Distribution files for current releases of The Scout Portal Toolkit (SPT):
(You may need to shift-click on the links to get your browser to download the files.)
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Please Note: As of July 13th, 2006, all patches for version 1.4.0 are included in the full CWIS version downloadable above.
The Scout Portal Toolkit requires a web server with PHP 4.0.6 and MySQL 3.23 or later. PHP must be installed with MySQL support.
This version of the SPT is being developed with Apache 1.3.23, PHP 4.1.2, and MySQL 3.23.49 on Red Hat Linux. It should work with earlier version of Apache, but these specific versions (or later versions) of Apache, PHP, and MySQL are recommended.
Before beginning installation of the SPT, you should have these pieces of information:
- the directory on the web server where the software is to be installed,
- the URL (web address) that will be used to reach this directory,
- the host name of the system running your MySQL database server,
- the user name and password for logging into that MySQL server, and
- the name of the database on that MySQL server to use when storing SPT data.
If you're not sure about any of these, the web server administrator should be able to help you figure them out.
Once you have the above information and have downloaded the two SPT distribution files (sptinstall-1.4.0 and spt-1.4.0.tgz), place those files in a directory on your web server and begin the installation with the command:
./sptinstall-1.4.0
(Note: After downloading the distribution files you may need to make the install script executable with the command:
chmod a+x sptinstall*
If you're not sure what this command means, try the preceding command to start the installation and consult your system administrator if you get an error message like Permission denied.)
The install script will ask you for some of the information you gathered above, and then direct you to a web page where you can complete the installation.
If you want to make sure that the files downloaded correctly, the MD5 checksum values for the files (obtainable on most Linux systems with the md5sum command) are as follows:
sptinstall-1.4.0
37668f8a75acda170e8e057b60b6b4d5
spt-1.4.0.tgz
af25407cfb5a1d5d5b754fda3907a073
If you're not sure how to use the md5sum command, consult your system administrator or local Linux guru. Thanks for your interest in the Scout Portal Toolkit. We're eagerly looking forward to your feedback!
