WTorrent
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wTorrent
wTorrent is a web interface to rtorrent a high performance console based BitTorrent client. It uses rtorrent's build-in xmlrpc server to communicate with it.
wTorrent is programmed in php using Smarty templates and XMLRPC for PHP library. wTorrent also uses javascript for rendering the page with AJAX, Scriptaculous and ShadedBorders.
wTorrent with Apache
Installation
Using a package manager
# pacman -S rtorrent apache php php-apache # yaourt -S mod_scgi
Manual installation
You need to install: subversion, apache, php, libtorrent-svn, rtorrent-svn, and xmlrpc-c-svn packages
you cannot use the version of rtorrent from the core it is not compiled with rpc support!
mod_scgi
After you install the packages you need to install the mod_scgi module for Apache:
$ wget http://quixote.python.ca/releases/scgi-1.13.tar.gz
or
$ wget http://python.ca/scgi/releases/scgi-1.13.tar.gz
$ tar xf scgi-1.13.tar.gz $ cd scgi-1.13/apache2 $ sudo apxs -i -c mod_scgi.c
Configuration
Adding mod_scgi to httpd.conf
$ sudo vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Locate the LoadModule
lines and add:
LoadModule scgi_module modules/mod_scgi.so
Add to the end of the file:
SCGIMount /RPC2 127.0.0.1:5000
Save the file and quit (:wq)
Enabling SQLite in php.ini
$ sudo vi /etc/php/php.ini
Locate & un-comment the following:
extension=pdo.so extension=pdo_sqlite.so extension=curl.so extension=xmlrpc.so
PHP
PHP is practically available out of the box now.
* Add these lines in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
NOTE: Place them at the end of "LoadModule" list or bottom of the file.
LoadModule php5_module modules/libphp5.so Include conf/extra/php5_module.conf
* Restart the Apache service to make changes take effect (as root):
Restart Apache
$ sudo /etc/rc.d/httpd restart
Final steps
Add the following to your ~/.rtorrent.rc
scgi_port = localhost:5000
Get the latest version of wtorrent & install to your web directory:
# cd /srv/http # svn co svn://wtorrent-project.org/repos/trunk/wtorrent/ # chmod -R 777 wtorrent
Start rtorrent (most common to open a screen and type rtorrent
)
Point your browser to http://localhost/wtorrent/install.php and add a username & password. After you click the "Try configuration" and it gives you no errors click the "Save configuration"
wTorrent with Lighttpd
Installation
# pacman -S rtorrent lighttpd php sqlite
Configuration
http://www.wtorrent-project.org/trac/wiki/wTorrentInstall#UsingLighttpd
FAQ
1. Apache refuse to start when I use "sudo /etc/rc.d/httpd restart", why?
Use the following to watch out whether your 80 port has been taken by other apps:
$ sudo netstat -tnap | grep ':80'
And terminate that apps then you should start your apache now. You can use the following to screen the errors of apache:
$ tail -f /var/log/httpd/error_log
2. Why when I turn to http://localhost/wtorrent/install.php it return me no wtorrent setup page but a plain text page?
You should check whether or not php is working on your apache. Add following lines to /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf: In LoadModule Section, add:
LoadModule php5_module modules/libphp5.so
In Supplemental configuration section add:
# php5 Include conf/extra/php5_module.conf
And make sure that
SCGIMount /RPC2 127.0.0.1:5000
is added after the Supplemental configuration section.