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Basic Steps

The basic steps for getting OpenACS installed are: -

  1. Install an OS and supporting software (see Install a Unix-like OS or Appendix�A, Install Red Hat 8/9 for more details).

  2. Install a database (see Install Oracle or - Install PostgreSQL).

  3. Install AOLserver (see Install AOLserver 3.3oacs1).

  4. Create a unique database and system user. +

    1. Install an OS and supporting software (see Install a Unix-like OS or Appendix�A, Install Red Hat 8/9 for more details). See the Table�2.2, “Version Compatibility Matrix”.

    2. Install a database (see Install Oracle or + Install PostgreSQL).

    3. Install AOLserver (Install AOLserver 4) .

    4. 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 5.0.1d1).

    There are specific instructions available for Mac OS X and + (see Install OpenACS 5.1.0d1).

There are specific instructions available for Mac OS X and Windows2000 available (see the section called “OpenACS Installation Guide for Mac OS X” or the section called “OpenACS Installation Guide for Windows2000” for those).

Binaries and other shortcuts

  1. The patched version of AOLserver we use is not currently available in a precompiled binary.

  2. The packaged version of - PostgreSQL in Debian and Red Hat and FreeBSD ports works fine.

  3. An experimental script automates the OpenACS checkout and + PostgreSQL in Debian and Red Hat and FreeBSD ports works fine.

  4. Once AOLserver and a database are installed, a bash script automates the OpenACS checkout and installation.

System Requirements

You will need a PC (or equivalent) with at least these minimum @@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ su - service0 svc -d /service/service0 dropdb service0 -createdb service0

Paths and Users

Table�2.1.�Default directories for a standard install

Fully qualified domain name of your serveryourserver.test
name of administrative access accountremadmin
OpenACS serviceservice0
OpenACS service accountservice0
OpenACS database nameservice0
Root of OpenACS service file tree (SERVERROOT)/var/lib/aolserver/service0
Location of source code tarballs for new software/tmp
The OpenACS tarball contains some files which +createdb service0

Paths and Users

Table�2.1.�Default directories for a standard install

Fully qualified domain name of your serveryourserver.test
name of administrative access accountremadmin
OpenACS serviceservice0
OpenACS service accountservice0
OpenACS database nameservice0
Root of OpenACS service file tree (SERVERROOT)/var/lib/aolserver/service0
Location of source code tarballs for new software/tmp
The OpenACS tarball contains some files which are useful while setting up other software. Those - files are located at:/tmp/openacs-5.0.1d1/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files
Database backup directory/var/lib/aolserver/service0/database-backup
Service config files/var/lib/aolserver/service0/etc
Service log files/var/lib/aolserver/service0/log
Compile directory/usr/local/src
PostgreSQL directory/usr/local/pgsql
AOLserver directory/usr/local/aolserver

+ files are located at:

/tmp/openacs-5.1.0d1/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files
Database backup directory/var/lib/aolserver/service0/database-backup
Service config files/var/lib/aolserver/service0/etc
Service log files/var/lib/aolserver/service0/log
Compile directory/usr/local/src
PostgreSQL directory/usr/local/pgsql
AOLserver directory/usr/local/aolserver

None of these locations are set in stone - they're simply the values that we've chosen. The values that you'll probably want to change, such as service name, are