Install a database (see the section called -“Install Oracle 8.1.7” or -Install PostgreSQL).
Install AOLserver (Install AOLserver 4) .
Create a unique database and system user. Install the OpenACS +“Version Compatibility Matrix”.
Install a database (see the section called “Install Oracle +8.1.7” or Install PostgreSQL).
Install AOLserver (Install AOLserver 4) .
Create a unique database and system user. Install the OpenACS tarball, start and AOLserver instance, and use the OpenACS web pages to complete installation (see Install OpenACS 5.9.0).
Specific instructions are available for macOS and Windows2000 -(see the section called -“OpenACS Installation Guide for -macOS” or the section called -“OpenACS Installation Guide for -Windows”).
You can try out OpenACS using some binary installers. In general, they are not yet supported by the community, so they are @@ -46,8 +46,7 @@
128MB RAM (much more if you want Oracle)
1GB free space on your hard drive (much more if you want Oracle)
A Unix-like operating system with Tcl, tDOM, and a mail transport agent like sendmail or qmail. (see the -section called “Prerequisite -Software”)
All of the software mentioned is open-source and available without direct costs, except for Oracle. You can obtain a free copy of Oracle for development purposes. This is described in the @@ -63,11 +62,9 @@ or menu.
This is text that you will
type.
This is text from a program or file which you may need to -examine or edit:
-if {$database eq "oracle"} {
+examine or edit:if {$database eq "oracle"} {
set db_password "mysitepassword"
-}
-
+}
This is text that you will see and type in a command shell,
including text
@@ -94,22 +91,22 @@
Setting a global shell
-variable for cut and paste. In order to cut
-and paste the instructions into your shell, you must set the
-environment variable $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME. In order to set it
-globally so that it works for any new users or special service
-users you may create, edit the file /etc/profile ( /etc/share/skel/dot.profile for FreeBSD)
-and add this line:
-export OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME=service0 +variable for cut and paste. In order to cut and paste +the instructions into your shell, you must set the environment +variable $OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME. In order to set it globally so that +it works for any new users or special service users you may create, +edit the file/etc/profile( +/etc/share/skel/dot.profilefor +FreeBSD) and add this line:export OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME=service0