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Questions:

1. What is LabCollector?
2. What are the systems requirements?
3. I cannot find the install.exe file. How do I install LabCollector?
4. What are PHP and mySQL? Do I need to have PHP & mySQL?
5. Can LabCollector be installed on a MacOS?
6. Can I use LabCollector on a single computer? Can I install it on a web server?
7. How do the remotely hosted version works?
8. Do I need to purchase all modules? Can I use only the primers module?
9. If I purchase 1 license do I need to purchase additional licenses for other computers in my lab network?
10. I have problems installing PHP and/or mySQL. Is there an alternative?

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Answers:

1. What is LabCollector?
   LabCollector is a web-style solution written to give labs tools to manage easily crucial data and information. As it is designed as an Intranet or Internet solution, it fully uses network capabilities and is accessible over all computer in a lab.
   
2. What are the systems requirements?
   Virtually any OS with web server capabilities (with PHP and mySQL), including MacOS X 10.2.6. Comon OS are Windows2000/XP and Linux.
   
3. I cannot find the install.exe file. How do I install LabCollector?
   There is no installation file, but we are working on one. To install LabCollector you have to follow instructions included on the readme file. There is also a detailed Windows 2000 installation manual in PDF included in the distribution ZIP file.
   Click to open the Windows 2000 Install manual. ( 0.00 kb)
   
   Click to open the Windows 2000/XP Installation manual with EASYPHP. ( 0.00 kb)
   
4. What are PHP and mySQL? Do I need to have PHP & mySQL?
   PHP is a scripting language and interpreter and mySQL is a database server. You need both to run LabCollector.You also need a web server configured on the computer (like windows IIS or Apache). If you are new to all this, we higly recomend using a global installer package. Please install it on your computer first.
   
   Here is the installer that we recommend for Windows 2000/XP:
   EasyPHP: Installs Apache, PHP, mySQL
   
   Download it and install it. Read FAQ on configuring EasyPHP for LabCollector.
   
5. Can LabCollector be installed on a MacOS?
   Yes. But only from MacOS X 10.2.6 or higher. You need Apache, PHP and mySQL for MacOS X too.
   
6. Can I use LabCollector on a single computer? Can I install it on a web server?
   YES to both. You can run it on your own computer. You access LabCollector using your internet browser either on the same computer or on a remote computer. You can install LabCollector on any server that you can have access. For speed purposes, we recomend you to install it locally on a computer connected to your local network. But you can host it on any web hosting provider plan and access it over internet. AgileBio can host your LabCollector application too. Contact us.
   
7. How do the remotely hosted version works?
8. Do I need to purchase all modules? Can I use only the primers module?
9. If I purchase 1 license do I need to purchase additional licenses for other computers in my lab network?
   No. LabCollector is a network software, so 1 copy running on a web/Intranet server should serve all computers on your lab. Everybody share the same LabCollector software.
   
10. I have problems installing PHP and/or mySQL. Is there an alternative?
    If you fail installing PHP and/or mySQL, there is an easy alternative. We recommend you to install EasyPHP package, downloadable for FREE at: www.easyphp.org. It installs at once PHP, mySQL and a web server called Apache. You then just need to put LabCollector in its web root.Please install it on your computer first.
    
    Here is the installer that we recommend for Windows 2000/XP:
    EasyPHP: Installs Apache, PHP, mySQL
    
    Download it and install it. Read FAQ on configuring EasyPHP for LabCollector.
    
11. Configuring EasyPHP for LabCollector usage
    There is a good tutorial on EasyPHP, click here.You can also use our installation manual:
    
    Click to open the Windows 2000/XP Installation manual with EASYPHP. ( 0.00 kb)
    
    For LabCollector, you need to edit PHP.INI to set:
    
    register_globalls=on
    
    error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE
    
    zend_extension_ts = c:\program files\easyphp1-7\www\ioncube\ioncube_loader_win_4.3.dll
    
    You also have to configure EasyPHP to start automatically with Windows and to run as a Service. For this right click on the EasyPHP icon in the Windows status bar>>Configuration>>EasyPHP.