LiHaLo HOWTO

ON4AXV & ON5DQZ, on4axv@telenet.be

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Why a logbook in linux
• 1.2 What do I need to run LiHaLo
• 1.3 What can I expect?

2. Installation

• 2.1 Intro
• 2.2 Installing a LAMP - System
  • 2.2.1 The DB MySQL
  • 2.2.2 APACHE and PHP
• 2.3 Installing a WAMP - System
  • 2.3.1 Installing APACHE
  • 2.3.2 Adjusting PHP
  • 2.3.3 Installing MySQL
• 2.4 Installing a XAMP - System
  • 2.4.1 Installing APACHE
  • 2.4.2 Installing PHP
  • 2.4.3 Installing MySQL

3. Putting LiHaLo to work

• 3.1 Intro
• 3.2 Install and test the underlying software
  • 3.2.1 LAMP
    • 3.2.1.1 LINUX
    • 3.2.1.2 APACHE
    • 3.2.1.3 MYSQL
    • 3.2.1.4 PHP
  • 3.2.2 WAMP
  • 3.2.3 XAMP
• 3.3 Install LiHaLo on top of these underlying components
  • 3.3.1 First Time Install
    • 3.3.1.1 Unpack the tar-file in your apache DocumentRoot
    • 3.3.1.2 Create & populate your database for LiHaLo
  • 3.3.2 UPDATE from RC3 to RC4
    • 3.3.2.1 Unpack the tar-file in your apache DocumentRoot
    • 3.3.2.2 Do the update
• 3.3.3 Test your installation

4. The CONFIGURATION page

• 4.1 Intro
• 4.2 Locator
• 4.3 Allowed hosts
• 4.4 Operator
• 4.5 Station
• 4.6 PROXY
• 4.7 Submit
• 4.8 Rebuild QSO_ID
• 4.9 BAND-,MODE-,PROPA-,SAT_NAME- & SAT_MODE-LIST

5. The MAIN MENU

• 5.1 Intro
• 5.2 Main menu

6. Basic Operation

• 6.1 Start Screen
• 6.2 Let's start logging !
  • 6.2.1 Station worked before ?
  • 6.2.2 Countrie worked before ?
• 6.3 More details
• 6.4 More possibilities (Maps etc.)
• 6.5 More about ADLIB

7. Advanced features

• 7.1 Contest Features
  • 7.1.1 Auto Increasing Numbers
  • 7.1.2 The CONTEST_ID
  • 7.1.3 DUPE-CHECK
  • 7.1.4 Ending the Contest
• 7.2 More about the LIST PAGE
• 7.3 What is VIEW ?
• 7.4 Edit qso
• 7.5 Group qso
  • 7.5.1 Intro
  • 7.5.2 Create the group
  • 7.5.3 Add friends to the goup
  • 7.5.4 Take notes
  • 7.5.5 Logout & Backin
  • 7.5.6 End the group qso

8. DX-INFO

• 8.1 Quick DX, Beam&Distance, CLUSTER, INFO
• 8.2 The CALL-field
• 8.3 LOC_CHECK
• 8.4 Modification of the pop-up's

9. QSL Management

• 9.1 The qsl-choises during a qso
  • 9.1.1 QSLR
  • 9.1.2 QSLS
    • 9.1.2.1 Y
    • 9.1.2.2 R
    • 9.1.2.3 N
    • 9.1.2.4 I
  • 9.1.3 Q~S~V
  • 9.1.4 LOTW
• 9.2 What is e-qsl ?
• 9.3 The field for the qsl-manager
• 9.4 Automatic futures for managing your qsl
• 9.4.1 SND QSL
• 9.4.2 SND E-QSL
• 9.4.3 Export (E)QSL
  • 9.4.3.1 Export QSL
  • 9.4.3.2 Export E-QSL
• 9.4.4 MARK QSL as RCVD

10. Doing a search

• 10.1 Some WILDCARDS
• 10.2 SEARCH
  • 10.2.1 On which items can you search ?
  • 10.2.2 Some examples of search
• 10.3 CMD-SEARCH
  • 10.3.1 Select statements
  • 10.3.2 Examples of a cmd-search
• 10.4 DXCC Stats
• 10.5 BAND Stats
  • 10.5.1 BASICS
  • 10.5.2 CQZ, ITUZ, LOC, STATE
  • 10.5.3 GENERAL ADXCC
  • 10.5.4 GENERAL COUNT
• 10.6 QSO_ID

11. IMPORT & EXPORT

• 11.1 Import
  • 11.1.1 Import in ADIF format
  • 11.1.2 Import in CSV format
• 11.2 Export
  • 11.2.1 Export whole log in ADIF format
  • 11.2.2 Export QSO's Marked: 'EQSLS - FUTURE' to eqsl.cc in ADIF format
  • 11.2.3 Export QSO's Marked: 'QSL - FUTURE ' in CSV format
  • 11.2.4 Export CONTEST PART of log in ADIF format
  • 11.2.5 Export CONTEST PART of log in CSV format
  • 11.2.6 Export WHOLE LOG in CSV format

12. INFO

13. Description of the Tables of the DB LiHaLo

• 13.1 qso
• 13.2 party
• 13.3 modes
• 13.4 config
• 13.5 bandlist
• 13.6 adifdxcc
• 13.7 PROPA
• 13.8 PFXTOADIF
• 13.9 SAT_NAME
• 13.10 SAT_MODE
• 13.11 QSO_ID Reset

14. The License & Copyright