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SUMMARY:
LabCollector is a server software developed in PHP scripting language. It is designed to be accessed and shared over a network. Install it once on a central computer (server) and call it from an Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 10 or later, Firefox 20 or later, Chrome, and Opera 9.
We highly recommend you to use the most recent browsers.

Follow the below steps for LINUX installations:-

1. LabCollector LINUX requirements
2. Download the installation pack
3. Unpacking & Uploading the files
4. Loader Installation by PHP.INI modification
5. Loader Installation for Runtime loading
6. Changes in PHP.INI & Installation
7. PHP extensions
8. Logging in LabCollector

1. LabCollector LINUX requirements

  • Linux (any recent distribution)
  • Apache 2.4.x
  • PHP 5.6.x to 7.3.x
  • MYSQL or equivalent (MariaDB, PerconaDB)
  • 4cpu cores
  • 8Gb RAM

Libraries/packages (names may vary depending on distribution):

  • PHP-mysql, PHP-mbcrypt, PHP-xml, PHP-zip, PHP-Curl, PHP-OpenSSL, PHP-LDAP…

Additional software:

  • Curl
  • OpenSSL
  • Mono (optional)
  • Webmin (optional)
  • Perl (CGI and other packages needed for webmin)

AgileBio software

  • LabCollector Webmin module  (*Contact Us if you wish to install & use this tool)

2. Download the installation pack

  • From your client area, download the installation pack that suits your need.
  • More information on the client area, here.
Requirements: Have access by FTP to a web server account or work directly on the web server itself.

3. Unpacking & Uploading the files

  • Unpack the ZIP package on a computer or on the server.
  • Upload or copy files contained in the HTML folder to the correct the web-accessible folder (in BINARY FORMAT).

    NOTE: Be sure the folder has written permissions, at least for install purposes. You can remove this permission once install is finished.

  • Do a chmod 777 on the following folders: /backup, /documents, /temp, /maps
    *(Setting 777 permissions to a file or directory means that it will be readable, writable and executable)

    4. Loader Installation by PHP.INI modification

    • Execute from your Internet browser: launch the Loader Wizard script in your browser. (https://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php)
    • For example http://localhost/ioncube/loader-wizard.php and follow loader install instructions.
    • Restart your webserver.

    5. Loader Installation for Runtime loading

    • Nothing has to be done.
    • Loaders are located automatically inside the IonCube folder that you must keep in LabCollector folder.

    6. Changes in PHP.INI

    • Insure you of these parameters:
      – error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_DEPRECATED
      – short_open_tag = On
      – session.bug_compat_42 = 1
      – session.bug_compat_warn = 0
    • Run from the browser a file install.php (you need first to install loaders. (Read above sections 4 & 5.)
    • Fill information asked and press ‘Next’ button (mysql login by default is root with no password)

    7. PHP extensions

    NOTE: Be careful that you NEED to have these PHP extensions installed on your server:-

    • php-mysql (up to PHP5.6.x)
    • php-mysqli (from PHP7.x)
    • php-pdo
    • php-xml
    • php-gd
    • php-mbscript

    8. Logging in LabCollector

    • Access it by calling it from a web browser, usually by writing the network name of the server computer.
    • This can be done from any computer connected to the local network.
    • After the first installation, by default super-administrator access to LabCollector using:
      login: admin and password: admin
    • You can then change the password and add more user logins.  (In LabCollector go to ADMIN -> MANAGE USERS)

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