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• Background
• Installation - pre-configured server
• Installation - bespoke server
•   Controller
•   Plugins
• Installation Restriction
•   Server Paths
• Help
• Security
• Other Issues
•   VS Libraries
•   MySQL Access
•   Windows and UAC
•   Firewalls
•   Skype

Plugins Modules

• Installing plugins
• Module (Plugin) download information
• Pre-configured servers

Command line parameters

• Parameters
• Batch file examples

Environment variables

• Environment %PATH% [ENV_PATHS]
•   Path example
•   View environment path
•   Portable path example
• Environment variables [ENV_VARS]
•   Variable example
•   View all environment variables

Quick Start

• Pre-configured server
• Install - UniController
•   Server Paths
• Install - Plugins
• Install WAMP components
• Installing your Website or Test pages
• Server Control
•   Run servers as a Program
•   Stop the Servers
• Set New MySQL root password
• Root folder www - Test
• View pages

Server Utilities

• Utility option buttons (opt1-opt3)
• Server Console
• View www
• View ssl
• Documentation
• MySQL Console
• phpMyAdmin
• Adminer

Server Console

• Command window - background
•   How to run a standard command window
• Server Console
• MySQL Console
• Server Utilities - View help information

MySQL Console

• MySQL Console - background information
• MySQL Console - MySQL client shortcut
• Basic MySQL commands
• Creating MySQL users
• MySQL user permissions
• Permissions overview
•   Data Manipulation
•   Table manipulation

General

• Server Internet status - Server IP address, access status and version
• Mail utility msmtp - Configure utility and send test e-mail
• Edit UniServer PAC file - Crete PAC file or edit existing one
• Clean-up delete logs - Delete files, folders and folders content, e.g. Server logs
• Portable and default browser - Switch to portable or default browser

MSMTP - Introduction

• Features
• Overview
• Edit MSMTP Configuration
• Default Account
• Send Test E-Mail
• View Log

MSMTP - Detail

• Background
• Upgrade
• How MSMTP client was integrated

Extra Utilities

• PC-Win start-up - Automatically run UniController and servers (Apache, MySQL) at start-up
• Cron - Cron is a job scheduler allowing scripts to be run automatically.
• Edit Win hosts file - View or edit Windows hosts file.

Cron

• Features
• Configuration file
•   Configuration block format
• Cron Controller
• Logging
• Additional information
• Test Scripts
• Summary

Apache

• Change Apache ports- Change standard and ssl ports
• Change Apache Root-folders- www or ssl
• Edit Configuration Files- httpd.conf or httpd-ssl.conf
• Edit Basic and Modules- Basic Configuration and Modules Enable/Disable
• Access and Passwords- Put servers on-line
• Apache SSL- Server Certificate and Key generator. SSL enable/disable
• Apache Vhosts- Create and delete Vhost
• Apache server Info - Status- Apache server information and status
• Apache Logs- View and delete logs
• Apache Syntax Check -t- Check Apache config for errors
• Start-up pages- Enable/Disable pages at start-up. Select pages

Apache Basic Configuration

• Overview
• Server Name
•   Host Name Resolution Order
• Server Admin Email
• Directory Index Files
• Server Side Includes
• Server Signature
• Listen Port

Apache Root folder www - Access

• Overview
• Background information
• Creating a password file
• Enable or disable name password access
• Change Access
•   Local Access
•   Local and Intranet Access
•   Local, Intranet and Internet Access

Apache Root folder ssl - Access

• Overview
• Background information
• Creating a password file
• Enable or disable name password access
• Change Access
•   Local Access
•   Local and Intranet Access
•   Local, Intranet and Internet Access

Apache Document root paths (Absolute vs Relative)

• Overview
• Absolute and Relative path formats
• Configuration file us_user.ini

Apache - SSL

• How to Enable SSL
•   Apache configuration file changes
• Background
•   SSL Overview
•   IP addresses and SSL
• SSL Virtual Host
•   Default Virtual Host - Configuration
• Certificates and server key location

Apache - Self-Signed Server Certificate

• Creating a self-signed certificate
• Alternative Script
• Signed certificate

Apache - Free Server Certificate

• Register a domain name
• Get certificates
• Install certificates
• Edit SSL Configuration file
• Local Test

Apache - Vhosts

• Overview
•   Inform Apache to use Vhosts
•   Adding a Vhost
•   Vhost additional Apache directives
•   Hosts file automatic update
• Create Apache Vhost - Detail
•   Internet access
• Delete Apache Vhost - Detail

MySQL

• Change MySQL port
• Change MySQL root password
• Restore default password (root)
• Create / Delete Database
• Create Restricted MySQL User
• Edit Restricted MySQL User
• Database backup
• Database restore
• Edit Config file my.ini
• MySQL error log
• MySQL configuration notes

MySQL - Change password

• Set New MySQL root user password using UniController
• Set New MySQL root user password using phpMyAdmin
• Set New MySQL root user password using MySQL Console

MySQL - Restore password

• Restore MySQL root user password using UniController
• Restore MySQL root user password using command window
•   Kill MySQL process
•   Restart MySQL server skip grant
•   Set Password and Update grant tables
•   Kill process and restart

MySQL Create / Delete Database

• Create / Delete Database using UniController
• Create / Delete Database using phpMyAdmin
• Create / Delete Database using Server Console
•   MySQL utility - mysqladmin
•   MySQL utility - mysql Client

MySQL Create Restricted User

• Create Restricted MySQL User using UniController
• Create Restricted MySQL User using phpMyAdmin
•   Open Add new user page
•   Create new user
•   Assign user to a database
• Create Restricted MySQL User using MySQL Console
• Delete Restricted MySQL User using MySQL Console

MySQL Edit Restricted User

• Edit Restricted MySQL User using UniController
• Edit Restricted MySQL User using phpMyAdmin
• Edit Restricted MySQL User using MySQL Console

Database backup restore

• Database backup
• Database restore

PHP

• View phpInfo - Runs PHP function phpinfo()
• Select PHP version - Versions 7.x to 8.x
• Select PHP configuration file - php_test.ini, php_development.ini or php_production.ini
• Edit selected configuration file - Edit file in Notepad
• Edit Basic and Modules - Edit Basic Configuration and Enable/Disable PHP Modules
• Enable/Disable Zend OpCache Accelerator - Enable/Disable Zend OpCache Accelerator
• View Zend OpCache Control Panel- View Zend OpCache PHP Accelerator Control Panel

PHP Version Switching

• Switching overview
• UniController PHP Switching
• Installing a PHP plugin
• Important information

PHP Short Open Tags

• Why
• Testing older scripts
• Convert older scripts as follows

PHP CLI

• Overview
• Command-window
• PHP Command-line - run code directly
•   Code examples
• PHP Command-line - run code from file (PHP scripts)
• CLI configuration file
•   Default Configuration file
•   User Configuration file
• Additional information
•   Minimum requirements
• Emulate UniController command console
• Passing parameters

Perl

• Overview
• Shebang
•   Apache - Running as standard program
•   Apache - Running as service
• Shebang Help
• Force Windows Shebang
• Force Unix Shebang
• View test.pl

Installing Perl

• Installing Strawberry Perl
• Installing ActivePerl

Unix Shebang on Windows

• Shebang interpreter directive
• Symbolic link
•   Path difference
•   Link redirection
•   mklink syntax
• Creating a symbolic link to access the Perl executable
•   Server relocation
•   Batch files
•   Test 1 - Apache running as a standard program
•   Test 2 - Apache running as a service
• Move Server

Perl CLI

• Overview
• Command-window
• Perl Command-line - run code directly
•   Code examples
• Perl Command-line - run code from file (Perl scripts)
•   Run basic Perl script
•   Pass arguments to script
•   Environment variables - Read and display
• Passing parameters

Multi-Servers

• Preliminary
• Controller
•   Change controller name
•   Change Icon
• Apache Server
•   Change Apache server executable
•   Change Apache server ports
• MySQL Server
•   Change MySQL server executable
•   Change MySQL server port
• Summary

Standalone Servers

• Apache
•   Preliminary
•   Change controller name
•   Change Icon
•   Change Apache server executable
•   Change Apache server ports
• MySQL
•   Preliminary
•   Change controller name
•   Change Icon
•   Change MySQL server executable
•   Change MySQL server port
• Summary

Portable Browser

• Background
• Configuration file User.ini
• Manually upgrade Pale Moon

Portable browser - PAC

• Background
• PAC file
• Compare function - shExpMatch
• Complete PAC file
• Hosts file emulation with a PAC file
• Summary

Deploying PAC file

• Apache Web Server - Configuration and PAC file location
• Portable Pale Moon browser - Pre-configured module
• Firefox
• Pale Moon
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari
• Google Chrome
• Opera

Applications - Installing

• General
•   MySQL and MariaDB
•   Host
•   e-mail address
• WordPress
• MediaWiki
• OpenCart

WordPress

• Step 1: Download and Extract
• Step 2: Create the Database and a User using phpMyAdmin
• Step 3: Set up wp-config.php
•   Enter your secret key values
• Step 4: Upload the files
•   In the Root Directory
•   In a Subdirectory
• Step 5: Run the Install Script
•   Finishing installation

MediaWiki

• Step 1: Download and Extract
• Step 2: Create the Database and a User using phpMyAdmin
• Step 3: Upload the files
•   In the Root Directory
•   In a Subdirectory
• Step 4: Wiki Installation
• Portability
• MySQL Security

OpenCart

• SSL secure main server
• Create a self-signed certificate
• Step A: Download and Extract
• Step B: Create the Database and a User using phpMyAdmin
• Step C: Upload the files
• Enabling SSL in the OpenCart Dashboard
• Enabling SSL in the OpenCart directory - config.php file
• Enabling SSL in the OpenCart Admin directory - config.php file
• Test
• Portability
• Test portability

Run as service

• Install module (plugin)
• Warning
• Uniform Server Service application
• Apache service test
• Operation overview
•   Install service
•   Run service
•   Stop service
•   Uninstall service
• Change service names

MySQL Auto DB Backup

• Install module (plugin)
• Warning
• Application start up parameters
• User configuration window
• FTP configuration
• E-Mail Notification configuration
• Testing
• Auto DB backup configuration

Create Scheduled Task

• Create a task
• Delete a task
• Run task - Quick test

Portable FileZilla Server

• Background
• Install module (plugin)
•   Folder and File structure
•   Standalone server
•   Portable FileZilla control application
• UniServer FileZilla Controller - Integrated into UniServer
•   Run FileZilla server as a Program
•   Run FZ Controller
•   Run FZ Server
•   Quick Test
• Run FileZilla server as a Service
•   Install and run service
•   Stop and uninstall service
• UniServer FileZilla Controller - Standalone FileZilla server
•   Run FileZilla server as a Program
•   Run FZ Controller
•   Run FZ Server
•   Quick Test
• Run FileZilla server as a Service
•   Install and run service
•   Stop and uninstall service
• FTP url formats

FileZilla basic configuration

• Run FileZilla - Portable mode
•  Stop and uninstall service
•  Start Portable FileZilla and administration Interface
• FileZilla Admin Interface Sections
• Delete a User
• Add a User
• Quick Test
•   Local network access
•   Internet access
• Problems
• FTP Clients

FileZilla SSL part 1

• Create Server certificate
•   Enable SSL support
•   Fill in certificate details
•   Force SSL for user login
• FileZilla portable client
•   FileZilla Server Local test
•   FileZilla Server Local network test
• Summary

FileZilla SSL part 2

• FTP Basics
•   Passive FTP
•   Active FTP
•   Summary
• Configure Passive Mode
• Configure NAT Router
• Summary

Batch Files

• Background
• Basic batch file template
• Folder hierarchy – Moving around
• Folders and Files – Create, delete and redirection operator
• IF and IF ELSE command
• Set /p command - user and file input
•   Set/Delete variable
•   Prompt for user input
•   Set from text file
•   Alternative Set from text file
• Summary

Batch Files - Passing parameters

• Background
• Passing variables to a child
• FOR /F overview
• FOR /F Passing LiteralString
• FOR /F Passing filenameset -1
•   Extract MySQL password using SET command
•   Extract MySQL password using FOR command
•   Extract password from name/password file
• FOR /F Passing filenameset -2
•   Display all lines that will be processed
•   Extract user configuration parameters
• FOR /F Passing command
•   Run batch command - display all lines
•   Run PHP code directly - display all lines
• Run PHP code - extract and assign variables
• Perl passing parameters

Batch Files - Emulate Server Console

• Background
• Overview
• Basic batch file - Emulates Server Console