.. _installing-actpro:

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Installing Activation Pro on your own servers
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To get you started as quickly and easily as possible with RLM Activation Pro we will do
the following in this tutorial:

*  Install a pre-configured Apache/MySQL/PHP (AMP) stack
*  Install the RLM Activation Pro software
*  Configure RLM Activation Pro

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Step 1. Install a pre-configured Apache/MySQL/PHP (AMP) stack
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To start, you need the stack of web services to support RLM Activation Pro. A preconfigured AMP 
stack called XAMPP is available for Windows and Linux systems at the Apache Friends website:
https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html

To install it, do the following:

**For Windows:**

*  Locate XAMPP for Windows on the Apache Friends site.
*  Download and run the installer.

**For Linux:**

*  Locate XAMPP for Linux on the Apache Friends site.
*  Follow the steps on the Linux FAQ page: https://www.apachefriends.org/faq_linux.html
*  After installing, the package will be in /opt/lampp, execute the following commands (as root):

	*  chmod 777 /opt/lampp/cgi-bin
	*  chmod 777 /opt/lampp/htdocs

*  Now you can log out as root.
	
.. note:: These directories would not normally have 777 permissions, but we are doing this to 
   make the rest of the evaluation easier.

When you have finished the installation, go back to :ref:`actpro-setup`,
and finish the configuration of your ActPro system.

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Step 2. Install the RLM Activation Pro kit from the Reprise website
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RLM Activation Pro operates on a particular RLM binary platform, and is
supported on Windows and Linux systems (x86_w and x86_l):

On all Platforms
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First, download the Activation Pro kit from the Reprise website (requires login):
https://reprisesoftware.com/support/publishers/developer-kits-for-software-publishers/ 

Pick the appropriate platform, and save this on your system.

Continuing the Installation on Linux
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Extract the kit files:

Use gunzip/tar to extract the archive:

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	% gunzip actpro.platform.tar.gz
	% tar xvf actpro.platform.tar

Continuing the Installation on Windows
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Extract the kit files:

On Windows, the kit is in a ZIP file. Unzip the file in the desired location.