Installing Activation Pro on your own servers
To get you started as quickly and easily as possible with RLM Activation Pro we will do the following in this tutorial:
Install a pre-configured Apache/MySQL/PHP (AMP) stack
Install the RLM Activation Pro software
Configure RLM Activation Pro
Step 1. Install a pre-configured Apache/MySQL/PHP (AMP) stack
To start, you need the stack of web services to support RLM Activation Pro. A preconfigured AMP stack called XAMPP is available for Windows and Linux systems at the Apache Friends website: https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html
To install it, do the following:
For Windows:
Locate XAMPP for Windows on the Apache Friends site.
Download and run the installer.
For Linux:
Locate XAMPP for Linux on the Apache Friends site.
Follow the steps on the Linux FAQ page: https://www.apachefriends.org/faq_linux.html
After installing, the package will be in /opt/lampp, execute the following commands (as root):
chmod 777 /opt/lampp/cgi-bin
chmod 777 /opt/lampp/htdocs
Now you can log out as root.
Note
These directories would not normally have 777 permissions, but we are doing this to make the rest of the evaluation easier.
When you have finished the installation, go back to Activation Pro Setup, and finish the configuration of your ActPro system.
Step 2. Install the RLM Activation Pro kit from the Reprise website
RLM Activation Pro operates on a particular RLM binary platform, and is supported on Windows and Linux systems (x86_w and x86_l):
On all Platforms
First, download the Activation Pro kit from the Reprise website (requires login): https://reprisesoftware.com/support/publishers/developer-kits-for-software-publishers/
Pick the appropriate platform, and save this on your system.
Continuing the Installation on Linux
Extract the kit files:
Use gunzip/tar to extract the archive:
% gunzip actpro.platform.tar.gz
% tar xvf actpro.platform.tar
Continuing the Installation on Windows
Extract the kit files:
On Windows, the kit is in a ZIP file. Unzip the file in the desired location.