Difference between revisions of "InstallingAboutUsOnLinux"

What (summary)

Create instructions and mechanisms for interested people to install AboutUs on Linux machines.

Why this is important

• We want to reach to the open source community so that more interested people can become part of the DevelopmentTeam
• We want to on board new hires as seamlessly as possible. New hires often have problems getting their hands ready on the AboutUs version of MediaWiki

DoneDone

• The git repository of the AboutUs version of MediaWiki is publicly available.
• We have instructions set so that sophisticated new development team member can install AboutUs version of MediaWiki

Next

• Figure out where the code is that connects to the database and make sure that we are succeeding.
• Attach a GPL to our source
• Expose our GIT repository
• Further develop our instructions.

Instructions

Apache/PHP/MySQL

• Install Apache 2.0+
• Install PHP 5+
• Install MySQL 5.0.22 Ver 8.41
• Install Ruby
• Install gem

Apache Install

wget http://apache.mirrors.tds.net/httpd/httpd-2.2.6.tar.bz2
cd httpd-2.2.6/
./configure --prefix=/www \
  --enable-modules=most \
  --enable-mods-shared=all \
  --enable-info \
  --enable-rewrite \
  --enable-so \
  --with-program-name=apache2 \
  --enable-ssl \
  --enable-header \
  --enable-proxy \
  --enable-proxy-http
make
make install

OpenId Installation

sudo pear install --alldeps --force http://www.openidenabled.com/resources/downloads/php-openid/pear/Auth_OpenID-1.2.2.tgz 
sudo pear install gmp
sudo pear install http://www.openidenabled.com/resources/downloads/php-yadis/pear/Services_Yadis-1.0.2.tgz

Gitting the AboutUs repository

git clone nimbus.aboutus.com:/opt/git/aboutus $AboutUsPath/aboutus

Create Database Users and Settings