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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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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 be configured. Copy the example configuration
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52 file to the expected configuration file location::
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54 # cp etc/ltpdarepo.ex etc/ltpdarepo
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56 Then edit this file and enter the required information::
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58 # edit etc/ltpdarepo
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60 Chose a database name at will: this database will be created during
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61 the application initialization. The user used in the connection should
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62 be an user with administrative capabilities on the MySQL database,
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63 ordinarily the `root` user.
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65 Remember to set an unique encryption key for the SECRET_KEY parameter.
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66 This key is used in the application for generating cryptographic
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67 hashes and the security of your application depends on selecting an
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68 unique and unpredicible value for this key. A good way to obtain a
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69 random string on an Unix machine is to execute::
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71 # dd bs=1024 count=16 if=/dev/random 2>/dev/null | md5
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73 Note that in the default configuration notification emails are not
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74 sent. To enable notification emails set the TESTING parameter to False.
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76 To initialize the database use the LTPDA Repository administration
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77 command line tool::
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79 # ./bin/admin install
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81 Then create an administrator user to use in the first connection
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82 through the Web interface::
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84 # ./bin/admin useradd <username> --admin true
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85 # ./bin/admin passwd <username> <password>
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87 Upgrading from the PHP base Web interface is also possible. For doing
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88 so configure the application to connect to the old administrative
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89 database (the default administrative database name in the PHP
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90 application is `ltpda_admin`) and run the upgrade procedure::
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92 # ./bin/admin upgrade
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94 It is strongly recommended to perform a complete backup of the
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95 database content before attempting the upgrade.
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97 Help on the usage of the command line tool can be obtained with::
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99 # ./bin/admin help
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101 For development and evaluation you can run the Web application in
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102 standalone mode using the an embedded HTTP server. Execute::
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104 # ./bin/run
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106 and connect to it at the address http://localhost:5000/
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109 Deployment
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110 ----------
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112 For the deployment to a production server you do not want to use the
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113 embedded HTTP server. You can use any WSGI capable web server. The
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114 easiest solution it is probably to use Apache `mod_wsgi`.
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116 First enable the `mod_wsgi` Apache module::
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118 # a2enmod wsgi
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120 A WSGI script is generated during the application install procedure.
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121 To have Apache load it, copy this configuration snippet into your
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122 Apache server configuration::
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123
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124 WSGIScriptAlias /ltpdarepo /srv/ltpdarepo/bin/wsgi
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125 WSGIDaemonProcess ltpdarepo
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127 <Directory /srv/ltpdarepo/>
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128 WSGIProcessGroup ltpdarepo
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129 WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
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130 Order deny,allow
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131 Allow from all
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132 </Directory>
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134 Alias /ltpdarepo/static/foo/ /srv/ltpdarepo/src/ltpdarepo/static/
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136 <Directory /srv/ltpdarepo/src/ltpdarepo/static/>
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137 AllowOverride None
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138 Order deny,allow
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139 Allow from all
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140 </Directory>
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142 In this example the application was installed in the `/srv/ltpdarepo/`
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143 directory. Modify the configuration accordingly for your installation
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144 folder.
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146 Then restart the Apache server::
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148 # apache2ctl restart