[ubuntu-in] ERP, POS installation issues

[Ninad Pundalik]

Hi Ram,

I would suggest that you don't go for the .deb versions of any
PHP/Python based web softwares in Ubuntu for two reasons:
1. Most of the packaged versions are atleast 2-3 versions behind the
latest stable, which means you don't have up to date security and the
latest features.
2. The standard configurations that come with the package (I've seen
Wordpress and phpMyAdmin), are a little more complicated as compared
to what you'll set up when you download the tarball/zip to your web
root and set it up yourself.
3. Using the source tarball/zip leads to easier maintenance :)

I have played around with openERP/tinyERP once and webERP(IIRC). If
you have a local LAMP setup (pretty easy in Ubuntu -> Head to
Synaptic, Edit menu, Mark Packages by Task, LAMP server), then just
download the project to your localhost's web root, read the docs,
execute the install script. The installer should create the necessary
database and if necessary, some Apache settings files like .htaccess.

First, get the software running on your local machine, understand the
functional aspects that you need to get right. Once you do that, read
up on how to secure Apache and PHP/Python based websites, there is a
lot of content online regarding this.

If you need more help, ping me off list. I also have a small PDF that
I prepared for a class assignment where I set up openERP and did the
basics of the procure to pay cycle, which I can share.

Ninad