Categories

There are three basic things which need to be backed up, the database data, the server - source tree, and the acs-content-repository (which is in the server source tree).

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By Joel Aufrecht

OpenACS docs are written by the named authors, and may be edited by OpenACS documentation staff. -

Add the Service to CVS - OPTIONAL.�These steps take an existing OpenACS directory and add +

Add the Service to CVS - OPTIONAL.�These steps take an existing OpenACS directory and add it to a CVS repository.

Create and set permissions on a subdirectory in the local cvs repository.

[root root]# mkdir /cvsroot/service0
 [root root]# chown service0.service0 /cvsroot/service0
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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       In order to separate content and presentation, all OpenACS documentation will be marked up to conform to the 
       DocBook XML DTD 
       
-      
+      
       This enables us to publish in a variety
       of formats and relieves each contributor of the burden of  presentation, freeing him to focus
       on content and sharing knowledge.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 	list of elements and use more exotic features in your
       documents. The list is made up of SGML-elements but basically
       the same elements are valid in the XML DTD as long as you remember to:
-      
+      
     

 	  Always close your tags with corresponding end-tags and to
 	  not use other tag minimization
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
       The documentation for each package will make up a little "book" that is structured like this 
       - examples are emphasized:
 
-      
+      
 
     
     book                        : Docs for one package - templating
@@ -130,20 +130,20 @@
       sources of these DocBook documents
       to get an idea of how they are tied together.
     
Headlines, Sections

-      
+      
       Given that your job starts at the sect1-level, all your documents should open with a
       <sect1>-tag and end 
       with the corresponding </sect1>.
     

-      
+      
       You need to feed every <sect1> two attributes. The first attribute,
       id, is standard and can be used with all elements. It comes in  very 
       handy when interlinking between documents (more about this when talking about links in the section called “Links”). 
       The value of id has to be unique 
       throughout the book you're making since the id's in your 
       sect1's will turn into filenames when the book is parsed into HTML.
     

-      
+      
       The other attribute is xreflabel. The value of this is the text that will appear
       as the link when referring to this sect1.
     

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 
 </sect1>

- + Inside this container your document will be split up into <sect2>'s, each with the same requirements - id and xreflabel @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ When it comes to naming your sect2's and below, prefix them with some abbreviation of the id in the sect1 such as requirements-overview.

Code

- + For displaying a snippet of code, a filename or anything else you just want to appear as a part of a sentence, we will use the tag <computeroutput>. @@ -177,12 +177,12 @@ <programlisting> is used. Just wrap your code block in it; mono-spacing, indents and all that stuff is taken care of automatically.

Links

- + Linking falls into two different categories: inside the book you're making and outside:

1. Inside linking, cross-referencing other parts of your book

By having unique id's you can cross-reference any part of your book with a simple tag, regardless of where that part is. -

Check out how I link to a subsection of the Developer's Guide:

Put this in your XML:

+	  
Check out how I link to a subsection of the Developer's Guide:
Put this in your XML:
 - Find information about creating a package in
 <xref linkend="packages-making-a-package"></xref>.
 
And the output is:
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 	    packages-looks, the
 	    parser will try its best to explain where the link takes you.

2. Linking outside the documentation

- + If you're hyper-linking out of the documentation, it works almost the same way as HTML - the tag is just a little different @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ do it, so if you want to start converting your documents right away, start out with the ones without graphics ;)

- + To insert a graphic we use the elements <mediaobject>, <imageobject>, @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Put your graphics in a separate directory ("images") and link to them only with relative paths.

Lists

- + Here's how you make the DocBook equivalent of the three usual HTML-lists:

1. How to make an <ul>: Making an unordered list is pretty much like doing the same thing in HTML - if you close your <li>, that is. The only differences are that each list item has to be wrapped in something more, such as @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ </variablelist>

Tables

- + DocBook supports several types of tables, but in most cases, the <informaltable> is enough: @@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ <table> for an example.

Emphasis

- + Our documentation uses two flavors of emphasis - italics and bold type. DocBook uses one - <emphasis>.

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Vision

People have plenty of usernames and passwords already, we +External Authentication Requirements

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Vision

People have plenty of usernames and passwords already, we don't want them to have yet another. We want people to be able to log in to OpenACS with the same password they use to log in to any other system.

Besides, administrators have better things to do than create @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ only one implementation of the authentication API, namly the one included in OpenACS Core.

Authentication Driver API: The service contract which authentication drivers implement.

Conceptual Pictures

Authentication:

Account Management (NO PICTURE YET)

Batch Synchronization (NO PICTURE YET)

Requirements

New API

Feature	Status	Description
EXT-AUTH-01	A	Extend Authentication/Acct Status API
EXT-AUTH-03	A	Account Creation API
EXT-AUTH-05	A	Password Management API
EXT-AUTH-30	A	Authority Management API

Login

Feature	Status	Description
EXT-AUTH-04	A	Rewrite login, register, and admin pages to use APIs
EXT-AUTH-38	A	ad_form complain feature
EXT-AUTH-19	A	Rewrite password recovery to use API
EXT-AUTH-21	A	Rewrite email verification with API
EXT-AUTH-28	A	Username is email switch

Users will log in using a username, a authority, and a +

Account Management (NO PICTURE YET)

Batch Synchronization (NO PICTURE YET)

Requirements

New API

Feature	Status	Description
EXT-AUTH-01	A	Extend Authentication/Acct Status API
EXT-AUTH-03	A	Account Creation API
EXT-AUTH-05	A	Password Management API
EXT-AUTH-30	A	Authority Management API

Login

Feature	Status	Description
EXT-AUTH-04	A	Rewrite login, register, and admin pages to use APIs
EXT-AUTH-38	A	ad_form complain feature
EXT-AUTH-19	A	Rewrite password recovery to use API
EXT-AUTH-21	A	Rewrite email verification with API
EXT-AUTH-28	A	Username is email switch

Users will log in using a username, a authority, and a password. The authority is the source for user/password verification. OpenACS can be an authority itself.

Each user in OpenACS will belong to exactly one authority, which can either be the "local" OpenACS users table, in which case the Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/form-builder.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/form-builder.html,v diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/form-builder.html 22 Mar 2004 11:50:28 -0000 1.11 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/form-builder.html 22 Mar 2004 12:46:36 -0000 1.12 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Using HTML Forms

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Using HTML Forms

Overview

Multi-part Elements

Some elements have more than one choice, or can submit more than one value.

SELECT elements

Creating the form element.�Populate a list of lists with values for the option list.

set foo_options [db_list_of_lists foo_option_list "
+Using HTML FormsPrev Chapter�11.�Development Reference  Next
Using HTML Forms
Overview
Multi-part Elements
Some elements have more than one choice, or can submit more than one value.
SELECT elements
Creating the form element.�Populate a list of lists with values for the option list.
set foo_options [db_list_of_lists foo_option_list "
     select foo,
            foo_id
       from foos
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
     }
This will result in a single name/value pair coming back in the submitted form.  Handle this within the same ad_form structure, in the -new_data and -edit_data.  In the example, it is available as $foo
See also the 
         W3C spec for "The SELECT, OPTGROUP, and OPTION elements".
         
Common Errors
Here are some common errors and what to do when you
-    encounter them:
Error when selecting values
This generally happens when there is an error in your
+    encounter them:
Error when selecting values
This generally happens when there is an error in your
           query.
($Id$)
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@@ -1 +1 @@
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High Availability/High Performance Configurations
See also the section called “Running a PostgreSQL database on another server”.
Figure�6.1.�Multiple-server configuration
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@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-How Do I?Prev Chapter�4.�Configuring a new OpenACS Site  Next
How Do I?
How do I edit the front page of a new site through a web interface?
The easiest way is to install the Edit-This-Page package.
Log in to the web site as an administrator.
Click on Admin > Install Software > Install from OpenACS Repository / Install new application

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How Do I?
How do I edit the front page of a new site through a web interface?
The easiest way is to install the Edit-This-Page package.
Log in to the web site as an administrator.
Click on Admin > Install Software > Install from OpenACS Repository / Install new application

           Choose Edit This Page and install
-        
Follow the instructions within Edit This Page (the link will only work after Edit This Page is installed).
How do I let anybody who registers post to a weblog?
Go to /admin/permissions and grant Create to Registered Users
How do I replace the front page of a new site with the front page of an application on that site
Suppose you install a new site and install Weblogger, and you want all visitors to see weblogger automatically.
On the front page, click the Admin button.
On the administration page, click Parameters link.
Change the parameter IndexRedirectUrl to be the URI of the desired application.  For a default weblogger installation, this would be weblogger/.  Note the trailing slash.
How do I put custom functionality on front page of a new site?
Every page within an OpenACS site is part of a subsite More information).  The home page of the entire site is the front page is a special, default instance of a subsite, served from /var/lib/aolserver/service0/www.  If an index page is not found there, the default index page for all subsites is used.  To customize the code on the front page, copy the default index page from the Subsite package to the Main site and edit it:
cp /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/acs-subsite/www/index* /var/lib/aolserver/service0/www
Edit the new index.adp to change the text; you shouldn't need to edit index.tcl unless you are adding new functionality.
How do I change the site-wide style?
Almost all pages on an OpenACS site use ACS Templating, and so their appearance is driven by a layer of different files.  Let's examine how this works:

+        
Follow the instructions within Edit This Page (the link will only work after Edit This Page is installed).
How do I let anybody who registers post to a weblog?
Go to /admin/permissions and grant Create to Registered Users
How do I replace the front page of a new site with the front page of an application on that site
Suppose you install a new site and install Weblogger, and you want all visitors to see weblogger automatically.
On the front page, click the Admin button.
On the administration page, click Parameters link.
Change the parameter IndexRedirectUrl to be the URI of the desired application.  For a default weblogger installation, this would be weblogger/.  Note the trailing slash.
How do I put custom functionality on front page of a new site?
Every page within an OpenACS site is part of a subsite More information).  The home page of the entire site is the front page is a special, default instance of a subsite, served from /var/lib/aolserver/service0/www.  If an index page is not found there, the default index page for all subsites is used.  To customize the code on the front page, copy the default index page from the Subsite package to the Main site and edit it:
cp /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/acs-subsite/www/index* /var/lib/aolserver/service0/www
Edit the new index.adp to change the text; you shouldn't need to edit index.tcl unless you are adding new functionality.
How do I change the site-wide style?
Almost all pages on an OpenACS site use ACS Templating, and so their appearance is driven by a layer of different files.  Let's examine how this works:

           A templated page uses an ADP/TCL pair.  The first line in the ADP file is usually:
           
<master>
If it appears exactly like this, without any arguments, the template processer uses default-master for that subsite.  For pages in /var/lib/aolserver/service0/www, this is /var/lib/aolserver/service0/www/default-master.adp and the associated .tcl file.
-          
The default-master is itself a normal ADP page.  It draws the subsite navigation elements and invokes site-master (/var/lib/aolserver/service0/www/site-master.adp and .tcl)
The site-master draws site-wide navigation elements and invokes blank-master (/var/lib/aolserver/service0/www/blank-master.adp and .tcl).  
Blank-master does HTML housekeeping and provides a framework for special sitewide navigation "meta" elements such as Translator widgets and Admin widgets.
Figure�4.1.�Site Templates
How do I diagnose a permissions problem?
Steps to Reproduce.�The events package does not allow users to register for new events.
Go to the http://yourserver.net/events as a visitor (ie, log out and, if necessary, clear cookies).  This in on a 4.6.3 site with events version 0.1d3.
Select an available event
A link such as Registration: Deadline is 03/15/2004 10:00am. 
+          
The default-master is itself a normal ADP page.  It draws the subsite navigation elements and invokes site-master (/var/lib/aolserver/service0/www/site-master.adp and .tcl)
The site-master draws site-wide navigation elements and invokes blank-master (/var/lib/aolserver/service0/www/blank-master.adp and .tcl).  
Blank-master does HTML housekeeping and provides a framework for special sitewide navigation "meta" elements such as Translator widgets and Admin widgets.
Figure�4.1.�Site Templates
How do I diagnose a permissions problem?
Steps to Reproduce.�The events package does not allow users to register for new events.
Go to the http://yourserver.net/events as a visitor (ie, log out and, if necessary, clear cookies).  This in on a 4.6.3 site with events version 0.1d3.
Select an available event
A link such as Registration: Deadline is 03/15/2004 10:00am. 
 � Login or sign up to register for this event. is visible.  Click on "Login or sign up"
-          
Complete a new registration.  Afterwards, you should be redirected back to the same page.
Actual Results: The page says "You do not have permission to register for this event."
Expected results: A link or form to sign up for the event is shown.
Finding the problem.�We start with the page that has the error.  In the URL it's http://myserver.net/events/event-info.tcl, so open the file /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/events/www/event-info.tcl.  It contains this line:
set can_register_p [events::security::can_register_for_event_p -event_id $event_id]
We need to know what that procedure does, so go to /api-doc, paste events::security::can_register_for_event_p into the ACS Tcl API Search box, and click Feeling Lucky.  The next pages shows the proc, and we click "show source" to see more information.  The body of the proc is simply
return [permission::permission_p -party_id $user_id -object_id $event_id -privilege write]
This means that a given user must have the write privilige on the event in order to register.  Let's assume that the priviliges inherit, so that if a user has the write privilige on the whole package, they will have the write privilege on the event.
Setting Permissions.�A permission has three parts: the privilige, the object of the privilige, and the subject being granted the privilige.  In this case the privilige is "write," the object is the Events package, and the subject is all Registered Users.
To grant permissions on a package, start at the site map.  Find the event package and click "Set permissions".  
Click "Grant Permission"
Grant the write permission to Registered Users.
Figure�4.2.�Granting Permissions
OpenACS 5.0 offers a prettier version at /admin/applications.
Figure�4.3.�Granting Permissions in 5.0
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Complete a new registration. Afterwards, you should be redirected back to the same page.

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Actual Results: The page says "You do not have permission to register for this event."

Expected results: A link or form to sign up for the event is shown.

Finding the problem.�We start with the page that has the error. In the URL it's http://myserver.net/events/event-info.tcl, so open the file /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/events/www/event-info.tcl. It contains this line:

set can_register_p [events::security::can_register_for_event_p -event_id $event_id]

We need to know what that procedure does, so go to /api-doc, paste events::security::can_register_for_event_p into the ACS Tcl API Search box, and click Feeling Lucky. The next pages shows the proc, and we click "show source" to see more information. The body of the proc is simply

return [permission::permission_p -party_id $user_id -object_id $event_id -privilege write]

This means that a given user must have the write privilige on the event in order to register. Let's assume that the priviliges inherit, so that if a user has the write privilige on the whole package, they will have the write privilege on the event.

Setting Permissions.�A permission has three parts: the privilige, the object of the privilige, and the subject being granted the privilige. In this case the privilige is "write," the object is the Events package, and the subject is all Registered Users.

To grant permissions on a package, start at the site map. Find the event package and click "Set permissions".
Click "Grant Permission"
Grant the write permission to Registered Users.
Figure�4.2.�Granting Permissions

OpenACS 5.0 offers a prettier version at /admin/applications.

Figure�4.3.�Granting Permissions in 5.0

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Replace the temporary message tags in ADP files.�From the same Convert ADP ... page in /acs-admin/apm as in the last step, repeat the process but deselect Find human language text ... and select Replace <# ... #> tags ... and click OK. This step replaces all of the temporary tags with "short" message lookups, inserts the message keys into the database message catalog, and then writes that catalog out to an xml file.

Replace human-readable text in TCL files with temporary tags.�Examine all of the tcl files in the packages for human-readable text and replace it with temporary tags. The temporary tags in TCL are slightly different from those in ADP. If the first character in the temporary tag is an underscore (_), then the message keys will be auto-generated from the original message text. Here is an unmodified tcl file:

ad_page_contract {
-    List of messages for a case
-} {
-    case_id:integer
-    role_id:integer
-}
-
-set workflow_id [simulation::case::get_element -case_id $case_id -element workflow_id]
-set simulation_name [simulation::template::get_element -workflow_id $workflow_id -element pretty_name]
-workflow::role::get -role_id $role_id -array role_array
-simulation::case::get -case_id $case_id -array case_array
-
-set title "Messages for $role_array(pretty_name) in $case_array(label)"
-set context [list [list . "SimPlay"] [list [export_vars -base case-admin { case_id }] 
-             "Administer $case_array(label)"] "Messages for $role_array(pretty_name)"]
-
-set user_id [ad_conn user_id]

... and here is the same file after temporary message tags have been manually added:

ad_page_contract {
-    List of messages for a case
-} {
-    case_id:integer
-    role_id:integer
-}
-
-set workflow_id [simulation::case::get_element -case_id $case_id -element
-workflow_id]
-set simulation_name [simulation::template::get_element -workflow_id
-$workflow_id -element pretty_name]
-workflow::role::get -role_id $role_id -array role_array
-simulation::case::get -case_id $case_id -array case_array
-
-# Variables used by I18N messages (array variables not currently
-supported)
-set role_pretty_name $role_array(pretty_name)
-set case_pretty_name $case_array(label)
-set title <#case_admin_page_title Messages for %role_pretty_name% in
-%case_pretty_name%#>
-set context [list [list . <#_ SimPlay#>] [list [export_vars -base
-case-admin { case_id }] <#_ Administer %case_pretty_name%#>] <#_ Messages
-for %role_pretty_name%#>]

Note that the message key case_admin_page_title was manually selected, because an autogenerated key for this text, with its substitute variables, would have been very confusing -

Replace the temporary message tags in TCL files.�Repeat step 2 for tcl files. Here is the example TCL file after conversion:

ad_page_contract {
-    List of messages for a case
-} {
-    case_id:integer
-    role_id:integer
-}
-
-set workflow_id [simulation::case::get_element -case_id $case_id -element
-workflow_id]
-set simulation_name [simulation::template::get_element -workflow_id
-$workflow_id -element pretty_name]
-workflow::role::get -role_id $role_id -array role_array
-simulation::case::get -case_id $case_id -array case_array
-
-# Variables used by I18N messages (array variables not currently
-supported)
-set role_pretty_name $role_array(pretty_name)
-set case_pretty_name $case_array(label)
-set title [_ simulation.case_admin_page_title]
-set context [list [list . [_ simulation.SimPlay]] [list [export_vars
--base case-admin { case_id }] [_ simulation.lt_Administer_case_prett]] [_
-simulation.lt_Messages_for_role_pre]]
-
-set user_id [ad_conn user_id]

Internationalize SQL Code.�If there is any user-visible TCL code in the .sql or .xql files, internationalize that the same way as for the TCL files.

Internationalize Package Parameters.� +</else>

+set title "Messages for $a(name) in $b(label)"
+set context [list [list . "SimPlay"] \
+                  [list [export_vars -base case-admin { case_id }] \ 
+                    "Administer $a(name)"] \
+                  "Messages for $a(name)"]
+

... and here is the same file after temporary message tags have been manually added:

+set title <#admin_title Messages for %a.name% in %b.label%#>
+set context [list [list . <#_ SimPlay#>] \
+                  [list [export_vars -base case-admin { case_id }] \
+                    <#_ Administer %a.name%#>] \
+                  <#_ Messages for %a.name%#>]
+

Note that the message key case_admin_page_title was manually selected, because an autogenerated key for this text, with its substitute variables, would have been very confusing +

Replace the temporary message tags in TCL files.�Repeat step 2 for tcl files. Here is the example TCL file after conversion:

+set title [_ simulation.admin_title]
+set context [list [list . [_ simulation.SimPlay]] \
+                  [list [export_vars -base case-admin { case_id }] \
+                    [_ simulation.lt_Administer_name_gt]] \
+                  [_ simulation.lt_Messages_for_role_pre]]
+

Internationalize SQL Code.�If there is any user-visible TCL code in the .sql or .xql files, internationalize that the same way as for the TCL files.

Internationalize Package Parameters.� See Multilingual APM Parameters

Internationalize Date and Time queries.�

Find datetime in .xql files. Use command line tools to find suspect SQL code:

grep -r "to_char.*H" *
 grep -r "to_date.*H" *
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diff -u -r1.34 -r1.35
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/index.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:28 -0000	1.34
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/index.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:36 -0000	1.35
@@ -1 +1 @@
-OpenACS Core Documentation  Next
OpenACS Core Documentation
Table of Contents
I. OpenACS For Everyone
1. High level information: What is OpenACS?
Overview
OpenACS Release Notes
II. Administrator's Guide
2. Installation Overview
Basic Steps
Prerequisite Software
3. Complete Installation
Install a Unix-like system and supporting software
Install Oracle 8.1.7
Install PostgreSQL
Install AOLserver 4
Install OpenACS 5.1.0d2
OpenACS Installation Guide for Windows2000
OpenACS Installation Guide for Mac OS X
4. Configuring a new OpenACS Site
How Do I?
5. Upgrading
Overview
Upgrading 4.5 or higher to 4.6.3
Upgrading OpenACS 4.6.3 to 5.0
Upgrading 5.0.0 to 5.0.x
Upgrading the OpenACS files
Upgrading Platform components
6. Production Environments
Starting and Stopping an OpenACS instance.
AOLserver keepalive with inittab
Running multiple services on one machine
High Availability/High Performance Configurations
Staged Deployment for Production Networks
Installing SSL Support for an OpenACS service
Set up Log Analysis Reports
External uptime validation
Diagnosing Performance Problems
7. Database Management
Running a PostgreSQL database on another server
Deleting a tablespace
Vacuum Postgres nightly
8. Backup and Recovery
Backup Strategy
Manual backup and recovery
Automated Backup
Using CVS for backup-recovery
A. Install Red Hat 8/9
B. Install additional supporting software
Unpack the OpenACS tarball
Initialize CVS (OPTIONAL)
Add PSGML commands to emacs init file (OPTIONAL)
Install Daemontools (OPTIONAL)
Install qmail (OPTIONAL)
Install Analog web file analyzer
Install nspam
Install Full Text Search
Install nsopenssl
Install tclwebtest.
Install PHP for use in AOLserver
Install Squirrelmail for use as a webmail system for OpenACS
Install AOLserver 3.3oacs1
A. Credits
Where did this document come from?
Linux Install Guides
Security Information
Resources
III. For OpenACS Package Developers
1. Development Tutorial
Creating a Package
Setting Up Database Objects
Creating Web Pages
Debugging and Automated Testing
2. Advanced Topics
Write the Requirements and Design Specs
Add the new package to CVS
Adding Comments
Admin Pages
Categories
Categories
Prepare the package for distribution.
Notifications
Using .vuh files for pretty urls
3. Development Reference
OpenACS Packages
OpenACS Data Models and the Object System
The Request Processor
The OpenACS Database Access API
Using Templates in OpenACS
Groups, Context, Permissions
Writing OpenACS Application Pages
Parties in OpenACS
OpenACS Permissions Tediously Explained
Object Identity
Programming with AOLserver
Using HTML Forms
4. Engineering Standards
OpenACS Style Guide
Release Version Numbering
Constraint naming standard
ACS File Naming and Formatting Standards
PL/SQL Standards
Variables
Automated Testing
5. Documentation Standards
OpenACS Documentation Guide
Using PSGML mode in Emacs
Using nXML mode in Emacs
Detailed Design Documentation Template
System/Application Requirements Template
6. Internationalization
How Internationalization/Localization works in OpenACS
How to Internationalize a Package
Design Notes
Translator's Guide
B. Using CVS with an OpenACS Site
IV. For OpenACS Platform Developers
7. Kernel Documentation
Overview
Object Model Requirements
Object Model Design
Permissions Requirements
Permissions Design
Groups Requirements
Groups Design
Subsites Requirements
Subsites Design Document
Package Manager Requirements
Package Manager Design
Database Access API
OpenACS Internationalization Requirements
Security Requirements
Security Design
Security Notes
Request Processor Requirements
Request Processor Design
Documenting Tcl Files: Page Contracts and Libraries
Bootstrapping OpenACS
External Authentication Requirements
8. Releasing OpenACS
OpenACS Core and .LRN
How to Update the OpenACS.org repository
How to package and release an OpenACS Package
How to Update the translations
Index
List of Figures
4.1. Site Templates
4.2. Granting Permissions
4.3. Granting Permissions in 5.0
5.1. Upgrading with the APM
5.2. Upgrading a local CVS repository
6.1. Multiple-server configuration
6.2. Simple A/B Deployment - Step 1
6.3. Simple A/B Deployment - Step 2
6.4. Simple A/B Deployment - Step 3
6.5. Complex A/B Deployment - Step 1
6.6. Complex A/B Deployment - Step 2
6.7. Complex A/B Deployment - Step 3
6.8. Query Analysis example
8.1. Backup and Recovery Strategy
1.1. Assumptions in this section
1.2. Tutorial Data Model
1.3. Database Creation Script - master create file
1.4. Database deletion script
1.5. Page Map
2.1. Upgrading a local CVS repository
List of Tables
2.1. Default directories for a standard install
2.2. Version Compatibility Matrix
5.1. Assumptions in this section
6.1. How it Works
3.1. Context Hierarchy Example
3.2. acs_objects example data
6.1. Internationalization and Localization
List of Examples
4.1. Getting datetime from the database ANSI-style
  Next
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View comments on this page at openacs.org
+OpenACS Core Documentation  Next
OpenACS Core Documentation
Table of Contents
I. OpenACS For Everyone
1. High level information: What is OpenACS?
Overview
OpenACS Release Notes
II. Administrator's Guide
2. Installation Overview
Basic Steps
Prerequisite Software
3. Complete Installation
Install a Unix-like system and supporting software
Install Oracle 8.1.7
Install PostgreSQL
Install AOLserver 4
Install OpenACS 5.1.0d2
OpenACS Installation Guide for Windows2000
OpenACS Installation Guide for Mac OS X
4. Configuring a new OpenACS Site
How Do I?
5. Upgrading
Overview
Upgrading 4.5 or higher to 4.6.3
Upgrading OpenACS 4.6.3 to 5.0
Upgrading 5.0.0 to 5.0.x
Upgrading the OpenACS files
Upgrading Platform components
6. Production Environments
Starting and Stopping an OpenACS instance.
AOLserver keepalive with inittab
Running multiple services on one machine
High Availability/High Performance Configurations
Staged Deployment for Production Networks
Installing SSL Support for an OpenACS service
Set up Log Analysis Reports
External uptime validation
Diagnosing Performance Problems
7. Database Management
Running a PostgreSQL database on another server
Deleting a tablespace
Vacuum Postgres nightly
8. Backup and Recovery
Backup Strategy
Manual backup and recovery
Automated Backup
Using CVS for backup-recovery
A. Install Red Hat 8/9
B. Install additional supporting software
Unpack the OpenACS tarball
Initialize CVS (OPTIONAL)
Add PSGML commands to emacs init file (OPTIONAL)
Install Daemontools (OPTIONAL)
Install qmail (OPTIONAL)
Install Analog web file analyzer
Install nspam
Install Full Text Search
Install nsopenssl
Install tclwebtest.
Install PHP for use in AOLserver
Install Squirrelmail for use as a webmail system for OpenACS
Install AOLserver 3.3oacs1
A. Credits
Where did this document come from?
Linux Install Guides
Security Information
Resources
III. For OpenACS Package Developers
1. Development Tutorial
Creating a Package
Setting Up Database Objects
Creating Web Pages
Debugging and Automated Testing
2. Advanced Topics
Write the Requirements and Design Specs
Add the new package to CVS
Adding Comments
Admin Pages
Categories
Categories
Prepare the package for distribution.
Notifications
Using .vuh files for pretty urls
3. Development Reference
OpenACS Packages
OpenACS Data Models and the Object System
The Request Processor
The OpenACS Database Access API
Using Templates in OpenACS
Groups, Context, Permissions
Writing OpenACS Application Pages
Parties in OpenACS
OpenACS Permissions Tediously Explained
Object Identity
Programming with AOLserver
Using HTML Forms
4. Engineering Standards
OpenACS Style Guide
Release Version Numbering
Constraint naming standard
ACS File Naming and Formatting Standards
PL/SQL Standards
Variables
Automated Testing
5. Documentation Standards
OpenACS Documentation Guide
Using PSGML mode in Emacs
Using nXML mode in Emacs
Detailed Design Documentation Template
System/Application Requirements Template
6. Internationalization
How Internationalization/Localization works in OpenACS
How to Internationalize a Package
Design Notes
Translator's Guide
B. Using CVS with an OpenACS Site
IV. For OpenACS Platform Developers
7. Kernel Documentation
Overview
Object Model Requirements
Object Model Design
Permissions Requirements
Permissions Design
Groups Requirements
Groups Design
Subsites Requirements
Subsites Design Document
Package Manager Requirements
Package Manager Design
Database Access API
OpenACS Internationalization Requirements
Security Requirements
Security Design
Security Notes
Request Processor Requirements
Request Processor Design
Documenting Tcl Files: Page Contracts and Libraries
Bootstrapping OpenACS
External Authentication Requirements
8. Releasing OpenACS
OpenACS Core and .LRN
How to Update the OpenACS.org repository
How to package and release an OpenACS Package
How to Update the translations
Index
List of Figures
4.1. Site Templates
4.2. Granting Permissions
4.3. Granting Permissions in 5.0
5.1. Upgrading with the APM
5.2. Upgrading a local CVS repository
6.1. Multiple-server configuration
6.2. Simple A/B Deployment - Step 1
6.3. Simple A/B Deployment - Step 2
6.4. Simple A/B Deployment - Step 3
6.5. Complex A/B Deployment - Step 1
6.6. Complex A/B Deployment - Step 2
6.7. Complex A/B Deployment - Step 3
6.8. Query Analysis example
8.1. Backup and Recovery Strategy
1.1. Assumptions in this section
1.2. Tutorial Data Model
1.3. Database Creation Script - master create file
1.4. Database deletion script
1.5. Page Map
2.1. Upgrading a local CVS repository
List of Tables
2.1. Default directories for a standard install
2.2. Version Compatibility Matrix
5.1. Assumptions in this section
6.1. How it Works
3.1. Context Hierarchy Example
3.2. acs_objects example data
6.1. Internationalization and Localization
List of Examples
4.1. Getting datetime from the database ANSI-style
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diff -u -r1.22 -r1.23
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-cvs.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.22
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-cvs.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:36 -0000	1.23
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Initialize CVS (OPTIONAL)Prev Appendix�B.�Install additional supporting software  Next
Initialize CVS (OPTIONAL)
CVS is a source control system.  Create and initialize a
+Initialize CVS (OPTIONAL)
Prev Appendix�B.�Install additional supporting software  Next
Initialize CVS (OPTIONAL)
CVS is a source control system.  Create and initialize a
       directory for a local cvs repository.
[root tmp]# mkdir /cvsroot
 [root tmp]# cvs -d /cvsroot init
 [root tmp]#
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diff -u -r1.23 -r1.24
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-daemontools.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.23
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-daemontools.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:36 -0000	1.24
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
       installed in /package.  These commands install daemontools and
       svgroup.  svgroup is a script for granting permissions, to allow
       users other than root to use daemontools for specific
-      services.
Install Daemontools
download daemontools and install it.
Red Hat 8
[root root]# mkdir -p /package
+      services.
Install Daemontools
download daemontools and install it.
Red Hat 8
[root root]# mkdir -p /package
 [root root]# chmod 1755 /package/
 [root root]# cd /package/
 [root package]# tar xzf /tmp/daemontools-0.76.tar.gz
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diff -u -r1.21 -r1.22
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-full-text-search.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.21
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-full-text-search.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:36 -0000	1.22
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Install Full Text SearchPrev Appendix�B.�Install additional supporting software  Next
Install Full Text Search
By Joel Aufrecht and Malte Sussdorff
           OpenACS docs are written by the named authors, and may be edited
           by OpenACS documentation staff.
-        
Install OpenFTS module
If you want full text search, and you are running PostgreSQL, install this module to support FTS.  Do this step after you have installed both PostgreSQL and
+        
Install OpenFTS module
If you want full text search, and you are running PostgreSQL, install this module to support FTS.  Do this step after you have installed both PostgreSQL and
       AOLserver.  You will need the openfts
       tarball in /tmp.
Install Tsearch.  This is a PostgreSQL module that
 	  OpenFTS requires.
[root root]# su - postgres
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 make
 su postgres
 make install
-exit
Install OpenFTS prerequisites in PostgreSQL instance
If you are installing Full Text Search, add required
+exit
Install OpenFTS prerequisites in PostgreSQL instance
If you are installing Full Text Search, add required
         packages to the new database.  (In order for full text search
         to work, you must also install the PostgreSQL
         OpenFTS module and prerequisites.)
[service0 service0]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql service0 -f /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.3.4/contrib/tsearch/tsearch.sql
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diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-openacs-keepalive.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-openacs-keepalive.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:36 -0000	1.7
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         log.  A daemontools directory is included in the OpenACS tarball at
         /var/lib/aolserver/service0/etc/daemontools.  To use it, first ill any existing AOLserver instances.  As root, link the daemontools directory into the /service directory.  Daemontools' svscan process checks this directory every five seconds, and will quickly execute run.
[service0 etc]$ killall nsd
 nsd: no process killed
+[service0 etc]$ emacs /var/lib/aolserver/service0/etc/daemontools/run
 [service0 etc]$ exit
 
 [root root]# ln -s /var/lib/aolserver/service0/etc/daemontools/ /service/service0
Verify that AOLserver is running.
[root root]# ps -auxw | grep nsd
@@ -62,6 +63,6 @@
 
         Most of this information comes from Tom Jackson's AOLserver+Daemontools
           Mini-HOWTO.
-
Table�6.1.�How it Works
Program Invoked by this program ... ... using this file Where to find errors Log goes to Use these commands to control it
svscanboot
+
Table�6.1.�How it Works
Program Invoked by this program ... ... using this file Where to find errors Log goes to Use these commands to control it
svscanboot
       init /etc/inittab ps -auxw | grep readproctitle n/a �
aolserver supervise
 (a child of svscanboot) /service/service0/run /var/lib/aolserver/service0/log/error.log /var/lib/aolserver/service0/log/service0.log svc -k /service/service0
postgresql Redhat init scripts during boot /etc/init.d/postgresql /usr/local/pgsql/data/server.log � service postgresql start (Red Hat), /etc/init.d/postgresql start (Debian)
Prev Home  Next
Chapter�6.�Production Environments Up  AOLserver keepalive with inittab
docs@openacs.org
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diff -u -r1.23 -r1.24
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-qmail.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.23
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-qmail.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:36 -0000	1.24
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 tcpserver: usage: tcpserver [ -1UXpPhHrRoOdDqQv ] [ -c limit ] [ -x rules.cdb ] [ -B banner ] [ -g gid ] [ -u uid
 ] [ -b backlog ] [ -l localname ] [ -t timeout ] host port program
 [root ucspi-tcp-0.88]#
-
+

 (I'm not sure if this next step is 100% necessary, but when I skip it
 I get problems.  If you get the error 553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.7.1) then you need to do this.)  AOLserver sends outgoing mail via the ns_sendmail
 command, which pipes a command to the sendmail executable.  Or, in our
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 send outgoing mail.
[root ucspi-tcp-0.88]# cp /tmp/openacs-5.1.0d2/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/tcp.smtp.txt /etc/tcp.smtp
 [root ucspi-tcp-0.88]# tcprules /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb /etc/tcp.smtp.tmp < /etc/tcp.smtp
 cp /tmp/openacs-5.1.0d2/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/tcp.smtp.txt /etc/tcp.smtp 
-tcprules /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb /etc/tcp.smtp.tmp < /etc/tcp.smtp 
Install Qmail.�
Download qmail,
+tcprules /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb /etc/tcp.smtp.tmp < /etc/tcp.smtp 
Install Qmail.�
Download qmail,
             set up the standard supporting users and build the binaries:
[root root]# cd /usr/local/src
 [root src]# wget http://www.qmail.org/netqmail-1.04.tar.gz
 [root src]# tar xzf netqmail-1.04.tar.gz
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 cd netqmail-1.04
 ./collate.sh
 cd netqmail-1.04
-make setup check
Replace sendmail with qmail's wrapper.
[root qmail-1.03]# rm -f /usr/bin/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail
+make setup check
Replace sendmail with qmail's wrapper.
[root qmail-1.03]# rm -f /usr/bin/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail
 [root qmail-1.03]# ln -s /var/qmail/bin/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail
 [root qmail-1.03]#
 rm -f /usr/bin/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 cd ~alias; touch .qmail-postmaster .qmail-mailer-daemon .qmail-root 
 chmod 644 ~alias/.qmail* 
 /var/qmail/bin/maildirmake ~alias/Maildir/ 
-chown -R alias.nofiles /var/qmail/alias/Maildir
Configure qmail to use the Maildir delivery format
+chown -R alias.nofiles /var/qmail/alias/Maildir
Configure qmail to use the Maildir delivery format
           (instead of mbox), and install a version of the qmail startup script modified to use Maildir.
[root alias]# echo "./Maildir" > /var/qmail/bin/.qmail
 [root alias]# cp /tmp/openacs-5.1.0d2/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/qmail.rc.txt /var/qmail/rc
 [root alias]# chmod 755 /var/qmail/rc
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diff -u -r1.23 -r1.24
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-redhat.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.23
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-redhat.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:36 -0000	1.24
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	
Unplug the network cable from your
           computer.  We don't want to connect to the network
           until we're sure the computer is secure.  
-           
+           
   (Wherever you see
           the word secure, you should always read it as, "secure
           enough for our purposes, given the amount of work we're
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 Review (and modify if needed) the partitions created and click Next
On the pop-up window asking "Are you sure
 	  you want to do this?" click
 	  Yes
-	  IF YOU ARE WIPING YOUR HARD DRIVE.
Click Next on the boot loader screen
Configure Networking.  
+	  IF YOU ARE WIPING YOUR HARD DRIVE.
Click Next on the boot loader screen
Configure Networking.  
 Again, if you know what you're doing, do this step
           yourself, being sure to note the firewall holes. Otherwise,
           follow the instructions in this step to set up a computer directly connected to the internet with a dedicated IP address.
DHCP is a system by which a computer that
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 Mail (SMTP).  In the Other ports
 box, enter 443, 8000, 8443.  Click
 Next.
-Port 443 is for https (http over ssl), and 8000 and 8443 are http and https access to the development server we'll be setting up.
Select any additional languages you want the
+Port 443 is for https (http over ssl), and 8000 and 8443 are http and https access to the development server we'll be setting up.
Select any additional languages you want the
 	  computer to support and then click
 	  Next
Choose your time zone and click Next.
Type in a root
 password, twice.
On the Package selection page, we're going to
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@
 risk that's still screened by the firewall, or a resource hog.  Just
 don't install a database or web server, because that would conflict
 with the database and web server we'll install later.
-
check Editors (this installs emacs),
click Details next to Text-based Internet, check lynx, and click OK;
check Authoring and Publishing (this installs docbook),
uncheck Server Configuration Tools,
uncheck Web Server,
uncheck Windows File Server,
check SQL Database Server (this installs PostgreSQL),
check Development Tools (this installs gmake and other build tools),
uncheck Administration Tools, and
uncheck Printing Support.
At the bottom, check Select Individual Packages and click Next
We need to fine-tune the exact list of packages.
+
check Editors (this installs emacs),
click Details next to Text-based Internet, check lynx, and click OK;
check Authoring and Publishing (this installs docbook),
uncheck Server Configuration Tools,
uncheck Web Server,
uncheck Windows File Server,
check SQL Database Server (this installs PostgreSQL),
check Development Tools (this installs gmake and other build tools),
uncheck Administration Tools, and
uncheck Printing Support.
At the bottom, check Select Individual Packages and click Next
We need to fine-tune the exact list of packages.
 The same rules apply as in the last step - you can add more stuff, but
 you shouldn't remove anything the guide adds.  We're going to go
 through all the packages in one big list, so select
 Flat
 View and wait. In a minute, a
-list of packages will appear.
uncheck apmd (monitors power, not very useful for servers), 
check ImageMagick (required for the photo-album packages, 
uncheckisdn4k-utils (unless you are using isdn, this installs a useless daemon), 
check mutt (a mail program that reads Maildir),
uncheck nfs-utils (nfs is a major security risk), 
uncheck pam-devel (I don't remember why, but we don't want this), 
uncheck portmap, 
uncheck postfix (this is an MTA, but we're going to install qmail later), 
check  postgresql-devel,
uncheck rsh (rsh is a security hole), 
uncheck sendmail (sendmail is an insecure MTA; we're going to install qmail instead later),
check tcl (we need tcl), and 
uncheck xinetd (xinetd handles incoming tcp connections.  We'll install a different, more secure program, ucspi-tcp).
Click Next
Red Hat isn't completely happy with the combination
+list of packages will appear.
uncheck apmd (monitors power, not very useful for servers), 
check ImageMagick (required for the photo-album packages, 
uncheckisdn4k-utils (unless you are using isdn, this installs a useless daemon), 
check mutt (a mail program that reads Maildir),
uncheck nfs-utils (nfs is a major security risk), 
uncheck pam-devel (I don't remember why, but we don't want this), 
uncheck portmap, 
uncheck postfix (this is an MTA, but we're going to install qmail later), 
check  postgresql-devel,
uncheck rsh (rsh is a security hole), 
uncheck sendmail (sendmail is an insecure MTA; we're going to install qmail instead later),
check tcl (we need tcl), and 
uncheck xinetd (xinetd handles incoming tcp connections.  We'll install a different, more secure program, ucspi-tcp).
Click Next
Red Hat isn't completely happy with the combination
 of packages we've selected, and wants to satisfy some dependencies.
 Don't let it.  On the next screen, choose
 Ignore Package
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         upgrading all of that.  Since you are upgrading the kernel,
         reboot after this step.
 
Lock down SSH

-              
+              
               SSH is the protocol we use to connect
               securely to the computer (replacing telnet, which is
               insecure).  sshd is the daemon that listens for incoming
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diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-steps.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.16
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/install-steps.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:36 -0000	1.17
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 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 server yourserver.test
name of administrative access account remadmin
OpenACS service service0
OpenACS service account service0
OpenACS database name service0
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 service0Paths and Users
Table�2.1.�Default directories for a standard install
Fully qualified domain name of your server yourserver.test
name of administrative access account remadmin
OpenACS service service0
OpenACS service account service0
OpenACS database name service0
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-5.1.0d2/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
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diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/ix01.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.11
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/ix01.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:36 -0000	1.12
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Index
Prev  
Index
A
AOLserver
configuration, Installation Option 2: Install from tarball
Automated tests, Write automated tests
C
computeroutput
code, Code
cvs
initializing, Initialize CVS (OPTIONAL)
setup, Using CVS with an OpenACS Site
D
daemontools
installation, Install Daemontools (OPTIONAL)
docbook
installation, Install Red Hat 8/9
DocBook
DTD, Why DocBook?
emacs configuration for, Add PSGML commands to emacs init file (OPTIONAL)
Document structure, Document Structure
E
emacs
installation, Install Red Hat 8/9
emphasis
bold, italics, Emphasis
F
full text search
installation, Install OpenFTS module, Install OpenFTS prerequisites in PostgreSQL instance
G
Graphics
Images, Graphics
I
informaltable
table, Tables
L
language
installation, Install Red Hat 8/9
Linking, Links
lists, Lists
O
OpenACS Package, What a Package Looks Like
P
photo-album
installation (see ImageMagick)
Postgres
Vacuuming, Installation Option 2: Install from tarball
Q
qmail
installation, Install qmail (OPTIONAL)
Maildir, Install qmail (OPTIONAL)
rcpthosts error message, Install qmail (OPTIONAL)
S
sect1, Headlines, Sections
sect2, Headlines, Sections
Sections
Headlines, Headlines, Sections
security
definition, Install Red Hat 8/9
firewall, Install Red Hat 8/9
sendmail
removing, Install qmail (OPTIONAL)
service0, Paths and Users
ssh, Install Red Hat 8/9
T
The publish point for new packages should be
+IndexPrev  
Index
A
AOLserver
configuration, Installation Option 2: Install from tarball
Automated tests, Write automated tests
C
computeroutput
code, Code
cvs
initializing, Initialize CVS (OPTIONAL)
setup, Using CVS with an OpenACS Site
D
daemontools
installation, Install Daemontools (OPTIONAL)
docbook
installation, Install Red Hat 8/9
DocBook
DTD, Why DocBook?
emacs configuration for, Add PSGML commands to emacs init file (OPTIONAL)
Document structure, Document Structure
E
emacs
installation, Install Red Hat 8/9
emphasis
bold, italics, Emphasis
F
full text search
installation, Install OpenFTS module, Install OpenFTS prerequisites in PostgreSQL instance
G
Graphics
Images, Graphics
I
informaltable
table, Tables
L
language
installation, Install Red Hat 8/9
Linking, Links
lists, Lists
O
OpenACS Package, What a Package Looks Like
P
photo-album
installation (see ImageMagick)
Postgres
Vacuuming, Installation Option 2: Install from tarball
Q
qmail
installation, Install qmail (OPTIONAL)
Maildir, Install qmail (OPTIONAL)
rcpthosts error message, Install qmail (OPTIONAL)
S
sect1, Headlines, Sections
sect2, Headlines, Sections
Sections
Headlines, Headlines, Sections
security
definition, Install Red Hat 8/9
firewall, Install Red Hat 8/9
sendmail
removing, Install qmail (OPTIONAL)
service0, Paths and Users
ssh, Install Red Hat 8/9
T
The publish point for new packages should be
         fixed., Prepare the package for distribution.
U
ulink, Links
Unicode
in PostgreSQL, Install PostgreSQL
upgrade
OpenACS 4.5 to 4.6.x
Linux/Unix, Upgrading 4.5 or higher to 4.6.3
X
XML guidelines, Why DocBook?
xref
linkend, Links
xreflabel, Headlines, Sections
Prev Home  
How to Update the translations Up  
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diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/maint-performance.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.11
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/maint-performance.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:36 -0000	1.12
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Diagnosing Performance ProblemsPrev Chapter�6.�Production Environments  Next
Diagnosing Performance Problems
Did performance problems happen overnight, or did they sneak up on
     you? Any clue what caused the performance problems (e.g. loading 20K
     users into .LRN)
Is the file system out of space?  Is the machine swapping to disk constantly?
Isolating and solving database problems.
Without daily internal maintenance, most databases slowly degrade in performance.  For PostGreSQL, see the section called “Vacuum Postgres nightly”.  For Oracle, use exec dbms_stats.gather_schema_stats('SCHEMA_NAME') (Andrew Piskorski's Oracle notes).
You can track the exact amount of time each database query on a page takes:
Go to Main Site : Site-Wide Administration : Install Software
Click on "Install New Application" in "Install from OpenACS Repository"
Choose "ACS Developer Support">
After install is complete, restart the server.
Browse to Developer Support, which is automatically mounted at /ds.
-              
Turn on Database statistics
Browse directly to a slow page and click "Request Information" at the bottom of the page.
This should return a list of database queries on the page, including the exact query (so it can be cut-paste into psql or oracle) and the time each query took.
Figure�6.8.�Query Analysis example
Identify a runaway Oracle query: first, use ps aux or top to get the UNIX process ID of a runaway Oracle process.
Log in to SQL*Plus as the admin:
[service0 ~]$ svrmgrl
+              
Turn on Database statistics
Browse directly to a slow page and click "Request Information" at the bottom of the page.
This should return a list of database queries on the page, including the exact query (so it can be cut-paste into psql or oracle) and the time each query took.
Figure�6.8.�Query Analysis example
Identify a runaway Oracle query: first, use ps aux or top to get the UNIX process ID of a runaway Oracle process.
Log in to SQL*Plus as the admin:
[service0 ~]$ svrmgrl
 
 Oracle Server Manager Release 3.1.7.0.0 - Production
 
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diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/maintenance-deploy.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/maintenance-deploy.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.7
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Staged Deployment for Production NetworksPrev Chapter�6.�Production Environments  Next
Staged Deployment for Production Networks
By Joel Aufrecht
           OpenACS docs are written by the named authors, and may be edited
           by OpenACS documentation staff.
-        
This section describes minimal-risk methods for deploying changes on a production network.  The important characteristics of a safe change deployment include:  (THIS SECTION IN DEVELOPMENT)
Control: You know for sure that the change you are making is the change that you intend to make and is the change that you tested.
Rollback: If anything goes wrong, you can return to the previous working configuration safely and quickly.
Deployment with CVS
With this method, we control the files on a site via CVS.  In this example, there is one development site and one production site.  The only way files should move between the two is via cvs.  The production site could run "HEAD" from cvs (raw example from chat log:)
+        
This section describes minimal-risk methods for deploying changes on a production network.  The important characteristics of a safe change deployment include:  (THIS SECTION IN DEVELOPMENT)
Control: You know for sure that the change you are making is the change that you intend to make and is the change that you tested.
Rollback: If anything goes wrong, you can return to the previous working configuration safely and quickly.
Deployment with CVS
With this method, we control the files on a site via CVS.  In this example, there is one development site and one production site.  The only way files should move between the two is via cvs.  The production site could run "HEAD" from cvs (raw example from chat log:)
 1) change the file on dev as desired
 2) test the new file
 3) commit the file: 
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 the stuff in -m "foo" is a comment visible only from within cvs commands
 4) update the file on production:
 cd /web/foo-prod/www
-cvs up index.adp
The drawback to using HEAD as the live code is that you cannot commit new work on the development server without erasing the definition of 'working production code.'  So a better method is to use a tag.  This guarantees that, at any time in the future, you can retrieve exactly the same set of code.  This is useful for both of the characteristics of safe change deployment.  For control, you can use tags to define a body of code, test that code, and then know that what you are deploying is exactly that code.  For rollback, you can use return to the last working tag if the new tag (or new, untagged changes) cause problems.  .... example of using tags to follow ...
A/B Deployment
The approach taken in this section is to always create a new service with the desired changes, running in parallel with the existing site.  This guarantees control, at least at the final step of the process: you know what changes you are about to make because you can see them directly.  It does not, by itself, guarantee the entire control chain.  You need additional measures to make sure that the change you are making is exactly and completely the change you intended to make and tested previously, and nothing more.  Those additional measures typically take the form of source control tags and system version numbers.  The parallel-server approach also guarantees rollback because the original working service is not touched; it is merely set aside.
This approach can has limitations.  If the database or file system regularly receiving new data, you must interrupt this function or risk losing data in the shuffle.  It also requires extra steps if the database will be affected.
Simple A/B Deployment: Database is not changed
Figure�6.2.�Simple A/B Deployment - Step 1
Figure�6.3.�Simple A/B Deployment - Step 2
Figure�6.4.�Simple A/B Deployment - Step 3
Complex A/B Deployment: Database is changed
Figure�6.5.�Complex A/B Deployment - Step 1
Figure�6.6.�Complex A/B Deployment - Step 2
Figure�6.7.�Complex A/B Deployment - Step 3
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+cvs up index.adp
The drawback to using HEAD as the live code is that you cannot commit new work on the development server without erasing the definition of 'working production code.'  So a better method is to use a tag.  This guarantees that, at any time in the future, you can retrieve exactly the same set of code.  This is useful for both of the characteristics of safe change deployment.  For control, you can use tags to define a body of code, test that code, and then know that what you are deploying is exactly that code.  For rollback, you can use return to the last working tag if the new tag (or new, untagged changes) cause problems.  .... example of using tags to follow ...
A/B Deployment
The approach taken in this section is to always create a new service with the desired changes, running in parallel with the existing site.  This guarantees control, at least at the final step of the process: you know what changes you are about to make because you can see them directly.  It does not, by itself, guarantee the entire control chain.  You need additional measures to make sure that the change you are making is exactly and completely the change you intended to make and tested previously, and nothing more.  Those additional measures typically take the form of source control tags and system version numbers.  The parallel-server approach also guarantees rollback because the original working service is not touched; it is merely set aside.
This approach can has limitations.  If the database or file system regularly receiving new data, you must interrupt this function or risk losing data in the shuffle.  It also requires extra steps if the database will be affected.
Simple A/B Deployment: Database is not changed
Figure�6.2.�Simple A/B Deployment - Step 1
Figure�6.3.�Simple A/B Deployment - Step 2
Figure�6.4.�Simple A/B Deployment - Step 3
Complex A/B Deployment: Database is changed
Figure�6.5.�Complex A/B Deployment - Step 1
Figure�6.6.�Complex A/B Deployment - Step 2
Figure�6.7.�Complex A/B Deployment - Step 3
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diff -u -r1.33 -r1.34
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/objects.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.33
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/objects.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.34
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 Fire up your text editor and open the
 ROOT/packages/notes/sql/oracle/notes-create.sql (ROOT/packages/notes/sql/postgresql/notes-create.sql for the PG version) file created
 when we created the package.  Then, do the following:
-
Describe the new type to the type system

+
Describe the new type to the type system

 First, add an entry to the acs_object_types table with the following PL/SQL call:
 
 begin  
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 because the new type note is a subtype of
 acs_object, it will inherit these attributes, so there is
 no need for us to define them.
-
Define a table in which to store your objects

+
Define a table in which to store your objects

 The next thing we do is make a small modification to the data model to
 reflect the fact that each row in the notes table
 represents something that is not only an object of type
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 use the acs_objects table to find objects will
 transparently find any objects that are instances of any subtype of
 acs_objects.
-
Define a package for type specific procedures

+
Define a package for type specific procedures

 The next step is to define a PL/SQL package for your new type, and
 write some basic procedures to create and delete objects. Here is a
 package definition for our new type:
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 object OBJ was "read only", then any other object that used OBJ as its
 context would also be "read only" by default. We'll talk about this more
 later.
-
Define a package body for type specific procedures

+
Define a package body for type specific procedures

 The PL/SQL package body contains the implementations of the procedures
 defined above. The only subtle thing going on here is that we must use
 acs_object.new to insert a row into
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diff -u -r1.32 -r1.33
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/openacs.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:29 -0000	1.32
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/openacs.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.33
@@ -220,15 +220,20 @@
 CREATE DATABASE
 [service0 service0]$
 su - service0
-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.  Recommended: VACUUM ANALYZE every hour and VACUUM FULL ANALYZE every day.
[service0 service0]$ 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 service0
-0 0 * * * /usr/local/pgsql/bin/vacuumdb --full --analyze service0
Add Full Text Search Support (OPTIONAL)
 At this point the database should be ready for installing OpenACS.
Configure an AOLserver Service for OpenACS.�

+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.  Recommended: VACUUM ANALYZE every hour and VACUUM FULL ANALYZE every day.
[service0 service0]$ 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 service0
+0 0 * * * /usr/local/pgsql/bin/vacuumdb --full --analyze service0
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.�

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

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diff -u -r1.26 -r1.27
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/permissions-tediously-explained.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:30 -0000	1.26
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/permissions-tediously-explained.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.27
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     
Context Hierarchy

       Suppose objects A, B, ..., 
       and F form the following hierarchy. 
-    
Table�11.1.�Context Hierarchy Example
A
+    
Table�11.1.�Context Hierarchy Example
A
   	        object_id=10
               
B
   	        object_id=20
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
       This can be represented in the 
       acs_objects table
       by the following entries: 
-    
Table�11.2.�acs_objects example data
object_id context_id
20 10
30 10
40 20
50 20
60 30

+    
Table�11.2.�acs_objects example data
object_id context_id
20 10
30 10
40 20
50 20
60 30

       The first entry tells us that object 20 is the descendant of object 10, and
       the third entry shows that object 40 is the descendant of object 20. By
       running a CONNECT BY query,
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diff -u -r1.31 -r1.32
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/postgres.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:30 -0000	1.31
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/postgres.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.32
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 	  Change to the postgres user and run ./configure to set the compilation options automatically. This is the point at which you can
 	  configure PostgreSQL in various ways. For example, if you want to
 	  enable
-	  Unicode support, add the flags --enable-locale and --enable-multibyte. If you want to see what the other possibilities are, run ./configure --help.
+	  Unicode support, add the flags --enable-locale and --enable-multibyte. If you want to see what the other possibilities are, run ./configure --help.
 	
On debian woody (stable, 3.0), do ./configure --without-readline --without-zlib.
[root src]# su - postgres
 [postgres pgsql]$ cd /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.3.4
 [postgres postgresql-7.3.4]$ ./configure --with-includes=/sw/include/ --with-libraries=/sw/lib --enable-locale --enable-multibyte \
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diff -u -r1.23 -r1.24
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/psgml-for-emacs.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:30 -0000	1.23
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/psgml-for-emacs.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.24
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Add PSGML commands to emacs init file (OPTIONAL)Prev Appendix�B.�Install additional supporting software  Next
Add PSGML commands to emacs init file (OPTIONAL)

+Add PSGML commands to emacs init file (OPTIONAL)
Prev Appendix�B.�Install additional supporting software  Next
Add PSGML commands to emacs init file (OPTIONAL)

 If you plan to write or edit any documentation with emacs, install a
       customized emacs configuration file with DocBook commands in the skeleton
       directory, so it will be used for all new users.  The file also
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diff -u -r1.36 -r1.37
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/release-notes.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:30 -0000	1.36
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/release-notes.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.37
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-OpenACS Release Notes
Prev Chapter�1.�High level information: What is OpenACS?  Next
OpenACS Release Notes
Version 5.1.0
Under Development - update this no later than 5.1.0rc1
Version 5.0.2
Bug fixes: #1495. Croatian enabled by default, #1496. APM automated install fails if files have spaces in their names, #1494. automated upgrade crashes (halting the upgrade process)
Complete Change list since 5.0.0 in Changelog
File tagging scheme in CVS changed to follow TIP #46: (Approved) Rules for Version Numbering and CVS tagging of Packages
Version 5.0.1
All work on the translation server from 7 Nov 2003 to 7 Feb 2004 is now included in catalogs.
One new function in acs-tcl, util::age_pretty
Complete Change list since 5.0.0 in Changelog
Many documentation updates and doc bug fixes 
Version 5.0.0

+OpenACS Release Notes
Prev Chapter�1.�High level information: What is OpenACS?  Next
OpenACS Release Notes
Version 5.1.0
Under Development - update this no later than 5.1.0rc1
Version 5.0.4
New translations, including for .LRN 2.0.2.
Version 5.0.3
Bug fixes: 1560, #1556. Site becomes unresponsive, requires restart
Version 5.0.2
Bug fixes: #1495. Croatian enabled by default, #1496. APM automated install fails if files have spaces in their names, #1494. automated upgrade crashes (halting the upgrade process)
Complete Change list since 5.0.0 in Changelog
File tagging scheme in CVS changed to follow TIP #46: (Approved) Rules for Version Numbering and CVS tagging of Packages
Version 5.0.1
All work on the translation server from 7 Nov 2003 to 7 Feb 2004 is now included in catalogs.
One new function in acs-tcl, util::age_pretty
Complete Change list since 5.0.0 in Changelog
Many documentation updates and doc bug fixes 
Version 5.0.0

 	This is OpenACS 5.0.0.  This version contains no known security, data loss, or crashing bugs, nor any bugs judged release blockers.  This version has received manual testing.  It has passed current automated testing, which is not comprehensive.  This release contains work done on the translation server http://translate.openacs.org through 7 Nov 2003.  
   

 	Please report bugs using our
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@
         

 	   Serving backup files and files from the CVS directories is turned off by default via the acs-kernel parameter
      	   ExcludedFiles in section request-processor (The variable provides a string match glob list of files and is defaulted to "*/CVS/* *~")
-	
($Id$)
Version 4.6.3
Release Notes for 4.6.3
Version 4.6.2
Release Notes for 4.6.2
Version 4.6
Release Notes for 4.6
Version 4.5
Release Notes for 4.5
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+	
($Id$)
Version 4.6.3
Release Notes for 4.6.3
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diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-cvs.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:30 -0000	1.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-cvs.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.8
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@
 initial revision: 1.1
 done
 (many lines omitted)
-[service0 myfirstpackage]$
Figure�10.1.�Upgrading a local CVS repository
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diff -u -r1.24 -r1.25
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-database.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:30 -0000	1.24
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-database.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.25
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Setting Up Database ObjectsPrev Chapter�9.�Development Tutorial  Next
Setting Up Database Objects
by Joel Aufrecht
           OpenACS docs are written by the named authors, and may be edited
           by OpenACS documentation staff.
-        
Code the data model
We create all database objects with scripts in the
+        
Code the data model
We create all database objects with scripts in the
       myfirstpackage/sql/ directory.  All
       database scripts are database-specific and are thus in either
       the myfirstpackage/sql/oracle or
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
       repository functions to simplify our database creation.  (More
       information about ACS Objects.  More information about the
       Content Repository.)
-
Figure�9.2.�Tutorial Data Model
The top of each sql file has some
+
Figure�9.2.�Tutorial Data Model
The top of each sql file has some
       standard comments, including doc tags such as
       @author which will be picked up
       by the API browser.  The string
       $Id$ will automatically be
       expanded when the file is checked in to cvs.
[service0 ~]$ cd /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/myfirstpackage/sql/postgresql
-[service0 postgresql]$ emacs myfirstpackage-create.sql
Paste this into the file and save and close.
Figure�9.3.�Database Creation Script - master create file
-- creation script
+[service0 postgresql]$ emacs myfirstpackage-create.sql
Paste this into the file and save and close.
Figure�9.3.�Database Creation Script - master create file
-- creation script
 --
 -- @author joel@aufrecht.org
 -- @cvs-id &Id:$
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     First Package," ensures that our object is unlikely to conflict
     with objects from other packages.
Create a database file to drop everything if the package
         is uninstalled.
-[service0 postgresql]$ emacs myfirstpackage-drop.sql
Figure�9.4.�Database deletion script
-- drop script
+[service0 postgresql]$ emacs myfirstpackage-drop.sql
Figure�9.4.�Database deletion script
-- drop script
 --
 -- @author joel@aufrecht.org
 -- @cvs-id &Id:$
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diff -u -r1.24 -r1.25
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-debug.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:30 -0000	1.24
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-debug.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.25
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Debugging and Automated TestingPrev Chapter�9.�Development Tutorial  Next
Debugging and Automated Testing
by Joel Aufrecht
           OpenACS docs are written by the named authors, and may be edited
           by OpenACS documentation staff.
-        
Debugging
Developer Support.�The Developer Support package adds several goodies: debug
+        
Debugging
Developer Support.�The Developer Support package adds several goodies: debug
       information for every page; the ability to log comments to the
       page instead of the error log, and fast user switching so that you
       can test pages as anonymous and as dummy users without logging
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@
 ?�searches�backward�

 /�searches�forward.�

 ����������

-    
Manual testing
Make a list of basic tests to make sure it works
Test Num Action Expected Result
001 Browse to the index page while not logged in and
+    
Manual testing
Make a list of basic tests to make sure it works
Test Num Action Expected Result
001 Browse to the index page while not logged in and
             while one or more notes exist. No edit or delete or add links should appear.
002 Browse to the index page while logged in.  An Edit
             link should appear.  Click on it.  Fill out the form and
             click Submit. The text added in the form should be visible on the
             index page.
API-001 Invoke mfp::note::create with a specific word as the title. Proc should return an object id.
API-002 Given an object id from API-001, invoke mfp::note::get. Proc should return the specific word in the title.
API-003 Given the object id from API-001, invoke mfp::note::delete. Proc should return 0 for success.
Other things to test: try to delete someone else's
         note.  Try to delete your own note.  Edit your own note.
-        Search for a note.
Write automated tests
by Simon Carstensen and Joel Aufrecht
+        Search for a note.
Write automated tests
by Simon Carstensen and Joel Aufrecht
           OpenACS docs are written by the named authors, and may be edited
           by OpenACS documentation staff.
-        

+        

     It seems to me that a lot of people have been asking for some guidelines on how to write automated tests. I've done several tests by now and have found the process to be extremely easy and useful. It's a joy to work with automated testing once you get the hang of it.
Create the directory that will contain the test
     script and edit the script file.  The directory location and file name are standards which are recognized by the automated testing package:
[service0 www]$ mkdir /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/myfirstpackage/tcl/test
 [service0 www]$ cd /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/myfirstpackage/tcl/test
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diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-distribute.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:31 -0000	1.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-distribute.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.8
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
         (37.1KB)
         after the label Distribution
         File: and save the file to
-        /tmp.

+        /tmp.

 
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diff -u -r1.25 -r1.26
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-newpackage.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:31 -0000	1.25
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-newpackage.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.26
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Creating a PackagePrev Chapter�9.�Development Tutorial  Next
Creating a Package
by Joel Aufrecht
           OpenACS docs are written by the named authors, and may be edited
           by OpenACS documentation staff.
-        
The intended page map
Overview
To start developing new code in OpenACS, we build a new
+        
The intended page map
Overview
To start developing new code in OpenACS, we build a new
     package.  A package is a a discrete collection of web
     pages, tcl code, and database tables and procedures.  A package
       with user interface is called an application; a package which provides
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 
       
In this tutorial, we will make an application package for
     displaying a list of text notes.
-
Before you begin
You will need:
A computer with a working installation of
+
Before you begin
You will need:
A computer with a working installation of
 	  OpenACS.  If you don't have this, see Chapter�2, Installation Overview.
 	  
Example files, which are included in the
 standard OpenACS 5.1.0d2 distribution.
-	  
Figure�9.1.�Assumptions in this section
Fully qualified domain name of your server yourserver.test
URL of your server http://yourserver.test:8000
Name of development account service0
New Package key myfirstpackage
Use the APM to initialize a new package
We use the ACS Package Manager (APM) to add, remove, and
+	  
Figure�9.1.�Assumptions in this section
Fully qualified domain name of your server yourserver.test
URL of your server http://yourserver.test:8000
Name of development account service0
New Package key myfirstpackage
Use the APM to initialize a new package
We use the ACS Package Manager (APM) to add, remove, and
     upgrade packages.  It handles package meta-data, such as lists of
     files that belong in the package.  Each package is uniquely
     identified by a package key.  To start developing a new
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         
This creates a package rooted at
           /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/myfirstpackage.
           This is the "home directory" of our new package, and all
-          files in the package will be within this directory.
Mount the package in the site map
In order to see your work in progress, you must create a
+          files in the package will be within this directory.
Mount the package in the site map
In order to see your work in progress, you must create a
       map between the URL space of incoming requests and the package.
       You do this by mounting the package in the Site Map.  This
       creates a link between the incoming URL and an
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--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-pages.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:31 -0000	1.24
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/tutorial-pages.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.25
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Creating Web Pages
Prev Chapter�9.�Development Tutorial  Next
Creating Web Pages
by Joel Aufrecht
           OpenACS docs are written by the named authors, and may be edited
           by OpenACS documentation staff.
-        
Install some API
As a workaround for missing content-repository functionality, copy a provided file into the directory for tcl files:
-    cp /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/note-procs.tcl /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/myfirstpackage/tcl/
To make this file take effect, go to the APM and choose "Reload changed" for "MyFirstPackage".
Page Map
Our package will have two visible pages.  The first shows a list of all objects; the second shows a single object in view or edit mode, and can also be used to add an object.  The index page will display the list, but since we might reuse the list later, we'll put it in a seperate file and include it on the index page.
Figure�9.5.�Page Map
Build the "Index" page
Each user-visible page in your package has, typically,
+        
Install some API
As a workaround for missing content-repository functionality, copy a provided file into the directory for tcl files:
+    cp /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/note-procs.tcl /var/lib/aolserver/service0/packages/myfirstpackage/tcl/
To make this file take effect, go to the APM and choose "Reload changed" for "MyFirstPackage".
Page Map
Our package will have two visible pages.  The first shows a list of all objects; the second shows a single object in view or edit mode, and can also be used to add an object.  The index page will display the list, but since we might reuse the list later, we'll put it in a seperate file and include it on the index page.
Figure�9.5.�Page Map
Build the "Index" page
Each user-visible page in your package has, typically,
       three parts.  The  tcl file
       holds the procedural logic for the page, including TCL and
       database-independent SQL code, and does things like
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diff -u -r1.9 -r1.10
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/upgrade-4.5-to-4.6.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:31 -0000	1.9
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/upgrade-4.5-to-4.6.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.10
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Upgrading 4.5 or higher to 4.6.3
Prev Chapter�5.�Upgrading  Next
Upgrading 4.5 or higher to 4.6.3
The required platform for OpenACS 4.6 is the same as
+Upgrading 4.5 or higher to 4.6.3
Prev Chapter�5.�Upgrading  Next
Upgrading 4.5 or higher to 4.6.3
The required platform for OpenACS 4.6 is the same as
       4.5, with the exception of OpenFTS.  OpenACS 4.6 and later require OpenFTS 0.3.2 for full text search on PostGreSQL.  If you have OpenFTS 0.2, you'll need to upgrade.  
If upgrading from 4.2, you need to manually run acs-kernel/sql/postgres/upgrade-4.2-4.5.sql.  See Bug #632
A computer with OpenACS 4.5.
OpenACS 4.6 tarball or CVS checkout/export.
Required for Full Text Search on PostgreSQL: OpenFTS 0.3.2
Make a Backup.�Back up the database and file system (see the section called “Manual backup and recovery”).
OPTIONAL: Upgrade OpenFTS.�the section called “Upgrading OpenFTS from 0.2 to 0.3.2”

             Stop the server
           
[root root]# svc -d /service/service0
Upgrade the file system.�the section called “Upgrading the OpenACS files”

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diff -u -r1.9 -r1.10
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/upgrade-openacs-files.html	18 Mar 2004 12:39:07 -0000	1.9
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/upgrade-openacs-files.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.10
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 cp -r openacs-4-6/* openacs-4
 exit

           Upgrading files for a site in a private CVS repository
-        
Figure�5.2.�Upgrading a local CVS repository
Step 1: Import new CVS code.�There are two common ways to get new OpenACS code into your local CVS repository - via tarball or with a working CVS checkout of OpenACS.  Both methods work well for starting your local repository; the second method is better for incremental additions or upgrades.
(a): via tarball.�Download a current tarball and unpack the new files into a working directory.
[root root]# su - service0
+        
Figure�5.2.�Upgrading a local CVS repository
Step 1: Import new CVS code.�There are two common ways to get new OpenACS code into your local CVS repository - via tarball or with a working CVS checkout of OpenACS.  Both methods work well for starting your local repository; the second method is better for incremental additions or upgrades.
(a): via tarball.�Download a current tarball and unpack the new files into a working directory.
[root root]# su - service0
 [service0 aolserver]$ cd /tmp
 [service0 tmp]$ tar xzf openacs-4-6.tgz
 [service0 tmp]$ cd openacs-4.6
(b): via cvs working checkout.�Create a CVS checkout from OpenACS.  The first time you do this, you will need to create the checkout directory.  We use one dedicated directory for each branch of OpenACS - if you are using OpenACS 5.0,x, you only need an OpenACS 5.0 branch.  The openacs-5-0-compat tag identifies the latest released version of OpenACS 5.0 (ie, 5.0.3 or 5.0.4) and the latest compatible version of each package, including .LRN.  Each minor release of OpenACS since 5.0 has this tagging structure.  (Ie., OpenACS 5.1.x has openacs-5-1-compat.)
[root root]# su - service0
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       
[service0 ~]$ cd /var/lib/aolserver/service0
 [service0 service0]$ cvs up -Pd
 (CVS feedback)
-[service0 service0]$
Upgrading a Production Site Safely
If you are upgrading a production OpenACS site which is on a private CVS tree, this process lets you do the upgrade without risking extended downtime or an unusable site:
Declare a freeze on new cvs updates - ie, you cannot run cvs update
+[service0 service0]$
Upgrading a Production Site Safely
If you are upgrading a production OpenACS site which is on a private CVS tree, this process lets you do the upgrade without risking extended downtime or an unusable site:
Declare a freeze on new cvs updates - ie, you cannot run cvs update
    on the production site

             Make a manual backup of the production site in addition to the
    automated backups
Import the new code (for example, OpenACS 5.0.4, openacs-5-0-compat versions of
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diff -u -r1.9 -r1.10
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/upgrade-overview.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:31 -0000	1.9
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/upgrade-overview.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.10
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
     or better, you should always be able to upgrade all of your core
     packages automatically.  If you haven't changed anything, no
     manual intervention should be required.  If you are running
-    OpenACS prior to 4.5, upgrading will require manual effort.
If all of these conditions are true:
Your OpenACS Core is 5.0.0 or later
You do not keep your OpenACS site in a local CVS repository
You do not have any custom code
then you can upgrade automatically using the automated installer in the OpenACS Package Manager (APM), and you can probably skip the rest of this chapter.  To upgrade directly from the OpenACS repository using the APM:
Browse to the Installer.
Click install or upgrade under "Install from OpenACS Repository" and select the packages to install or upgrade.
The APM will download the requested packages from OpenACS.org, install the files on your hard drive, run any appropriate database upgrade scripts, and prompt you to restart the server.  After restarting the server again, the upgrade is complete.
Figure�5.1.�Upgrading with the APM
It's always a good idea to precede an upgrade attempt with a snapshot backup.
Table�5.1.�Assumptions in this section
name of OpenACS user service0
OpenACS server name service0
Root of OpenACS file tree /var/lib/aolserver/service0
Database backup directory /var/lib/aolserver/service0/database-backup
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+    OpenACS prior to 4.5, upgrading will require manual effort.
If all of these conditions are true:
Your OpenACS Core is 5.0.0 or later
You do not keep your OpenACS site in a local CVS repository
You do not have any custom code
then you can upgrade automatically using the automated installer in the OpenACS Package Manager (APM), and you can probably skip the rest of this chapter.  To upgrade directly from the OpenACS repository using the APM:
Browse to the Installer.
Click install or upgrade under "Install from OpenACS Repository" and select the packages to install or upgrade.
The APM will download the requested packages from OpenACS.org, install the files on your hard drive, run any appropriate database upgrade scripts, and prompt you to restart the server.  After restarting the server again, the upgrade is complete.
Figure�5.1.�Upgrading with the APM
It's always a good idea to precede an upgrade attempt with a snapshot backup.
Table�5.1.�Assumptions in this section
name of OpenACS user service0
OpenACS server name service0
Root of OpenACS file tree /var/lib/aolserver/service0
Database backup directory /var/lib/aolserver/service0/database-backup
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diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/variables.html	22 Mar 2004 11:50:31 -0000	1.11
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/variables.html	22 Mar 2004 12:46:37 -0000	1.12
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
           by OpenACS documentation staff.
         
Date and Time Variables
Starting with OpenACS 5.0 and the introduction of acs-lang,
     we recommend retrieving date/time information from the database in
-    ANSI format and then using lc_time_fmt to format it for display.
Example�12.1.�Getting datetime from the database ANSI-style
db_multirow -extend { mydate_pretty } {
+    ANSI format and then using lc_time_fmt to format it for display.
Example�12.1.�Getting datetime from the database ANSI-style
db_multirow -extend { mydate_pretty } {
     select to_char(mydate, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') as mydate_ansi,
           ...
     ...
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diff -u -r1.28 -r1.29
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/index.xml	27 Feb 2004 11:20:56 -0000	1.28
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/index.xml	22 Mar 2004 12:38:11 -0000	1.29
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 
-
 
 %myvars;
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diff -u -r1.12 -r1.13
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/install-guide/maintenance.xml	12 Mar 2004 13:44:57 -0000	1.12
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/install-guide/maintenance.xml	22 Mar 2004 12:38:12 -0000	1.13
@@ -474,13 +474,13 @@
   
 
     
-      Installing SSL Support
-        nsopenssl is an open-sounce module for AOLserver which
-        adds support for the ssl encryption layer.  To use it, you
-        must install the software, create or purchase certificates,
-        and configure your OpenACS instance to use it.
+      Installing SSL Support for an OpenACS service
+    Debian Users: apt-get install openssl before proceeding.
         
           
+            Make sure nsopenssl.so is installed for AOLserver.
+          
+          
             Uncomment this line from config.tcl.
             #ns_param   nsopenssl       ${bindir}/nsopenssl.so
 
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diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/install-guide/other-software.xml	27 Feb 2004 11:20:58 -0000	1.13
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/install-guide/other-software.xml	22 Mar 2004 12:38:12 -0000	1.14
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@
 
 
 
-      To enable SSL support in your server, make sure your config.tcl file has a section on "OpenSSL 3 with AOLserver4". If your ports for SSL are priviledged (below 1024), you will have to start AOLserver with prebinds for both your HTTP and your HTTPS port (usually by adding -b your_ip:your_http_port,your_ip:your_https_port to the nsd call).
+      SSL support must be enabled seperately in each OpenACS server (. If your ports for SSL are priviledged (below 1024), you will have to start AOLserver with prebinds for both your HTTP and your HTTPS port (usually by adding -b your_ip:your_http_port,your_ip:your_https_port to the nsd call).