Installing the WEC Starter Package
Downloading the software
The first step in installing the WEC Starter Package is to download a copy of the WEC Starter Package from the Web-Empowered Church website. The WEC Starter Package is a compressed file of files – like many letters in a single mail envelope. The WEC Starter Package is available in two formats to support both Windows-based and Linux-based servers and a variety of connection methods.
Download directly to a Windows-based web server
If you have Remote Desktop access to a Windows-based web server, you can access the remote server's desktop from your computer. Or, if you have physical access to the Windows-based server, you can log in to the server computer directly.
To download the zip WEC Starter Package directly to the web server:
Login to your web server using Remote Desktop or directly using the server computer's keyboard, mouse, and monitor if you have direct physical access.
Run a web browser and go to www.webempoweredchurch.com/gettingstarted/installing.
Look under the heading “User Downloads” for the link to download the WEC Starter Package file with the .zip extension.
Click on the link and save the downloaded file to your web server in the folder where you would like to extract the files in the WEC Starter Package. This is often the root directory for the web server.
Note: You may notice that the .zip file is larger than the .tar.gz file. The .zip file is larger because it contains duplicate files that are not required on Unix-based servers because Unix supports symlinks. Symlinks create a second “virtual” file with the contents from a file in another location.
Download directly to a Linux-based web server with SSH
If you have Secure Shell (SSH) access to your Unix-based web server, you can download the tar.gz WEC Starter Package directly to the server using the wget command. (See the Appendix for some Shell access tips.)
Note: To use wget, the wget command must be installed on your web server.
Login to your web server using SSH.
To download the tar.gz WEC Starter Package directly to the web server:
Change to the directory where you would like to extract the files in the WEC Starter Package. This is often the root directory for the web server.
In your SSH command window, type the entire wget command below on a single line, and then press the Enter key. This will copy the file to the current directory.
Download then upload to a Linux-based web server without SSH
For Linux-based web servers without Secure Shell (SSH) access, you must use a file transfer program. You must also use the .zip WEC Starter Package file. The reason the .zip file must be used is that the .tar.gz file contains Unix symlinks and the .tar.gz file cannot be extracted without SSH access.
First, download the zip WEC Starter Package to your computer:
Run a web browser and go to www.webempoweredchurch.com/gettingstarted/installing.
Look under the heading “User Downloads” for the link to download the WEC Starter Package file with the .zip extension.
Click on the link and save the file to a folder where you would like to extract the files in the WEC Starter Package.
Once the file is downloaded to your local
computer, you must unzip it:
WinZip – Extract all files, selecting the Use Folder Names check box.
WindowsXP File Explorer – Select all files and folders, then copy/paste them into the new folder.
The list of extracted files and folders should look like the figure below.
Upload the unzipped files and folders to the Linux-based web server:
Run a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) program or other file transfer program and connect to the web server.
Change to the directory where you would like to upload all the files and folders in the WEC Starter Package. This is often the root directory for the web server.
Use the file transfer program to upload the WEC Starter Package files and folders to the web server.
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