TigerMUD installation and configuration on Windows.
by Adam Miller
(These steps were tested on November 8, 2004 on Windows XP. The product versions are listed to provide a known-good reference platform. Other versions may work just as well.)
Report bugs and ask questions in the discussion forum at the TigerMUD project Web page:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tigermud/
TortoiseCVS Install and Config
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Download and install TortoiseCVS 1.8.5 from:
http://www.tortoisecvs.org/download.shtml
Create a c:\TigerMUD folder (or wherever you want), right-click the new folder, and then click CVS Checkout...
The TortoiseCVS Checkout Module dialog appears.
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Here, you must choose between the next two procedures:
1. Setting up anonymous read-only source code access.
2. TigerMUD dev team setup for read/write source code access.
1. For anonymous (read-only) source code access:
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For CVSROOT string, paste in:
-d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/tigermud
This action will populate other fields accordingly.
Module=TigerMUD
Click OK, then all the latest code will download into your folder.
2. For TigerMUD developer team members (read/write access):
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For CVSROOT string, paste in:
:ssh:username@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/tigermud
where <username> is replaced with your Sourceforge account username. This action will populate other fields accordingly.
Module=. (yes, just a period)
Click OK, then you will be prompted for your Sourceforge password, then all the latest code will download into your folder.
MySQL Install and Config
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Download the following packages from here:
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/
MySQL 4.1.7 server (Windows Essentials (x86))
MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.5
MySQL Administrator 1.0.14
MySQL Query Browser 1.1.1
Install MySQL 4.1.7 (Windows Essentials (x86))
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Custom setup, choose MySQL Server and Client Programs
check Configure MySQL Now
MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard appears.
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choose Detailed Configuration
choose Server Machine
choose Non-Transactional Database Only
choose Manual Setting - set concurrnt connections to 500
leave default value of port 3306
choose Standard Character Set
choose Install As Windows Service - Service Name=MySQL - check Launch MySQL Server automatically
choose Modify Security Settings - pick a root password and then confirm - check Root may only connect from localhost
Ensure you get a success message after the setup program completes
Install MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.5
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no prompts to choose, just use defaults.
Install MySQL Administrator 1.0.14
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choose Complete Setup
Install MySQL Query Browser 1.1.1
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choose Complete Setup
Run MySQL Administrator
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username=root
password=<the root password you chose above>
hostname=localhost
port=3306
In the left pane click Restore
On right pane, click Open Backup File
Navigate down to mudmysql_import.sql and choose it
check Create database(s) if they don't exist
Target Schema=Original Schema
Backyp type=SQL files
File Charset=utf8
Click Start Restore
Check that you get a success message
Run MySQL Query Browser
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connection information same as MySQL Administrator
Schema=tigermud
In the right pane, double-click one of the tables under the tigermud schema and click Ctrl-Enter.
You should get a view of all the data in that table.
You can edit this data by clicking the Edit button at the bottom of the screen. This lets you modify cells, then click Apply Changes when you're done.
Modify your TigerMUD.xml file
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Open the TigerMUD.xml file in the tigermud source folder and specify the database servername, database username (root in this example), and the password for that user account. For better security, create a separate user for the TigerMUD database and use that. Save the xml file.
SharpDevelop Install and Config
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Download SharpDevelop 1.0.1.1649 from here:
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/Download/
Run the setup package. There are no special options to select, so just use the default setup values.
When you run SharpDevelop the first time, choose Create new code completion database. Choose Use SharpDevelop application directory. Click Start database creation. It will take a minute to create the database.
When SharpDevelop opens, dismiss the Tip fo the Day and click 'Open Combine'.
Navigate to your tigermud source code folder and choose the .cmbx file.
Compile and Run TigerMUD
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In the SharpDevelop window with the tiermud combine file open, click the run button, ro just press F5. This compiles and runs tigermud. Watch the server console to ensure TigerMUD successfully finds the tigermud.xml file and connects to the database. If all succeeds, then tigermud will indicate that it is waiting for connections.
Connect to TigerMUD
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The default TigerMUD port is 8000 (configured with the tigermud.xml file). To connect, click Start, Run, and type 'telnet localhost 8000'.
Happy Mudding!!!!!
Report bugs and ask questions in the discussion forum at the TigerMUD project Web page:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tigermud/
