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->2.1. Installation</H1
-><DIV
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-><TABLE
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-><TD
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-><TD
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-><P
->If you just want to <EM
->use</EM
-> Bugzilla,
- you do not need to install it. None of this chapter is relevant to
- you. Ask your Bugzilla administrator
- for the URL to access it over the web.
- </P
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-></DIV
-><P
->The Bugzilla server software is usually installed on Linux or
- Solaris.
- If you are installing on another OS, check <A
-HREF="os-specific.html"
->Section 2.4</A
->
- before you start your installation to see if there are any special
- instructions.
- </P
-><P
->&#13; As an alternative to following these instructions, you may wish to
- try Arne Schirmacher's unofficial and unsupported
- <A
-HREF="http://www.softwaretesting.de/article/view/33/1/8/"
-TARGET="_top"
->Bugzilla
- Installer</A
->, which installs Bugzilla and all its prerequisites
- on Linux or Solaris systems.
- </P
-><P
->This guide assumes that you have administrative access to the
- Bugzilla machine. It not possible to
- install and run Bugzilla itself without administrative access except
- in the very unlikely event that every single prerequisite is
- already installed.
- </P
-><DIV
-CLASS="warning"
-><P
-></P
-><TABLE
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-SRC="../images/warning.gif"
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-><TD
-ALIGN="LEFT"
-VALIGN="TOP"
-><P
->The installation process may make your machine insecure for
- short periods of time. Make sure there is a firewall between you
- and the Internet.
- </P
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-></DIV
-><P
->&#13; You are strongly recommended to make a backup of your system
- before installing Bugzilla (and at regular intervals thereafter :-).
- </P
-><P
->In outline, the installation proceeds as follows:
- </P
-><DIV
-CLASS="procedure"
-><OL
-TYPE="1"
-><LI
-><P
-><A
-HREF="installation.html#install-perl"
->Install Perl</A
->
- (5.6.0 or above)
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
-><A
-HREF="installation.html#install-mysql"
->Install MySQL</A
->
- (3.23.41 or above)
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
-><A
-HREF="installation.html#install-webserver"
->Install a Webserver</A
->
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
-><A
-HREF="installation.html#install-bzfiles"
->Install Bugzilla</A
->
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
-><A
-HREF="installation.html#install-perlmodules"
->Install Perl modules</A
->
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->Configure all of the above.
- </P
-></LI
-></OL
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H2
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-perl"
-></A
->2.1.1. Perl</H2
-><P
->Installed Version Test: <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->perl -v</TT
-></P
-><P
->Any machine that doesn't have Perl on it is a sad machine indeed.
- If you don't have it and your OS doesn't provide official packages,
- visit <A
-HREF="http://www.perl.com"
-TARGET="_top"
->http://www.perl.com</A
->.
- Although Bugzilla runs with Perl 5.6.0,
- it's a good idea to be using the latest stable version.
- As of this writing, that is Perl 5.8.2.</P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H2
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-mysql"
-></A
->2.1.2. MySQL</H2
-><P
->Installed Version Test: <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->mysql -V</TT
-></P
-><P
->&#13; If you don't have it and your OS doesn't provide official packages,
- visit <A
-HREF="http://www.mysql.com"
-TARGET="_top"
->http://www.mysql.com</A
->. You need MySQL version
- 3.23.41 or higher.
- </P
-><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
-> Many of the binary
- versions of MySQL store their data files in
- <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->/var</TT
->.
- On some Unix systems, this is part of a smaller root partition,
- and may not have room for your bug database. To change the data
- directory, you have to build MySQL from source yourself, and
- set it as an option to <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->configure</TT
->.</P
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-></DIV
-><P
->If you install from something other than a packaging/installation
- system (such as .rpm, .dep, .exe, or .msi) make sure the MySQL server
- is started when the machine boots.
- </P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H2
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-webserver"
-></A
->2.1.3. Web Server</H2
-><P
->Installed Version Test: view the default welcome page at
- http://&#60;your-machine&#62;/</P
-><P
->You have freedom of choice here, pretty much any web server that
- is capable of running <A
-HREF="glossary.html#gloss-cgi"
-><I
-CLASS="glossterm"
->CGI</I
-></A
->
- scripts will work.
- However, we strongly recommend using the Apache web server
- (either 1.3.x or 2.x), and
- the installation instructions usually assume you are
- using it. If you have got Bugzilla working using another webserver,
- please share your experiences with us by filing a bug in <A
-HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Bugzilla&component=Documentation"
-TARGET="_top"
->Bugzilla Documentation</A
->.
- </P
-><P
->&#13; If you don't have Apache and your OS doesn't provide official packages,
- visit <A
-HREF="http://httpd.apache.org/"
-TARGET="_top"
->http://httpd.apache.org/</A
->.
- </P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H2
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-bzfiles"
-></A
->2.1.4. Bugzilla</H2
-><P
->&#13; Download a Bugzilla tarball (or check it out from CVS) and place
- it in a suitable directory, writable by the default web server user
- (probably <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"nobody"</SPAN
->).
- Good locations are either directly in the main web space for your
- web server or perhaps in
- <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->/usr/local</TT
->
- with a symbolic link from the web space.
- </P
-><DIV
-CLASS="caution"
-><P
-></P
-><TABLE
-CLASS="caution"
-WIDTH="100%"
-BORDER="0"
-><TR
-><TD
-WIDTH="25"
-ALIGN="CENTER"
-VALIGN="TOP"
-><IMG
-SRC="../images/caution.gif"
-HSPACE="5"
-ALT="Caution"></TD
-><TD
-ALIGN="LEFT"
-VALIGN="TOP"
-><P
->The default Bugzilla distribution is not designed to be placed
- in a <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->cgi-bin</TT
-> directory. This
- includes any directory which is configured using the
- <TT
-CLASS="option"
->ScriptAlias</TT
-> directive of Apache.
- </P
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-></DIV
-><P
->Once all the files are in a web accessible directory, make that
- directory writable by your webserver's user. This is a temporary step
- until you run the
- <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->checksetup.pl</TT
->
- script, which locks down your installation.</P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H2
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-perlmodules"
-></A
->2.1.5. Perl Modules</H2
-><P
->Bugzilla's installation process is based
- on a script called <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->checksetup.pl</TT
->.
- The first thing it checks is whether you have appropriate
- versions of all the required
- Perl modules. The aim of this section is to pass this check.
- When it passes,
- <EM
->do not run it again</EM
->,
- but proceed to <A
-HREF="configuration.html"
->Section 2.2</A
->.
- </P
-><P
->&#13; At this point, you need to <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->su</TT
-> to root. You should
- remain as root until the end of the install. Then run:
- </P
-><TABLE
-BORDER="0"
-BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
-WIDTH="100%"
-><TR
-><TD
-><FONT
-COLOR="#000000"
-><PRE
-CLASS="screen"
-><TT
-CLASS="prompt"
->bash#</TT
-> ./checksetup.pl</PRE
-></FONT
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-><P
->&#13; <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->checksetup.pl</TT
-> will print out a list of the
- required and optional Perl modules, together with the versions
- (if any) installed on your machine.
- The list of required modules is reasonably long; however, you
- may already have several of them installed.
- </P
-><P
->&#13; There is a meta-module called Bundle::Bugzilla,
- which installs all the other
- modules with a single command. You should use this if you are running
- Perl 5.6.1 or above.
- </P
-><P
->&#13; The preferred way of installing Perl modules is via CPAN on Unix,
- or PPM on Windows (see <A
-HREF="os-specific.html#win32-perlmodules"
->Section 2.4.1.2</A
->). These
- instructions assume you are using CPAN; if for some reason you need
- to install the Perl modules manually, see
- <A
-HREF="install-perlmodules-manual.html"
->Appendix C</A
->.
- </P
-><TABLE
-BORDER="0"
-BGCOLOR="#E0E0E0"
-WIDTH="100%"
-><TR
-><TD
-><FONT
-COLOR="#000000"
-><PRE
-CLASS="screen"
-><TT
-CLASS="prompt"
->bash#</TT
-> perl -MCPAN -e 'install "&#60;modulename&#62;"'</PRE
-></FONT
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-><P
->&#13; If you using Bundle::Bugzilla, invoke the magic CPAN command on it.
- Otherwise, you need to work down the
- list of modules that <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->checksetup.pl</TT
-> says are
- required, in the order given, invoking the command on each.
- </P
-><DIV
-CLASS="tip"
-><P
-></P
-><TABLE
-CLASS="tip"
-WIDTH="100%"
-BORDER="0"
-><TR
-><TD
-WIDTH="25"
-ALIGN="CENTER"
-VALIGN="TOP"
-><IMG
-SRC="../images/tip.gif"
-HSPACE="5"
-ALT="Tip"></TD
-><TD
-ALIGN="LEFT"
-VALIGN="TOP"
-><P
->Many people complain that Perl modules will not install for
- them. Most times, the error messages complain that they are missing a
- file in
- <SPAN
-CLASS="QUOTE"
->"@INC"</SPAN
->.
- Virtually every time, this error is due to permissions being set too
- restrictively for you to compile Perl modules or not having the
- necessary Perl development libraries installed on your system.
- Consult your local UNIX systems administrator for help solving these
- permissions issues; if you
- <EM
->are</EM
->
- the local UNIX sysadmin, please consult the newsgroup/mailing list
- for further assistance or hire someone to help you out.</P
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-></DIV
-><P
->&#13; Here is a complete list of modules and their minimum versions.
- Some modules have special installation notes, which follow.
- </P
-><P
->Required Perl modules:
- <P
-></P
-><OL
-TYPE="1"
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; AppConfig (1.52)
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; CGI (2.93)
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; Data::Dumper (any)
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; Date::Format (2.21)
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; DBI (1.32)
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; <A
-HREF="installation.html#install-modules-dbd-mysql"
->DBD::mysql</A
->
- (2.1010)
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; File::Spec (0.82)
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; File::Temp (any)
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; <A
-HREF="installation.html#install-modules-template"
->Template</A
->
- (2.08)
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; Text::Wrap (2001.0131)
- </P
-></LI
-></OL
->
-
- Optional Perl modules:
- <P
-></P
-><OL
-TYPE="1"
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; <A
-HREF="installation.html#install-modules-gd"
->GD</A
->
- (1.20) for bug charting
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; <A
-HREF="installation.html#install-modules-chart-base"
->Chart::Base</A
->
- (0.99c) for bug charting
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; <A
-HREF="installation.html#install-modules-gd-graph"
->GD::Graph</A
->
- (any) for bug charting
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; <A
-HREF="installation.html#install-modules-gd-text-align"
->GD::Text::Align</A
->
- (any) for bug charting
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; <A
-HREF="installation.html#install-modules-xml-parser"
->XML::Parser</A
->
- (any) for the XML interface
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; <A
-HREF="installation.html#install-modules-patchreader"
->PatchReader</A
->
- (0.9.1) for pretty HTML view of patches
- </P
-></LI
-><LI
-><P
->&#13; <A
-HREF="installation.html#install-modules-mime-parser"
->MIME::Parser</A
->
- (any) for the optional email interface
- </P
-></LI
-></OL
->
- </P
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H3
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-modules-dbd-mysql"
-></A
->2.1.5.1. DBD::mysql</H3
-><P
->The installation process will ask you a few questions about the
- desired compilation target and your MySQL installation. For most of the
- questions the provided default will be adequate, but when asked if your
- desired target is the MySQL or mSQL packages, you should
- select the MySQL-related ones. Later you will be asked if you wish to
- provide backwards compatibility with the older MySQL packages; you
- should answer YES to this question. The default is NO.</P
-><P
->A host of 'localhost' should be fine. A testing user of 'test',
- with a null password, should have sufficient access to run
- tests on the 'test' database which MySQL creates upon installation.
- </P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H3
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-modules-template"
-></A
->2.1.5.2. Template Toolkit (2.08)</H3
-><P
->When you install Template Toolkit, you'll get asked various
- questions about features to enable. The defaults are fine, except
- that it is recommended you use the high speed XS Stash of the Template
- Toolkit, in order to achieve best performance.
- </P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H3
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-modules-gd"
-></A
->2.1.5.3. GD (1.20)</H3
-><P
->The GD module is only required if you want graphical reports.
- </P
-><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
->The Perl GD module requires some other libraries that may or
- may not be installed on your system, including
- <TT
-CLASS="classname"
->libpng</TT
->
- and
- <TT
-CLASS="classname"
->libgd</TT
->.
- The full requirements are listed in the Perl GD module README.
- If compiling GD fails, it's probably because you're
- missing a required library.</P
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="tip"
-><P
-></P
-><TABLE
-CLASS="tip"
-WIDTH="100%"
-BORDER="0"
-><TR
-><TD
-WIDTH="25"
-ALIGN="CENTER"
-VALIGN="TOP"
-><IMG
-SRC="../images/tip.gif"
-HSPACE="5"
-ALT="Tip"></TD
-><TD
-ALIGN="LEFT"
-VALIGN="TOP"
-><P
->The version of the GD module you need is very closely tied
- to the <TT
-CLASS="classname"
->libgd</TT
-> version installed on your system.
- If you have a version 1.x of <TT
-CLASS="classname"
->libgd</TT
-> the 2.x
- versions of the GD module won't work for you.
- </P
-></TD
-></TR
-></TABLE
-></DIV
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H3
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-modules-chart-base"
-></A
->2.1.5.4. Chart::Base (0.99c)</H3
-><P
->The Chart::Base module is only required if you want graphical
- reports.
- Note that earlier versions that 0.99c used GIFs, which are no longer
- supported by the latest versions of GD.</P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H3
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-modules-gd-graph"
-></A
->2.1.5.5. GD::Graph (any)</H3
-><P
->The GD::Graph module is only required if you want graphical
- reports.
- </P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H3
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-modules-gd-text-align"
-></A
->2.1.5.6. GD::Text::Align (any)</H3
-><P
->The GD::Text::Align module is only required if you want graphical
- reports.
- </P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H3
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-modules-xml-parser"
-></A
->2.1.5.7. XML::Parser (any)</H3
-><P
->The XML::Parser module is only required if you want to import
- XML bugs using the <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->importxml.pl</TT
->
- script. This is required to use Bugzilla's "move bugs" feature;
- you may also want to use it for migrating from another bug database.
- XML::Parser requires that the
- <TT
-CLASS="classname"
->expat</TT
-> library is already installed on your machine.
- </P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H3
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-modules-mime-parser"
-></A
->2.1.5.8. MIME::Parser (any)</H3
-><P
->The MIME::Parser module is only required if you want to use the
- email interface
- located in the <TT
-CLASS="filename"
->contrib</TT
-> directory.
- </P
-></DIV
-><DIV
-CLASS="section"
-><H3
-CLASS="section"
-><A
-NAME="install-modules-patchreader"
-></A
->2.1.5.9. PatchReader (0.9.1)</H3
-><P
->The PatchReader module is only required if you want to use
- Patch Viewer, a
- Bugzilla feature to show code patches in your web browser in a more
- readable form.
- </P
-></DIV
-></DIV
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