Prototype Staging on STEM

How To Stage a Prototype for Testing on the STEM server
The STEM server exists as a platform for Student development projects STEM.UNH.EDU It houses all the development projects for the CIS Manchester program.

STEM Access

 * RDP
 * RDP access is required to enable the copy of files and set up of Apache config


 * Path
 * Path access can be acheived use path mapping. Files can be transfered with minimal access but this does not allow the ability to update the databases on the server.

Apache Config
If MYSQL is used as the server data repository then apache must be configured for localhost and remote host.

MYSQL

 * Users
 * Database Creation
 * Database Updates

Prototype Stage

 * 1) RDP into STEM server
 * 2) Off campus access has to go through UNH VPN - https://vpn.unh.edu/dana-na/auth/url_default/welcome.cgi
 * 3) On the V:\web directory create the directory that will house the system. Usually this is the same as the project name.
 * 4) Set up Apache to include project as an ALIAS on the STEM server
 * 5) Copy over RDP the TAG release files required for the test stage.
 * 6) login to MYSQL as ROOT user
 * 7) Run the database creation scripts from the project stage files.The db and user creation must include access from remote as well as localhost
 * 8) from a browser, test the stage release using stem.unh.edu\projectname url
 * 9) Logout of STEM server - This will close RDP session - do not just close the RDP - this leaves the RDP user still logged in with files open.