Upgrading your EZproxy to latest version on the same server
Symptom
- Upgrading EZproxy to latest version on the same server.
Applies to
- Any version of EZproxy.
Resolution
Short introduction or instructions to follow these steps:
1. First you will need to download the proper flavor, please see this link https://help.oclc.org/Library_Management/EZproxy/Install_and_update_EZproxy
2 .Go to the command prompt and change to the EZproxy directory=> Please stop EZproxy from running. At the prompt TYPE:
ezproxy -sr hit the 'Enter' key (Windows)
./ezproxy -sr hit the 'Enter' key (linux)
3. Rename the current ezproxy.exe OR ezproxy.bin file (linux) to another name.
4. Rename the new downloaded file of EZproxy to
ezproxy.exe (Windows)
./ezproxy.bin (linux)
- Double click on the new ezproxy executable file
- You will need to run the ezproxy command from the command prompt
ezproxy -k XXXXX hit the 'Enter' key (Windows)
./ezproxy -k XXXXX hit the 'Enter' key (linux)
"REPLACE THE XXXXX with your actual WSKey"
7. Pleas run the following command to run EZproxy as a Service from the command prompt
ezproxy -si hit the 'Enter' key (Windows)
./ezproxy -si hit the 'Enter' key (linux)
8. You will be prompted to enter the following at the command prompt
net start ezproxy hit the 'Enter' key (Windows)
./net ezproxy hit the 'Enter' key (linux)
9. EZproxy should be running as a Service and upgraded to the new version.