Back to your phpLogCon instance
for this release I am going to write an extra post into this forum to announce it
!This new release introduces a full working UserSystem which works on it's own MYSQL Database. Of course as it is new, it will proberly still have some bugs, but it offers many features which will make the life for you easier. The download can be found here:
http://www.phplogcon.org/downloads
In Detail the features of the UserDB Systems are:
- User Options: The first administrative user will be created during installation / conversion of phpLogCon. In the User Options, you can create/edit/delete users.
- Group Options: If you have the need to create sources/searches/views based on a group of people, you can create groups here. You can assign Users to these groups.
- General Options: Here you will see and configure all general options of phpLogCon. These settings are all global, which means only users with administrative access can edit them.
- Search Options: If you have created favourite searches you can add/edit/delete them here. You can create searches for all users (GLOBAL - needs admin access), for specific groups only (needs admin access) or for yourself only (Everybody can do this).
- Views Options: Here you can create custom views, which are the columns you see in the data view. Again we have three access levels, Global, Group and User based. Additionally you will see some internal hardcoded views which cannot be removed.
- Sources Options: Configures the datasources of phpLogCon, as well as in the Search and View Admin, you can create sources for all users (GLOBAL), for groups and for yourself (user based).
If you install a fresh phpLogCon, you just need to select the option during installation to install the UserDB System. If you want to update your existing configuration into the new UserDB System, no problem just follow these instructions: 1. Upload the new phpLogCon Version first. Copy all files over your existing files.
2. Add the "$CFG['UserDBConvertAllowed'] variable into your config.php and configure all UserDB related options like in the sample here:
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// --- Database options
$CFG['UserDBEnabled'] = true;
$CFG['UserDBServer'] = "localhost";
$CFG['UserDBPort'] = 3306;
$CFG['UserDBName'] = "phplogcon";
$CFG['UserDBPref'] = "logcon_";
$CFG['UserDBUser'] = "user";
$CFG['UserDBPass'] = "";
$CFG['UserDBLoginRequired'] = true;
$CFG['UserDBConvertAllowed'] = true;
// ---
3. Now open the following URL and following the conversion steps:
http://<yourserver>/<urltoyourphplogcon>/convert.php
4. After the conversion is finishing, make sure to REMOVE THE "$CFG['UserDBConvertAllowed'] = true;" line in your config.php! Otherwise it might be possible to overwrite tables in your UserDB.
That's it so far, i sidenote on the UserDB. All configuration variables are still loaded into phpLogCon, but once the UserDB is enabled settings from the UserDB will overwrite anything you modified in config.php.
