Im goin to create a server setup program,

[ozme]

-- This project is not dead, I just havent had much time to work on it, I should be able to get back on it sometime this week. The Beta version is posted on my site and allows creation of a local server the web based and lan based setups are not enabled as they arent finished yet.

:idea: I decided since alot of newcomers to the emulator have such hard problems setting up a server that I should create a program to help them. Im not sure how long it will take it shouldn't take long to develop it. The main focus of my program will be to automate the setup of a server as much as possible. Basicly the user types in general information such as -

-The username and password for his/her mysql server

-The database name

- If he/her wants it to connect to eqemu login servers or minilogin

Then have it generate the ini files for the server. I know to alot of people this probibly sounds stupid since setting up a server pretty easy. But I hear people in IRC all the time complaining that they did it step by step and it still doesn't work.

I hope to have a beta version by next sunday as I have to work tommorow and friday till 2 am. :evil:

[ozme]

I found time today before work to work on my program it's 1/4 way finished, I could finish it in about a hour or less but I am pressed on time and want to enjoy playing on my server

Anyways so far ive set up the private server setup feature which will allow you to easly set up your server for play on your computer with out using the internet or a lan based server.

[Lurker_005]

If your going for the full blown thing... Might I suggest you have it download the required files that the setup program is designed for. Or browse to local copies already downloaded and verify the version. And definatly leave it easy enough to change/expand on Too many things change rather rapidly around here.

[ozme]

My main focus as of right now is to get a version working. Once its working and can setup a server, then ill go for making it easy to update and to adapt to new versions of the servers. While also trying to simplify the setup proccess even more.

Im not a expert programer and most of the time Im learning somthing new each time I start a project. So advanced features will have to be done last.

If you have anymore ideas or if anyone else has anymore ideas please post them.

Some of the people having problems or who had problems setting up there server please post the errors you made. This will aid greatly in creating the program also please post what you found dificault in setting up the mysql database.

[Mortamer]

What programming language is this written in?

[ozme]

I am programing it in Delphi 5. lol hope u c++ masters arent laughing at me. would have tried to write one in that but since im new to c++ as of like 2 days ago that wouldn't turn out good if it even turned out anything at all. Anyways programing it so far has been very simple u setup a form to ask a few questions and it generates all the setup files for the server.


my only question is like lurker said things change. Now it will be easy to make changes to the program onces its finished but are they expecting a major change in setup for 4.5. I dont mean like the way its all neat and nice with the binarys in one folder and db stuff in another. I mean ini file wise.

[Lurker_005]

nuthin wrong with delphi -- comming from someone that isn't a coder

But really look at the admin tool, delphi... What ever gets the job done.

[ForestGrim]

Done yet? when it is EMAIL ME!!!!!!!!

[Windcatcher]

OpenZone and the Admin Tool are done in Delphi 6 Pro. Nothing wrong with Delphi at all

WC

the main error i couldnt figure out was "2006 disconected from MYSQL" "couldnt find MYSQL"

took forever ti figure out, and yes i had MYSQL running.


another thing i think you should concider is people who want to run multiple servers, i still have yet to see a realy good walkthrough for running EMU on 3-4 computers, any way you couldld have that automated too?


Another common issue i see is the picking a DB and getting errors if ya pick the wrong 1.

just some ideas from someone who just started learning and is still dazed and confused


Matt

[ozme]

First I would like to say thank you for actualy posting what you had problems with

ForestGrim
-lol no its not done yet, I should have working version sometime sunday night or early monday morning.

-mattmeck
- I never had the 2006 error please post what caused it so I can make sure that somehow my program doesn't cause that on someones server.

- As for the multipule servers im not sure what you mean do you mean multiple servers as in having like login server on one comp , world on another and zones on another? Ive done this once or twice just to see if I could do it. Mostly I have the server on one computer and I have myn and my dads comp connect to it via minilogin. I suppose I could code this in but you would need the drive shared on all the computers so the program can write the setup files to it. The only other thing that I can think you would mean by multipul servers is maybie having each computer have a server on it and all of them connect to one minilogin server.

Finding the right database is hard for someone new, the first release will include easy to follow guide to downloading and installing drawdes database till I can figure out how to make my program source in his database

I did write a program today that has been writen before its a everquest game launcher basicly it saves you from having to launch everquest from the command prompt if you want to play it on the emu in full screen or I guess if you didn't know about the other launcher or the command prompt it could be a real treat. I posted it on this thread



http://forums.eqemu.net/viewtopic.php?t=9135

[ozme]

I know I said I would have a full version sunday night or early monday morning. Well im not sure if it will be a full Working version yet but I am Realeasing the first beta of this program. I haven't worked on it to much and alot of the features are not fully coded and some have been yet to be coded there is still alot of work to be done in fact i still havent even made icon yet. I decided to release a beta allowing setup of the database and a private server. Please post what can be done to make it simpler.

Im currently working on

- A simpler way to create and source the database

- Finishing the lan and public setups

-Learning new commands to make it easyer to setup a server

-anyone know how to send commands to mysql inside of delphi or how to make a sql or batch file execute commands like create database and use, or how to do these in delphi i have no sql componets so if someone knows where i can get some free ones please post them

click link below and go to the downloads section to download server setup beta 1
http://www.geocities.com/v6greenfbird95/

[ozme]

First off let me say there will be one more beta after this. This and the last beta will be for experienced users to test to make sure everything works, I cant test setup of a public server because im on dialup and cant host one.... so ill need some one to test that for sure. Also ill need some people to give help like maybie you should move text or buton such and such to here or there. also if you find something that you think may confuse someone and have a better way of wording it please share it with me. v6greenfbird95@yahoo.com.

ok right now im moving the site to another host as I hate geocities since I cant upload using ftp. There will still be adds :( but i cant afford to pay for banerless hosting. Right now the setup program along with the other site files are being uploaded to the new host. Im not sure how long this will take anyways it will take long enough for me to leave it uploading and to go to bed (DIALUP SUCKS.) Anyways goto the link in my signaures to get it if you try to download it and it gives a not found error then it still hasn't made it on the host yet.

[killspree]

I tried downloading the beta 2 version available on your downloads pages to test it out and got a message that the zip file is either damaged or incomplete when I tried to extract it.

[ozme]

My connection (if its worthy of being called that) kept timing out when I was uploading the file im trying again now... please note the program works but is still in development im just gradualy working on it when i have time and hoping that someone will post on what they think i need to do to make it easyer to use. Im goin to set it up to setup a public server tonight as best i can since I cant host one and start simplifyling the program from there.