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For all you Calibre users, SPCS, or Simple PHP Content Server, is a PHP based content server that reads directly from the Calibre metadata.db file.

Features include:

• Support in most major desktop, mobile and Kindle browsers
• Built-in multi-user login functionality allowing for direct book download to Kindle and Android devices
• “Send-to” functionality to support Whispersync with Amazon’s Personal Documents feature
• No need to have Calibre running
• Sortable results
• Cover display

Usage/Installation

Installation is simple and straightforward:

1. Extract the archive to any folder on a system running PHP. Ensure Pear Mail tools are installed.
2. Edit /include/config.php to your liking.
3. Ensure the metadata.db file AND the folder it resides in is writable by the Apache/IIS user.
4. Visit https://<server>/<installfolder>/setup.php to install. This will create a new table (spcs) in your Calibre database with a user “admin” and password “password”.
5. Visit https://<server>/<installfolder> and login as “admin” with password “password”.
6. Go to settings to change password and Kindle email address.
7. Other users can be set up by using a Sqlite editor like Sqlite Database Browser. Just add a row with a username and blank password, and change it on first login.

NOTE: Downloading with “Basic Authentication” causes problems, thus the included login interface. However, we STRONGLY recommend you force HTTPS/SSL to secure your passwords. Also, this application has NOT undergone strict security testing.

Please pose any questions or discussion to the thread at: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203177

Configuration

The following variables should be edited before running setup.php for the first time.

Sets the number of results per page:

   $results_per_page = 20;

The location of your Calibre DB file (This can be a copy):

   $calibre_db = "/files/eBooks/metadata.db";

The location of your books library (include trailing slash):

   $books_folder = "/files/eBooks/";

Set this to the book type you wish to use (file extension, all lower case):

   $book_type = "mobi";

The email address books are sent from (Ensure this is validated in your Kindle settings):

   $from = "myemail@gmail.com";

The server to send emails through:

To-Do

• Multi-format book download/send
• Administration console for users
• Full security test

Change Log

v0.04

• CSS fix for latest Android Chrome

v0.03

• Misc. bug fixes
• Added PDF backup for if primary format isn’t found but PDF is
• Added “Added” sort, for sorting by books modified or added latest
• Added “NEW” banner for books added or modified in past week

v0.02

• Kindle stylesheet fixes

v0.01

• Release

Download

Please do not distribute SPCS outside of this site.  Directing links here will ensure the latest version of SPCS is always in circulation.

Download the latest version: spcs.0.04.zip

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