getting started: installing ATX v2
ATX v2 installation - short version
- download the correct .tar.gz file, matching your OS
- upload it to /cgi-bin/a2
- extract the .tar.gz file, run sh_install.cgi via shell and select 1) new installation
- extract the contents of http://www.arrowscripts.com/atxv2/img.zip to yourdomain.com/a2/
- load http://www.yoursite.com/cgi-bin/a2/x/admin.cgi
- login with user / pass
- ATX will report that you need to generate a new license Fill out your aslicense.com username + password to auto generate one.
ATX v2 installation - step 1/4 - OS detection
The very first step to installing ATX is finding out which OS is running on your server,so you can download the correct installation package of ATX.
You can either ask the tech support of your host, or use one of the following commands
On FreeBSD systems you can find out the version by typing:
uname -a
This example is running FreeBSD 5.5
On linux systems, you can try the following command
cat /etc/issue
This example is running Fedora Core 4
In case the file doesn't exist or doesn't give the right info, try the following command
ls /etc/ | grep release
Usually a file will appear with a name like
redhat-release
debian-release
To read this file simply type
cat /etc/redhat-release
This example is running Fedora Core 4
If you're still unable to find out which OS is on your server contact the tech support of your host.
ATX v2 installation - step 2/4 - download ATX v2
Now that we've found out which OS you have on your server it is time to download the corresponding installation package.| Operating System | Download Link | ATX version |
| FreeBSD 4.x - 32 BIT | download | ATX v2.10 |
| FreeBSD 5.x - 32 BIT | download | ATX v2.10 |
| FreeBSD 6.x - 32 BIT | download | ATX v2.10 |
| FreeBSD 6.x - 64 BIT | download | ATX v2.10 |
| FreeBSD 7.x - 32 BIT | download | ATX v2.10 |
| FreeBSD 7.x - 64 BIT | download | ATX v2.10 |
| Operating System | Download Link | ATX version |
| Linux package II - 32 bit redhat 8, redhat 9, Fedora Core 1, Fedora Core 2, CentOS 3, Debian 3 |
download | ATX v2.10 |
| Linux package III - 32 bit Fedora Core 3 - 6, Debian 4 |
download | ATX v2.10 |
| Linux package III - 64 BIT Fedora Core 3 - 6, Debian 4 |
download | ATX v2.10 |
| Linux package IV - 32 bit CentOS 4, RedHat Enterprise Linux ES Release 4 |
download | ATX v2.10 |
| Linux package V - 64 BIT CentOS 5 |
download | ATX v2.10 |
step 3/4 - downloading atx system files
download the following package: http://www.arrowscripts.com/atxv2/img.zipExtract the files for this zip package, and upload the contents to domain.com/a2/
Make sure that you upload the image files to domain.com/a2/, not domain.com/cgi-bin/a2/
It's an often made mistake
step 4/4 - running the installer
Connect to your server with your FTP client (filezilla, smartftp, flashfxp, etc),and browse to the cgi-bin directory of your site.
This directory usually looks like domain.com/cgi-bin/ or domain.com/htdocs/cgi-bin
In this directory, create a subdirectory, call it a2, and upload atx.tar.gz file to it in binary mode!
URL wise, it looks like this: http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/a2/atx.tar.gz
We are now ready to run the installer.
Connect to your server with your SSH client (putty, secureCRT, WinSCP, etc).
When using putty, type your domain in the "Host Name (or IP address) field and click on "Open"
Your server will ask for a username and password.
Remember that while you're typing the password nothing will show on the screen.
After logging in, go to the /cgi-bin/a2 directory, where you have just uploaded the file atx.tar.gz file to.
Type ls -l to display the contents of the directory you're in
Type pwd to display the current path
Type cd dirname to go to a sub-directory named dirname
Type cd ../ to go to a parent directory
You probably need to type one of these commands
cd domain.com/cgi-bin/a2
cd cgi-bin/a2
cd htdocs/cgi-bin/a2
Now it's time to extract and install ATX, so type the following commands:
gunzip atx.tar.gz
tar -xvpf atx.tar
chmod 755 sh_install.cgi
./sh_install.cgi
1 (new installation)
chmod 0 sh_install.cgi
rm -f atx.tar
If no errors occured you can close your ssh client by typing
exit
If the installer did report any errors, write down the error and contact support
