Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-steps.adp =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-steps.adp,v diff -u -N -r1.3 -r1.4 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-steps.adp 8 Nov 2017 09:42:11 -0000 1.3 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-steps.adp 25 Apr 2018 08:38:27 -0000 1.4 @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ Basic Steps -
+ leftLink="install-overview" leftLabel="Prev" + title="Chapter 2. Installation +Overview" + rightLink="individual-programs" rightLabel="Next"> +

Basic Steps

Most of the documentation in this section is kept as a reference. More up-to-date documentation is in the install sections in the Wiki.

The basic steps for installing OpenACS are:

    @@ -16,19 +16,15 @@ Install Red Hat 8/9 for more details). See the Table 2.2, -“Version Compatibility -Matrix”.

  1. Install a database (see the section called -“Install Oracle 8.1.7” or -Install PostgreSQL).

  2. Install AOLserver (Install AOLserver 4) .

  3. Create a unique database and system user. Install the OpenACS +“Version Compatibility Matrix”.

  4. Install a database (see the section called “Install Oracle +8.1.7” or Install PostgreSQL).

  5. Install AOLserver (Install AOLserver 4) .

  6. Create a unique database and system user. Install the OpenACS tarball, start and AOLserver instance, and use the OpenACS web pages to complete installation (see Install OpenACS 5.9.0).

Specific instructions are available for Mac OS X and Windows2000 (see the section called -“OpenACS Installation Guide for Mac OS -X” or the section called -“OpenACS Installation Guide for -Windows”).

+“OpenACS Installation Guide for Mac OS X” or the section called +“OpenACS Installation Guide for Windows”).

Binaries and other shortcuts

You can try out OpenACS using some binary installers. In general, they are not yet supported by the community, so they are @@ -46,8 +42,7 @@

  • 128MB RAM (much more if you want Oracle)

  • 1GB free space on your hard drive (much more if you want Oracle)

  • A Unix-like operating system with Tcl, tDOM, and a mail transport agent like sendmail or qmail. (see the -section called “Prerequisite -Software”)

    • +section called “Prerequisite Software”)

    All of the software mentioned is open-source and available without direct costs, except for Oracle. You can obtain a free copy of Oracle for development purposes. This is described in the @@ -64,11 +59,9 @@ menu.

  • This is text that you will type.

  • This is text from a program or file which you may need to -examine or edit:

    -if {$database eq "oracle"} {
+examine or edit:
    if {$database eq "oracle"} {
           set db_password        "mysitepassword"
-}
-
    
+}

  • This is text that you will see and type in a command shell, including text you may have to @@ -95,21 +88,20 @@

    Setting a global shell -variable for cut and paste.  In order to cut -and paste the instructions into your shell, you must set the +variable for cut and paste.  In order to cut and +paste the instructions into your shell, you must set the environment variable $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME. In order to set it globally so that it works for any new users or special service users you may create, edit the file /etc/profile ( /etc/share/skel/dot.profile for FreeBSD) -and add this line:

    -export OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME=service0
+and add this line:
    export OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME=service0

    • -Paths and Users

    -

    Table 2.1. Default -directories for a standard install

    +Paths and Users
    +

    Table 2.1. Default directories +for a standard install

    @@ -119,7 +111,7 @@ @@ -189,9 +181,9 @@ - \ No newline at end of file + leftLink="install-overview" leftLabel="Prev" leftTitle="Chapter 2. Installation +Overview" + rightLink="individual-programs" rightLabel="Next" rightTitle="Prerequisite Software" + homeLink="index" homeLabel="Home" + upLink="install-overview" upLabel="Up"> + \ No newline at end of file
    name of administrative access accountremadmin
    OpenACS service -$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME (set to +$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME (set to service0 in default install)
    OpenACS service account$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME