[BeyondtheMacintosh]

Hi. I downloaded this program that I REEEAAAAALLLYYY need for school. It's urgent. But, unfortunetely, its an open source program, and the folder of it is just filled with .php files and folders and .pdf's and stuff like that. How do I open this folder as a program??? I seriously need to use this program for school. Can anyone help?

[Art Vandelay]

Kind of hard for anyone to help you if you don't tell us what program it is.

[BeyondtheMacintosh]

oh sorry.

Focus/SIS Student Information System - 1.0

[mduell]

Sounds like you need to turn Apache on and access the files via a web browser.

[BeyondtheMacintosh]

How do I get Apache? Could someone post or send me a download URL of it? Thanks

[CharlesS]

You've already got Apache installed on your Mac if you're running OS X. It's a part of the system.

Just put the folder in your /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables folder and turn on Personal Web Sharing in System Preferences.

Be advised that this will open you up to remote attacks by hackers unless you're behind a hardware firewall.

[BeyondtheMacintosh]

Originally Posted by CharlesS 

You've already got Apache installed on your Mac if you're running OS X. It's a part of the system.

Just put the folder in your /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables folder and turn on Personal Web Sharing in System Preferences.

Be advised that this will open you up to remote attacks by hackers unless you're behind a hardware firewall.

I didn't find a WebSever folder, so I just dragged the folder into the library. How do I open the program now?

[Art Vandelay]

Here's some directions...

Focus/SIS: View topic - Installation Guide - open source student information system

[CharlesS]

Originally Posted by BeyondtheMacintosh 

I didn't find a WebSever folder, so I just dragged the folder into the library. How do I open the program now?

Putting it into the Library folder isn't sufficient. You have to put it in /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables. It needs to be the Library at the root of your hard disk, not the one in your home folder. The WebServer folder should be there, as should its subfolders, but if they're not, you can make them yourself.

[BeyondtheMacintosh]

i finally installed ALL of those things it told me i needed to. And I currently have the "Focus SIS" folder in my /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables...but the question remains HOW DO I OPEN THE PROGRAM??? IT'S ALL OPEN-SOURCE .PHP .SQL .DOC CRAP WHEN I OPEN IT, IT'S NOT A PROGRAM!!! I NEED TO USE THIS PROGRAM!!!

[Catfish_Man]

1) stop shouting
2) turn on web sharing
3) use a web browser, not the finder

(2 and 3 were already mentioned before)

[BeyondtheMacintosh]

I tried that and all i got was this

<?
if(CONFIG_INC==0)
{
define("CONFIG_INC",1);
// IgnoreFiles should contain any names of files or folders
// which should be ignored by the function inclusion system.
$IgnoreFiles=Array(".DS_Store","CVS");

// Database Setup
$DatabaseType="postgres"; // oracle, postgres

$DatabaseServer="localhost"; // postgres = host, oracle=SID
$DatabaseUsername="postgres";
$DatabasePassword="password";
$DatabaseName="focus";
$DatabasePort="5432";

$DefaultSyear = '2005';

// Server Names and Paths
$FocusPath="/Users/username/Sites/Focus/";
$htmldocPath="/usr/bin/htmldoc";
$StudentPicturesPath = "Users/username/Sites/Pictures/";
$FocusTitle = 'Focus/SIS';
}
?>

[CharlesS]

Open Safari and go to http://localhost/cgi-bin/whatever.php

[BeyondtheMacintosh]

what goes into whatever??? god i need help. can i like send this file to someone and have them open it, than when it works, they tell me how to work it step by step?

[mduell]

We gave you directions. You ignored them.

We gave you a link to a guide. You ignored it.

Go pay a classmate to show you how to use your computer, since you abhor reading so much.

[besson3c]

You will need to enable PHP, and it looks like this program requires a relational database such as Postgresql, Oracle, or MySQL.. You'll also need to update some config files to match your local path names, from the looks of it.

Why do you need to run this software? Do you have access to a server? I don't get it... This is not a client side Desktop application, but software to run on a web server.

[BeyondtheMacintosh]

nevermind...im gonna use Centre/SIS instead, I got that one to working

[crazyjohnson]

If this is for "school" then "school" should be able to help you.