Installation
Make sure you have Perl installed on your web server, as well as the required external code modules. A list of the external modules and installation instructions can be found here.
Download the VariVis files and extract them to your cgi-bin directory. The folder called 'varivis' contains style-sheets and some simple javascript files and may need to be placed in your root htdocs folder.
There are seven files with .cgi extensions. The first line of each of these scripts needs to point to the location of Perl on your server. The files are configured for the most common web server setups and currently read #!/usr/bin/perl. You may need to change the first line of each file to point to the correct location of Perl for your particular setup. Windows users should use the form #!C:/Perl/bin/perl.
Navigate to the install.cgi file using your web-browser and fill out the options listed on the page. Once complete your installation will be tested, as will the connection to the variation and sequence data. You should configure your web server to block access to the varivis.ini file that the install.cgi script generates. A .htaccess file for Apache and compatible servers is included in the VariVis package. Users of other server packages should consult their server documentation. This step is extremely important for databases running on mySQL to prevent your mySQL account details being released.
Comprehensive help on the individual steps in the installation script, can be found here.