Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/openacs.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/openacs.html,v diff -u -r1.31.2.10 -r1.31.2.11 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/openacs.html 16 Feb 2005 10:01:55 -0000 1.31.2.10 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/openacs.html 1 Mar 2005 00:15:52 -0000 1.31.2.11 @@ -222,25 +222,25 @@ CREATE USER [postgres pgsql]$ exit logout -[root root]#

  • Create a database with the same name as our service name, $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME.

    [root root]# su - postgres
-[postgres pgsql]$ createdb -E UNICODE -U $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+[root root]#

  • Create a database with the same name as our service name, $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME. The full pathname for createdb needs to be used, since the pgsql directory has not been added to the $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME bash profile.

    [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb -E UNICODE $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 CREATE DATABASE
-[postgres pgsql]$
-su - postgres
-createdb -E UNICODE -U $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME

  • Automate daily database Vacuuming. This is a process which cleans out discarded data from the database. A quick way to automate vacuuming is to edit the cron file for the database user. Recommended: VACUUM ANALYZE every hour and VACUUM FULL ANALYZE every day.

    [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ export EDITOR=emacs;crontab -e

    Add these lines to the file. The vacuum command cleans up temporary structures within a PostGreSQL database, and can improve performance. We vacuum gently every hour and completely every day. The numbers and stars at the beginning are cron columns that specify when the program should be run - in this case, whenever the minute is 0 and the hour is 1, i.e., 1:00 am every day, and every (*) day of month, month, and day of week. Type man 5 crontab for more information.

    0 1-23 * * * /usr/local/pgsql/bin/vacuumdb --analyze $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$
+su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+/usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb -E UNICODE $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME

  • Automate daily database Vacuuming. This is a process which cleans out discarded data from the database. A quick way to automate vacuuming is to edit the cron file for the database user. Recommended: VACUUM ANALYZE every hour and VACUUM FULL ANALYZE every day.

    [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ export EDITOR=emacs;crontab -e

    Add these lines to the file. The vacuum command cleans up temporary structures within a PostGreSQL database, and can improve performance. We vacuum gently every hour and completely every day. The numbers and stars at the beginning are cron columns that specify when the program should be run - in this case, whenever the minute is 0 and the hour is 1, i.e., 1:00 am every day, and every (*) day of month, month, and day of week. Type man 5 crontab for more information.

    0 1-23 * * * /usr/local/pgsql/bin/vacuumdb --analyze $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 0 0 * * * /usr/local/pgsql/bin/vacuumdb --full --analyze $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME

    Depending on your distribution, you may receive email when the crontab items are executed. If you don't want to receive email for those crontab items, you can add > /dev/null 2>&1 to the end of each crontab - line

  • Add Full Text Search Support (OPTIONAL)

  • At this point the database should be ready for installing OpenACS.

  • Configure an AOLserver Service for OpenACS.�

    1. + line

    2. Add Full Text Search Support (OPTIONAL)

    3. At this point the database should be ready for installing OpenACS.

  • Configure an AOLserver Service for OpenACS.�

    1. The AOLserver architecture lets you run an arbitrary number of virtual servers. A virtual server is an HTTP service running on a specific port, e.g. port 80. In order for OpenACS to work, you need to configure a virtual server. The Reference Platform uses a configuration file included in the OpenACS tarball, /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/etc/config.tcl. - Open it in an editor to adjust the parameters.

      [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
+	   Open it in an editor to adjust the parameters.
      [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
 [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ cd /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/etc
 [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME etc]$ emacs config.tcl
 
      
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 	  AOLserver is very configurable. These settings should get you
 	  started, but for more options, read the AOLserver
 	  docs.
-

    2. Enable OpenFTS Full Text Search (OPTIONAL)

    3. Install nsopenssl +

    4. Enable OpenFTS Full Text Search (OPTIONAL)

    5. Install nsopenssl for SSL support. (OPTIONAL)

  • Verify AOLserver startup.�

    1. Kill any current running AOLserver processes and start a new one. The recommended way to start an AOLserver process is by running the included script, /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/etc/daemontools/run. If you are not using the default file paths and names, you will need to edit run.

      If you want to use port 80, there are complications. AOLserver must be root to use system ports such as @@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ reload the final page above. You should see the front page, with an area to login near the upper right. Congratulations, OpenACS 5.1.4 is now up and running! -

    • Installation Option 3: Install from CVS

    If you want to track fresh code developments inbetween releases, or you are an OpenACS core developer, you may want to install from CVS. This is identical to Option 2 except that you get the files from CVS instead of the tarball: CVS Checkout Instructions. So, instead of tar xzf /tmp/openacs-5.1.4.tgz, cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot co acs-core.

    Next Steps

    Installation Option 3: Install from CVS

    If you want to track fresh code developments inbetween releases, or you are an OpenACS core developer, you may want to install from CVS. This is identical to Option 2 except that you get the files from CVS instead of the tarball: CVS Checkout Instructions. So, instead of tar xzf /tmp/openacs-5.1.4.tgz, cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.openacs.org:/cvsroot co acs-core.

    Next Steps