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by Vinod Kurup
+@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ /var/tmp and proceed:
Unpack the OpenACS tarball and rename it to $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME. Secure the directory so that only the owner can access it. Check the permissions by listing the directory.
FreeBSD note: Change the period in chown -R $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME.$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME to a colon: chown -R $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME:$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
[root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ cd /var/lib/aolserver -[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ tar xzf /var/tmp/openacs-5.6.0.tgz -[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ mv openacs-5.6.0 $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME +[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ tar xzf /var/tmp/openacs-5.7.0.tgz +[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ mv openacs-5.7.0 $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ chmod -R 775 $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ chown -R $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME.$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME aolserver]$ ls -al @@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ [root root]# su - $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME cd /var/lib/aolserver -tar xzf /var/tmp/openacs-5.6.0.tgz -mv openacs-5.6.0 $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME +tar xzf /var/tmp/openacs-5.7.0.tgz +mv openacs-5.7.0 $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME chmod -R 755 $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME chown -R $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME.$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME -exit
Add the Service to CVS (OPTIONAL)
Prepare the database
Prepare Oracle for OpenACS. If you won't be using Oracle, skip to Prepare PostgreSQL for an OpenACS Service
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Add the Service to CVS (OPTIONAL)
Prepare the database
Prepare Oracle for OpenACS. If you won't be using Oracle, skip to Prepare PostgreSQL for an OpenACS Service
You should be sure that your user account (e.g. $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME) is in the dba group. @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ CREATE DATABASE [$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 +/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 $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME
Depending on your distribution, you may receive email when the crontab items are executed. If you don't want to receive email for those crontab items, @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ need to configure a virtual server. The Reference Platform uses a configuration file included in the OpenACS tarball, /var/lib/aolserver/$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@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ AOLserver is very configurable. These settings should get you started, but for more options, read the AOLserver docs. -
Enable OpenFTS Full Text Search (OPTIONAL)
Enable OpenFTS Full Text Search (OPTIONAL)
Install nsopenssl for SSL support. (OPTIONAL)
Verify AOLserver startup.
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/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/etc/daemontools/run. If you are not using the default file paths and names, you will need to edit run.
If you want to use port 80, there are complications. AOLserver must be root to use system ports such as @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ [$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ [08/Mar/2003:18:13:29][32131.8192][-main-] Notice: nsd.tcl: starting to read config file... [08/Mar/2003:18:13:29][32131.8192][-main-] Notice: nsd.tcl: finished reading config file.
Attempt to connect to the service from a web browser. You should specify a URL like: http://yourserver.test:8000
- You should see a page that looks like this. If you imported your files into + You should see a page that looks like this. If you imported your files into cvs, now that you know it worked you can erase the temp directory with rm -rf /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME.orig.
@@ -308,11 +308,11 @@ permissions errors or missing files. If you need to make changes, don't forget to kill any running servers with killall nsd. -
Automate AOLserver keepalive (OPTIONAL)
Configure a Service with the OpenACS Installer. Now that you've got AOLserver up and running, let's install OpenACS - 5.6.0. + 5.7.0.
You should see a page from the webserver titled OpenACS Installation: @@ -362,20 +362,20 @@ You'll see the final Installer page, "OpenACS Installation: Complete." It will tell you that the server is being restarted; note that unless you already set up a way for - AOLserver to restart itself (ie. inittab or daemontools), + AOLserver to restart itself (ie. inittab or daemontools), you'll need to manually restart your service.
[$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME]$ /usr/local/aolserver/bin/nsd-postgres -t /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/config.tclGive the server a few minutes to start up. Then reload the final page above. You should see the front page, with an area to login near the upper right. Congratulations, OpenACS - 5.6.0 is now up and running! -
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 /var/tmp/openacs-5.6.0.tgz, cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@openacs.org:/cvsroot co acs-core.
Use daemontools supervise and svc, or inittab, to automate server startup and shutdown.
Install Full Text Search (OPTIONAL). If you have installed OpenFTS and enabled + 5.7.0 is now up and running! +
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 /var/tmp/openacs-5.7.0.tgz, cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anonymous@openacs.org:/cvsroot co acs-core.
Use daemontools supervise and svc, or inittab, to automate server startup and shutdown.
Install Full Text Search (OPTIONAL). If you have installed OpenFTS and enabled OpenFTS, you can now install the OpenFTS Driver package and - Full Text Search Engine package in the OpenACS service.
This is a good time to make a backup of your service. If this is a - production site, you should set up automatic nightly backups.
If you want traffic reports, set up analog or another log + Full Text Search Engine package in the OpenACS service.
This is a good time to make a backup of your service. If this is a + production site, you should set up automatic nightly backups.
If you want traffic reports, set up analog or another log processing program.
Follow the instruction on the home page to change the appearance of your service or add more - packages. (more information)
Proceed to the tutorial to learn how to develop your own packages.
Set up database environment variables for the site + packages. (more information)
Proceed to the tutorial to learn how to develop your own packages.
Set up database environment variables for the site user. Depending on how you installed Oracle or PostGreSQL, these settings may be necessary for working with the database while logged in as the service user. They do not directly affect the service's run-time connection with the @@ -407,4 +407,4 @@ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/ora8/m01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/lib:/lib:/usr/lib ORACLE_SID=ora8 ORACLE_TERM=vt100 -ORA_NLS33=$ORACLE_HOME/ocommon/nls/admin/data
Test your backup and recovery procedure.
Test your backup and recovery procedure.
Set up ???.