Choose the right installation package
I, Librarian is a so-called "web-based" bibliography manager. It does not mean that the database is located on
the Web; it is still in your computer. Web-based only means that you will access your PDF collection with an
Internet browser, like you access a website.
Under the hood...
I, Librarian requires a web server and PHP interpreter to work. They can be easily installed on Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X.
How to choose the right installation package for Windows?
The easiest option is to download the complete installer, which contains
everything needed to run I, Librarian, including unmodified official Apache 2.2 and PHP 5.3 installers.
You don't need to understand Apache or PHP. Simply execute the installer and finish the process. Screencast
Under the hood...
The installer silently installs official Apache 2.2 and PHP 5.3 installers, including SQLite database drivers. It
configures Apache so that I, Librarian can be accessed with a web browser at
http://127.0.0.1/librarian only from your computer.
If you already have Apache and PHP installed with the official installers, you should download I, Librarian installer without Apache
and PHP. This installer configures Apache so that I, Librarian can be accessed with a web browser at
http://127.0.0.1/librarian only from your computer. This I, Librarian installer
will not work correctly, if you installed Apache and PHP with a third party stack installers like XAMPP, WAMP, Zend, etc. In case you
used one of these products, you should download the zip file, and unpack it into
the directory that serves html files.
If you want to access I, Librarian on a different address, or port, or you installed Apache with a 3rd party installer,
you should download the zip file, which contains only I, Librarian files.
These files should be extracted to a folder that is served by your web server.
How to choose the right installation package for Ubuntu?
The deb package installs I, Librarian into /usr/share according to Debian policies.
If you require more flexibility, download the console installer instead. Alternatively, download the tar.gz for Linux, if you want to install manually.
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