System Requirements to Run Parodia
Internet Web Server
As an ASP (Active Server Pages) application, Parodia requires a Microsoft platform on which to run. Specifically, the host machine must run the following software:
- Windows NT 4, 2000 or 2003 Server
- Microsoft IIS 4.0+ web server
- MS Active Server Pages support
- MS Access 97/2000 database drivers or MS SQL Server 7.0/2000+
- VBScript 5.0+ (installed on server with IE 5.0+, required for the file upload system to work)
- CDONTS, CDOSYS, ASPmail, ASPemail or Jmail for sending email.
Furthermore, Parodia requires IUSR 'full control' permissions on the upload images folders, the CV folder and the database file and database folder (if using MS Access). Some hosts set these as standard for the whole web and others will do it to the required folders if requested. But a few hosts will not do this or will only do it to certain folders that *they* specify. In that case, Parodia will not function properly.
UNIX/LINUX - Parodia will NOT run on Unix platforms using Chilisoft ASP (Sun One Active Server Pages), Stryon iASP or any other third party scripting platform. Parodia is designed for and tested on Windows only and uses advanced features that are not supported on the third party ASP engines.
Development Machine
Most users will want to set Parodia up on their own computer or network in order to develop and test the site. Fortunately, Microsoft provides a cut down version of the IIS web server that allows Parodia to run on the following machines for development purposes: Windows 95/98, 2000 Pro, NT 4 Pro, XP Pro. Note that the web server will not run on XP Home or ME.
Obtaining Microsoft Software
Personal Web Server (the cut-down version of the IIS web server), the required database drivers and latest version of Internet Explorer (which is an easy way of installing the latest version of VBscript on your server) are all Microsoft software and can be downloaded free from the Microsoft web site. Cactusoft does not supply or support this Microsoft software.