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In Bugzilla, they are used - to keep secret files which would otherwise - compromise your installation - e.g. the - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->localconfig</TT -> - file contains the password to your database. - curious.</P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-a" -></A ->A</H1 -><DL -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-apache" -></A -><B ->Apache</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->In this context, Apache is the web server most commonly used - for serving up Bugzilla - pages. Contrary to popular belief, the apache web server has nothing - to do with the ancient and noble Native American tribe, but instead - derived its name from the fact that it was - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"a patchy"</SPAN -> - version of the original - <SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->NCSA</SPAN -> - world-wide-web server.</P -><P -></P -><DIV -CLASS="variablelist" -><P -><B ->Useful Directives when configuring Bugzilla</B -></P -><DL -><DT -><TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -><A -HREF="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#addhandler" -TARGET="_top" ->AddHandler</A -></TT -></DT -><DD -><P ->Tell Apache that it's OK to run CGI scripts.</P -></DD -><DT -><TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -><A -HREF="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#allowoverride" -TARGET="_top" ->AllowOverride</A -></TT ->, <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -><A -HREF="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#options" -TARGET="_top" ->Options</A -></TT -></DT -><DD -><P ->These directives are used to tell Apache many things about - the directory they apply to. For Bugzilla's purposes, we need - them to allow script execution and <TT -CLASS="filename" ->.htaccess</TT -> - overrides. - </P -></DD -><DT -><TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -><A -HREF="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_dir.html#directoryindex" -TARGET="_top" ->DirectoryIndex</A -></TT -></DT -><DD -><P ->Used to tell Apache what files are indexes. If you can - not add <TT -CLASS="filename" ->index.cgi</TT -> to the list of valid files, - you'll need to set <TT -CLASS="computeroutput" ->$index_html</TT -> to - 1 in <TT -CLASS="filename" ->localconfig</TT -> so - <B -CLASS="command" ->./checksetup.pl</B -> will create an - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->index.html</TT -> that redirects to - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->index.cgi</TT ->. - </P -></DD -><DT -><TT -CLASS="computeroutput" -><A -HREF="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#scriptinterpretersource" -TARGET="_top" ->ScriptInterpreterSource</A -></TT -></DT -><DD -><P ->Used when running Apache on windows so the shebang line - doesn't have to be changed in every Bugzilla script. - </P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><P ->For more information about how to configure Apache for Bugzilla, - see <A -HREF="configuration.html#http-apache" ->Section 2.2.4.1</A ->. - </P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-b" -></A ->B</H1 -><DL -><DT -><B ->Bug</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->A - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"bug"</SPAN -> - - in Bugzilla refers to an issue entered into the database which has an - associated number, assignments, comments, etc. Some also refer to a - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"tickets"</SPAN -> - or - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"issues"</SPAN ->; - in the context of Bugzilla, they are synonymous.</P -></DD -><DT -><B ->Bug Number</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->Each Bugzilla bug is assigned a number that uniquely identifies - that bug. The bug associated with a bug number can be pulled up via a - query, or easily from the very front page by typing the number in the - "Find" box.</P -></DD -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-bugzilla" -></A -><B ->Bugzilla</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->Bugzilla is the world-leading free software bug tracking system. - </P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-c" -></A ->C</H1 -><DL -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-cgi" -></A -><B ->Common Gateway Interface</B -></DT -> (CGI)<DD -><P -><SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->CGI</SPAN -> is an acronym for Common Gateway Interface. This is - a standard for interfacing an external application with a web server. Bugzilla - is an example of a <SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->CGI</SPAN -> application. - </P -></DD -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-component" -></A -><B ->Component</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->A Component is a subsection of a Product. It should be a narrow - category, tailored to your organization. All Products must contain at - least one Component (and, as a matter of fact, creating a Product - with no Components will create an error in Bugzilla).</P -></DD -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-cpan" -></A -><B ->Comprehensive Perl Archive Network</B -></DT -> (CPAN)<DD -><P -> <SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->CPAN</SPAN -> - - stands for the - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Comprehensive Perl Archive Network"</SPAN ->. - CPAN maintains a large number of extremely useful - <I -CLASS="glossterm" ->Perl</I -> - modules - encapsulated chunks of code for performing a - particular task.</P -></DD -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-contrib" -></A -><B -><TT -CLASS="filename" ->contrib</TT -></B -></DT -><DD -><P ->The <TT -CLASS="filename" ->contrib</TT -> directory is - a location to put scripts that have been contributed to Bugzilla but - are not a part of the official distribution. These scripts are written - by third parties and may be in languages other than perl. For those - that are in perl, there may be additional modules or other requirements - than those of the offical distribution. - <DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P ->Scripts in the <TT -CLASS="filename" ->contrib</TT -> - directory are not offically supported by the Bugzilla team and may - break in between versions. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-d" -></A ->D</H1 -><DL -><DT -><B ->daemon</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->A daemon is a computer program which runs in the background. In - general, most daemons are started at boot time via System V init - scripts, or through RC scripts on BSD-based systems. - <I -CLASS="glossterm" ->mysqld</I ->, - the MySQL server, and - <I -CLASS="glossterm" ->apache</I ->, - a web server, are generally run as daemons.</P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-g" -></A ->G</H1 -><DL -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-groups" -></A -><B ->Groups</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->The word - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Groups"</SPAN -> - - has a very special meaning to Bugzilla. Bugzilla's main security - mechanism comes by placing users in groups, and assigning those - groups certain privileges to view bugs in particular - <I -CLASS="glossterm" ->Products</I -> - in the - <I -CLASS="glossterm" ->Bugzilla</I -> - database.</P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-j" -></A ->J</H1 -><DL -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-javascript" -></A -><B ->JavaScript</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->JavaScript is cool, we should talk about it. - </P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-m" -></A ->M</H1 -><DL -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-mta" -></A -><B ->Message Transport Agent</B -></DT -> (MTA)<DD -><P ->A Message Transport Agent is used to control the flow of email - on a system. Many unix based systems use - <A -HREF="http://www.sendmail.org" -TARGET="_top" ->sendmail</A -> which is what - Bugzilla expects to find by default at <TT -CLASS="filename" ->/usr/sbin/sendmail</TT ->. - Many other MTA's will work, but they all require that the - <TT -CLASS="option" ->sendmailnow</TT -> param be set to <TT -CLASS="literal" ->on</TT ->. - </P -></DD -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-mysql" -></A -><B ->MySQL</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->MySQL is currently the required - <A -HREF="glossary.html#gloss-rdbms" -><I -CLASS="glossterm" ->RDBMS</I -></A -> for Bugzilla. MySQL - can be downloaded from <A -HREF="http://www.mysql.com" -TARGET="_top" ->http://www.mysql.com</A ->. While you - should familiarize yourself with all of the documentation, some high - points are: - </P -><P -></P -><DIV -CLASS="variablelist" -><DL -><DT -><A -HREF="http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Backup.html" -TARGET="_top" ->Backup</A -></DT -><DD -><P ->Methods for backing up your Bugzilla database. - </P -></DD -><DT -><A -HREF="http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Option_files.html" -TARGET="_top" ->Option Files</A -></DT -><DD -><P ->Information about how to configure MySQL using - <TT -CLASS="filename" ->my.cnf</TT ->. - </P -></DD -><DT -><A -HREF="http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Privilege_system.html" -TARGET="_top" ->Privilege System</A -></DT -><DD -><P ->Much more detailed information about the suggestions in - <A -HREF="configuration.html#security-mysql" ->Section 2.2.2.1</A ->. - </P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-p" -></A ->P</H1 -><DL -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-ppm" -></A -><B ->Perl Package Manager</B -></DT -> (PPM)<DD -><P -><A -HREF="http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/ActivePerl/PPM/" -TARGET="_top" ->http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/ActivePerl/PPM/</A -> - </P -></DD -><DT -><B ->Product</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->A Product is a broad category of types of bugs, normally - representing a single piece of software or entity. In general, - there are several Components to a Product. A Product may define a - group (used for security) for all bugs entered into - its Components.</P -></DD -><DT -><B ->Perl</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->First written by Larry Wall, Perl is a remarkable program - language. It has the benefits of the flexibility of an interpreted - scripting language (such as shell script), combined with the speed - and power of a compiled language, such as C. - <I -CLASS="glossterm" ->Bugzilla</I -> - - is maintained in Perl.</P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-q" -></A ->Q</H1 -><DL -><DT -><B ->QA</B -></DT -><DD -><P -> <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"QA"</SPAN ->, - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Q/A"</SPAN ->, and - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Q.A."</SPAN -> - are short for - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Quality Assurance"</SPAN ->. - In most large software development organizations, there is a team - devoted to ensuring the product meets minimum standards before - shipping. This team will also generally want to track the progress of - bugs over their life cycle, thus the need for the - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"QA Contact"</SPAN -> - - field in a bug.</P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-r" -></A ->R</H1 -><DL -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-rdbms" -></A -><B ->Relational DataBase Managment System</B -></DT -> (RDBMS)<DD -><P ->A relational database management system is a database system - that stores information in tables that are related to each other. - </P -></DD -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-regexp" -></A -><B ->Regular Expression</B -></DT -> (regexp)<DD -><P ->A regular expression is an expression used for pattern matching. - <A -HREF="http://perldoc.com/perl5.6/pod/perlre.html#Regular-Expressions" -TARGET="_top" ->Documentation</A -> - </P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-s" -></A ->S</H1 -><DL -><DT -><B -> <SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->SGML</SPAN -> - </B -></DT -><DD -><P -> <SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->SGML</SPAN -> - - stands for - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"Standard Generalized Markup Language"</SPAN ->. - Created in the 1980's to provide an extensible means to maintain - documentation based upon content instead of presentation, - <SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->SGML</SPAN -> - - has withstood the test of time as a robust, powerful language. - <I -CLASS="glossterm" -> <SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->XML</SPAN -> - </I -> - - is the - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"baby brother"</SPAN -> - - of SGML; any valid - <SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->XML</SPAN -> - - document it, by definition, a valid - <SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->SGML</SPAN -> - - document. The document you are reading is written and maintained in - <SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->SGML</SPAN ->, - and is also valid - <SPAN -CLASS="acronym" ->XML</SPAN -> - - if you modify the Document Type Definition.</P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-t" -></A ->T</H1 -><DL -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-target-milestone" -></A -><B ->Target Milestone</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->Target Milestones are Product goals. They are configurable on a - per-Product basis. Most software development houses have a concept of - - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"milestones"</SPAN -> - - where the people funding a project expect certain functionality on - certain dates. Bugzilla facilitates meeting these milestones by - giving you the ability to declare by which milestone a bug will be - fixed, or an enhancement will be implemented.</P -></DD -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-tcl" -></A -><B ->Tool Command Language</B -></DT -> (TCL)<DD -><P ->TCL is an open source scripting language available for Windows, - Macintosh, and Unix based systems. Bugzilla 1.0 was written in TCL but - never released. The first release of Bugzilla was 2.0, which was when - it was ported to perl. - </P -></DD -></DL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="glossdiv" -><H1 -CLASS="glossdiv" -><A -NAME="gloss-z" -></A ->Z</H1 -><DL -><DT -><A -NAME="gloss-zarro" -></A -><B ->Zarro Boogs Found</B -></DT -><DD -><P ->This is just a goofy way of saying that there were no bugs - found matching your query. When asked to explain this message, - Terry had the following to say: - </P -><A -NAME="AEN2522" -></A -><TABLE -BORDER="0" -WIDTH="100%" -CELLSPACING="0" -CELLPADDING="0" -CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="10%" -VALIGN="TOP" -> </TD -><TD -WIDTH="80%" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P ->I've been asked to explain this ... way back when, when - Netscape released version 4.0 of its browser, we had a release - party. Naturally, there had been a big push to try and fix every - known bug before the release. Naturally, that hadn't actually - happened. (This is not unique to Netscape or to 4.0; the same thing - has happened with every software project I've ever seen.) Anyway, - at the release party, T-shirts were handed out that said something - like "Netscape 4.0: Zarro Boogs". Just like the software, the - T-shirt had no known bugs. Uh-huh. - </P -><P ->So, when you query for a list of bugs, and it gets no results, - you can think of this as a friendly reminder. 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