mnkeybsness
Feb 29, 2004, 04:50 PM
Because of popular demand, I decided that I am going to make a simple tutorial for installing Movable Type. (I have received about 4 different PMs asking for help and one user actually asked for help over IM). I'm going t use pictures and easy to follow instructions, unlike the MT install documentation. I will also be cutting it down and using only the steps that are really necessary because almost every server has Perl and allows CGI scripts.
I want some feedback though, as there are two different basic server setups as I have found. One setup has a separate directory that all CGI scripts need to be in to work, and the other is just one directory that everything can be run from. Should I write instructions for one over the other, or both, like a "choose your own adventure"?
The other question is along those lines... Should I include all of the steps in a "choose your own adventure" style. Such a way of doing this would be for me to have the first page ask a question of how the server is set up, by looking to see if there is a cgi-bin directory or not and then finding out what type of database support and so on.
Thoughts, comments?
PS- If you need help installing, please don't contact me for the time being, as I have a lot of school work and other projects on my hands that I need to concentrate on. I will let everyone know when the tutorial/instructions are up on my site.
I want some feedback though, as there are two different basic server setups as I have found. One setup has a separate directory that all CGI scripts need to be in to work, and the other is just one directory that everything can be run from. Should I write instructions for one over the other, or both, like a "choose your own adventure"?
The other question is along those lines... Should I include all of the steps in a "choose your own adventure" style. Such a way of doing this would be for me to have the first page ask a question of how the server is set up, by looking to see if there is a cgi-bin directory or not and then finding out what type of database support and so on.
Thoughts, comments?
PS- If you need help installing, please don't contact me for the time being, as I have a lot of school work and other projects on my hands that I need to concentrate on. I will let everyone know when the tutorial/instructions are up on my site.
