RN Installer Suggestion

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:00 pm

Could we use anchors in the first part of the installer so it jumps closer to where I have to click next.

I tested this in FF 3.5 and IE 8 (it draws an underline in IE8 easy fix, but still)

Something like

Code:

      <tr>


        <td><a name="lip2" href="javascript:void(0)">


      <table><tr><td>


          <form name="lip2" method="post" action="<?php $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>">


            <input class="button" type="submit" name="<?php echo _rnSUBMIT;?>" value="<?php echo _rnSTEP3b;?>&nbsp;:&nbsp;&nbsp;<?php echo _rnLOAD_IP2COUNTRY_DATA2_10;?>" />


            &nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="c3"><input class="inputbox" name="session" value="<?php echo $_SESSION['lip2'];?>" readonly="readonly" size="75" onfocus="blur()" /></span>


            <input type="hidden" name="op" value="lip2" />


          </form>


      </td></tr></table>


   </a>


      </td>


   </tr>

Code:

      if($_POST['op']=='lip10'){


         echo '<script>window.location.href = "'.$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'].'?setup='.$setup.'#setup"</script>';


      }else{


         echo '<script>window.location.href = "'.$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'].'#'.$_POST['op'].'"</script>';


      }

In language files.

Code:

<a href="setup.php" name="setup">Setup</a>

Yes, I am the lazy one.

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:38 pm

This is needed Wink

. It is a little annoying having to scroll down so many times when loading the IP2Country stuff.

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:44 pm

Especially when your a developer and its common to reload the CMS from scratch like 10 times a day. /exaggeration on

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:09 pm

One thing that I have always wanted is a "Quick Install" version where I can elect to install the IP2C data or not then simply hit a button and the whole shootin' match is loaded. The files were broken up to avoid issues with slow servers (so reach the PHP time-out) and/or limits on database queries within a given time-frame. If you have none of these limitations and you install many times over, yes, it is kind of a pain. In fact, I'd love to just enter in all my information that setup.php click a check-box, and let it install everything from the tables and data all in one shot.

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And people in hell want ice water killing me

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:55 am

Unfortunately, too late for them my friend... but, we're still a kickin' so time to get crackin'

speedtype

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:20 pm

tempus fugit

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:47 pm

alea jacta est now raven Razz

time to get crackin' , nah , just kidding . Hey floppy , why don't you get a saved copy of the database at start and just reload it when you need reinstall? Thats what I do but maybe thats not enough , Is there a script that do something else than install sql in the installation?

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:20 pm

Eldorado's simple but elegant sugestion is an excellent example of Occam's razor Wink

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:23 pm

A one click installer is very possible though. The basic concept is that the new location is just the next step in the installer phase and a simple check to see if there was an error with the current phase.

All pretty simple stuff. If it was me, I would create a checkbox array which defined which phases (love that word) needed to be executed. After reviewing the code for the current installer, it is just a some minor modifications and testing.

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:41 pm

True. All things are possible. In your browser you can also click View/Zoom Out and, Voila! It all fits on a single screen Wink

All that aside, I understand the issues, desires, wants, etc. I also know that I can loop the IP2C to make it one click. When I was creating the installer I took the approach that a single click should create a single response. In other words one action equals one reaction which is, I believe, some programming principle I read somewhere Laughing

. It helps to keep debugging much easier. In any event, no need to drag this out as the installer is being rewritten anyway. Maybe redesigned is a better term. What was released was all I could complete at that time Wink