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This document will describe how to install, configure, and - maintain an installation of OpenACS 5.0.0 on a Unix-like + maintain an installation of OpenACS 4.7.0d on a Unix-like system, including all supporting software. All examples - in this chapter are part of the OpenACS 5.0.0-P or - OpenACS 5.0.0-O Reference Platform, which use Red + in this chapter are part of the OpenACS 4.7.0d-P or + OpenACS 4.7.0d-O Reference Platform, which use Red Hat 8.0. Differences between the Reference Platform - and common alternate platforms are noted where known. + and common alternate platforms (Red Hat 9, Debian) are noted where known.
You will need a PC (or equivalent) with at least these minimum requirements:
Pentium processor
128 MB RAM - (much more if you want Oracle)
4 GB hard drive
You will need all of the the section called “Individual Programs” marked REQUIRED.
+ (much more if you want Oracle)
4 GB hard drive
You will need all everthing marked REQUIRED in the section called “Individual Programs”.
If you want to serve pages to people outside of your machine, you'll need a network connection of some type.
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ development purposes. This is described in the Acquire Oracle section.
The basic steps to getting OpenACS up and running are: -
Install an OS
Install a webserver (AOLServer)
Install a database (Oracle or - PostgreSQL)
Copy the OpenACS files into place and start the OpenACS installer, which will configure a database instance.
This is text you will see on +
Install an OS
Install a database (Oracle or + PostgreSQL)
Install a webserver (AOLServer)
Copy the OpenACS files into place and start the OpenACS installer, which will configure a database instance.
This is text you will see on screen, such as a or link in a radio button list or 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 == "oracle"} {
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better way. Well, not quite. Jonathan Marsden has created RPMs (at
http://www.xc.org)
for OpenACS 4.5 but there are not yet any for version
- 5.0.0. There has been talk about automating the install process,
+ 4.7.0d. There has been talk about automating the install process,
but that hasn't happened yet. Stay tuned!