RE: [binarycloud-dev] quickest, easiest install

[Jimmy H. <ji...@ha...>]

Alex

> for the distro version of r2, I want to get to the point 
> where a user can download the system, untar it, point their 
> browser to it, and have a functioning installation.

This sounds like the best way to do it

> I'm going to build a very simple little file called 
> binarycloud.php which will be included from each page in 
> htdocs: include_once('binarycloud.php'); note the 
> "pathlessness" - i.e. binarycloud.php will be in your 
> include_path. the idea behind this is to set the constant 
> BC_PATH before anything else happens, but to avoid using 
> prepends, etc to get that working.

Agree - I don't like using prepend.

>     -does anyone know of a reason why
>         $HTTP_SERVER_VARS[DOCUMENT_ROOT]

DOCUMENT_ROOT doesn't exist in IIS

> <?php
> $pieces = explode('/', $HTTP_SERVER_VARS[DOCUMENT_ROOT]);
> $count = count($pieces);
> 
> $cd_up = 1;
> 
> for ($i=1; $i <= $count-$cd_up; $i++) {
>     $path .= '/'.$pieces[$i];
> }
> $path .= '/binarycloud';

Why not use dirname() ?



Regards,
Jimmy