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# WTorrent

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wTorrent is a web interface to rTorrent, a high performance console based BitTorrent client. It uses rTorrent's built-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

See also Apache.

### Installation

Install wtorrent-svnAUR[broken link: archived in aur-mirror] and its the dependencies: rtorrent, apache, php, php-apache, php-sqlite, mod_scgiAUR.

### Configuration

#### Adding mod_scgi to httpd.conf

Edit `/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.

#### Enabling SQLite in php.ini

Edit `/etc/php/php.ini`.

Locate and uncomment the following:

    extension=pdo.so
    extension=pdo_sqlite.so
    extension=curl.so
    extension=xmlrpc.so
    extension=sqlite.so
    extension=sqlite3.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.

#### Final steps

Add the following to your `~/.rtorrent.rc`:

    scgi_port = localhost:5000

Get the latest version of wTorrent and install to your web directory:

    # cd /srv/http
    # git clone https://github.com/wtorrent/wtorrent.git
    # mv wtorrent wtorrent.git
    # mv wtorrent.git/wtorrent/ .
    # rm -rf wtorrent.git/
    # 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

See also Lighttpd.

### Installation

Install rtorrent, lighttpd, php, sqlite.

### Configuration

https://github.com/wtorrent/wtorrent/wiki/InstallGuide#using-lighttpd

## FAQ

### Why, when I turn to http://localhost/wtorrent/install.php, it returns not the 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.

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