/WPTPrivateInstanceSetUp

#System Preparation#

  1. Download and install WAMPSERVER to install Apache and PHP(32 bit for example). if you met install exception on missing "MSVCR110.dll is missing", you can fix this by refering to http://forum.wampserver.com/read.php?2,123608

  2. Add following modules in Apache with WAMPSERVER:

  • expires_module
  • headers_module
  • rewrite_module
  1. Add following modules in PHP with WAMPSERVER:
  • php_gd2
  • php_zip(no need)
  • php_curl
  • zlib output compression (in settings)

  1. Restart WAMPSERVER. Link to localhost:80 to check if it works.

  2. Download following tools and make them available in the path for video and jpeg analysis:

#Web Server Configuration#

  1. Download and unzip WebPagetest Private Instances archive. Two folders will be used: www and agent.

  2. Configure Apache in httpd.conf, add following configuration (you can define the path /var/www/webpagetest by yourself).

<Directory "/var/www/webpagetest">  
    AllowOverride all
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all 
</Directory>
<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /var/www/webpagetest 
</VirtualHost>

  1. Set upload_max_filesize and post_max_size to large values(10M should be enough) in php.ini.

  2. Restart WAMPSERVER.

  3. Copy the files under the www folder in the archive to the DocumentRoot location (e.g. /var/www/webpagetest).

  4. Make a copy of all of the .sample files (removing the .sample extension) under the settings folder.

  5. Define agent locations by editing locations.ini under the setting folder. Note that the first browser of the default location will be used in Visual Comparison.

#Test Machine Configuration#

  1. Copy the files under the agent folder to your agent path (e.g. "C:\WPTAgent").

  2. Install AVISynth from the installer in the agent folder, which is necessary for creating videos.

  3. Install the DUMMYNET ipfw driver

    1. (only for those installing on 64-bit Windows) Right-click on "testmode.cmd" in the C:\WPTAgent\dummynet\64bit folder and "Run as Administrator". Reboot the system to enable testmode.

    2. (depending on your OS) Copy the files from either the C:\WPTAgent\dummynet\32bit or C:\WPTAgent\dummynet\64bit directory into the C:\WPTAgent\dummynet directory

    3. Open the properties for the Network Adapter that is used to access the Internet. Normally it is Local Area Connection in the path *Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center*

    4. Click "Install"

    5. Select "Service" and click "Add"

    6. Click "Have Disk" and navigate to C:\WPTAgent\dummynet

    7. Select the ipfw+dummynet service (and click through any warnings about the driver being unsigned)

#WPTDriver Configuration# (for running test on Chrome and Firefox)

  1. Create a shortcut to C:\WPTAgent\wptdriver.exe on the Desktop.

  2. Make a copy of wptdriver.init.sample and removing the .sample extension.

  3. Configure WPTDriver by editing wptdriver.ini.

    1. After manually installing Chrome and Firefox, make sure the path to the browser executables are correct

    2. Remove or comment installer=... entry for each of the browsers you've manually installed

    3. (only if you've modified configurations in locations.ini when configuring Web Server) Configure the location and the location key to match those defined in locations.ini on the server

  4. Reboot the system

#Install Chrome Frame (Deprecated)#

Download and install Chrome Frame.

#How to upgrade the WPT private instance:#

Preparation:

  1. Download the lastest WPT zip file and extract to local Disk

Config WPT Agent:

2-1) Copy C:\WPT\webpagetest_2.15\agent and paste to C:\WPTAgent\

2-2) Edit or Paste original version of wptdriver.ini

2-3) Copy all files from C:\WPTAgent\dummynet\64bit to C:\WPTAgent\dummynet\ (For example, Based on 64bit OS)

Config WPT Server:

3-1) Copy all files from C:\WPT\webpagetest_2.15\www\ and paste them to C:\WPTServer\www\webpagetest\

3-2) Go to "settings" folder and Edit/paste original version of all *.sample files

3-3) Copy and paste C:\WPTServer\exiftool , C:\WPTServer\ffmpeg, C:\WPTServer\jpegtran

3-4) Reboot the system and run the WPTdriver shotcut to start your test!

#How to make RDP window session never expired(fix black video captured)# #How to fix the black screen when you minimize your RDP#

Appd: An old post for setting up the private instance from WPT expert, take a reference: http://andydavies.me/blog/2012/09/18/how-to-create-an-all-in-one-webpagetest-private-instance/