojan this makes it slightly more difficult to deploy. I must stress the software is not a Trojan it only becomes this when used with malicious intent. In this write up I cover all these points in addition show you what a powerful plug-in it is” Some AV’s report a false Trojan, I was wondering if this is possible in your case. I can not be 100% sure of the above version however the version on Source Forge is clean, would you download this and see if you get the same result. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53691 If it detects a Trojan all it will confirm is that your AV is reporting false positives. All the best Ric

Open php.ini location: *\Uniform Server\udrive\usr\local\php Located the following section (around line 505) and add the line shown in bold: ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ; Fopen wrappers ; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ; Whether to allow the treatment of URLs (like http:// or ftp://) as files. allow_url_fopen = On allow_url_include = 1 Note: When including external pages think about code Injection vulnerabilities! All the best Ric

Adding forum software will be similar to the process you used for Wordpress. Linking Wordpress to a Forum (you never mentioned which one) is just a matter of using a link, also applies in reverse. If your domain name were fred.com you would place the following link in your forum to access Wordpress: http://fred.com/wordpress/index.php If you installed your forum in folder myforum and it is accessible using http://localhost/myforum/index.php You would insert a link in Wordpress to access it, which would look like: http://fred.com/myforum/index.php All the best Ric

On a clean PC you should have no problems. It may be a case you have been unlucky and the download was corrupt! Download a fresh copy of 3.5-Apollo and try that. If it produces same error message you can try bypassing the Apache check by commenting the following three lines as shown in Server_Start.bat: :udrive\home\admin\program\pskill.exe Apache.exe :if errorlevel 2 goto :PAUSE :if not errorlevel 1 goto :STARTED When you run the batch file at the very least you will see that virtual disk drive “W” is created. I will be interested in any error messages produced and if drive W was created. All the best Ric

I am out of my depth on this however you will find the following: http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-3.2-doc/ug.../tomcat_ug.html Will explain better than I possible can. All the best Ric

This indicates you have installed and are running another Apache server! You need to stop this server before US3.5 will run. Have you installed another WAMP package or a single Apache instalation? If you still receive an error message after restarting your PC the other Apache has been installed as a service and you need to stop the service. All the best Ric

It looks as if the pages are not being processed which makes me think Tomcat is not running on your client’s machine. To check navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8080 on both machines, you should see the same result. Sometime ago I made some notes on this page: http://center.uniformserver.com/tomcat_ins..._install_1.html They may be of help; I have no other experience of using Tomcat but don’t think its scripting error! (You have the scripts running on your development machine) All the best Ric

Have you checked out this page? http://center.uniformserver.com/us_35_apps..._install_1.html All the best Ric

To keep the overall size of 3.5-Appolo to a reasonable download only the most used modules are included with PHP. To use mssql and gettext you require the following two dll’s: php_gettext.dll and php_mssql.dll these are not included with 3.5-Appolo Download the following archived release: Last stable release was 31-May-2007 http://de.php.net/releases/index.php Click the Windows binary link; save file php-5.2.3-Win32.zip to any folder. Extract to any folder, you will find the files in this folder: *\php-5.2.3-Win32\ext Copy the files to folder: *\Uniform Server\udrive\usr\local\php\extensions Open php.ini in folder *\Uniform Server\udrive\usr\local\php Uncomment (remove the lines: Line 565: extension=php_gettext.dll Line 578: extension=php_mssql.dll Line 986: Check this section [MSSQL] and set parameters as required. That should get you started, I have never used the above extension hence assume that’s all you need to do. All the best Ric