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Steve R -
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 8
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:56 am Post subject: Installing Abyss Web Server on an External USB Hard Drive |
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Hello there.
Can I run Abyss Web Server and ActiveHTML on an external USB hard drive on my computer?
Also, would the external hard drive require an operating system of its own, or would it use the Windows XP that is on my C:/ drive?
Thanks in advance :) |
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Tom Chapman -
Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 933 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:31 am Post subject: |
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No you only really change the install directories.. thats all.. it should work fine. |
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Steve R -
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:37 am Post subject: |
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Oh thanks, Tom!
That is very good news indeed :D |
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pkSML -
Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 955 Location: Michigan, USA
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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Some things to note with Abyss on another drive:
When you plug in a USB device, the drive letters will change with different configurations. This will cause problems, especially with scripting languages. You should stop the Abyss host and manually configure the abyss.conf file. Each absolute filesystem path should become relative.
For example: e:\abyss web server\htdocs\ --> /abyss web server/htdocs/
Just copy the entire Abyss dir (with your htdocs), your ActiveHTML distro, edit your Abyss.conf file, and switch computers! Everything should work -- even if you change operating systems (WinXP, Win98...). _________________ Stephen
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AbyssUnderground -
Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 3855
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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I beleive if you edit the conf file and use a dot "." as the start of a location it will use the drive root, meaning it can be any drive letter and still run correctly. _________________ Andy (AbyssUnderground) (previously The Inquisitor)
www.abyssunderground.co.uk |
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Steve R -
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 8
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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Many, many thanks folks!
I'm up and running! :D |
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