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gRSShopper 0.3 Pre-Release Release
Stephen Downes, gRSShopper, August 1, 2011.

OK, just before I take off for a month's vacation, here's a brand-new release of gRSShopper code (I haven't even updated the site yet, and won't have a chance until I get back, so this is the only place to get it). It's the same basic gRSShopper, except the harvester is much better, picking up dozens of tags and modules not accessible by other aggregators. Also, I've written an installer. Yes, a freaking installer! Which works in testing!

So, if you want to try gRSShopper, do the following:
- get a website, note the domain, and get a MySQL database, note the database name, user and password.
- get the gRSShopper code grsshopper3.tar.gz and place it in your CGI directory on your website (the .tar file will expand into a bunch of files - put the files in your CGI directory, don't create a separate grsshopper3 subdirectory)
- edit the top section of grsshopper.cgi and enter the site URL and database information (also edit data/default.site with the same information if you want; the site will be microseconds faster)
- run cgi/admin.cgi -- the site will auto-install. Scroll to the borrom of the page, click on the link, which will take you to an 'Error - Login' screen. Login with userID Admin password Admin
- customize to taste. Actual help information when I get back. :)

p.s. the [Login] [Register] Javascript links on the admin pages are broken, ignore them or fix to taste. (Hits Today: 5 Total: 1940) [Direct Link] [Tags: Accessibility, Customization, RSS, Tests and Testing]

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Re: gRSShopper 0.3 Pre-Release Release

iamarf, August 10, 2011

Hi Stephen,

I'm looking forward to try your gRSShopper this summer, probably.

However, following the gRSShopper link, and then the sourceforge link, I got the gRSShopper 0.2 (12 April 2011) instead of some 0.3 version. Am I looking in the wrong place?

Ciao
Andreas

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Re: gRSShopper 0.3 Pre-Release Release

iamarf, August 10, 2011

Hi Stephen,

I'm looking forward to try your gRSShopper this summer, probably.

However, following the gRSShopper link, and then the sourceforge link, I got the gRSShopper 0.2 (12 April 2011) instead of some 0.3 version. Am I looking in the wrong place?

Ciao
Andreas

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Re: gRSShopper 0.3 Pre-Release Release

Stephen Downes, August 10, 2011

Yes iamarf, I haven't updated any sites, this is a pre-release, the only place to get it is from the link on the original post at http://www.downes.ca/post/55998 [Comment] [Permalink] [Previous][Next]

Re: gRSShopper 0.3 Pre-Release Release

jdansley, August 18, 2011

I think the link is broke (missing) in this post. http://www.downes.ca/post/55998 The [Direct link] goes to the gRSShopper landing page to which the "code" link codes to sourceforge.

The paragraphs in the post indicate the might be a link in line item 2 "- get the gRSShopper code grsshopper3.tar.gz " but that is not a live link.

Please advise.
Thank you.
Jason [Comment] [Permalink] [Previous][Next]

Re: gRSShopper 0.3 Pre-Release Release

Stephen Downes, August 19, 2011

Sorry all.

The link to gRSShopper 0.3 is:

http://grsshopper.downes.ca/code/grsshopper3.tar.gz
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Re: gRSShopper 0.3 Pre-Release Release

jdansley, August 21, 2011

Thank you for the updated link :)

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Re: gRSShopper 0.3 Pre-Release Release

igor, September 26, 2011

I'm trying to setup this piece of software, the archive contains a weird directory and file structure and the instructions provided in this post do not reference correct file names at all. I understand that this is a pre release however documentation could be better.

Assuming I'm in cgi-bin/ directory of my web server, after unpacking the archive here is what I have:

.
|-- grsshopper
| |-- archive
| |-- css
| | |-- base-weblog.css
| | |-- cchat.css
| | |-- downes.css
| | |-- downesb.css
| | |-- edurss02.css
| | |-- html.css
| | |-- jdpicker.css
| | |-- layout.css
| | |-- newsline.css
| | |-- newstrolls.css
| | |-- print.css
| | |-- slide.css
| | |-- style.css
| | |-- tabs.css
| | |-- ticker.css
| | `-- website.css
| |-- files
| | |-- audio
| | |-- docs
| | |-- images
| | |-- slides
| | `-- videos
| |-- images
| | |-- A.jpg
| | |-- LeftArrow.gif
| | |-- O.jpg
| | |-- R.jpg
| | |-- RightArrow.gif
| | |-- captchas
| | | |-- 1.jpg
| | | |-- 2.jpg
| | | `-- 3.jpg
| | `-- foaf.gif
| |-- js
| | |-- activatables.js
| | |-- downes.js
| | |-- edu_rss.js
| | |-- edurss02.js
| | |-- flashplayer.js
| | |-- flickrstyle.js
| | |-- jquery-1.3.2.min.js
| | |-- jquery.js
| | |-- newstrolls.js
| | |-- referrers.js
| | |-- rss.js
| | |-- slide.js
| | `-- viewer.js
| `-- uploads
`-- grsshopper3
|-- cgi-bin
| |-- admin.cgi
| |-- archive.cgi
| |-- cchat.cgi
| |-- data
| | |-- captcha_table.txt
| | |-- default.site
| | `-- grsshopper3.sql
| |-- grsshopper.pl
| |-- harvest.cgi
| |-- login.cgi
| |-- logs
| `-- page.cgi
|-- images
| |-- A.jpg
| |-- LeftArrow.gif
| |-- O.jpg
| |-- R.jpg
| |-- RightArrow.gif
| |-- captchas
| | |-- 1.jpg
| | |-- 2.jpg
| | `-- 3.jpg
| `-- foaf.gif
|-- js
| |-- activatables.js
| |-- edu_rss.js
| |-- edurss02.js
| |-- flashplayer.js
| |-- flickrstyle.js
| |-- grsshopper.js
| |-- jquery-1.3.2.min.js
| |-- jquery.js
| |-- newstrolls.js
| |-- referrers.js
| |-- rss.js
| |-- slide.js
| `-- viewer.js
`-- logs

There are two grsshopper directories (one has number 3 in the name), both contain some duplicated HTML/image/js/css files. grsshopper3 directory also contains a cgi-bin directory that makes it a cgi-bin inside a cgi-bin. I believe there is something incorrect here.

Any way I've tried to install this it ends up with: Premature end of script headers

Could you please clarify as to how this software is installed as it looks very messy at the moment.

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