System Requirements

Server
Apache 2.x.x
PHP 5.2.0 or newer
PHP curl extension

Optional Database
MySQL 4.1.20 or newer
InnoDB storage engine

Web Browser
Javascript enabled web browser

General Information

Link Cracker can be setup using one of two database types
  • File
    1. Ease of installation
    2. Ideal for just a few links
  • Mysql
    1. Slightly more complicated setup
    2. Suitable for heavy use
    3. Hit counter
    4. Increased security
    5. Multiple admin accounts
Instructions for each installation type is listed below alongside an optional advanced install which will make available an advanced link type to be used as your Link Cracker link.

Installation, File database

  1. Decompress the Link Cracker archive to a local directory on your system.
  2. Open config/config.php using a text editor (notepad, notepad++ etc).
  3. Fill in database type (file), site url and admin username & password then save your changes. 
  4. Upload all the files contained in this archive (retaining the directory structure) to a web accessible directory on your server or hosting account. 
  5. Change the permissions on "data/cache.txt" to be writable by all (666 or -rw-rw-rw- within your FTP Client) 
  6. Change the permissions on "data/url.txt" to be writable by all (666 or -rw-rw-rw- within your FTP Client) 
    Note: Depending on your server settings you may need to use 777 for both
  7. Log in to BZ9.com and create a licence for the domain you have uploaded Link Cracker too, download the licence to your system and upload it within the "config" folder using your ftp client. 

Using your web browser visit the location you placed Link Cracker with the addition of admin.php,
e.g. http://YourDomain.com/admin.php

Installation, Mysql database

  1. Within your hosting account create a new mysql database and make a note of your settings.
  2. Decompress the Link Cracker archive to a local directory on your system.
  3. Open config/config.php using a text editor (notepad, notepad++ etc).
  4. Fill in database type (mysql), site url and the mysql connection settings then save your changes. 
  5. Upload all the files contained in this archive (retaining the directory structure) to a web accessible directory on your server or hosting account. 
  6. Log in to BZ9.com and create a licence for the domain you have uploaded Link Cracker too, download the licence to your system and upload it within the config folder using your ftp client. 

Using your web browser visit the location you placed Link Cracker with the addition of admin.php,
e.g. http://YourDomain.com/admin.php

Advanced Install

To generate the advanced links you will need to setup a .htaccess file. If the directory you have uploaded Link Cracker too already has a .htaccess file present then you will need to download this file to your system. Using a text editor copy the contents of .htaccess-dist to the .htaccess file, save then upload to your installation. 

If a .htaccess file is not present then you can simply rename .htaccess-dist to .htaccess using your ftp client.