Installing Feeds.App 3
A great deal of effort has gone into making Feeds.App as easy as possible to install through a number of measures. Feeds.App follows the same general steps as installing Movable Type itself.
Those upgrading from Feeds.App 2 should have read "Upgrading Feeds.App 3" before proceeding. Because of the extensive re-engineering that occured between version some addition care is needed.
All users are recommended to review the "Feeds.App 3 System Requirements" to verify their system is fit for the plugin's operation.
Installation
Begin by downloading the latest version of the software at http://code.appnel.com/dist/feeds-app. Feeds.App is available in both zip (Windows) and gzip/tar (Mac/Unix) forms for users convienance.
You can install the software using either FTP/SFTP or shell (SSH/Telnet) access.
- FTP
Unpack the software locally. This process will create a plugins and extlib directory which coincide with directories of the same name in your MT code directory. Upload the contents of these wo directories. Do not simply overwrite the existing directories in your MT installation.
- SSH/Telenet
Upload the software to the server using FTP or similar tool and then log into the server.
Once in the server, move to the directory in which MT is installed and then unpack the archive. In UNIX/Mac environments you would use commands like:
cd /path/to/cgi-bin/mt tar -vxzf /some/path/Feeds-App-3.0.tar.gz
Windows users can move the archive into the MT directory using the file manager and then unzip the file using the operating systems built-in utility.
Unpacking the Feeds.App distribution will create a number of files in the plugins and extlib directories of your MT directory.
Once the plugin code has been installed on your server you need to initialize it by running Movable Type. MT will detect that Feeds.App has been installed/updated and will run routines to create a data table for keeping local copies of feeds in the database.
Be sure to deactivate Feeds.App Lite. Failing to do so will cause Feeds.App to malfunction and produce unexpected errors.
Installation is complete. After the install/upgrade has completed you will probably want to make changes to the plugins settings. See "Feeds.App System and Weblog Settings" for more information.
