Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/doc/dotlrn-install.adp =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/doc/dotlrn-install.adp,v diff -u -N -r1.2.8.2 -r1.2.8.3 --- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/doc/dotlrn-install.adp 20 Jun 2006 21:42:11 -0000 1.2.8.2 +++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn/www/doc/dotlrn-install.adp 4 Jul 2006 12:45:33 -0000 1.2.8.3 @@ -1,70 +1,67 @@ Installing dotLRN - OpenForce -
-

Installing dotLRN

+

Installing dotLRN

-

part of dotLRN

+

part of dotLRN

-

Last updated: $Date$ +

Last updated: $Date$

-

Contents

+

Contents

-

Read the dotLRN FAQs

+

Read the dotLRN FAQs

-

Get and Install OpenACS from development CVS

+

Get and Install OpenACS from development CVS

-

- If you have a working OpenACS installation from the latest +

+ If you have a working OpenACS installation from the latest development CVS, make sure that you have all the packages required - below then skip to the next section. + below then skip to the next section.

-

- +

If you are installing OpenACS, follow the extensive - installation documentation. - Stop at the point + installation + documentation. + Stop at the + point where the OpenACS installation instructions tell you to "download OpenACS". Don't use the "Quick Downloads"! Continue on with this document. - -

- +

+ 

      
       cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot login
       (just hit return for the password)
       cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot checkout acs-core
- -

- CVS commandlines are given in terms of anonymous users, if you have an - account on openacs.org, use your login where appropriate. Don't forget to - set the CVS_RSH variable in your shell envrioment to "ssh". - -

- +

+

+ CVS commandlines are given in terms of anonymous users, if you have + an account on openacs.org, use your login where appropriate. Don't + forget to set the CVS_RSH variable in your shell environment to + "ssh". +

+

dotLRN requires some more modules that are not in acs-core, but not all of the packages in the OpenACS source tree. Next are the commands to get these modules. - -

+

+

Here's the current list of non-core packages needed for dotlrn: - -

+

+ 

       acs-datetime
       acs-developer-support (optional)
@@ -84,36 +81,37 @@

-

- Do not install or, if installed, remove these +

+ Do not install or, if installed, + remove these packages since they conflict with dotlrn packages: portal (conflicts with new-portal) and spam - (conflicts with bulk-mail) + (conflicts with bulk-mail)

-

+

cd to the newly created /openacs-4/packages directory before the next command. - -

+

+ 

 
       cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot co \
       acs-datetime acs-developer-support acs-events acs-mail-lite \
       attachments bulk-mail calendar faq file-storage forums general-comments \
       news notifications ref-timezones user-preferences
- -

- Installation timesaver: In the /packages/ref-timezones/sql/common/ +

+

+ Installation timesaver: In the /packages/ref-timezones/sql/common/ directory, cut down the files to a few insert statements apiece. This is fine for test system, and will save you a lot of time in the - installation process. - -

+ installation process. +

+

You will now have an /openacs-4 directory with all of OpenACS required by dotLRN. To double check, your /openacs-4/packages directory should look similar to this: - + 

       $ ls
       acs-admin                acs-kernel            acs-templating  forums
@@ -127,30 +125,27 @@
       acs-events               acs-tcl               file-storage    user-preferences
-

Get dotLRN from CVS

+

Get dotLRN from CVS

-

+

Getting dotLRN from CVS is just like getting OpenACS from CVS with a different CVSROOT. - -

- +

+

Change to your /openacs-4/packages directory issue the following commands: - 

       cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@dotlrn.openforce.net:/dotlrn-cvsroot login
       (hit return for prompted for password)
       cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@dotlrn.openforce.net:/dotlrn-cvsroot co dotlrn-core
- -

+

+

This will fetch the following packages to your /openacs-4/packages directory
(Updated August 29: removed research-portlet and dotlrn-research): +

-

- 

         dotlrn
         dotlrn-syllabus
@@ -175,27 +170,27 @@
         dotlrn-static
-

+

A few minor modifications of the OpenACS code needs to be done here. First, in the /openacs-4 directory (where you see the bin, CVS, packages ... directories), make sure a directory named content-repository-content-files exists. If not, create it with the same permissions as the other dirs. - -

+

+

Next, copy the /openacs-4 directory to where ever you prefer your webserver root to be, traditionally /web. Now you can continue with the OACS installation document at the third bullet point. Continue with the standard OACS installation process until your reach the "Congratulations!" front page, then return here. +

-

Install dotLRN on your system

-

- +

Install dotLRN on your system

+

Go the the "ACS Package Manager" (APM) on your system at http://yourserver/acs-admin/apm and hit the "Install packages" link. After the installer loads, you @@ -204,128 +199,110 @@ have to restart your server at ths point.

-

- +

Next go to the "Site Map" on your system at http://yourserver/admin/site-map. Click the "new sub folder" link to the right of the "Main Site" link at the top of the table. Enter dotlrn in the textbox, and hit the button. -

-

- +

There will be a new entry in the URL column for "dotlrn" with "(none)" in the application column, to the right of this, click the "New Application" link. Enter dotlrn into the textbox and select "dotLRN" from the drop-down list and hit the button. -

-

- +

There will now be "dotlrn" in the application column to the right of the "dotlrn/" URL. -

-

- +

Install the "notifications" and "attachments" packages at the URL "/notifications" and "/attachments"the same way you installed "dotlrn" -

-

- +

Next you must set some parameters from the Site Map page.

-

- +

You must now restart your server, wait a few minutes, and reload the "Site Map" page in your browser After the server restarts, refresh the "Site Map". You will see a "(+)" to the left of the dotlrn/ URL and a new URL: "portal/" with application "new-portal". -

-

- - Aren't seeing the "(+)" beside dotlrn/? +

+ Aren't seeing the "(+)" beside dotlrn/? Something went wrong. Did you restart your server? Restart again while doing a tail -f of the error log with debug turned on in your AOLServer configuration. Please report all errors you - encounter to the Bug Tracker. + encounter to the Bug Tracker.

-

Explore dotLRN

+

Explore dotLRN

-

- +

Go to dotLRN Administration at http://yourserver/dotlrn/admin. Make some dotLRN users, terms, departments, classes. -

-

- +

Here are some suggestions for things to check out in dotlrn: -

-

- +

Goto /dotlrn your "workspace". Click the "Control Panel" link at the top and try the "Customize this portal" link there. Goto the admin pages for a class or community and try the "Manage Membership" link. Create a new sugroup for a class or community. Edit or create new "Custom Portlets". -

-

+

Enjoy!

-

Automatated Installation

+

Automatated Installation

-

+

(new Oct 11) @@ -342,36 +319,39 @@

-

Manual Re-installation

+

Manual Re-installation

-

- +

Sometimes you have to dump your DB. Here's the dotLRN reinstall process. - -

+

+

Important note:If you have the dotlrn-survey, and/or survey-portlet directories on your system, please delete them as they are no longer part of the dotlrn-core packages. If you are not using simple-survey aside from dotlrn, you can delete that too.

  1. Stop aolserver and any open sqlplus - sessions
  2. Create a drop/create user script. Lars has a swift + sessions
    3. +
  3. Create a drop/create user script. Lars has a swift tool - to help you create one.
  4. In a shell, type: + to help you create one.
    5. +
  5. In a shell, type: 
                % sqlplus internal < my-drop-create-script.sql
    Verify that your database user was droped and created successfully. If you get an error saying: Cannot drop a user that is currently connected, close all open - sqlplus sessions and repeat the command above. -
  6. Now would be a good time to cvs update OpenACS and dotLRN + sqlplus sessions and repeat the command above.
    7. +
  7. Now would be a good time to cvs update OpenACS and dotLRN
  8. Re-start aolserver, wait 20 seconds or so, and - do the standard OpenACS installation. + do the standard OpenACS installation.
  9. Go to the Install dotLRN on your system - section of this document and continue from there. + section of this document and continue from there.
    10. +
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