Ent wiki installation manual

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ENT WIKI

ENT WIKI is an initiative of otolaryngology online. Students of

otolaryngology would be familiar with the on line resources

provided by otolaryngology online. This is another step in

making these resources available to all students of

otolaryngology. Major advantage of this initiative is that this

software can be run without internet access.

About this software:

This software contains otolaryngology resources in an easily

searcheable format. This software is provided in two flavors.

ENT WIKI on a pendrive:

This is actually an unique concept. The entire otolaryngology

wiki will be available on a pen drive. The software can be run

right out of the pendrive.

Advantages of ENT WIKI on a pendrive:

1.It is portable2.Can be updated3.Can be edited4.Can be personalised5.It is robust can be used as collaborative editing tool


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Components of ENT WIKI on a pendrive:

1.Apache server

2.My sql server3.PhP language

Soft ware engine used to power this wiki is the same engine

that powers Wipedia the worlds most popular onlin

encyclopedia.

System requirements:

1.4 GB pendrive2.Windows operating system3.Minimum of 2 GB RAM

Caution:

You need to keep a back up of the files in your pen drive in

a safe place, should it become infested with virus.

If run directly from hard disk this wiki loads faster.

Before removing the pen drive the server should be

stopped. To stop the server click on the drtbalu icon in the

task bar and choose stop. After stopping the server click

safe remove device from the task bar.


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Wiki is a popular educational medium. This was originally used

to code the popular online encyclopedia (Wikipedia). I have

been using wiki to power my educational resources online fornearly 5 years. Now I have tailored this wiki to fit into a pen

drive so that it will be more portable for a student.

This Otolaryngology wiki does not need an internet connectivity

to run. It will directly run off the pen drive.

Internet connectivity is desirable only if video clippings need to

be viewed as they are hosted elsewhere.

Things to know before using this software:

1. This is a highly complex piece of software. It has a PHP

engine, MySQl server, and Apache web server. Running this

software directly from your pen drive would be a little slow.One needs to be patient.

2. Antivirus / Internet security software would complain that it is

a malware. It is because of the server software present in the

software. Drtbalu server needs to be permitted to run in the

internet security settings. Just give permission for the software

to run if asked by the internet security software.

3. This software has been designed to auto run as soon as it is

inserted into the usb drive. In some system auto run could have

been disabled as a security measure. In that case you need to

open the pen drive and click on the drtbalu icon. This will start


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drtbalu server. If the server is running you will see this page. An

icon will be placed in the task bar.

4. This software comes bundled with mozilla web browser. As

soon as the server starts the mozilla browser will open up thepage. If for some reason the browser window does not open on

its own, just fire up the browser of your choice and at the

address bar key in:

http://127.0.0.1:4001/entwiki/index.php/Main_Page. This will

take you to the ENT WIKI.

5. At the earliest you should take a back up of all the contents ofthis drive to a safe place in your hard drive. All you need to do is

to create a folder and simply copy all the files seen in this pen

drive.

6. You can also run this wiki from the backed up folder of your

hard disk. If run from the hard disk it runs faster.

7. Even though this wiki can be edited by you, caution needs tobe exercised. Don't edit configuration files / codes you see in the

folder. Always edit from wiki interface. Editing using wiki

interface is safer. You can also create a user name and password

for yourself. Send mail function has been disabled due to

security reasons. So you need to remember the password if you

create a user name for yourself.

8. Closing the browser window and stopping the server byclicking on the icon seen in the task bar is a must before

removing the removable device. In case you encounter

difficulties in safely removing the USB drive all you need to do

is to stop apache server instance by pressing ctrl/alt/delete. This
http://127.0.0.1:4001/entwiki/index.php/Main_Pagehttp://127.0.0.1:4001/entwiki/index.php/Main_Pagehttp://127.0.0.1:4001/entwiki/index.php/Main_Page


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will evoke task manager. Simply stop the running apache server

using the task manager. If this is difficult you always have the

choice of shutting your system down and removing the drive.

ENT WIKI Installer:

This software can be used to install wiki into the hard disk of a

computer. Advantages of installing wiki on hard disk are:

1.It runs faster2.It can actually be installed and uninstalled like any other

software.

3.Can easily be updatedSystem requirements:

1.Windows operating system (Any version)2.2 GB RAM3.30 GB hard disk space

Installation:

On clicking the installation executable file the following

sequence of events occur.


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This is the first screen one gets on clicking the installer. The

installer verifies the integrity of the file system.


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At this stage option will be given to choose the drive and folder

for installation. One can even leave the default setting and click

next.

Registration details to be entered


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Installer begins copying the required files to the hard disk.

Short cuts being installed


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Uninstall details being created


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On clicking drtbalu short cut icon wiki starts. Mozilla warningscreen could be seen. Just click yes to run ENT WIKI.


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Wiki could be seen running.

Caution:

One needs to be patient during installation as it could take

sometime to complete.

One should not run both versions of this software in the same

system.


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For further information contact:

Prof. Balasubramanian Thiagarajan

Email

This software is licensed under:

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike.

Entire license details arehere.
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