Ubuntu users in Ontario, Canada?
geo
yaktur at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 25 01:18:56 UTC 2008
I tried the command-line installation process to make sure. Aside from one spelling error which I caused, it does seem that everything is installed. Yet I cannot make the Joomla installer run.
Here is the result of my terminal command-line session (I'm logged-in as root so I don't have to worry about any sudo nonsense):
root at Dell1:~# apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient15-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
mysql-server is already the newest version.
mysql-client is already the newest version.
libmysqlclient15-dev is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
root at Dell1:~# apt-get install apache2 apache2-doc apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-utils libexpat1 ssl-cert libapache2-mod-php5 php5 php5-common php5-curl php5-dev php5-gd-php5-idn php-pear php5-imagick php5-imap php5-json php5-mcrypt php5-memcache php5-mhash php5-ming php5-mysql php5-ps php5-pspell php5-record php5-snmp php5-sqlite php5-tidy php5-xmlrpc php5-xsl phpmyadmin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
apache2 is already the newest version.
apache2-doc is already the newest version.
apache2-mpm-prefork is already the newest version.
apache2-mpm-prefork set to manual installed.
apache2-utils is already the newest version.
apache2-utils set to manual installed.
libexpat1 is already the newest version.
ssl-cert is already the newest version.
libapache2-mod-php5 is already the newest version.
php5 is already the newest version.
php5-common is already the newest version.
php5-common set to manual installed.
php5-curl is already the newest version.
php5-dev is already the newest version.
E: Couldn't find package php5-gd-php5-idn
root at Dell1:~# apt-get install php5-gd php5-idn
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
php5-gd is already the newest version.
php5-gd set to manual installed.
php5-idn is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
I was never asked by the software:
Continue installing libc-client without Maildir support? <-- Yes
It just returned to the command prompt and that was that. So I don't want to mess with any other files until the apparent error is solved, that would just make things worse.
--- On Tue, 6/24/08, volksman <v0lksman69 at gmail.com> wrote:
From: volksman <v0lksman69 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Ubuntu users in Ontario, Canada?
To: "The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community" <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
Cc: yaktur at yahoo.com
Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 10:11 AM
Geo:
Firstly let me just say, coming into any group of volunteers who are
more than willing to help you work through your problems and constantly
bashing the product the volunteers are willing to support is not good
protocol. We all started somewhere, looking at this OS (or any OS for
that matter) with dropped jaw wondering where the hell to start. We all
learnt this crap for one reason or another so it is very possible for
you to learn it too. Remember what it was like when you got your first
copy of Windows95 and tried to figure out how to get dial up networking
going? So relax. It's nothing personal. You can't just jump in and
be
a pro.
Secondly you are bashing Ubuntu for not having a point and click web
server solution that caters to -your- needs. Have you tried to do any
of this under Windows? It would be just as confusing to you. You
(apparently) don't have the knowledge or understanding of how web pages
are served, and that web serving depends on a lot of smaller
applications to work together. Nothing wrong with that, however this
would be the case regardless of the OS running the software.
Thirdly as Alfred mentioned: Apache big chew, PHP big chew, mySQL big
chew, Joomla big chew. All very intensive programs with a lot to learn
to feel comfortable.
So, with that said let's move on to the help and forget the trash talk
for a bit.
Here are a few steps to take to get a LAMP server with Joomla setup.
You will be on your own with Joomla as I've never used it. However we
should at the very least be able to get it installed. This will also
correct any problems you may have introduced with your magical Apache
install so follow every step even if you think it's already done.... :)
Start by installing mysql and getting it configured for use (taken and
clarified from http://howtoforge.com/perfect_server_ubuntu7.10_p6):
In a terminal run:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient15-dev
You will be prompted for the mysql root user password. Leave it blank
if you want however I would suggest you enter a password, keep it handy.
Super. mySQL is installed and should be running.
Now lets get Apache and PHP installed:
Again in a terminal run (all one line!!!!)
sudo apt-get install apache2 apache2-doc apache2-mpm-prefork
apache2-utils libexpat1 ssl-cert libapache2-mod-php5 php5 php5-common
php5-curl php5-dev php5-gd php5-idn php-pear php5-imagick php5-imap
php5-json php5-mcrypt php5-memcache php5-mhash php5-ming php5-mysql
php5-ps php5-pspell php5-recode php5-snmp php5-sqlite php5-tidy
php5-xmlrpc php5-xsl phpmyadmin
You will be asked the following question:
Continue installing libc-client without Maildir support? <-- Yes
Next we need to edit /etc/apache2/mods-available/dir.conf:
gksudo gedit /etc/apache2/mods-available/dir.conf
and change the file to look like this:
<IfModule mod_dir.c>
#DirectoryIndex index.html index.cgi index.pl index.php
index.xhtml
DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.shtml index.cgi
index.php index.php3 index.pl index.xhtml
</IfModule>
Now we have to enable some Apache modules (SSL, rewrite, suexec, and
include).
in a terminal run these one by one:
a2enmod ssl
a2enmod rewrite
a2enmod suexec
a2enmod include
/etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload
Super! Apache, PHP and phpmyadmin are now installed. Only a few more
steps.
Now. Let's download the Joomla package and get it unpacked. From a
terminal type:
cd
mkdir joomla
cd joomla
wget
http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/6828/22537/Joomla_1.0.15-Stable-Full_Package.tar.gz
tar zxvf Joomla_1.0.15-Stable-Full_Package.tar.gz
This has downloaded Joomla and unpacked it in your home directory in a
sub directory called joomla. We need to move that to your web servers
document root (IE the directory that the web server knows to serve. By
default this is /var/www so in a terminal type the following:
sudo cp -r ~/joomla/* /var/www/.
At this point you should be able to call up the install page in a
browser. You will need to fill in some blanks here for me. In your
browser browse to:
http://IPOFYOURSERVER/
You should see a Joomla pre-install check page. It should complain
about some permissions. So let's fix those. You will need to find out
what user Apache runs as (I may have changed it on my server so you will
need to verify this). In a terminal run:
ps aux|grep apache
Note the very first column. It will either be 'nobody' or
'apache'
(ignore the one line that has root as the user..). So if it is nobody
then type this in a terminal:
sudo chgrp -R nogroup /var/www
sudo chmod -R g+w /var/www
If the user that runs apache was apache then run this:
sudo chgrp -R apache /var/www
sudo chmod -R g+w /var/www
Now hit the "Check Again" button in your browser on the pre-check
page.
The only thing that should still not be writeable is configuration.php.
That's fine we will deal with that later. Everything else should be
green. Now hit the "Next" button. Accept the license by hitting
"Next". Now it will ask about the database. So here we need to
create
a new DB for Joomla. In a new browser open
http://IPOFSERVER/phpmyadmin again I may have changed my config so this
may or may not work for you. Just let me know and I will help you
figure that out. If you can get in then we need to enter 'joomla' or
whatever you want to call the DB in the "Create a new Database" field
on
the main page. Leave it as Collation and hit submit. This will create
a blank DB for you. Now we need to create a username and password to
access that DB. So hit the "SQL" tab at the top of the page you are
redirected to and put this in the text box:
grant all privileges on joomla.* to 'joomlaadmin'@'localhost'
identified
by 'passwordofyourchoosing';
Ok. A small explanation: joomla.* would be whatever database name you
decided in the previous step. So if you called it mushrooms then
mushrooms.* would be the first piece. The second part is a username of
your choosing. So lets use another example of
'mushroomsadmin'@'localhost' and the last part is a password of
your
choosing. When you have the line the way you want hit submit. It
should say it was successful.
Now go back to the browser that has the Joomla install and enter the
following:
hostname: localhost
username: joomlaadmin (or whatever you decided on)
password: yourpassword
database name: joomla (or again whatever you decided on)
Leave the rest as they are and hit Next.
Next it asks for a site name. I assume this is a pretty name that can
be changed later in the config. So enter whatever you want in this
field and hit next.
So this page I would leave the first two fields alone for now. Should
have been able to guess the right info. This can also be modified later.
Enter your e-mail address and write down or change the admin password.
Then where it talks about permissions hit the button beside "CHMOD files
to" and put a check in both sections to allow group to write. Hit Next.
You should be on Step 4 now. So here it tells us to remove the install
dir and gives us our config file. So let's put the config file in place
first. In a terminal type:
gksudo gedit /var/www/configuration.php
Copy the entire text on the web page enclosed in <?php ............ ?>
and paste it into the window that just opened. Then save and exit.
Next in a terminal run this:
sudo rm -rf /var/www/installation <- carefull with that command make
sure that you type it correct. It can be dangerous.
SUPER!!! WE ARE DONE!
At this point you can hit the two buttons on that last Joomla page
(either View Site or Administer). Bookmark both so you know how to get
to either one.
That's it! You are now on your own with the setup of your page. Joomla
and all it's support apps are installed and ready to go. You may also
want to read up on Joomla security as the permissions may not be the
best (they let us setup joomla but putting it into the wild like that
MAY be a problem).
If you have any problems at any step above let me know and I will break
it down a little more for you.
Hope that helps (and keeps you busy! :) ).
geo wrote:
> I'm on a bit of a time-budget so if I can't get this working in a
> month or two, I have no choice but to give up on it and get on to
> other tasks which will become much more pressing in the near future,
> one of those tasks includes finishing up the wireless network of the
> Windows computers at the farm properties - quite a task.
>
> I simply don't have the luxury of trying to do this "that
way". It's
> not in the cards. Sorry.
>
> geo
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