Administrator Manual
Contents
The administrator manual is aimed at people who are downloading and installing ARK. If you are struggling with installation or administration, you should consider contacting the ARK team via the Google Group.
Key Concepts
Information about the navigation tools used within ARK.
Views
The different 'Views' of ARK.
Key Administration Concepts
An overview of the key administration concepts.
Installation and Setup
Basic Installation
A description of the ARK installation process.
Initial setup
Some things to consider when completing the initial setup of your ARK.
Database Tables
A list of the standard ARK tables, with a basic explanation for each.
ARK Customisation
This chapter will help the new ARK administrator who is comfortable with editing PHP configuration files through the setup of an ARK project. For a general overview of settings please see Settings Files.
env_settings.php
A description of the env_settings.php file for three different operating systems.
field_settings.php
Instructions on how to configure the field_settings.php file.
mod_settings.php
Instructions on how to configure module specific settings files.
settings.php
The general settings for ARK.
page_settings.php
The settings for page based displays and navigation.
vd_settings.php
A description of information found within the vd_settings.php file.
Subforms
Subforms Overview
A general overview of ARK Subforms and their configuration.
Subform Requirements
The required fields for configuration of subforms.
Subform Options
Some optional subform fields generic to all modules and subform types.
Conditional Subforms
Conditional subforms is a more complex subform option that allows specific subforms to only be displayed if a set of pre-configured conditions are met
Subform Reference
A list of all the current subforms with example configurations.
Mapping
Mapping Overview
Some general information about mapping in ARK.
Configuring the Mapfile
Instructions on how to configure the mapfile.
OpenStreetMap and ARK
Instructions on how to use OpenStreetmap as your mapping BaseLayer
Google Maps and ARK
Instructions on how to use Google Maps as your mapping BaseLayer
Administration
User Administration
Some tools for administering user accounts.
Address Book Administration
How to update the Address Book module.
Alias Administration
How to add aliases to the database.
Markup Administration
How to add markup to the database.
Exporting Data
Some basic tips for exporting data.
Importing Data
Information about the ongoing development of import tools.
Configuring Clean URLs
ARK can be configured to use clean URLs, that is instead of visiting a page using a URL like: http://www.myark.com/ark/micro_view.php?item_key=cxt_cd&itemvalue=ABC12_1234 you can visit: http://www.myark.com/ark/view/cxt/ABC12_1234. This allows for persistent clean URLs and also aids in Search Engine Optimisation, etc. If you are still not sure you want to do this, [here http://www.hochmanconsultants.com/articles/clean-urls.shtml] is an article explaining it a bit further.
To do this, however, there are a number of steps to go through:
Custom Configuration
The following are examples of custom configurations and may be specific to previous installations of ARK. Only use these for reference if you are upgrading from development code prior to the v0.6 release. Please contact the ARK Development Team for more information on any of the following.
