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Make2D-DB II

The Make2D-DB II Package

current version: 3.10.2 -- December 2011



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Read-Me (Configuration)

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This is a help file to assist users configuring their tool. Although during the configuration process many parameters are fairly well described, more details can be found within this document. At the end of this file, you will also find some notes on how to configure the test database(s).




How To Launch The Configuration Process

There is a main configuration file, namely basic_include.pl which is located in the config directory. This file is automatically copied from this config directory to your Apache server directories (into cgi-bin/your_database_interface/inc/basic_include.pl). This file contains some global definitions for both the installation process and the running server parameters. It may be modified by users for some special behaviors (you may inspect this file to have an idea of what it does control and edit it to make some very specific changes). There is also a default master copy of this file in the lib2d directory with the name basicIncludeInitial.pl. Whenever you need to restore the initial default values, just copy this basicIncludeInitial.pl to the config directory under the name of basic_include.pl.


In addition to this basic file, there are two configuration files that have to be set up by the user before executing the database conversion / creation process. Those two files are the following:

Once generated, they can be found - by default - in the 'config' directory. The first file indicates to the tool what and where to look for the data to be converted, its role takes end at the end of the conversion / creation process. The second file is meant to be used by the server interface as it determines how the interface should look like, and where it has to search for the database elements. Both files are structured by blocks, listing series of parameters. Usually the user can / should modify some of those parameters, or just keep the default values for some of them. This is done interactively with the tool launched to set up the configuration files.

The syntax for a parameter is:

         $parameter_name = "parameter value";

The "parameter value" are included between quotes or double quotes, and the line must end with a semicolon. Digital parameter values do not need to be included inside quotes.
A line starting with a '#' sign indicates that this is simply a comment line and is ignored, while comments at the end of some parameters' lines (like # Do not change! or # evaluated!) are used internaly by the tool and should not be removed.

In most cases, users do not need to directly generate or edit those files themselves. Instead, they can interactively generate them by typing the command:

perl make2db.pl -m config
or, to specify an alternative location for your configuration files to be written to (useful if you are planing to install in the future different databases or projects):

perl make2db.pl -m config -c /some_path_of_your_configuration_files


The user is then asked to decide between generating new files, or modifying existing ones.


The very first time you use the tool, you should choose to generate the files by selecting:

[1] New Installation

then

[1] Default Configuration


and then follow the instructions. At the end of the process, you will find your 2 newly generated configuration files, containing your settings, inside the <config> directory (or any alternative path given by the switch '-c'). They will be used by your database conversion / creation process (the include.cfg file) and by your running Web interface (the 2d_include.pl). Like the basic_include.pl file, both files will be copied into your Apache server directories (into cgi-bin/your_database_interface/inc/basic_include.pl).


If you decide later to replace some of your settings from your previous generated configuration files, then execute again the main script with the '-m config' (and -c some_path if needed) option. Choose

[2] Last Personal Configuration Files

after selecting

[1] New Installation

Your old configuration files will then be renamed 'include.cfg.old'and '2d_include.pl.old' inside the <config> directory (or the alternative path).


As mentionned before, the first configuration file (include.cfg) will be used only for your conversion process, while the second (2d_include.pl) will be used by the Web query interface as long as it is running on your server. If you decide at any later moment to change the initial behavior of your running query interface or to add  more or suppress some local databases / projects, then you can directly edit this file (which will be then located inside your server directories tree, by default in 'cgi-bin/your_database_interface/inc/2d_include.pl') or execute again the main script using the '-m config' option. This time you will need to choose the

[2] Changing a Running Server Parameters

option and follow the instructions.

Finally, if you are only interested in building a Web portal to access remote interfaces from one single entry point, event if you do not have any local data, then select 

[1] New Installation

then

[3] Configure a Web portal

and follow the instructions


During the configuration set up process, the different parametres are described to the user and default values are proposed. Nevertheless, in this Readme file, we will list in details the meaning of each parameter for both files. All parameters are given a default value. But whenever you see a parameter in red color this means that this parameter SHOULD/IS EXPECTED to be set up by the user.

One final remark: each time a parameter is followed by the comment "# Do not change!" you will not be able to change its value interactively (and logically you will not need to). A "# evaluated!" comment means that the proposed default value will be initially evaluated depending on some of your previous settings.

Tips:

- If you want to inspect or to modify just one or a couple of values, then you may find it easier to edit directly those files manually, rather than using the -m config option.

- For each parameter, you are asked if you want to change the current value (y/n). You may enter 'y', then type the new value. But you may also directly enter the new value (if it is not empty) without entering 'y' before.

- As already mentioned before, the configuration files are generated by default in the config directory. You may change this default location by adding the switch -c followed by any suitable path, e.g.

perl make2db.pl -m config -c /some_/directory_/path

The include.cfg and 2d_include.pl files will then be generated into this '/some_/directory_/path' directory. This may be useful if you want to keep copies of your configuration files specific to several databases or differnet configurations. The same switch (-c /some_/directory_/path) may then be used with any other option during the conversion process to tell the tool to look for the configuration files elsewhere than in the default config directory.
As basic_include.pl is a much more global configuration file that may vary little between different installations, the tool will look priniciply for it inside the config directory, except if you have manually placed a copy of this file inside the directory given by your -c switch. In such case, the tool will rely on this local copy rather than the one from the config directory..

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The Main Configuration File: 'include.cfg'

(You may inspect the two configuration files, example.include.cfg and example.2d_include.pl, given as an example within the "data_test/examples" directory)

The first block marked:  'Database Owner'

# The postgreSQL main user (or your postgreSQL user name! being the main owner of the new database and having full write permissions)
# if the postgreSQL main user is set to 'default' the name (system login ID) of the current user will be used

$postgres_user = "your_ID"; # evaluated!

This is the 2D database owner ID. By default it is supposed to be the user login ID to the system. Change it if your postgreSQL user account is not the same. This account is also supposed to have "create users" permissions. If it is not the case, you will be asked to "create a user" manually during the installation. Any defined value is automatically removed, for obvious security reasons, from the copy of this file that goes into the server directories!


# Password for the postgreSQL main user:

$postgres_user_password = '';

Your postgreSQL user account password. Any defined value is automatically removed, for obvious security reasons, from the copy of this file that goes into the server directories!


# Location of the postgres binaries (programs):
# (not required, except if you want to run postgres programs from some location other than the default PATH)
 
$POSTGRES::bin = '';

# Specifiy the postgres TCP port or the local Unix-domain socket file
# extension on which the server is listening for connections.
# By default, this value is '5432'

$POSTGRES::port = '5432';


The first block marked:  'Database Select User'

# PostgreSQL select user (the tool will create this user with no write permissions, only to query the database)

$select_user = "select2d";

This is the default select user name that the query interface will use to connect to the postgreSQL database. You can set it to any other valid postgres user name.

# PostgreSQL select user password, if not specified, the password will be set up identical to the select user name
# (adapted to pg_hba.conf with password parameters -> no trust)
 
$select_user_password = "";

This is the password to use with the previous select user. If you leave this value blank, as proposed, the password will be the same as the select user ID (by default 'select2d').


The block marked:  'Perl'

# PERL Location (for the CGI server scripts to run)
# The PERL you are currently using has been detected at the following path:

$perl = "/usr/bin/perl"; # evaluated!

This is where the default Perl has been detected on your system

# Is the Perl *libwww-perl* module installed (LWP)? or is Perl 5.6 or Active Perl installed (0 for no, 1 for y)?
# If not, set $libwww to 0. Doing so will imply deactivation of all external http connections to collect external data.
# Information about this module can be found within this package in the 'libs' directory.
# (For an up-to-date version of the module, visit http://search.cpan.org/dist/libwww-perl/)

$libwww = 1;

With recent perl versions there is no need to worry about changing this parameter.
Only if you are using perl 5.005 then you will have to check for the presence of the LWP module (part of the libwww module). If the module is not present, then set this value to 0 (otherwise you will get this error message during execution: ''Can't locate LWP/UserAgent.pm...'') or install the module from CPAN (see with your system administrator). When set to 0, no external data retrieval will be performed.

# Is the Perl *XML::Parser* (XML-Parser), *XML::Parser::PerlSax* (libxml-perl) and *XML::Twig (XML-Twig)
# modules installed (0 for no, 1 for y)?
# If none of them is installed, set $libxml to 0. Doing so will deactivate all XML parsing and write operations:
# e.g. not reading Melanie XML files or not exporting queries in XML format.
# Information about those modules can be found within this package in the 'libs' directory.
# (For an up-to-date version of the modules, visit 'http://search.cpan.org/~coopercl/XML-Parser/',
#  'http://search.cpan.org/~kmacleod/libxml-perl/' and 'http://search.cpan.org/~mirod/XML-Twig/')

$libxml = 1;

Only if your are providing data in XML format (Melanie XML exports) or if your are using the InSilicoSpectro MS converter to read MS XML documents (mzData and mzXML) that you have to make sure this perl modules are installed in your system (by the way, take care that version 1.13 of the XML-XPath perl module has a bug that prevents the InSilicoSpectro to work correctly)


The block marked:  'Paths & Locations'

# Path of the directory containing your data: flat file, reports, images and (annotated) maps

$data_dir = "/working_dir/data"; # evaluated!

 The path of the data directory containing  your reports, falt file, images,  (annotated) maps and related documents. If you don't want to use the default data directory, then enter another full path.

# Name of your existing *flat file* (data file), including its extension (e.g. my_flat_file.dat).
#  If you are using spreadsheets (e.g. EXCEL reports), then do not define any name here!
#  If you are using (Melanie) XML exports and have no flat file, the tool will generate one if you do not definie any file here!


$db_file = "";
The name of your database flat file based on the SWISS-2DPAGE / Make2D-DB II format (do not include any path).
If you are not using a flat file, but some tabulated text reports (e.g. EXCEL spreadsheets), then do not define any name here. This is also true if you have only Melanie XML exports with no flat file.
Defining a name for your flat file here switches the tool into the flat file mode.

# Name of the file listing the maps names, coordinates and other annotations:
#
$maps_file = "existing.maps";

If you decide to use another name for this file (existing.maps), then type it here.

# A name for your database to be created:
# when the DB name is set to 'default', the name of the new database will be read from the first line of the database flat file (if any)
# Otherwise, define a valid name for your database here!
# This name will be *lower-cased* to suite the postgreSQL pgsl progra
# Note also that only alphanumeric characters and underscores will be retained.

$database_name = 'default';

This will be the name given to the new database. When $database_name is set to 'default', the name of the new database will be read from the first line of the database.dat file (if present). For clarity, it is better to already define the name of your database here. Use only letters, digits and underscores (no spaces allowed) as this will be the postgreSQL database name.


The block marked:  'Behaviour'

# Do you use Melanie / ImageMasterTM 2D Platinum annotated maps (0 for no / 1 for yes)?

# If you provide Melanie / ImageMaster(TM) 2D Platinum XML/text reports for the spots' data then set this value to 1.
# The tool will try to extract data directly from your Melanie / ImageMasterTM 2D Platinum annotated maps if this value is set to 1 and no reports are found.


$Melanie = 0;
If your using exported XML reports for your annotated gels with Melanie / ImageMasterTM 2D Platinum software and you are exporting their data in XML format then change this value to to 1. If you have not defined a value for the falt file $db_file variable, then this will switch you to the Melanie XML mode.

# Do you want to include in your database non identified spots (0 for no / 1 for yes)?
#
$include_not_identified_spots = 0;

When set to 1, you will be able to add not-yet-identified spots in your database by listing them in the spots reports (in the flat file mode you will get a short warning message informing you that they are not referenced in the flat file). Melanie users will have all not-yet-identified spots added to their database if they provide a standard Melanie XML report.

# if you do not extract spots' positions directly from the Melanie / ImageMasterTM 2D Platinum annotated maps,
# give a default value (in pixels) for the spots X position on the viewer (for SDS maps):

 
$default_SDS_x = 200;

# Prefix given to the spot IDs: #
#
# The spot IDs listed in the spots position reports should be *exactly* the same as those used in your flat file (the text data file).
# If this is not the case, and if your spot IDs used in the flat file include an extra prefix not present in your spots position reports,
# then give the expected prefix string here. Leave blank otherwise.
# (e.g. if a spot ID *444* in the report corresponds to a spot ID *2D-444* in the flat file, then the prefix should be *2D-*)

$spot_ID_prefix = '';

Has only effect in flat file mode.
The tool expcets the spot IDs used in the spots position reports to be exactly the same as those used within the entry annotations in your flat file. In some cases, people tend to add a prefix to their spots ID within their flat file (e.g. 2D-/1D-/2D-MY_BASE, etc..). Although this would confuse the tool, defining this prefix here would help in matching those IDs with those given in the position reports.
Ignore this parameter if your spot IDs are identical in both your reports and your flat file.

# EXPASY SERVER URL to address during installation:
#
#  $expasy =  "http://www.expasy.org"; #

$expasy =  "http://www.expasy.org";

Choose the nearest or the fastest Expasy site for the external connections.

# EXTERNAL DATA BEHAVIOUR #
#
# Include external data (Swiss-Prot, Newt, SWISS-2DPAGE, etc..) by connecting to the Expasy server
# (0 for no / 1 for yes)?
# this has only effect if $libwww is set to 1, otherwise it will be ignored
# * for commercials, check the 'readme/Copyright for external data.txt' file *
 
$include_sp_external_data = 1;

You may deactivate all general external data retrieval by setting this value to 0. You may also activate/deactivate *individually* the various data ressources
from within the 'basic_include.pl' configuration file.


The blocks marked:  'Default Values For Missing Required Lines: xxx'

 
# DEFAULT values for MISSING REQUIRED LINES: RELEASE lines (DT lines) #
# (the tool will use those default values if they are missing from the text files) #

# creation date of the entries (default date):
#
$dt_cr_default = "today's date";

# creation release (default):
#
$dt_cr_num_default = 1;

# last update of entries (default date):
#
$dt_up_default = "today's date"; # evaluated!

# update release (default):
#
$dt_up_num_default = 1; # evaluated!

Those default values will be used whenever a date information
is missing for any protein. In the current version of the tool, they will always be missing except when using a flat file. The format for dates is 'DD-MMM-YYYY' or 'DD-MM-YYYY', e.g. 31-JAN-2006 or 31-01-2006. Sub-releases may be atteched with a period to the release numbers, e.g. 1.1 or 2.15.
 

# DEFAULT values for MISSING REQUIRED LINES: SPECIES lines (OS, OC, OX lines) #
# (the tool will use those default values if they are missing from the text files) #

# OS line: species common name (e.g: Human, Mouse, etc.)
#
$os_default = 'undefined';

# OC line: organism classification / taxonomy (the standard separator ';' is displayed as a simple comma ',' for security resaons)
#
$oc_default = 'parent, child';

# OX: organism/species taxonomy ID (NCBI), you can enter 'NCBI_TaxID=number' or simply type directly the ID value, e.g 1000
#
$ox_default = 'NCBI_TaxID=0';

Those default values will be used whenever any of the organism lines is missing
OS   common_species_name.
OC   organism_classification_parent;...; organism_classification_child.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=xxx;

Whenever a map has been annotated with a Taxonomy ID, proteins attached to this map will adopt its Taxonomy ID. Otherwise, they will use those default values. Only in flat file mode, if an entry contains another occurence of those lines, then those specific lines will be retained for the protein.
 

# DEFAULT values for MISSING REQUIRED LINES: IMAGES line (IM line) #
# (the tool will use those default values if they are missing from the text files) #

# IM line: Image(s) name(s)
#
$im_default = 'undefined';

Has only effect in flat file mode.
If the images line, e.g.
'IM   PLASMA'. 
is omitted from an entry and no '2D   MASTER...' line is given, and if the entry is related to only one map -  then it is read from here.
 

# DEFAULT values for MISSING REQUIRED LINES: BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCES lines(RP, RA, RL lines) #
# You are encouraged to fill those reference values according to your personal work #
# Yo may refere to the SWISS-2DPAGE documentation for the precise definition of the syntax to use #

# (the tool will use those default values if they are missing from the text files) #

# RP line: extent of the work:
 
$rp_default = '2D GEL CHARACTERISATION';

# RA line: authors (separated by ','):
 
$ra_default = 'Author 1., Author 2.';

# RL line: refernece location:

$rl_default = 'Submitted (JAN-2006) to the Current database';

The minimal required reference lines can also be omitted from any entry and read from here
RP   extent_of_the_work
RA   Author1 first_name., Author2 first_name;
RL   some_location location_details.

See the Swiss-Prot or the SWISS-2DPAGE manuals on bibliographic references.
 


The block marked:  'Server Directories to Query the Database'

 
# SERVER DIRECTORIES TO QUERY THE DATABASE #
# (The 2d sub-directories will be created by the tool, provided that you have write permissions into the server tree) #
# main path to the server (Apache Document Root):

$web_server_dir = "/var/www";

Type here the path to your Apache Document Root. Usually an Apache server tree is located in '/var/www', it could also be in '/home/httpd' or any path/html_public, etc..

# reference name for the directories containing your data in the server:
# (not the path! this name will be given to different sub-directories in the server directory tree)
# (you can give the name of your database, making sure it does not contain spaces nor special characters)
#
$web_server_ref_name = "2d";

This will be the name given to the 2 sub directories the tool creates in the Apache directories tree. By default, '2d' means that a sub-directory called '2d' will be created in the Apache 'cgi-bin' directory, this sub-directory will receive all the interface CGI scripts.  A second directory will also be created by default in the html directory (../html/2d) and will receive all the maps to be displayed and all related documents and data. At the end of the installation, you should be able to access the query interface by typing directly into your browser 'http://your_domain/2d' or 'http://your_domain/html/2d'. Replace '2d' in the URL by the value you set here for this parameter.

# path for the running CGI server scripts:
#
$web_server_cgi = "/var/www/cgi-bin/2d"; # evaluated!

This is the path where the interface scripts are to be found. The default path that will be proposed is evaluated from your previous settings. If you keep the default value, make sure the sub-directoy 'cgi-bin' is present and correctly declared in the Apache configuration files.

# path of the directory containing the map images sub-directories and related documents in the server:
#
$web_server_html = "/var/www/html/2d"; # evaluated!

This is the directory path for your database maps (images directories), all related documetns and the home page of the interface (index.html). A default value will also be evaluated and proposed. If you keep the default value, make sure the sub-directoy 'html' is present and declared in the Apache configuration files.

# path for a directory to store temporary files in the server:
#
$web_server_html_tmp = "/var/www/html/2d/data/tmp"; # evaluated!

This directory (and its sub-directories) will have open permissions for everybody! just to *make* sure the http/nobody/apache user can write into it. For a better security, you should limit manually those permissions yourself to the approriate HTTP server owner.

# path for the small icons and logos in the server:
#
$web_server_icons = "/var/www/icons"; # evaluated!

Evaluated. Make sure the sub-directoy 'icons' is present and declared in the Apache configuration files. This is where the viewer icons and the server database logo will be copied.

# name of the main script to query the database:
# by default this name is "2d.cgi", but you can change it to any other value (e.g. nice2dpage.pl)
#
$web_server_main_script = "2d.cgi";

This is the name of the main interface to access the database(s). If you activate the apache mod_rewrite option (see later), then you will not need to care about this interface name.


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The Server Configuration File: '2d_include.pl'

(You may inspect the two configuration files, example.2d_include.pl and example.include.cfg, given as an example within the "data_test/examples" directory)


The block marked:  'General Behaviour - Title Name of the Server and some other settings'


# URL Redirection (Apache mod_rewrite) #

# Activate the redirection of URLs using the Apache mod_rewrite module (1 for yes, 0 for no)?
# (if activated, make sure
after your installation to include the generated redirection rules into your Apache configuration file)
# (see the
'Readme: Interface' page for more details)

$modeRewriteOn    = 0;

'mod_rewrite' is the Apache module that is able to rewrite URL adresses at the server level for redirection. It is based on some transformation rules that let, for example, the server underastand directly something like:

http://domain/my_2dpage/P12345

instead of having to use or type the less intuitive:

http://domain/cgi-bin/my_2dpage/2d.cgi?ac=P12345

If you do not want to use this more convenient way of accessing data with the tool interface, then leave this value null. Otherwise, activate it by '1'. If you do so, then make sure to read the readme file Readme: Interface. In fact, the tool will generate all the necessary instructions and rules needed for the redirection. You will only need to incorporate them within your Apache (version 2.0) server configuration file (see with your system administrator if you do not have the required permissions).

A text containing all the rules to be incorporated will be generated and located in your cgi-bin/2d/inc Apache server directory (or similar) in a file called mod_rewrite.txt. You may inspect this file content before including it into your Apache configuration file httpd.conf (often located in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf). Once done, you will need to restart your Apache server for the effects to take place. Have also a look at make2db_map.txt, located in the same cgi-bin/2d/inc directory. This file contains some useful comments on how to apply the rules.


# Title Name to display on the server:


$name2d           = "My 2D-PAGE";

The displayed title name for the site / server pages.

# Sub-Title:
# You may type any text to be displayed (including HTML tags),
# Note: In addition, the tool will look for a file that is called:
# * subtitle.html *
# that you may provide within your data directory to make it included into the interface home page
# The *subtitle.html* file will be copied into your server_path/html/your_database/data (tmp) directory

$title_comment = "This is the 2D-PAGE server to query 'My 2D-PAGE'"; # evaluated!

A displayed sub-title for the site / server home page. If you want to include a more detailed sub-section under your page title, than it may be a good idea to provide a subtitle.html file in addition.

# Do you wish to add the running database name to the displayed title (1 for yes, 0 for no)?
# If you are running several databases at the same time, this option will be automatically activated

$add_database_name_to_title = 0;

We call the 'running database' the last selected database(s) or project(s) by the user (an interface can query more than one database/project at once). The running database name(s) will then be attached to the site title between brackets. This option is always automatically activated if the interface is addressing several databases/projects at once.

# The name of Person/Institution that maintains the database (optional)

# This name will be displayed on the bottom of the web pages as a contact address

$maintainer           = '';

At the bottom of the web interface, you may define a short name to be displayed for the institution or the person maintaining the database/server.
If an e-mail address is defined in the next field, this e-mail will be attached to this maintainer name.

# Database Author/contact e-mail address (optional): !! Do not omit the *backslah* before the '@' sign !!

$email                 = 'your.name\@somewhere.org';

This is the e-mail address for any contact. Do not omit the backslash '\' before the @ sign!

# Background colour of the pages (use standard HTML defined colours):

$bkgrd            = "yellow";

The colour used should be identifiable by HTML standards. English common color names are well understood. Hexadecimal values are also accepted (e.g "fff00").

# Main font color (use standard HTML defined colours):

$basic_font_color = "black";

Make sure the font colour is visible on the background.

# Menu graphic mode: type '1' or '2' to choose one of the 2 graphic menus, type '0' for a simple textual menu
 
$menu_graphic_mode = 1;

# If buttons menu is selected, choose a color for the buttons:
 
$menu_button_color = "#f0e68c";

# If buttons menu is selected, choose a color for the selected active button:
 
$menu_selected_button_color = "#a52a2a";

# If buttons menu is selected, either use the default font color for the button text (0),
# or the reverse color between active and non active buttons (1):

$menu_reverse_font_color    = 1;

You have the choice between a graphic menu, buttons or simple text to select your actions. With the buttons' menu (mode = 2), you can choose both the active and non active buttons color. The last parameter, when set to 1, means to use those colors for both the background and the font colors on the buttons.

# The viewer displays spot information inside a small box. Give a size (in pixel) for the width of the box:
 
$ballon_size      = "280";

# Any private data, marked 'hidden', is not displayed to public users, except if this value is set to (1):

$show_hidden_entries = 0;

You have the control to set some data types visible or not to public users. When you set the $show_hidden_entries value to 1 you make all data (hidden or not) visible to public users.

# A user may access private data using the following password
# No access to private data will be allowed to users if no password is defined here

$private_data_password = "";

You should define a password here that will be used by privileged users to access hidden data. If no password is given, nobody except the administrator himself, will be able to access those data.

# Include in your viewer non identified spots (0 / 1):

$include_not_identified_spots = 1;

This makes the map viewer display graphically or not the non identified spots.

# Show the external data gathered when displaying an entry / include this data within the search engine (0 / 1)

$show_external_data   = 1;

By setting this value to 1, the gathered external data will be displayed within the entries. It will also be possible to address search queries over the content of the external data. Type 0 to set this off.


The block marked:  'Expasy Server URL'

#  $expasy =  "http://www.expasy.org"; #

$expasy = "http://www.expasy.org";

Those are some available Expasy mirror sites. If you are aware of another site near your location that is not in this list, you can simply use it instead of those propositions.


The block marked:  'Paths of Data in the Server'

# main path to the server (Apache Document Root):

$server_path              = "/var/www";

Type here the path to your Apache Document Root. Usually an Apache server tree is located in '/var/www', it could also be in '/home/httpd' or any path/html_public, etc..

* If you are configuring a new installation, and have already set this value in the 'include.cfg' main configuration file (the $web_server_dir parameter), then this value you have already set will be proposed here.

# reference name for the directories containing your data in the server:
# (this name is the one you would have already provided in the main configuration file)
 
$web_server_ref_name      = "2d";

This is the name given to the sub-directories that contain the interface scripts, the data and the maps in the Apache directories tree. By default, '2d' means that a sub-directory called '2d' has been created in the Apche 'cgi-bin' directory, this sub-directory contains all the interface CGI scripts.  A second directory should have been also created in the html directory (../html/2d) to contain the maps and all related documents. You should be able to access the query interface by typing directly into your browser 'http://your_local_domain/2d' or 'http://your_local_domain/html/2d'. Replace '2d' in the URL by the value you set here for this parameter. This address is formaly a redirection to the 'http://your_local_domain/cgi-bin/2d/2d.cgi' interface script.

* Note that the proposed value should be the one you would have already defined in the 'include.cfg' main configuration file (for the $web_server_ref_main parameter) if you were running a new configuration process.

# path of the parent html subdirectoy in the server:

$html_path                = "/var/www/html"; # evaluated!

This is the path for the 'html' Apache directory where your '2d' sub-directory (or whatever name you may have defined for the $web_server_ref_name parameter) should be created. The later should contain the database maps (images directories), the documents and the home page of the interface (index.html). A default value will also be evaluated and proposed. If you keep the default value, make sure the sub-directoy 'html' is present and declared in the Apache configuration files.

# path for a directory to store temporary files in the server:
 
$tmp_path                 = "/var/www/html/2d/data/tmp"; # evaluated!


The block marked:  'Server Absolute/Relative URLs'
 

# relative URL for the main 2D html page:
# (on some systems you may need to precede this value by '/html' or '/html_public'!)

$url_www2d                = "/2d"; # evaluated!

This is the absolute URL to access your '2d' (or whatever name you may have defined for the $web_server_ref_name parameter) documents. Do not forget to precede it by a slash '/'. If your Apache server is configured so that you have to include the 'html' directory name in the URL to access documents located within this directory, then redefine this parameter to reflect this by: $url_www2d  = "/html/2d";

# relative URL for the running CGI server scripts:
 
$cgi_2ddb                 = "/cgi-bin/2d"; # evaluated!

This is usually where the cgi-bin scripts should be located. Change this value to reflect your settings. Do not forget to precede it by a slash '/'.  

# name of the main script to query the database:
 
$main_script_file         = "2d.cgi";

This is the name of the main interface to access the database(s).

* If you are configuring a new installation, and have already set this value in the 'include.cfg' main configuration file (the $web_server-main_script parameter), then this value you have already set will be proposed here.

# relative URL for the small icons and logos on the server:
 
$icons                    = "/icons";

Although this value is not evaluated, it should be the same as the $web_server_icons parameter defined for the main configuration file. Do not forget to precede it by a slash '/'.

# name of the HTML top page file to include at the top of the server pages (leave blank if no file is needed):
# the file is assumed to be in server_path/html/your_database/data directory, otherwise, give a complete path to look in another direcroty
 
$db_server_include_file   = "";

You can provide a top page file (written in HTML) to be included at the top of the server pages. By default, the file is assumed to be in the 'server_path/html/your_database_interface/data' directory created by the tool, except if you define here a specific path (UNIX path) before the file name.

# shift the initial display position of the maps within the viewer by: (in pixels, change this value if you have provided a top page file)
 
$increase_map_display_shift_down = 0;

You may prefer to shift the maps' display in the graphic viewer by a certain amount of pixels. Give this amount here.

# name of the logo image you have provided:
 
$db_server_logo_name      = "make2DBLogo.gif";

If you have provided a logo image by putting it with your initial data, it will be copied to the Apache /icons directory. Type here the file name of your logo image.

# display the logo image in the viewer (1 for yes, 0 for no):
 
$display_db_server_logo_in_viewer  = 1;

If your logo image exists, it will be automatically displayed within the search engine (the main serach script). If you want it also to be displayed in the graphical viewer, then keep this value = 1.

# rescale your logo image to a fixed width (in pixels), type 0 to skip redimension:

$db_server_logo_width       = 0;

Logo image will be rescaled to this given width (in pixel). Type 0 to keep its original width

# Home link: text to display for the link
#
$home_displayed_text      = "Home";

A link to your site home page, your institution, or any other URL. This link is added to the buttom of your pages (between [ ]). Write here the text to display for this link.

# Home link: URL ('/' means the Document Root)
#
$home_url                 = "/";

Type here the URL for the previous link ('/' will link to your server Document Root).


The block marked:  'Databases to Include'
 

# Several local or remote databases can be included within the same interface.
# You will be asked to define the connection parameters for each of them separately.
# To decide which databases are to be included in the query interface,
# type between brackets the databases IDs (only numbers) you would like to give them, separated by commas: e.g. (1,2,3).
# You will be asked later to define the specific parameters for each of these databases.
#
# For a single database installation, keep the default value (1).
 
@DATABASES_Included = (1);

Here you declare the local databases/projects IDs that the interface has to manage. By default, you will need to give at least one number (1 is the default) as a database identifier. You will be asked later to define the specific connection parameters for each of the databases that you may have defined here. For example, if you define:

"@DATABASES_Included = (1,2,8);"

you will be asked (below, in section 'Database Specific Parameters') to define specific parameters for three different databases/projects, with IDs 1, 2 and 8.


The block marked:  'Default Database Parameters'
 

The following default database parameters are invoked when specific database parameters are missing. For example, If you have declared 3 databases, like in the example of the previous section, and that you select database #2 for your query, the tool will try to look for the specific parameters of the database with the ID number 2. If it fails to evaluate one of those specific parameters, or if a specific parameter has a void value or is missing, then it will read its value from the default values you set here.
 

# Each added database will have its own specific parameters (they will be set later) #
# Whenever those parameters are missing, the following default ones will be taken into consideration #
 

# Address of the running postgreSQL server.
# If the postgreSQL server is running on the same machine where the Apache server is running, then use 'localhost'

$default_host     = "localhost";

# default port (usually 5432):
 
$default_port     = 5432;

# default options (leave blank): 

$default_options  = "";

# default tty (leave blank):
 
$default_tty      = "";

# Name of the database to be used by default:
# (during installation, you may leave 'last_created_database' to let the tool automatically insert the name of the new database you are about to create)
 
$default_dbname   = "last_created_database";

When several databases/projects are included. The one you mention here is the one selected by default. For a new installation, the value 'last_created_database' informs the tool to select by default the last converted or last created database (not necessarely the postgreSQL database name). This name should contain only alphanumerical characters (including underscores).

# PostgreSQL select user (user with no write permissions to query the database):
 
$default_select_user = "select2d"; 

This is the postgres 'select2d' user, created by the tool, who has no permissions to write to the database (only select permissions on the public schema are granted to him)

# PostgreSQL select user password, by default, the password is set up identical to the select user name:
 
$default_select_user_password = "select2d";

If you have previously set up *another* password for the 'select2d' user, then re-type it here.

# extract the image absolute URL from the database [type 1]) / or read it from the specific DB parameters [type 0] (0 or 1)?
# (note 1: if you type 0 and no specific DB parameters are found, then default values - see after - will be used)
# (note 2: if you have built other databases for the same interface without any server configuration file, then type also 0)

$extract_image_URL_from_DB = 1;

The interface has to know where to look for the images of the maps. During the conversion / creation process of the database the absolute (not the full) URL is inserted inside the database tables (providing a server configuration file has been used). By typing 1, you ask the tool to extract the URL from within the database itself. Otherwise, by typing 0, the tool will read the images URLs from this configuration file (first by looking on each database specific parameters, then by using the default values that follow in this block). This parameter may be useful to set up if you decide to move your database content to another location in the future.

# absolute URL for the map images:
 
$default_image_url        = "/2d/data/gifs"; # evaluated! # Do not change!

Do not change, except if you have changed your $url_www2d parameter.

# graphical map image type (gif, jpg, png, tif, etc..)?
 
$default_image_type       = "gif";

Type here (in lower cases) the extension associated to the graphical type of your images. If you set it to 'gif' and have for example a map called PLASMA, then the tool will look for a graphic image named PLASMA.gif.

# absolute URL for the small map images:
 
$default_small_image_url  = "/2d/data/small-gifs"; # evaluated! # Do not change!

Do not change, except if you have changed your $url_www2d parameter.

# graphical small map image type (gif, jpg, png, tif, etc..)?
 
$default_small_image_type = "gif";

Type here (in lower cases) the extension associated to the graphical type of your small images.

# an URL link to describe sample origin and preparation (leave blank if you do not have any)
 
$default_sample_origin_URL = "";

Type either a full or an absolute URL to link to your own external pages describing origin and samples preparation. This is a very general annotation for the whole server. More specific description and links can be given within the maps' list file (the existing.maps file).

# default copyright message (to be displayed within each entry):
# !! do not press <return> before finishing your message!!
# write your message in just one line, or use the special escaped character '\n' - backslah & n - to impose new lines.
# You can use HTML tags (e.g. <BR>), as well as single-quotes (not double quotes).
 
$default_copyright_text   = "This is just a default copyright text!!\nWith a second line!!";

If defined, this copyright message will be displayed inside your entries. You can use any formatting HTML tags (like <BR>, <B>..</B>, etc..). Do not press <return> for a new line (you can write the escaped character '\n'.


The block marked:  'Database Specific Parameters'
 

The configuration process will generate as many blocks, like the one that follows, as you would have indicated to it by setting the @DATABASES_Included parameter. Supposing your first defined database ID is 1, you will have to set specific parameters for a database with the index '1', and so on..
$database[1] =
{

# the 'database_name' is the name to displaye on the server, not the postgreSQL database name
database_name => "My 2D-PAGE Database"

Note that 'database_name' is the name to be displayed on the server (the 'dbname' parameter below is the one to hold the real postgreSQL database name!).
The 'database_name' parameter may contain alphanumerical characters and spaces (including underscores) like you want your database name to be displayed on the server pages.

main_index => "SWISS-PROT",
# do not change (specific to SWISS-2DPAGE)
swiss_2d_page => 0,

# an URL link to describe sample origin and preparation (leave blank if you do not have any)
sample_origin_URL => "",

This is a very general annotation to apply on this specific database. More specific description and links can be given within the maps' list file (the existing.maps file).

# connection parameters  ('dbname' is the postgreSQL database name)
dbname => "your_database_name",

Now, this is the real postgreSQL database name.

host => "localhost",
port => "5432",
options => "",
tty => "",
select_user => "select2d",
select_user_password => "select2d",

# map viewer: image type & shifting
image_url => "/2d/data/gifs/your_database_name",
image_type => "gif",
small_image_url => "/2d/data/small-gifs/your_database_name",
small_image_type => "gif",
# shift the map's x position to the left (pixels): default 0
map_shift_left => 0,
# shift the map's y position down (pixels): default 0
map_shift_down => 0,

# apply a correction for the given x-horizontal positions on *all* maps: default 1.0, overridden by map specific values <> 1.0 within the relational DB (set up in existings.maps)
map_x_ratio => 1.0,
apply a correction for the given y-vertical positions on *all* maps: default 1.0, overridden by map specific values <> 1.0 within the relational DB (set up in existings.maps)
map_y_ratio => 1.0,
no image rescaling (keep only the 100% scale on the graphical viewer)
no_rescale => 0,

# database/project specific subtitle file: in case several databases are accessed from a single interface (data repository)
subtitle => "subtitle_project.01.html",

# name of institution/perosn owning the data (optional - define only if differnet from the database maintainer).
data_owner => "Dr. Somebody, My institute, My Country",
# Data owner Web address: define an e-mail or a Web address !! Do not omit the *backslah* before any '@' sign !!.
data_owner_address => "somebody\@somewhere.com",

# COPYRIGHT message:
# To deactivate copyright message on full entry view (or to use the default text), leave copyright_text empty,
# otherwise, type your text between the quotes.
copyright_text => "",


# Data owner: name of institution/perosn owning the data (optional - define only if differnet from the database maintainer) data_owner => "Dr. Zhenyu Cheng, University of Waterloo, Canada", # Data owner Web address: define an e-mail or a Web address !! Do not omit the *backslah* before any '@' sign !! # Displayed on the server only if 'data_owner' has been defined (optional) data_owner_address => "czhenyu\@uwaterloo.ca",

};

Those specific parameters have exactly the same meaning as their counterpart defined in the 'Default Database Parameters' section, except that they do only apply to the specified database. Two new parameters do not have nevertheless a default value read from your previous settings: map_shift_left and map_shif_down. The spots positions can be shifted respectively to the right and to the buttom (if you enter positive values) or to the left and the top (if you enter negative values). This shifting acts at the database level and not at the maps level. To make it specific for a map, you should modify those values directly inside the database itself (contact us for more info). Defining those values may be useful, for example, if your spots positions are based on an image that you have modified afterwards to include some extra borders (like a pI and a Mw axis, etc..).

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The Maps' List File: 'existing.maps'


The configuration process will also ask you if you want to generate a maps' list file (a file to list maps and their annotation) and will let you generate it interactively.

The tool lets you annotate the following fields (see a more detailed description in Readme: Preparation mapsList):
example of a generated maps' file during the configuration process.


You may also generate directly a maps' file without getting into the other configuration files, by choosing:

[3] Generate a new maps' file

directly from the first level of the configuration process.

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The Basic Configuration File: 'basic_include.pl'


There is a main configuration file, namely basic_include.pl which is located in the config directory. This file is automatically copied from this directory into your Apache server directories (into cgi-bin/your_database_interface/inc/basic_include.pl). This file contains some global definitions for both the installation process and the running server parameters. It also contains the list of remote interfaces to link to. This file may be modified by users for some basic behaviours. There is also a default backup copy of this file in the lib2d directory with the name basicIncludeInitial.pl. Whenever you need to restore the initial default values, just copy this basicIncludeInitial.pl to the config directory and then rename the copy basic_include.pl.

The interactive configuratrion process does not intervene on this file. Instead, you should edit it manually to make any change. Here are some explanations of its content. Note that you should never change anything starting from the section marked:

# END OF USER CONFIGURABLE PART!
# DO NOT EDIT OR CHANGE ANYTHING STARTING FROM HERE!!



The block marked:  'General Behaviour'

# Deactivate the Web interface acces:
# Set to 1 to temporarily deactivate any access (an appropriate message will be displayed)
$SERVER::deactivated = 0;

Set to 1 when you want nobody to access the Web server temporarily (for example, if you are installing again the server or the postgres database)

The following sub-section controls what type of external data you want to consider (0 to deactivate).
You may find approriate copyright messages for external data resources in the readme directory.
# If external update is witched on, include:
#

# from UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot and UniProtKB/TrEMBL (protein data)

$EXTERNAL::update_from_SwissProt = 1;
Do you want to integrate data from the UniProtKB sequence database?

# from similar 2-DE databases
$EXTERNAL::update_from_Make2DDB  = 1;
Do you want to create automatic dynamic links with other similar remote databases built with the Make2D-DB II tool (e.g. cross-references, similar maps, etc..)? A list of accessible Make2D-DB II remote databases is maintained at SIB / Geneva, and is accessed via Expasy.

# from Newt (taxonomy)
$EXTERNAL::update_from_Newt      = 1;
Connect to the Newt taxonomy database to update your species and taxonomy data.

# link to various compute map programs on other servers
$EXTERNAL::include_links_to_compute_map = 1;
For example, include "computable" maps from SWISS-2DPAGE.

# replace protein internal data by the extracted data
$EXTERNAL::update_internal_data  = 1;
Replace your protein internal data (e.g. description, genes, functions, etc..) by up-to-date data extracted from external resources.

# During first installation, the external data may replace the inner data on 3 levels:
# 1 -> low, 2 -> partial, 3 -> full (default)
$EXTERNAL::replacementLevel = 3;
There are 3 levels for protein related data update: '1' is the lowest and would update your internal data only when no value has been defined by you. '2' will force updates on many data types (e.g. description, genes,..). While '3' will also replace data types of major importance (like, for example, updating your IDs, or your Swiss-Prot like accession numbers if the later have been split/demerged on Swiss-Prot - your old accession numbers will then be kept as secondary ones - and so on..).

# Since all Swiss-Prot entries have been recently demerged, a user choice is sometime necessary to link
# his old accession numbers to new ones.
# If this value is set to 1, the tool will automatically assign the new accession number
# that shares the same Taxonomy ID with the old one.
# If this value is set to 0, then for all replacements the user will explicitly be asked for a choice
$EXTERNAL::acceptDemergedSwissProtEntryWithSameTaxID = 1;
All the Swiss-Prot entries orthologs have been recently demerged/split (December 2005). When the tool encounters one of your accession numbers that has been demerged on Swiss-Prot, it will rely on your species to choose which new Swiss-Prot accession numbers is to be assigned, unless you set this value to null.


# Is there any login ID and a password required to access the WEB server interface?
#
# login ID
$SERVER::localHostID = '';
# login password
$SERVER::localHostPass = '';
The Apache server can be configured to require a login and a password to access some pages. If you have configured your Apache server to ask for such login data to access your 2D database query script, then type both identifications here, as the server script will "call" itself whenever you are working with several databases/projects at the same time (has only effect when several databases are managed by the same server interface).


# The home page sub-header title
$SERVER::homeSubHeader = 'Two-dimensional polyacrylamdie gel electrophoresis federated database';

# Display general comments on the tool from the interface home page
# (2 for all comments, 1 for minimum comments, 0 for no comment display)
$SERVER::displayToolComments = 2;

# Include various Java applets (set to 0 if you want to deactivate java applets)
$SERVER::javaApplets = 1;
Currently the smaller MS viewer is an applet (run on the user application side). You may prefer to deactivate this applet by setting this value to null. A new server side viewer is additionaly part of this distribution - the GDchart.cgi script -  but it requires, to be activated, the GD lib and the perl module Chart to be found on your system.

# Deactivate use of DBI placeholders:
# 0 for standard behaviour, modify only if you have problems updating external data
# (due to a DBD::Pg compilation problem)
# Change if DBD::Pg has been compiled with the POSTGRES_LIB variable pointing to
# an incorrect version of postgreSQL librairies
$SERVER::noDBIplaceholders = 0;
We have pointed a potential problem during our tests related to a DBD::Pg bug with placeholders (DBD::Pg is the common perl module based on DBI to establish connections with the postgreSQL server). *Only* if you encounter some problems of updates related to external data using the update interface, then either correct this problem by installing a recent version of DBD::Pg pointing to your correct postgreSQL librairies, or set this value to 1.

# Log Web interface serach queries to (make sure this is writable by Apache Web server):
$SERVER::LogSearchFile = '';
# You may replace the default server stylesheet by providing a URL for an alternative CSS file
$SERVER::StyleSheetURL = '';

# When extracting annotations from a Melanie XML file,
# we may replace spot IDs label by any other annotation label if found.
# Define here this annotation label (e.g. 'SerialNumber')
$MELANIE::spotLabel = 'SerialNumber';
When using Melanie XML files, you may want to use spot IDs defined by yourself rather than the default sequential ones generated by Melanie. If this is the case, define here the name of your annotation field label that contains your personal spot IDs. The label will be ignored if it doesn't exist on your XML files.

# When providing gif files for the maps that are of different size than the reference maps,
# set 'extractGifDimension' to 1.
# You can also define any border size (in pixels) if the images to be displayed contain some
# extra borders (e.g. legends/axes).
# e.g: SWISS-2DPAGE works with the following values: 1, 60, 60
$MAPIMAGE::extractGifDimension = 0;
$MAPIMAGE::verticalBorder      = 0;
$MAPIMAGE::horizontalBorder    = 0;
The tool can extract the dimensions of your gif files (and only gif files) if found. When you give your spot positions based on another reference image with different dimensions than the one you provide for the server, the tool will compare both values and adapt your spots' positions on the gif image. You should also give any borders dimensions (in pixel) whenever you have added some extra borders to your new gif image (e.g. by adding a pI or a Mw axis).

# Maps Images (general) - origin shifts:
# If the origin of the map itself on the displayed image is not located exactly at
# the top left corner, define here the shifting between the two origins (in pixels).
# Please, note that those 2 general values will be overidden by any non-zero values given for indiviual maps (in existing.maps)
# then by any given value (including 0) found on the specific database definition blocks (in the 2d_include.pl configuration file).
$map_shift_left = 0;
$map_shift_down = 0;

# Maps Images (general) - adapting spots position on redimensioned images:
# If the displayed maps images are not of the same size as the original ones
# for which the spots have been reported, then define here the conversion ratio
# for the position of spots on both the 'x' (horizontal) and 'y' (vertical) axes.
# Please, note that those 2 general values will be overidden by any values <> 1 given for indiviual maps (in existing.maps)
# then by any given value found on the specific database definition blocks (in the 2d_include.pl configuration file).
# e.g: SWISS-2DPAGE works with the following values: 0.6, 0.6
$MAPIMAGE::xRatio = 1.0;
$MAPIMAGE::yRatio = 1.0;

# To compare entry versions between updates, 2 levels are avaialble:
# 0: compare differences based on data length (default)
# 1 (or > 0): compare differences by performing a full checksum over data
$updateVersionHigherStrategy = 1;
When you are performing an update of your data using the "-m update" option, 2 strategies are possible to detect if proteins have been modified between your new data and the last version of the same proteins (and if true, to increment the protein version, be it for 2D or general annotation). The fastest strategy is based on the length of data, while the more accurate - but slightly slower - method is based on comparing checksums. For the later, define this paramter = 1.


# Debugging mode: (0) for no, (1) for normal debug, (2) for debug with no DB backup
$_DEBUG_::ON = 1;
The debug level is useful when we are using the tool. Level one is a good compromise.



The block marked:  'Some Global Definintions (generally not to be changed)'

This section contains some many other definitions that you may very rarely want to change. You can still have a look on it as each parameter is fairly described within the file.

Some of those parameters are nevertheless listed here as you might want to change them in some rare occasions.

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# Force protein species read from the default values to change
# to the species of the corresponding maps if needed.
$forceProteinSpecies = 1;

When an entry does not have a species OX value (in flat file mode), or when you are working in the spreadsheets mode, this tells the tool to firstly adopt the taxonomy ID defined for the maps related to this entry (if defined), before considering the default value defined in the include.cfg configuration file. Switching this value to 0 will instruct the tool to only consider the global default value.

# For non identified spots management, define a pseudo protein name
# as a container for all of such spots.
# By convention, call it 'UNIDENTIFIED_SPOTS' - To be defined only once!
$unidentifiedProteinNickname = 'UNIDENTIFIED_SPOTS';

This is the name given for a container for your unidentified spots.

# For 'core' management and private users, include *non identified spots*
# annotations as an entry in all search operations
$privateSearchUnidentifiedProtein = 1;

This previous container will also act as a 'pseudo-entry' for search queries on entries (only visible for administrators and privileged users).


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# For a Mass Spectrometry data file: maximum number of characters to be displayed interactively
# in the WEB server pages, min. 400, max. 100000 (the original data file is not affected).
# Set to 0 or to a negative value to skip interactive display
$msFileMaxLineLength = 20000;

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# MAPPING IDENTIFICATION METHODS #
# Within the generated configuration file you will find the model used with SWISS-2DPAGE.
...
# Keys should be 8 characters maximum.
#
%mapping_methods_description =    (
                                      "MS/MS"    =>  "Tandem mass spectrometry",
                                      "PMF"      =>  "Peptide mass fingerprinting",
                                      "Mi"       =>  "Microsequencing",
                                      "Aa"       =>  "Amino acid composition",
                                      "PeptSeq"  =>  "Peptide sequencing",
                                      "Gm"       =>  "Gel matching",
                                      "Im"       =>  "Immunobloting",
                                      "Co"       =>  "Comigration",
                                  );

Those are the default corresponding definitions of the mapping methods used for identification. You may add your own methods here or alter the ones already existent. To add a new method, let's say 'My New Method', you first give it a key (an ID), let's say 'Nm' and then list it inside the previous block by adding the line:
'Nm' => 'My New Method', (remember the comma)
You then may list this method key 'Nm' in your spreadsheets (like any other mapping method) so it shall be reconized as an identification method. You may also, if you are working with flat files, add a 2D mapping line containing the words 'My New Method' in your 2D sections.
In the other hand, you may erase any method you find unuseful from within this list.
Please, contact us for more details.


Some more explanation for flat file use, including if you want to edit your 'last_generated_flat_file.txt' to add some extra annotations:

For the various mapping identification methods (associated to the following description keywords) the expressions related to each keyword wil be looked for inside the 2D/1D identification description blocks. For each description keyword, there should be a related regular expression (cf. http://www.regular-expressions.info/tutorial.html) that the tool will look for. The 'not_containing' means that for the given keyword, the description should not contain the related expression. The default mapping correspondences follow the SWISS-2DPAGE model (release 18)

If you set the $explore_mapping_method to 'no' then the tool will not analyze and classify the mapping identification methods.

You can use your own identification methods and link them with any suitable regular expressions by editing the previous 3 blocks (the configuration process do not let you directly edit this section).

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# Entries main topics for nice display on the Web server (use perl regexp)
$SERVER::two_d_MAIN_TOPICS =
  "MAPPING|NORMAL LEVEL|PATHOLOGICAL LEVEL|(NORMAL |DISEASE )*POSITIONAL VARIANTS|".
  "EXPRESSION|(?:TANDEM )?MASS SPECTROMETRY|PEPTIDE MASSES|PEPTIDE SEQUENCES|AMINO ACID COMPOSITION";
Methods listed here will be nicely displayed (and arranged as an identification method) when displayed within a protein entry in the Web interface. You may add any user defined mapping / identification method to this list. Terms are separated by '|' (i.e. "or" in perl regular expressions)

# The interface search section 'identification method' should read the available mapping methods
# as defined in "%mapping_methods_description" (1), or use the default list instead (0)
$SERVER::read_mapping_methods_description_list = 0;

The search by "identification methods" on the Web interface displays a 'hard coded' list of default identification methods similar to the ones in %mapping_methods_description list described above (e.g. from "MS/MS".. to "Co"). To force the Web interface to list all, and only, the methods found in %mapping_methods_description, set this parameter to 1. You may specially need to turn this on if you edit the default list of identification methods (by adding or removing unecessary methods).

# Show a login button to the administrator interface on the public home page (1 to show, 0 to hide)
$SERVER::showAdminLoginButton = 1;
You may want to deactivate this!

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The block marked:  'Let the server interface query other similar remote interfaces'

# Contact only remote interfaces and ignore any local or remote postgreSQL direct connection (0 or 1)
# i.e. This is only a PORTAL
$SERVER::onlyInterfaces = 0;
You even have the possibility to only query several remote interfaces all at once without having any personal database. If you do not have any personal database, or do not wish to include your personal databases within this query interface, then change this value to 1. Set it to 1 also if you wish to only define a Web portal.



# Define and configure remote interfaces parameters:
# within the Make2D-DB II directories =>
# edit './http_server/cgi-bin/inc/remoteInterfaces.cfg'
# or directly from your installed 2D server directories =>
# edit 'your_2d_server_directories/cgi-bin/inc/remoteInterfaces.cfg'
cf. below

if ($SERVER::namespace and -e './inc/remoteInterfaces.cfg') { do './inc/remoteInterfaces.cfg'; }
Do not change this!


# Activate a remote interface by default? (give an interface identifier)
$SERVER::remoteInterfaceDefault = '';
Define here, if you wish, a default remote interface identifier (as defined in remoteInterfaces.cfg).

Note : You will find a special paramater telling your portal interface to behave in a way that, when itself is contacted by other remote interfaces, it should or not propagate the queries it receives to all the other remote interfaces it holds. This behaviour is deactivated by default, meaning that only the local databases of this portal will receive the remote queries, without propagating them to the interfaces listed within this portal. Setting this parameter to 1 may be useful for portals with no local data, so that they would propagate the queries they receive from other interfaces to the interfaces they themselves are listing. This is for example the case for World-2DPAGE. Such a behaviour should be well though before being set active, even though we have set the dialog protocols between interfaces to avoid potential "cyclic situations", i.e. an interface that queries another interface, which in its own turn contacts back the calling interface itself!

# If this is a portal, is it allowed to contact its own remote interfaces when it is remotely
# contacted via a WebService? (cyclic situations are managed and prevented)
$SERVER::PortalWebService = 0;


The block marked:  'CVS projects'

# Force adds and commits into the CVS repository when a new server has been created
$CVS::forceAddsAndCommitsForNewServers = 0;


The block marked:  'Specific to large Data Repositories'

# Is this a Data Repository (e.g. The World-2DPAGE Repository)?
$SERVER::DataRepository = 0;

# Or is this specific database part of a Data Repository?
$SERVER::databasePartOfRepository = 0;

# Symlinking of common directories and scripts for large repositories
$SERVER::repositoryLinkedDataDir = '';
$SERVER::repositroyReferenceScripts = '';


The final parameters to define within this section (and the whole file) are:

$SERVER::remoteInterfaceDefault = '';

You may give it a remote interface name (as defined in your list) if you want some remote interface to be selected by default for the search queries. This is only required if you're building a Web portal without direct connections to local databases.

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# If this is a portal, is it allowed to contact its own remote interfaces when it is remotely
# contacted via a WebService? (cyclic situations are managed and prevented)
$SERVER::PortalWebService = 0;




The block marked 'Let the server interface query other similar remote interfaces'
Important Note!!
Since versions 3.00.x, the following defintion part has been removed in an independant separate file called 'remoteInterfaces.cfg'.
The 'remoteInterfaces.cfg' file is located in your 'Make2D-DB_II/http_server/cgi-bin/inc' directory, and is copied into your Web server directories under 'cgi-bin/inc/remoteInterfaces.cfg'. You may edit this file at any moment, either from your main Make2D-DB directories, or directly within your running Web server cgi-bin directories.
An up-to-date list of available databases (an up-to-date version of this file) can be fetched at any moment from the following address: http://web.expasy.org/mediator/file/remoteInterfaces.cfg.

In addition to the ability to manage and query several local databases / projects. The Make2D-DB II query interface can also be configured to dynamically connect to other similar remote Make2D-DB II interfaces (on someone else server). It is then possible to select several local databases as well as those defined as remote interfaces to adress queries to (cf. World-2DPAGE Portal or the demo database).
This block lets you know how to define other remote interfaces to be included within your own interface.

Edit your 'remoteInterfaces.cfg' file located in 'http_server/cgi-bin/inc/'

cf. $SERVER::onlyInterfaces in 'basic-include.pl'.

# Define the remote interfaces' parameters
#  -> 'URL' is required!
#  -> 'database' is optional and has effect only if the remote interface hosts several local databases
#     ('All' would select them all)
#  -> 'activated' => 1 is required to make the remote interface visible for the user (deactivate with 0)
#  -> 'integrable' => 1 is required to make the remote interface integrable for cross-linking from other Make2D-DB II databases (has only effect on the Expasy mediator)
# An example of definition is provided - Note that adding too many interfaces would slow down your queries

# Define here your remote interfaces' paramaters:

$SERVER::remoteInterfaceMaster = {

  'SWISS-2DPAGE' => {
     URL => 'http://world-2dpage.expasy.org/swiss-2dpage',
     database => ['swiss-2dpage'],
     activated => 1
  },

  'World-2DPAGE Repository' => {
    URL => 'http://world-2dpage.expasy.org/repository',
    database => ['All'],
    activated => 0
  },

  'DOSAC-COBS 2D-PAGE' => {
    URL => 'http://www.dosac.unipa.it/cgi-bin/2d/2d.cgi',
    URI => 'http://www.dosac.unipa.it/2d/',
    database => ['All'],
    activated => 1
  },

};

Following is how you include a remote interface within yours:

Inside the main block ($SERVER::remoteInterfaceMaster = {...}) you define a name to be displayed on your interface as a name for the remote interface, e.g.

'Remote-2DPAGE'

you follow it by a ' => ' operator:

'Remote-2DPAGE' =>

you add a section (delimited with brackets, and edning with a comma), this section may extend over several lines:

'Remote-2DPAGE' => {

},

inside this section you define the URL of the interface to be included by (do not forget the final comma)

'Remote-2DPAGE' => {
     URL => 'http://somewhere.org/2d/..',
},

If this remote interface has not activated the "the mod_rewrite" mode for redirecting URLs offered by the tool (to know this, go to the remote interface and perform any query, then check if a cgi script - often called 2d.cgi - appears in the URL location of your browser). In such case, use this URL (containing the cgi script) in your "URL" definition! e.g.
URL => 'http://www.dosac.unipa.it/cgi-bin/2d/2d.cgi'
for DOSAC-COBS
in the cited example. You may then add a new category "URI" with the shorter address of that remote database (optional).



After defining the URL, you should add the list of local databases / projects of interest that are managed by this remote specific interface (as all Make2D-DB II interfaces can manage several independant databases / projects all at once). This makes you control which of the remote local databases you want to query and which ones you want to exclude. You include all remote local databases, without knowing their local names, by using the keyword 'All', e.g. (do not forget again the final comma)

'Remote-2DPAGE' => {
     URL => 'http://somewhere.org/2d/..',
     database => ['All'],
},

Finally, you add a switch to activate/deactivate connections to this remote interface by:

'Remote-2DPAGE' => {
     URL => 'http://somewhere.org/2d/..',
     database => ['All'],
     activated => 1
},

When the 'activated' switch is set to 1, the interface will be also queriable by your own. Otherwise, you may deactivate it by setting this switch to 0 (this may be useful, for example, when some remote interface is temporarily down or inaccessible).

You may redefine this section at any later moment by editing the file basis_include.pl from your Apahce server directories (../cgi-bin/2d/inc/remoteInterfaces.cfg)

The Make-2D-DB II Site offers a list of databases and their interface addresses that you may want to include within your own query interface. cf. http://web.expasy.org/mediator/file/remoteInterfaces.cfg.


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Preparing the configuration files for the Test Database:

You can start by setting the configuration files to test the provided test database.

Try different values until you are used to the different configuration parameters. Remember that, if you decide to change only some of your settings, you can execute again the main script with the '-m config' option and choose

[1] New Installation

and then

[2] Last Personal Configuration files

You should define the data directory $data_dir to point to data_test rather than to data (e.g. ../Make2D-DB_II/data_test).

You may set the $Melanie parameter to 0 to read the spreadsheets PLASMA.txt and PLASMA2.txt (spreadsheet mode), or to 1 to read the XML data file (Melanie mode). Define the $db_file parameter (flat file name) to "test.dat" to switch to the flat file mode, try it again with an empty file (e.g. spreadsheets mode).

Remember to set all the image types (including defaults and small_image_types) to "png".

  (You may inspect the two configuration files, example.2d_include.pl and example.include.cfg, given as an example within the "data_test/examples" directory)


During the test database installation, the XML Melanie report "Export.xml" will be automatically selected by the tool to extract spots data. If you remove this file or change its extension (changing the 'xml' suffix), the tool will rely on both the PLASMA.txt and PLASMA2.txt text reports. If you also remove those two files (or rename them), then the tool will try to directly extract annotations from the Melanie images themselves.

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