kristovaher Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 I have used Coral for a long time without any problems, I now read that there is a Zero version of Uniform Server, which has newer version of PHP and other features and is still 'servers are ready to run either from a USB memory stick or PC.' But this is not true, differently from Coral, I need to have admin rights to run the servers. Why are admin rights needed now, when they were not needed before and is there an alternative? Is Zero meant only for administrators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 An interesting post, when creating a virtual host an entry is written to the hosts file requiring administrator privileges. This is the only situation where elevated privileges are required. I do not have access to Windows 8 therefore would you download Zero_Controller_10_1_1.exe extract it and perform the following test: 1) Run UniController.2) Click yes when prompted to run as administrator.3) Select: General > Edit Windows Host file4) This opens the “UniServer host file editor”5) Click in the “Host name” window6) This will highlight the Add button click this button.7) Confirm an entry is made to the host file (Entry appears in the right window)8) In this window click the host name “example.com” and click Delete button.9) Confirm the entry is removed.10) In “Host name” window enter fred.com and click Add button11) Close “UniServer host file editor”and UniController. Final test:In folder UniServerZ create a new text file test.bat with the following content:UniController.exe 12) Double click on file test.bat.13) This will run UniController14) Click yes when prompted to run as administrator.15) Select: General > Edit Windows Host file16) Confirm fred.com is displayed in right window.17) Highlight fred.com and click “Delete” button18) Close “UniServer host file editor”and UniController. Can you confirm 7), 9) and 16) I need the results to decide what solution to implement.The above test is open to anyone wishing to run on W7 and W8 All the bestRic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Confirmed for XP and W7 can someone try W8All the bestRic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristovaher Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 I'll try it out immediately when I get back home (where I'm an admin for Windows 8 desktop), I'm using Windows 7 (as a non-admin) at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristovaher Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Confirmed on Windows 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristovaher Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Speaking of Windows 8, clicking on 'View www' does not seem to open the page in the browser (even a tab is not created). Not sure if it is an issue with my system alone, accessing the page directly on the browser with localhost address works. The button simply does nothing when you click on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Thanks for performing above tests and confirmation. I will implement a solution in the next controller release. Regarding the www button not sure what the problem is. Do you have the same problem with phpMyAdmin button? All the bestRic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristovaher Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 I'll check the phpMyAdmin button once I'm home from work and let you know immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Starting with Zero_10_2_2 with the exception of modifying the Hosts file Uniform Server Zero no longer requires Admin privileges. Writing to the Hosts file now uses a separate Utility EdHost when invoked requests a user to elevate privileges, when prompted allow. All the bestRic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristovaher Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Starting with Zero_10_2_2 with the exception of modifying the Hosts file Uniform Server Zero no longer requires Admin privileges. Writing to the Hosts file now uses a separate Utility EdHost when invoked requests a user to elevate privileges, when prompted allow. All the bestRic It works. And as for the 'www' links, it seems that it was a one-time issue or a bug I cannot reproduce. All links work well in 10.2.2 and no admin rights issues on W7 or W8 platform. Cheers, you're doing great work. I'll buy you a drink if you happen to visit Estonia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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