Please help installing Ray Pro Widget Suite (all six widgets) into Dolphin 5.6

[brykendal]

Help Installing Ray Pro Widget Suite (all six widgets) Into Dolphin 5.6

Hello to everyone,


I am having difficulty understanding the full scope of my Ray Pro 2.3 installation instructions, can someone please help me?


I am getting ready to install Ray Pro 2.3 for Dolphin 5.6 - I already have a database created for Dolphin and Dolphin is installed, do I have to create a seperate database for Ray?


Before I install Ray Pro 2.3 suite, I am going to use the Ray Pro 2.3 pre-installation patch ( Located at

http://www.expertzzz.com/WDownloads/home/271/ )

In the Ray Pro 2.3 integration manual to Dolphin 5.6 it says :


1. Delete the contents of the Ray folder in the Dolphin directory
2. Upload all the Ray Widgets there
3. Upload the integration files to the Dolphin directory
4. Load the installation of widgets following the installation manual.


I understand that I delete ALL files in the ray folder but my questions are,


What are the names of all of the widgets and/or folders that I am supposed to upload into the Ray folder AND what exactly are (all of/the names of) the integration files?


Where it says "Load the installation of widgets following the installation manual", what manual is this direction referring to?


The folders I have for the Ray pre install package are "admin" "inc" "ray" and "templates"

The php files I have are "aemodule" "presence_pop.php" "profile_edit.php"
"profile_video.php" "upload_media.php" and "video_pop.php"

Are the .php files the integration files??? Are the folders the widgets??? Do all of the folders go in my now empty original Ray folder?

I see that there is an "inc" folder, do I put that in the empty ray folder too or "cherry pick" the files and put them in the existing Dolphin's inc folder?

Now let's say that I have somehow miraculously figured out how to get the Ray pre install package installed and am on to the next step which is installing the Ray Pro Widget Suite.

In the Ray Pro Widget Suite(not the pre install now) it says that I should "copy" the ray folder to my website through FTP. The folders I have in my Ray Pro Suite are "ray_desktop" "ray_rms" and "ray_web".

For the Ray desktop it's pretty clear what to do. I create the downloadable and upload it to my server creating a download folder within my modules folder for potential visitors to download it from right? Or do I drop that .exe in the app folder that is already created in the ray_web folder? Like this--->?

http://www.your_domain.com/path_to_r..._v2.3.0000.exe

For the ray_web folder do I open it first and upload the contents of that entire folder into the ray folder on my server or do I drop the ray_web as a folder into my ray folder so when I open the ray folder on my server I see "ray_web" in there?

It also says before installing the server part you should download and install RMS (Ray Multimedia Server).Do I download and install this on MY pc or are they saying to install it on my server? They also say after the server has been installed you should copy the content of this folder to the RMS webapps folder. Where is the RMS webapp folder?

It also says, you need to install the global module. Does installing this come through the installation web page script for the widgets?


Will all of the widgets install if I just run the link http://www.your_domain.com/ray/install/index.php ?

Below are some installation instructions I ran across but are a little vague or I am just a complete nOOb! The instructions are in the enclosures ( )

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(((Each step of the installation will ask you to change permissions of some files and folders)))

Will they tell me what permissions to give to what files/folders?

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((((access.dat – type in all domain names with allowed access to the server. Every domain name should be written in a new line))))

Do I type in www.mysite.com OR do I type in the i.p. address like 1.2.3.4 ?

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((((ray.sh – set a variable value “JAVA_HOME”. It should contain the route to the established JRE. For example, JAVA_HOME=/opt/ray_server/jre1_5_0_0)))

What the heck is a variable? Do I just copy that line of code and place it in the ray.sh file?

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((((run_daemon.sh – in this file set a variable value “RAY_SERVER_PATH” with the full route to the root RMS file. For example, RAY_SERVER_PATH=/opt/ray_server/RayServer_2.3.0000))))

Do I do the same here and just copy and paste the code? Am I supposed to replace RAY_SERVER_PATH with some other name like /home_public_html/some/local/path or do I leave it as it is?

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((((After all files have been edited it’s necessary to change permissions to ray.sh and run_daemon.sh using this routine “chmod +x *.sh”.))))

I have limited experience with SSH, will that exact command they are suggesting to use "chmod +x *.sh" set the permissions to like 744 or something?

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((((Now you can perform the server’s test starting. Use the routine “./ray.sh”. ))))

Do I do this through an SSH command?

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I am sure you must be looking at me like I have no business attempting an install, but if I could just get over these potential obstacles I think I can do it. I installed Dolphin without experiencing any problems and just need a kickstart for this Ray package!

The install instructions seem to me to be a little scarce on clear direction.

Can someone PLEASE give me directions that I will easily be able to understand?

I'm not a total novice but would be able to follow if it was just a bit clearer.

Thank you!!!!

Bryan

[Smoge]

Ray Pro 2.3

First off - Ray Pro 2.3 has a MAJOR security issue... you should use Ray Pro 3.0 or make sure you are using a FIXED 2.3. Victor from BoonEx reported in an email that the issue is fixed in 3.0, and that a patch is or will be available for 2.3 - you may want to confirm this with him.

Some additional comments... did you install Java on your server?

If you SSH in and run:

which java

and

java -version

what kinds of responses do you get?

You should run the commands above as the system user you will be running the Ray (Red5) server as, not root (unless you are running Ray Server (Red5) under the root user.

I am sure you must be looking at me like I have no business attempting an install, but if I could just get over these potential obstacles I think I can do it.

Doing stuff like this is how you learn. I think it's great that you are attempting to do your own install.

Smoge

[brykendal]

Hi Smoge

Thanks so much for helping me along, I really like your forum !

So I noted that there is a security issue with Ray Pro 2.3 as you suggest and see that there isn't a security patch available for it yet, hopefully today they will make one.


Is it OK to run Ray Server as root? (Like root@localhost)? Is it right to have localhost after the @ or should that be changed? When I run SQL queries it always says "db_name@localhost" and I change the db_name to root(that's what I log in phpmyadmin as) and run the query leaving localhost as the name behind the @

In SSH I ran "which java" and "java -version" and the following information was provided :

[xxxxx@xxxxx ~]# which java
/usr/bin/java
[xxxxx@xxxxx ~]# java -version
java version "1.5.0_09"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_09-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_09-b01, mixed mode, sharing)


It looks like I have that already installed thank goodness.(Hopefully the right version too!)

I am running a dedicated server on Godaddy and my server specs are :

CentOS release 4.4 (Final)
Linux ip-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx.ip.secureserver.net 2.6.9-42.0.10.EL #1 Tue May 08 03:33:42 EST 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Assisted Service Plan Details: Not Assisted
Operating System: CentOS 4
Processor: Intel Celeron - 2.0 GHz
RAM: 1 GB
Total Disk Space: 120 GB
RAID: None
Firewall: PIX 501
Bandwidth Quota: 500 GB (Used: 0 GB)
Control Panel Type: Simple Control Panel (license enabled)
FTP User Name: xxxxx
FTP Backup IP: xxx.xxx.xx.xx
FTP Backup Disk Quota: 20 GB (Used: 0 GB)

I'm not sure if you needed my server specifications but thought it's best that you know what my operating system is.

Thanks again ! ! !

Bryan

[Smoge]

Well, looks ok - but we normally use:

java version "1.5.0_06"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_06-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_06-b05, mixed mode, sharing)

As we have had problems with others. Also, installing Java from YUM usually does not work well - it is highly recommended you do it manually.

You are running build 1.5.0_09-b01

Normally, when you install Ray, you will run it as the site user, not root. Or, setup a special user just for Red5. This is to protect your system - as Red5 is open source, and perhaps prone to exploits. If you run it as root - and it is exploited - you may compromise your server.

To learn your environment settings, you can run in SSH:

echo $JAVA_HOME
echo $RAY_SERVER_PATH

and so on, to see how/if they are set.

Smoge

[brykendal]

I ran the SSH commands as you suggested and here are the results :

[root@ip-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx ~]# echo $JAVA_HOME
/usr/java/jdk
[root@ip-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx ~]# echo $RAY_SERVER_PATH
[root@ip-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx ~]#

I don't have Ray installed yet so I am assuming that the result I got for "echo $RAY_SERVER_PATH" which returned no result is correct.

I still have no real idea of the original questions I asked, so I haven't even attempted to install Ray yet. I'm trying to get it all right before the install.

The reason I am running as root is because when I create a database user for mySQL in phpmyadmin, the user doesn't have permissions to create additional databases. When I log in as root in phpmyadmin I have any permission I wish.


Here is the list of what I still don't know from my original questions :
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(1.) Is it right to have localhost after the @ or should that be changed?


(2.) ((((access.dat – type in all domain names with allowed access to the server. Every domain name should be written in a new line))))

Do I type in www.mysite.com OR do I type in the i.p. address like 1.2.3.4 ?


(3.) ((((ray.sh – set a variable value “JAVA_HOME”. It should contain the route to the established JRE. For example, JAVA_HOME=/opt/ray_server/jre1_5_0_0)))

What the heck is a variable? Do I just copy that line of code and place it in the ray.sh file?


(4.) Do I do the same here and just copy and paste the code? Am I supposed to replace RAY_SERVER_PATH with some other name like /home_public_html/some/local/path or do I leave it as it is?



(5.) ((((After all files have been edited it’s necessary to change permissions to ray.sh and run_daemon.sh using this routine “chmod +x *.sh”.))))

I have limited experience with SSH, will that exact command they are suggesting to use "chmod +x *.sh" set the permissions to like 744 or something?(NOTE: I can right click in my SSH FTP connection and set permissions there.)

(6.) ((((Now you can perform the server’s test starting. Use the routine “./ray.sh”. ))))

Do I do this through an SSH command?

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Thanks, still need help!

Bry

[Smoge]

Hi,

Did you get your questions worked out and/or Ray installed?

Smoge

[brykendal]

Hi,

Did you get your questions worked out and/or Ray installed?

Smoge

I did manage to get my questions answered just today Smoge!

Thanks for your help!

I am now on a different mission which is trying to update my kernel to the .55.EL version.

It says that I have an older kernel and I am wondering if I should continue (attempting) to retrieve an update.

If you get the time,maybe you are familiar and can tell me if It is necessary or not.

Peace,

Bry

[Smoge]

Well, usually, newer kernels are better.

As for Ray - at the Internet Dating Conference in Shanghai this past week, I had a meeting with Userplane, and we will be offering a integrated (not the non-integrated one, but the fully integrated type) Userplane for Dolphin shortly - with some special low fees (ie; free).

In fact, you can actually MAKE money using UserPlane when people use your chat.

More to come on this shortly.

I don't know if something like this would affect your plans to run/use Ray.

Userplane is perhaps better than Ray since it does not use any of your server bandwidth or load your server in any way. Plus it is a solid proven application running on solid proven servers, using UserPlane's Flash Communication Servers.

Smoge

[mwep]

Ray 2.3 Security Issue has been patched using the Latest Security Fix available from Boonerx. Once applied, you can no longer view plain passwords in HTML Source.

Any word on the Userplane Mod ??????

[Smoge]

See this thread for the conversation about replacing Ray with UserPlane.

Replace Ray With UserPlane

Smoge