****Where Have You Been All Your Life Version 1.0 - 07/29/2010****
- Original version posted on 07/28/2010 was missing the crucial countries_load_new.js file. It's included here.
*** My Example Installation ***
+ http://wherehaveibeen.info
*** Prerequisites ***
** For the PDF oversize poster printing **
+ Installation of TCPDF (easy) - http://www.tecnick.com/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=tcpdf
+ PythonPDF
+ PDFPoster (http://pdfposter.origo.ethz.ch/) - I have it installed into my local bin directory on my shared hosting account provided by Dreamhost (http://www.dreamhost.com/), which I use so I can get easy Putty command line access to the account.
+ Python 2.6. - Python 2.5 didn't work for me with PDFPoster for some reason. With Putty and the Dreramhost Python instructions I was able to install a local copy even though I think Dreamhost uses Python 2.5.
** For the TinyURL generation **
+ CekTKP-0.1 (https://sourceforge.net/projects/shorturls/) - although you really only need the sql.sql amd config.php, and readme.txt files all of which I have provided. You might however experiment with the project to change who the shorturl provider is including maybe your own domains although I gave up trying to do that myself.
+ You will need to set up a MySQL database with sql.sql file and record the your domain, database domain, database name, user name and password and anything else the README.txt in the CekTKP-0.1 folder suggests.
*** Installation ***
+ Copy all the files and folders to your Home Directory.
+ PythonPDF, PDF Poster and Python 2.6 to your Bin Direcotry (make sure the executables are there...)
+ Install TCPDF per the instructions at the website mentioned above.
+ Create the CekTKP-0.1 sub-domain, the MySQLdatabase with the sql.sql file and edit the config.php file appropriately.
+ Create a subdomain for the US Map or try to invoke it from a subfolder of your main folder as the current folder structure exists (Not recommended).
+ Change the name of both htaccsess.txt files in both the main and usmap folders to .htaccess at which point depending on what web editor you have, it might disappear from your site folder structure, but don't worry, it's still there.
+ Write me if you have trouble and I will try to resolve your issue: socrtwo@s2services.com. Thanks.
*** Suggestions ***
+ Getting PDFPoster and all it's requirements working is difficult. Don't be surprised if this gives you issues.
+ The folder planning is poor in the project at the moment. For instance all the images should be moved to the image folder. Also the config.php file should be moved back to the CekTKP-0.1 folder.
+ You might set up the US map on a separate subdomain as I did (usmap.wherehaveibeen.info).
*** Changes in this Version (I think) ***
+ Added poster printing.
+ Added US map
*** To Do ***
+ Add maps for separate continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America and maybe even Oceania.
+ Add maps for states and provinces visited for the main large countries: Russia, China, Canada, Brazil, Congo, India etc.
+ Set up the maps to work with an open GIS system such as Geoserver, OpenLayers or Mapserver, to take advantage of the flexibility, standardization and zooming feature of presenting maps this way.
+ Create a side project provide automatic imagemap generation through the starting with the code from the Polygantor(http://www.electricfairground.com/2009/08/08/image-map-rollover-effects-using-jquerys-maphilight-plugin/ and http://www.electricfairground.com/polygonator/index.html) and InkScapemap (http://sourceforge.net/projects/inkscapemap/) projects.
*** Support ***
+ My name is Paul Pruitt. My handle on the internet is socrtwo. My Email is socrtwo@s2services.com.
