Web-based installation

[pursuited112]

If this is already a feature, I apologize for posting this. For I have not found it if it does indeed exist.

What I would like to see is to be able to build an installation package that can be uploaded to the internet and installed from a website.

What feature I am talking about is similar to what installshield is capable to doing.

With installshield, you are able to build an installation package that you can upload to a site and then run the installation via the web by directing your browser to http://www.yoursite.com/install.php and you will then be able to install your program via the web.

I would love to see a feature similar to this incorporated into Advanced Installer.

[Bogdan]

Hi,

Advanced Installer can create an EXE package that will download the MSI and CAB files from your website.

You can create such a package following these steps:
- Go to Media page, on the Bootstrapper tab.
- Create an EXE setup file
Select these two radio buttons :
- “Include install files in EXE”
- “Retrieve from on-line location”
- specify the URL for the MSI file in the "URL:" field

This way the files can be stored on the server of the website and the MSI as well.
When the user runs the EXE file the MSI will be downloaded and the installation will start. The MSI also will start downloading all the files it needs for installation.

However I don't know if this is what you want. It would be useful if you could give us more details about the .php installation script.

Regards,
Bogdan

[timstspry]

Would this also be capable of downloading only the components necessary for the install? Let's say I have two features in my install - FeatureA and FeatureB. Each having a different set of files to be downloaded. If an end-user selects to install only FeatureA, would this tool be capable of downloading just the files required to install FeatureA?

Thanks in advance!

Tim

[GabrielBarbu]

Hello,

Would this also be capable of downloading only the components necessary for the install? Let's say I have two features in my install - FeatureA and FeatureB. Each having a different set of files to be downloaded. If an end-user selects to install only FeatureA, would this tool be capable of downloading just the files required to install FeatureA?

Yes, Advanced Installer is capable of doing this. You will need to follow these steps:
- navigate to Media page
- on the Media tab, select "One CAB archive per feature"
- on the Bootstrapper tab, make sure the "Include install files in EXE" option is selected
- lower on the same tab, make sure the "Retrieve from online location" option is selected, and input the URL for your msi
- make sure the msi and the cab files are in the same folder on your web server at the URL specified above

Regards,
Gabriel

[marine2026]

I'm trying to do a Web install.
Adv.Inst: 7.6.1
Vista SP2
disabled Norton anti-virus auto-protect

Media: Media
bulleted - Archive installation files into CAB files
checked - Compress CAB files for smaller size
bulleted - On CAB archive ...
unchecked - Include CAB file into MSI...
Media: Bootstrapper
checked - Create EXE setup file
File name: <blank>
Package
bulleted - Include install files in EXE
MSI Location:
bulleted - Retrieve from online location:
URL

The EXE downloads correctly, and either saves or runs, but then Windows presents the alert:

The installation package could not be opened.Verify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package.

I have verified that all three (.exe, .msi and .cab) files are together in the same directory, and all three download individually, and the URL of the MSI correctly downloads when accessed directly.

I don't know what to change to make it work?

Thanks for your help!

[GabrielBarbu]

Hello,

Could you send us the .aip project file and the resulted .exe? Host the .msi and .cab files somewhere where we can access them through the .exe, so we can test if the .exe properly downloads the cabs and msi.
Please send the requested files to support at advancedinstaller dot com so we can further investigate. Include a link to this thread inside your email.

Best regards,
Gabriel

[jimm_garg]

Media: Media
bulleted - Archive installation files into CAB files
checked - Compress CAB files for smaller size
bulleted - One CAB archive per feature
Media: Bootstrapper
checked - Create EXE setup file
File name: <blank>
Package
bulleted - Include install files in EXE
MSI Location:
bulleted - Retrieve from online location:
URL

facing same issue as above please if you can provide me with solution