Operation in an Intranet

If SoSci Survey is operated in a protected environment that is disconnected from the internet, some further configuration settings are recommended.

• Download the ZIP file with the current manual from the start page,
• create a subdirectory help in the installation directory, and
• extract the ZIP file there.
• In the Server Settings → Configuration, in the tab Plugins, select the option “Manual as installed (local network)” for the Manual.

Optionally, you can also enter a local email address as URL of support website, e.g., mailto:support@example.com.

When a new survey project is created, SoSci Survey first offers a short introduction video on the first steps. If this video is not available in the protected environment, you can either disable the video completely or download it and refer to the local copy.

To do so, edit the file system/config.php and add the following at the end of the file to disable the video:

$GLOBALS['oFb']['display intro'] = NULL;

Or to refer to a local copy of the video:

$GLOBALS['oFb']['display intro'] = [
    'img' => 'https://local.domain/video/SoSciSurvey-Part02.EN.png',
    'mp4' => 'https://local.domain/video/SoSciSurvey-Part02.EN.mp4',
    'webm' => 'https://local.domain/video/SoSciSurvey-Part02.EN.webm'
];

All specifications are optional, you can provide the following:

• A still image ('img')
• An mp4 version of the video ('mp4')
• A webm version of the video ('webm')