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Arrow Trader eXtreme V1 Installation

Arrow Trader Extreme is easy to install. To complete an installation, both FTP and SSH access to your server are required. ATX does not use MySQL, so no database is required. Installation takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.

step 1/6

Download the following .zip file
http://www.arrowscripts.com/atx/atx.zip

step 2/6

Upload the contents of this zip file to http://www.yourdomain.com/atx/
This directory is a perfect place to write your toplists to,
so consider setting the permissions of the directory to 777

step 3/6

Download the installation package that matches the Operating System (OS) of your server

Operating System Download Link
FreeBSD 5.x - 32 BIT atx.tar.gz
FreeBSD 6.x - 32 BIT atx.tar.gz
FreeBSD 6.x - 64 BIT atx.tar.gz
FreeBSD 7.x - 32 BIT atx.tar.gz
FreeBSD 7.x - 64 BIT atx.tar.gz
 
Linux package II - 32 bit
redhat 8, redhat 9, Fedora Core 1, Fedora Core 2, CentOS 3, Debian 3		 atx.tar.gz
Linux package III - 32 bit
Fedora Core 3 - 6, Debian 4		 atx.tar.gz
Linux package III - 64 BIT
Fedora Core 3 - 6, Debian 4		 atx.tar.gz
Linux package IV - 32 bit
CentOS 4, RedHat Enterprise Linux ES Release 4		 atx.tar.gz
Linux package V - 64 BIT
CentOS 5		 atx.tar.gz

If you need assistance to select the right installation package for your server, please contact us.

step 4/6

Upload the atx.tar.gz file in binary mode to http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/atx/
Make sure that the directory cgi-bin/atx is set to chmod 755

step 5/6

Connect to your server with your SSH client (putty, secureCRT, WinSCP, etc).

putty

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/atx directory, where you have just uploaded the file atx.tar.gz file to.
While connected via SSH, you can use the following commands

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
Type exit to log out from your server and close the secured connection
After logging in, depending on the directory structure of your server, You probably need to type one of these commands

cd domain.com/cgi-bin/atx

or
cd cgi-bin/atx

or
cd htdocs/cgi-bin/atx

Once you're inside the cgi-bin/atx/ directory, 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

step 6/6

Open your browser and surf to http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/atx/x/admin.cgi
Login to the admin area with user / pass

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