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1 INSTALL
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2 =======
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4 This package uses buildout for development and deployment. The use of
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5 buildout allows for the creation of a self contained environment
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6 containing application code and most of the required dependencies.
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9 Prerequisites
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10 -------------
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12 1. Running MySQL server version >= 5.0
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13 2. Python version >= 2.6
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14 3. MySQLdb Python package
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16 To install this application you need a recent python interpreter:
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17 development and testing have been performed with Python 2.6, but
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18 Python 2.7 should work as well. MySQL and the Python MySQL connector
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19 are not installed as part of the buildout recipe because it is much
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20 easier to do so with the help of the OS package management software.
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22 On a Debian or Debian like GNU-Linux installation you can easily
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23 install all the required packages as follows::
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25 # apt-get install mysql-server python2.6 python2.6-mysqldb
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28 Install
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29 -------
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31 The buildout recipe takes care of installing all the other required
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32 component. For that you need to have an Internet connection, if you
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33 access the Web through a proxy server remember to set it correctly for
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34 you shell. For a bash shell::
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36 # export http_proxy=http://proxy.example.net:3128/
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37 # export https_proxy=http://proxy.example.net:3128/
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39 First download the buildout software itself::
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41 # python2.6 bootstrap.py --distribute
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43 Then run the buildout recipe::
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45 # ./bin/buildout
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48 Setup
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49 -----
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51 The application needs to know how to connect to your MySQL server.
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52 Those information are stored in file in the application source code
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53 directory. Edit the configuration file::
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55 # edit ./src/ltpdarepo/config.py
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57 and enter the required information. Chose a database name at will:
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58 this database will be created during the application initialization.
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59 The user used in the connection should have administrative
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60 capabilities on all the MySQL database.
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62 To initialize the database use the provide LTPDA Repository
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63 administration command line tool::
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65 # ./bin/admin install
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67 Then create an administrator user to use in the first connection
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68 through the Web interface::
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70 # ./bin/admin useradd username password
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71 # ./bin/admin grant username % admin
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73 Upgrading from the PHP base Web interface is also possible. It is
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74 strongly recommended to perform a backup of the database before
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75 attempting the upgrade. Configure the application to connect to the
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76 old administrative database (the old default administrative database
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77 name is `ltpda_admin`) and run the upgrade procedure::
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81 Help on the usage of the command line tool can be obtained with::
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83 # ./bin/admin help
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85 For development and evaluation you can run the Web application within
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90 and connect to it at the address http://localhost:5000/
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93 Deployment
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94 ----------
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96 For the deployment to a production server you do not want to use the
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97 embedded simple HTTP server. You can use any WSGI capable web server.
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98 The easiest solution it is probably to use Apache `mod_wsgi`.
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100 .. TODO: complete this section