up2date LONCAPA-prerequisites-This may take a moment due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies. +This may take some minutes due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.
Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with the following command:
-wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/redhat/4ES/redhat4_install.tar +wget http://install.loncapa.org/linux/install.tar
Extract the archive with the following command:
-tar xf redhat4_install.tar +tar xf install.tar
This creates a directory named installation. Change to it and @@ -178,7 +178,26 @@ cd installation ./install.pl
-This script will prompt you for the MySQL root password and will download the latest LON-CAPA release. +The script is used to prepare a Linux system to run LON-CAPA, and can also be +used to check the configuration of a system on which LON-CAPA has already been installed. Typically, though, you will run this script only once, when you first install LON-CAPA. +
++The script will analyze your system to determine which actions are recommended. The script will then prompt you to choose the actions you would like taken. +Once a choice has been entered for all nine possible actions, required changes will be made. +
+The possible actions are: +
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N (N.N should correspond to a version number like '2.0') +cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z (X.Y.Z should correspond to a version number like '2.10.0') ./UPDATE
@@ -230,25 +249,19 @@ in the previous section. You will need at least one user at your site who has the role of 'domain coordinator'. This user creates accounts for other users and grants them additional privileges. The make_domain_coordinator.pl script -invoked below requires that you enter the users password. The password will -show in plaintext as you type it. Feel free to use the "passwd username" -command to change it later. Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an -appropriate user name and your domain. +invoked below requires that you enter the user's password. +Feel free to use the "passwd username" command to change it later. +Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an appropriate user name and your domain.
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N/loncom/build +cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z/loncom/build perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME DOMAIN -(WILL PROMPT FOR PASSWORD HERE) -mkdir ~USERNAME/public_html -chown USERNAME:www ~USERNAME/public_html -chmod 0775 ~USERNAME/public_html -chmod a+x ~USERNAME
The LON-CAPA network services take a moment to start. Most misconfigurations -will be appearant at this step. +will be apparent at this step.
/etc/init.d/loncontrol start @@ -269,9 +282,9 @@ coordinator. Congratulations!If things aren't working right
If you've followed the steps above and the server doesn't start or you think -there's something wrong, please get in touch with the LON-CAPA support team. +there's something wrong, please get in touch with the LON-CAPA group. You can submit a help request using our web form:
-http://support.loncapa.org/help/
+http://help.loncapa.org/help/
If there were errors in installation of the dependency RPMs or during the automatic setup, please send us as much information as possible. If some part of this document is unclear please let us know.