Install OpenACS

+Install OpenACS 5.0.0

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Install OpenACS 5.0.0

by Vinod Kurup

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

Set up the file system for one or more OpenACS Sites

For Linux Standard Base compliance and ease of backup, @@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ tarball and save it in /tmp and proceed:

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

[root root]# su - service0
 [service0 service0]$ cd /var/lib/aolserver
-[service0 aolserver]$ tar xzf /tmp/.tgz
-[service0 aolserver]$ mv  service0
+[service0 aolserver]$ tar xzf /tmp/openacs-5.0.0.tgz
+[service0 aolserver]$ mv openacs-5.0.0 service0
 [service0 aolserver]$ chmod -R 700 service0
 [service0 aolserver]$ ls -al
 total 3
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
 [root root]#
 su - service0
 cd /var/lib/aolserver
-tar xzf /tmp/.tgz
-mv  service0
+tar xzf /tmp/openacs-5.0.0.tgz
+mv openacs-5.0.0 service0
 chmod -R 700 service0/
 exit

Add the Service to CVS (OPTIONAL)
Prepare the database
- Prepare Oracle for OpenACS.�If you won't be using Oracle, skip to Prepare PostgreSQL for an OpenACS Service
  You should be sure that your user account @@ -220,15 +220,15 @@ 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 this line to the file. The numbers and stars at the beginning are cron columns that specify when the program should be run - in this case, whenever the minute is 0 and the hour is 1, i.e., 1:00 am every day.
```
0 1-23 * * * /usr/local/pgsql/bin/vacuumdb --full --analyze 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 this line to the file. The numbers and stars at the beginning are cron columns that specify when the program should be run - in this case, whenever the minute is 0 and the hour is 1, i.e., 1:00 am every day.
```
0 1-23 * * * /usr/local/pgsql/bin/vacuumdb --full --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.�

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
 

@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
         AOLserver keepalive (OPTIONAL)

Configure a Service with the OpenACS Installer.� Now that you've got AOLserver up and running, let's install OpenACS - . + 5.0.0.

You should see a page from the webserver titled OpenACS Installation: @@ -349,14 +349,14 @@ Give the server a few minutes to start up. Then reload the final page above. You should see the front page, with an area to login near the upper right. Congratulations, OpenACS - is now up and running! + 5.0.0 is now up and running!

`Next Steps`

Install Full Text Search (OPTIONAL). If you have installed OpenFTS and enabled OpenFTS, you can now install the OpenFTS Driver package and Full Text Search Engine package in the OpenACS service.
This is a good time to make a backup of your service. If this is a production site, you should set up automatic nightly backups.
If you want traffic reports, set up analog or another log processing program.
Follow the instruction on the home page to change the appearance of your service or add more - packages. (more information)
Proceed to the tutorial to learn how to develop your own packages.
Set up database environment variables for the site + packages. (more information)
Proceed to the tutorial to learn how to develop your own packages.
Set up database environment variables for the site user. These settings are necessary for working with the database while logged in as the service user. They do not directly affect the service's run-time connection with the