Install OpenACS 4.7.0d

+Install OpenACS 5.0.0d

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Install OpenACS 5.0.0d

by Vinod Kurup
OpenACS docs are written by the named authors, and may be edited by OpenACS documentation staff. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ of your site is one word, that would be a good choice. For example "service0" might be the service name for the service0.net - community.

For the 4.7.0d-P and 4.7.0d-O Reference Platform, + community.

For the 5.0.0d-P and 5.0.0d-O Reference Platform, we'll use a server named service0 and a user named service0. We'll leave the password blank for increased security. The only way to log in will be @@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ [root@yourserver root]#

Unpack the OpenACS tarball and rename it to service0. Secure the directory so that only the owner can access it. Check the permissions by listing the directory.

[root@yourserver root]# su - service0
 [service0@yourserver service0]$ cd /web
-[service0@yourserver web]$ tar xzf /tmp/openacs-4.7.0d.tgz
-[service0@yourserver web]$ mv openacs-4.7.0d service0
+[service0@yourserver web]$ tar xzf /tmp/openacs-5.0.0d.tgz
+[service0@yourserver web]$ mv openacs-5.0.0d service0
 [service0@yourserver web]$ chmod -R 700 service0
 [service0@yourserver web]$ ls -al
 total 3
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
 [root@yourserver root]#
 su - service0
 cd /web
-tar xzf /tmp/openacs-4.7.0d.tgz
-mv openacs-4.7.0d service0
+tar xzf /tmp/openacs-5.0.0d.tgz
+mv openacs-5.0.0d service0
 chmod -R 700 service0/
 exit

Add the Service to CVS (OPTIONAL)

(This step should be obsoleted by the 5.0.0 tarball, as these directories will be included in the tarball)Set up several additional directories in the service root: @@ -242,11 +242,11 @@ logout [root@yourserver root]#

Create a database with the same name as our service name, service0.

[root@yourserver root]# su - service0
-[service0@yourserver service0]$ createdb service0
+[service0@yourserver service0]$ createdb -E UNICODE service0
 CREATE DATABASE
 [service0@yourserver service0]$
 su - service0
-createdb service0

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.

[service0@yourserver service0]$ export EDITOR=emacs;crontab -e

Add this line to the file. 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.

0 1 * * * /usr/local/pgsql/bin/vacuumdb --analyze service0

Add Full Text Search Support (OPTIONAL)

[service0@yourserver service0]$ exit
+createdb -E UNICODE service0

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.

[service0@yourserver service0]$ export EDITOR=emacs;crontab -e

0 1 * * * /usr/local/pgsql/bin/vacuumdb --analyze service0

Add Full Text Search Support (OPTIONAL)

[service0@yourserver service0]$ exit
 logout
 
 [root@yourserver root]#

Configure an AOLserver Service for OpenACS

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ need to configure a virtual server. The Reference Platform uses a configuration file included in the OpenACS tarball, /web/service0/etc/config.tcl. - Open it in an editor to adjust the parameters.

[root@yourserver root]# su - service0
+	   Open it in an editor to adjust the parameters.
[root@yourserver root]# su - service0
 [service0@yourserver service0]$ cd /web/service0/etc
 [service0@yourserver etc]# emacs config.tcl
 

@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@

Automate AOLserver keepalive (OPTIONAL)

Configure a Service with the OpenACS Installer

Now that you've got AOLserver up and running, let's install OpenACS - 4.7.0d. + 5.0.0d.

You should see a page from the webserver titled OpenACS Installation: @@ -377,10 +377,10 @@ Give 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 - 4.7.0d is now up and running! + 5.0.0d is now up and running!
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.

`Next Steps`

This is a good time to make a backup of your service. If this is a + Full Text Search Engine package in the OpenACS service.

`Next Steps`

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