How to Configure a Web Ad Manager Server - Revision history

Ivan.belenski: /* Configure the Web Ad Manager COM+ application */

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‎Configure the Web Ad Manager COM+ application

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‎Configure the Web Ad Manager COM+ application

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‎Install and register the Web Host service

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‎Schedule a nightly restart of the services

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‎Configure the Ad Manager web features

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‎Configure Apache for SSL

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‎Install WampServer

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‎Tweak the PHP configuration

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‎Purchase an SSL certificate

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‎Configure Apache for SSL

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 === Configure the Web Ad Manager COM+ application ===
-This step is required if you're installing the 64-bit version of WampServer. It will make the required Ad Manager components (32-bit) accessible to the web application.
+This step is required if you're installing the 64-bit version of WampServer. It will make the required Ad Manager components, which are 32-bit, accessible to the web application.
 . Launch the "Component Services" management console.

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 === Configure the Web Ad Manager COM+ application ===
-This step is required if you're using the 64-bit version of WAMP Server. It will make the required Ad Manager components (32-bit) accessible to the web application.
+This step is required if you're installing the 64-bit version of WampServer. It will make the required Ad Manager components (32-bit) accessible to the web application.
 . Launch the "Component Services" management console.

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 . Test the configuration by starting and stopping the service.
-. Launch the "Component Services" management console; create a COM+ server application called "Web Ad Manager" running as "Local Service"; import the "Cpwh.DateTime" coponent from the 32-bit registry into the application.
+=== Configure the Web Ad Manager COM+ application ===
 === Configure the Web Host database connections ===

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	=== Schedule a nightly restart of the services ===		=== Schedule a nightly restart of the services ===

		+	Create a batch file to stop, force the termination of, and restart the Wampapache and Ad Manager Web Host services:
		+
		+	<pre>
		+	@echo off
		+	net stop wampapache
		+	taskkill /f /im httpd.exe
		+	net stop cpwh
		+	taskkill /f /im cpwh.exe
		+	net start wampapache
		+	</pre>
		+
		+	Note: the Ad Manager Web Host service starts on demand and doesn't need to be started explicitly.
		+
		+	Use the task scheduler to set up a task to execute the batch file nightly:
		+	* Run whether user is logged on or not;
		+	* Run with highest privileges.

	== Configure the Ad Manager web features ==		== Configure the Ad Manager web features ==

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 </VirtualHost>
 </pre>
 == Configure the Ad Manager web features ==

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	5. Ensure the firewall is not blocking incoming traffic to the port Apache is listening to.		5. Ensure the firewall is not blocking incoming traffic to the port Apache is listening to.
		+
		+	See also: [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/ssl/ssl_howto.html SSL/TLS Strong Encryption: How-To].

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	Follow the instructions at the [http://www.wampserver.com/en/ WampServer download page]. The latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable components are a pre-requisite.		Follow the instructions at the [http://www.wampserver.com/en/ WampServer download page]. The latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable components are a pre-requisite.
−
−	~~See [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/ssl/ssl_howto.html SSL/TLS Strong Encryption: How-To] for instructions on configuring HTTPS.~~

	=== Allow incoming connections to the web server port ===		=== Allow incoming connections to the web server port ===

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 </pre>
-. Increase the memory limit:
+. Remove the memory limit:
 <pre>
-memory_limit = 1024M
+memory_limit = -1
 </pre>

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 </pre>
-. Use the CSR to purchase an SSL certificate from a certificate issuing authority.
+. Use the CSR to purchase an SSL certificate from a certificate issuing authority, e.g. [https://www.digicert.com/ Digicert], [https://godaddy.com GoDaddy], etc.
-E.g. [https://www.digicert.com/ Digicert], [https://godaddy.com GoDaddy], etc.
+To create a self-signed certificate using OpenSSL:
 === Configure Apache for SSL ===

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 === Configure Apache for SSL ===
-. Copy the server key and the SSL certificates to a subdirectory of your Apachet installation, e.g. C:\wamp64\ssl:
+. Copy the server key and the SSL certificates to a subdirectory of your Apache installation, e.g. C:\wamp64\ssl:
 <pre>