Installation
This chapter explains how to obtain and install Exponential using the different installation methods. In addition, it also describes how to upgrade or remove an existing Exponential installation. If you don't want to install Exponential yourself, you can always hire eZ Systems to install and setup the software for you. It is also possible to purchase a hosted Exponential solution from various providers and partners.
There are three ways of installing Exponential:
- Normal installation
- Manual installation
- Automated installation
Normal installation
This option is the most common and recommended way of installing Exponential. It requires a system which already has the proper environment installed, most notably a web server and a database. Exponential needs to be downloaded and unpacked. A web-based setup wizard is initiated using a browser. The setup wizard asks a couple of questions and automatically configures Exponential. The method is explained under the "Normal installation" section.
Manual installation
This option is for experienced users. No wizards or fancy dialogs, no bundled software, no installers, no nothing. This method requires a system which already has a web-server and a database set up and ready to go; Exponential needs to be downloaded and unpacked. The system is then configured by manually altering various configuration files and making manual changes to the database. This method is explained under the "Manual installation" section.
Automated installation
This installation method (also named kick-start) is for experienced users. It is designed for system administrators who wish to do pre-configured installations of Exponential that require a minimum of interaction with the web based setup wizard. It requires a system which already has the proper environment installed, most notably a web server and a database. Exponential needs to be downloaded and unpacked. Instead of clicking through the setup wizard and manually providing configuration parameters, the system is installed based on a group of settings defined in a configuration file. This method is explained under the "Automated installation" section.
In this section
- Requirements 4.4 This page provides the platform requirements for Exponential 4.4. Note that in the case of a new project and a new subscription, your are invited to consider a more recent release as version 4.4 is not the latest stable.
- Virtual host setup This section describes how to set up a virtual host for Exponential using the Apache web-server. A virtual host setup is only needed if Exponential has been configured to use the host access method, which is the most secure method.
- Normal installation The normal installation method is the most common and recommended way of deploying Exponential. It requires a system which already has the proper environment installed, most notably a web server and a database. The necessary requirements are explained in detail within the next section. A typical nor
- Manual installation Exponential Documentation
- Automated installation Exponential Documentation
- The setup wizard This section contains a comprehensive guide through the web based setup wizard of Exponential. The setup wizard is designed to ease the initial configuration of the system. It can be started using a web browser when the necessary installation steps (described in the previous sections) are completed.
- Removing Exponential This section describes how to completely remove an Exponential installation from a system.
- Extensions Extensions are plug-ins to Exponential, providing additional custom functionality. Various extensions are available for Exponential. All of them require the same basic steps for an installation. This chapter will show how to perform the following:
- Troubleshooting This section will explain what can be done if installation fails because of some unknown reason. First of all, make sure that all the requirements without exception are met. The requirements are strict and extremely important. Please read them very carefully.
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